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Holiday TV: It's Christmas (already)

The merger of two New York City music

Photo credit: Handout | The merger of two New York City music departments causes sparks to fly between two music teachers, Diana Deason (Natasha Henstridge) and Ken Stoddard (Gabe Hogan), in Hallmark Channel's "Christmas Song"

Diane Werts

Newsday columnist Diane Werts Diane Werts

Diane Werts writes about television for Newsday. Werts previously was

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Verne Gay Blog: TV Zone

Don't start with me. Just don't start. I know it's not even Halloween yet, much less Thanksgiving. But Christmas TV is only days away.

Blame the folks at Hallmark Channel. Their first original Countdown to Christmas movie of the year airs Nov. 3 -- that's 52 days before Christmas -- with Natasha Henstridge and Gabriel Hogan starring in 9 p.m.'s "Christmas Song." Hallmark's second 2012 holiday...

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