The film department at Queerguru are getting quite giddy these days …… and we haven’t even had the Office annual Christmas Party yet. First the news that Netflix had finally joined the other networks and produced their very first queer Christmas. Its called “Slngle All the Way’ and it’s really quite good (you should check out our review).
Now Lifetime TV has gone one step further and produced their very first queer woman Holiday film. Who knew they even knew about lesbians on this very traditional TV network? But when announcing the new movie, Lifetime programming head Amy Winter said that it is important for viewers see themselves represented in holiday fare. “I feel like we’re the leader when it comes to Christmas and diversity and inclusion and selecting great stories from all different walks of life,” she said. “And that commitment will continue.”
In “Under The Christmas Tree” Christmas tree “whisperer” Charlie Freemont (Tattiawna Jones) finds the perfect tree for the governor’s holiday celebration — right in the backyard of marketing whiz Alma Beltran (Elise Bauman). While they initially butt heads, according to the official description, “romantic sparks soon begin to fly between the two women as the enchanting tree and some Christmas fairy dust from the town’s pâtissière extraordinaire (Ricki Lake) bring out the best in them,”
Under the Christmas Tree Premieres Sunday, December 19, 2021 at 8/7c | Lifetime
Labels: 2021, Holiday Film, lesbian, Lifetime TV, movie preview
