{"id":6777,"date":"2015-11-03T08:50:37","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T13:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/?p=6777"},"modified":"2015-11-03T08:50:37","modified_gmt":"2015-11-03T13:50:37","slug":"up-tv-launches-big-batch-holiday-cheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2015\/11\/up-tv-launches-big-batch-holiday-cheer.html","title":{"rendered":"UP TV launches big batch holiday cheer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_1996\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\">Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_1995\"><strong>UP TV\u00a0 launches its annual mega-celebration of Christmas<\/strong> with a batch of uplifting holiday movies, specials<\/span>. The special programming <span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2002\">runs through Thursday, December 31, 2015. Highlights include new UP Premiere movies, a <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2003\">Holderness family special and a follow-up to <em>Cop Stop<\/em>, UP&#8217;s heartwarming viral video that lifted the spirits of over 44 million viewers last Christmas.<b> <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Christmas Surprise Traffic Stop with Lowell Police\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mlnxajQrL8w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2006\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\">UP Programming SVP Sophia Kelley says &#8220;<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2005\">This year on UP, we\u2019ve stuffed our holiday season full of premiere movies and specials, holiday episodes from hit series, and more than a few surprises along the way&#8230;<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2008\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2007\">With over 500 hours of programming for the whole family, filled with stories f<\/span>rom heartwarming to romantic, inspiring to laugh out loud funny, UP really will bring you everything you love about Christmas.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><strong>Here are some of the highlights (descriptions from UP&#8217;s press release):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2028\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><em><b>RODEO &amp; JULIET <\/b><\/em>&#8211; UP Premiere Movie<br \/>\n<b>Premiere: Friday, November 6 at 9 PM (ET)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2030\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2029\">All Juliet wants to do over Christmas break is hang out with her friends and enjoy big city life. \u00a0When her mother drags her to the family farm in the middle of nowhere, Juliet\u2018s visions of lattes and endless wifi are replaced with horses and spotty cell-phone service. \u00a0But then a very special horse and a handsome young cowboy enter her life, and Juliet just might forget about all the charms of the city and have a Christmas she\u2019ll never forget!\u00a0 Stars: Krista Allen (<i>Anger Management, <\/i>&#8220;Baywatch&#8221;), Nadine Crocker (&#8220;Hannah Montana,&#8221; <i>High School<\/i>), Buck Taylor (<i>Wild Wild West<\/i>, <i>Cowboys &amp; Aliens<\/i>), Tim Abell (<i>After Midnight<\/i>, <i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2165\">Hatfields &amp; McCoys: Bad Blood<\/i>). Directed by Thadd Turner.\u00a0 Produced by Talmarc Productions and MarVista Entertainment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2034\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b><em>CHRISTMAS TRADE<\/em> \u2013 <\/b><b>UP Premiere Movie<br \/>\nPremiere: Sunday, November 8 at 7 &amp; 9 PM (ET)<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2033\">A career-oriented single father and his 11-year-old son are forced to see their worlds through each other&#8217;s eyes when some Christmas magic switches their bodies. The pair find themselves growing closer as they scramble to figure out the secret of the magic that caused their predicament in time for Christmas.\u00a0 Stars: William Baldwin (\u201cParenthood,\u201d<\/span> \u201cGossip Girl\u201d), Denise Richards (<i>Blonde and Blonder, Undercover Brother<\/i>), Tom Arnold (<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2168\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2167\">Nine Months, Soul Plane<\/span><\/i>).\u00a0 Directed by Joel Souza.\u00a0 Produced by Christmas Switch Productions, LLC.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2035\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b><em>A DOGWALKER\u2019S CHRISTMAS TALE<\/em> \u2013 <\/b><b>UP Premiere Movie<br \/>\nPremiere: Sunday, November 15 at 7 &amp; 9 PM (ET)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2036\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2171\">When spoiled, 21-year old college student Luce Lockhart is forced to take a job over the holidays walking a rich developer&#8217;s dog, she is thrilled to discover they are going to build a salon and spa over the quaint local dog park nearby. But when Luce meets Dean, an irritating yet handsome dog walker actively trying to stop them, Luce is forced to question what the park means to her newfound friends, and whether she can put aside her selfish ways to help save the park before Christmas.\u00a0 Stars: Dina Meyer (<\/span><i>Star-Trek: Nemesis, \u201c<\/i>Beverly Hills 90210\u201d), Patrick Muldoon (\u201cDays of Our Lives,\u201d \u201cMelrose Place\u201d), Jonathan Bennett (<i>Cheaper by the Dozen<\/i>), Lexi Giovagnoli <i>(<\/i><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2173\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2172\">12 Dog Days until Christmas),<\/span><\/i> Timeca M. Seretti (<i>Into the South<\/i>).\u00a0 Directed by Letia Clouston. Produced by G It\u2019s Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b><em>ANGELS IN THE SNOW\u00a0<\/em>&#8211; <\/b><b>UP Original Movie<br \/>\nPremiere: Sunday, November 22 at 7 &amp; 9 PM (ET)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2039\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2038\">Charles (Chris Potter) and Judith Montgomery (Kristy Swanson) have a strained marriage mostly due to Charles\u2019 non-stop work schedule.\u00a0 Their children, Alexander (Nick Purcha), Jennifer (Lizzie Boys) and Emily (Jaeda Lily Miller) sense the tension and fight among themselves, as well.\u00a0They are headed to the lavish cabin that Charles built for his family in the hopes of having a special family holiday.\u00a0 But the bickering continues until Joe (Colin Lawrence) and Marilyn Tucker (Catherine Lough Haggquist) and their children Lucie (Alexandra Siouras) and Robbie (Kolton Stewart) are forced to spend Christmas with them as they wait out a blizzard.\u00a0 The love, respect and happiness exhibited by the Tuckers has a profound effect on the Montgomerys\u2019 lives. Stars: Kristy Swanson (<\/span><i>Dude Where\u2019s My Car?, <\/i>&#8220;Buffy The Vampire Slayer&#8221;), Chris Potter (<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2040\">\u201cHeartland,\u201d &#8220;X-Men\u201d). A MarVista Entertainment and Odyssey Media production.\u00a0 Produced by Kirk Shaw and Devi Singh. Directed by George Erschbamer. Adapted screenplay by Julie Brazier, based on novel by Rexanne Becnel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2042\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b><em>The Holderness Family Christmas Jammy Jam Special<\/em> \u2013 UP Original Special<br \/>\nPremiere: Friday, November 27 at 9 PM (ET)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2044\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2043\">It\u2019s the most wonderful time of <i>their<\/i> year \u2013 Christmas \u2013 but the Holderness family is having trouble getting in the spirit. With their next \u201cChristmas Jammies\u201d video looming, Penn and Kim are feeling uninspired so the office throws them a Christmas Party &#8212; with a video surprise present &#8212; to help get them in the spirit of the season. A <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2176\">Figure 8 Films and Greenroom Communications production.\u00a0 Executive Producers are Bill Hayes, Deanie Wilcher and Kirk Streb.\u00a0 Director and Producer is Jen Stocks.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2050\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b><em>MY ONE CHRISTMAS WISH<\/em> &#8211; <\/b><b>UP Original Movie<br \/>\nPremiere: Sunday, November 29 at 7 &amp; 9 PM (ET)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2046\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2049\">The real-life story of Jackie Turner (Amber Riley) a straight-A college student who was abused, abandoned and starved as a child.\u00a0 Although she has resolutely turned her life around, the holidays are still very painful for her.\u00a0 Facing another lonely holiday break on campus, Jackie decides to put an ad on craigslist &#8211; and even offers to pay $8 an hour.\u00a0 To her surprise, responses flood in.\u00a0 Among the numerous heartfelt invitations and letters of support, she also hears from struggling individuals that empathize with the overwhelming emptiness that comes with spending the holidays without loved ones.\u00a0 Moved and inspired, Jackie decides to throw a big Christmas party \u2013 with the last-minute help of her advisor, friends and support group \u2013 to find families for all those troubled folks who emailed her, and finds one for herself as well. <\/span>Stars: Amber Riley (<span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2047\">\u201cGlee\u201d), Matreya Fedor (UP\u2019s <i>My Mother\u2019s Future Husband<\/i>, \u201cCedar Cove\u201d), Priscilla Faia (\u201cRookie Blue,\u201d \u201cPsych\u201d), Ali Skovbye (<i>Further Adventures in Babysitting, The Gourmet Detective<\/i>), Ken Tremblett (<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2048\">My Life as a Dead Girl<\/i>, \u201cThe Whispers\u201d) and Jarod Joseph (\u201cThe 100,\u201d \u201cWayward Pines\u201d). An Entertainment One Television production.\u00a0 Produced by Jonathan Schwartz and Robert Lee.\u00a0 Directed by James Head.\u00a0 Screenplay by Spyder Dobrofsky.<b><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2057\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b><em>BEVERLY HILLS CHRISTMAS<\/em> &#8211; <\/b><b>UP Premiere Movie<br \/>\nPremiere: Sunday, December 6 at 7 &amp; 9 p.m. PM (ET)<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2058\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNoSpacing\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2177\">With help from a guardian angel, a spoiled and very materialistic teenage girl learns that true value is found in assisting others and not in material things. Stars: <\/span>Dean Cain (<i>Small Town Santa,<\/i> \u201cLois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman\u201d), Donna Spangler (<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2179\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2178\">Matilda, Space Girls in Beverly Hills<\/span><\/i>), John Savage <i>(The Deer Hunter)<\/i>, Vincent DePaul (\u201cThe Bay,\u201d <i>Silver Case<\/i>). Produced by Salvatore V. Zannino, Donna Spangler and Simona Fusco.\u00a0 Directed by Brian Skiba.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2097\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2116\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2115\"><em>A <\/em><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2114\"><em>BABY FOR CHRISTMAS<\/em> &#8211; <\/span><\/span><\/b><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2120\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2119\">UP Original Movie<br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><b id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2118\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2117\">Premieres Sunday, December 13 at 7 &amp; 9 <b>PM (ET)<\/b><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2060\">In this the third installment of UP\u2019s popular Chandler family Christmas movies, Marci (Malinda Williams) and Blair (Karon Riley) are expecting a baby right before Christmas.\u00a0 This holiday, the Chandlers, except Elizabeth, feel they need to get back to the true meaning of Christmas by giving back.\u00a0 Eventually, even Elizabeth gets on board and the Chandlers have the most meaningful Christmas ever.\u00a0 Stars: <\/span>Malinda Williams (<i>Marry Me for Christmas<\/i><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2062\">, \u201cSoul Food,\u201d ASPiRE\u2019s \u201cexhale\u201d), <\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2096\">Karon Riley (<\/span><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2095\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2094\">Marry US for Christmas<\/span><\/i><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2102\">),<\/span><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2101\"> Victoria Rowell <\/span>(<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2122\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2121\">Marry Me for Christmas<\/span><\/i>, \u201cDiagnosis Murder\u201d), DeEtta West (<i>Marry US for Christmas, Marry Me for Christmas<\/i><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2074\">), Kristoff St. John (<i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2075\">20 Ft. Below:\u00a0 The Darkness Descending<\/i>, \u201cThe Young and the Restless\u201d), Chrystale Wilson (<i>Marry US for Christmas<\/i>), GregAlan Williams (\u201cNecessary Roughness,\u201d \u201cThe West Wing\u201d) and Clifton Powell <i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2073\">(Ray, Norbitt)<\/i>. A Swirl Films Production.\u00a0 Executive produced by Malinda Williams, Victoria Rowell. Produced by Eric Tomosunas and Keith Neal.\u00a0 Directed and written by Rhonda Freeman-Baraka.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><i id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2072\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2071\"><\/span><\/i><em><b>MERRY MUSIC MORNINGS<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2068\" class=\"yiv5824474639MsoNormal\"><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2067\">Running through Saturday, December 26, UP\u2019s music blocks will feature all genres of Christmas music, including <em>K-Love Music City Christmas, A Very Special Christmas: 25 Years of Bringing Joy to the World<\/em> and specials with Mary Mary, Ann Nesby, Chris Tomlin and Ernie Haase.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"yui_3_16_0_1_1445958768106_2065\">UP can be seen in 70 million homes on cable systems and satellite providers across the United States.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>John W. Kennedy is a writer\/development consultant specializing in teleplays, screenplays and novelizations<\/em>. He can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:john@jwkmedia.com\">john@jwkmedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Encourage one another and build each other up \u2013 <\/em><strong>1 Thessalonians 5:11<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. UP TV\u00a0 launches its annual mega-celebration of Christmas with a batch of uplifting holiday movies, specials. The special programming runs through Thursday, December 31, 2015. Highlights include new UP Premiere movies, a Holderness family special and a follow-up to Cop Stop, UP&#8217;s heartwarming viral&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":225,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,3632,13,1],"tags":[8793,8839,8842,8841,8846,8838,8843,5948,8844,8845,8837,8840,5130],"class_list":["post-6777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christianity","category-christmas","category-family-matters","category-uncategorized","tag-a-baby-for-christmas","tag-a-dogwalkers-christmas-tale","tag-a-very-special-christmas-25-years-of-bringing-joy-to-the-world","tag-beverly-hills-christmas","tag-chris-tomlin-and-ernie-haase","tag-christmas-trade","tag-cop-stop","tag-k-love-music-city-christmas","tag-my-one-christmas-wish","tag-nn-nesby","tag-rodeo-juliet","tag-the-holderness-family-christmas-jammy-jam-special","tag-up-tv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UP TV launches big batch holiday cheer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/faithmediaandculture\/2015\/11\/up-tv-launches-big-batch-holiday-cheer.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UP TV launches big batch holiday cheer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Here\u2019s today\u2019s dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture. 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