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BET is ready to spread some cheer and kick off the holiday season, which includes three movie premieres in December! The network is rolling out original stories ‘celebrating timeless Black holiday traditions that fill homes with happiness’ with stars such as, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Keesha Sharp, Reginald VelJohnson, Asia’h Epperson, Michael Colyar, Maryam Basir, and B Simone.

Get the scoop on the movies below!

A Christmas Surprise – Saturday, December 5 at 8pm EST/PST on BET and BET Her*
Starring: Wendy Raquel Robinson, Keesha Sharp, Will Blagrove, Katelynn Bennett and Mustapha Slack

A self-made businesswoman gets a Christmas surprise when her daughter returns from college with big news – she’s engaged! Now the holiday is thrown into chaos as she deals with her less-than-impressive and soon-to-be son-in law, his overbearing mother, and an impending wedding.

* Available on BET+ on 12/10

The Christmas Lottery – Saturday, December 12 at 8pm EST/PST on BET and BET Her*
Starring: Reginald VelJohnson, Asia’h Epperson, Christina “Brave” Williams, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Kay-Megan Washington, Lorenzo “Renny” Cromwell, Terayle Hill, and Phylicia Morgan.

VelJohnson stars in this BET original drama about a father who requested his three estranged daughters Diedre, Nicole, and Tammy to come home for Christmas for a big announcement…he has won a $10-million-dollar lottery! To get their share, the sisters must repair their broken relationship.  But when their dementia-stricken mother, Diane, forgets where she hid the ticket, the Davenport’s are now in a race to find the ticket and fix their family all before Christmas.

* Available on BET+ on 12/17

Holiday Heartbreak – Wednesday, December 16 at 8pm EST/PST on BET and BET Her*
Starring: Michael Colyar, Maryam Basir, LisaRaye McCoy, AJ Johnson, DeWayne “Kountry Wayne” Colley, Tiffany Black, B Simone, Kenneth Wayne and Lonnie Bee.

Karma hits hard at Christmas when a loving father, played by comedian Colyar, discovers that his womanizing past is coming back to haunt his daughter (Basir) after a curse destroys her love life.

* Available on BET+ on 12/20

Stay Merry,