Movies

All I Want For Christmas (1991)

December 9, 2009 – 3:35 pm

Santa Claus really has his work cut out for him in this warmhearted family comedy. The O’Fallon kids don’t want toys or video games. All they want is for their divorced parents to get back together!

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Bad Santa

November 18, 2009 – 1:11 pm

A refreshingly uncomfortable meeting of humbug and humor, this holiday fare turns those things we’ve come to take as givens [...]

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A Boyfriend for Christmas

November 16, 2009 – 1:15 pm

Holly’s Christmas wish is to land the perfect boyfriend. But when Santa seems to come through, she has some soul-searching to do.

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A Carol Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 8:48 am

This holiday special puts a twist on the classic Dickens’ tale, with Tori Spelling cast as a conceited modern-day talk [...]

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Casper’s Haunted Christmas

December 3, 2009 – 9:09 am

Kibosh, supreme ruler of all ghosts, decrees that Casper must scare at least one person before Christmas Day so Casper sets out to complete his mission.

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Chasing Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 10:00 am

Single father Jack (Tom Arnold) is visited by his old business partner and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and [...]

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The Christmas Blessing

November 16, 2009 – 2:32 pm

This 2005 telefilm catches up with a now-grown Nathan Andrews, the little boy who bought his dying mother fancy new footwear in Donna VanLiere’s “The Christmas Shoes.”

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A Christmas Carol (1938)

November 23, 2009 – 4:46 pm

Reginald Owen stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in one of many classic versions of Dickens’ hallowed story about the miser who [...]

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A Christmas Carol (1984)

December 9, 2009 – 3:25 pm

One of the best versions of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, with George C. Scott nominated for an Emmy for his wonderful performance as Ebeneezer Scrooge.

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A Christmas Carol (1999)

December 3, 2009 – 11:42 am

Patrick Stewart stars as Scrooge in this adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic.

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A Christmas Carol (2004)

November 20, 2009 – 4:03 pm

This version of Dickens’ oft-told story is based on a stage musical which had been a staple of the holiday [...]

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The Christmas Choir

November 20, 2009 – 4:15 pm

Peter is a workaholic who has been so busy that he’s alienated everyone important right out of his life — [...]

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Christmas Do-Over

November 24, 2009 – 11:36 am

Kevin unwittingly gets a chance to go back and do things differently when he is forced to relive one terrible [...]

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Christmas Eve (1947)

December 9, 2009 – 3:29 pm

To save her fortune from a scheming nephew, Matilda Reid must locate her three long-lost adopted sons in time for a Christmas Eve reunion.

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The Christmas Hope

November 16, 2009 – 11:58 am

Madeleine Stowe and Dexter’s James Remar star in this original film based on the third novel in the best-selling Christmas series by Donna VanLiere.

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Christmas in Canaan

November 23, 2009 – 3:29 pm

Based on a novel co-written by Kenny Rogers, this film tells the story of an unlikely friendship, forged during the [...]

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Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

December 3, 2009 – 11:47 am

A homemaking specialist (Barbara Stanwyck) who can’t boil water is forced to provide a family holiday for a war hero.

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The Christmas List

November 24, 2009 – 11:43 am

Perfume saleslady Melody Parris (Mimi Rogers) feels like her life is stuck in neutral. Her stick-in-the mud boyfriend won’t commit [...]

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Christmas Party Weekends

November 23, 2009 – 2:42 pm

Boomerang presents classic animated Christmas specials, movies and episodes that feature iconic cartoon stars such as The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Yogi Bear, Johnny Bravo, Tom & Jerry and more.

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The Christmas Shoes

November 16, 2009 – 12:38 pm

You know the sap-tastic holiday song. Don’t miss the telefilm based on the Donna VanLiere novel about a little boy named Nathan who’s desperate to buy his terminally ill mother a new pair of shoes on Christmas Eve.

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A Christmas Story

November 18, 2009 – 3:14 pm

The holidays wouldn’t be complete without Ralphie and TBS’ 24-hour marathon of A Christmas Story.

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A Christmas Visitor

November 23, 2009 – 4:13 pm

Two grieving parents dread the approaching holidays until an unexpected visitor comes into their lives to re-instill the joys of [...]

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Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle

November 23, 2009 – 2:55 pm

Seth Webster is a single dad who’s in over his head with his twin 6-year-olds. When Mrs. Merkle, the perfect [...]

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Deck the Halls

November 24, 2009 – 4:36 pm

A neighborhood rivalry over who’s got the bigger and better Christmas display rises to outrageous levels in this holiday comedy.

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A Dennis the Menace Christmas

November 19, 2009 – 12:54 pm

Comic mayhem ensues when one of the world’s most benevolently mischievous imps takes on a beloved holiday. Trouble follows Dennis [...]

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A Dog Named Christmas

November 16, 2009 – 3:09 pm

A developmentally challenged young man sets out to convince his family and their rural community to take part in a local shelter’s “Adopt a Dog for Christmas” program.

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas

November 23, 2009 – 10:44 am

A newly adopted guard dog named Zeus must protect his family’s home from two inept thieves.

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

November 18, 2009 – 1:26 pm

Christmas is everyone’s favorite holiday in the mythical land of Whoville, but little Cindy Lou Who feels sorry for the [...]

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Ebbie

November 23, 2009 – 3:48 pm

One of many retellings of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” airing on Hallmark Channel this season, a shrewd and ruthless businesswoman [...]

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Elf

November 17, 2009 – 12:01 pm

Will Ferrell stars as Buddy, a human raised by Santa’s elves, who grows way up and realizes he must find his real family, in the 2003 family hit from director Jon Favreau.

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Eloise at Christmastime

November 24, 2009 – 8:55 am

Based on the bestselling children’s books written by Kay Thompson, the title character Eloise (Sofia Vassilieva) is warned not to [...]

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Fallen Angel

November 20, 2009 – 4:11 pm

A fast-living L.A. lawyer confronts the past he left behind when he returns to his deceased father’s home in Maine.

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Finding John Christmas

November 20, 2009 – 3:01 pm

A small town gets curious when a mysterious stranger is photographed in an act of bravery. Dubbing him “John Christmas,” they [...]

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A Flintstone Christmas

November 18, 2009 – 1:11 pm

When Santa has an accident at Fred Flintstone’s house on Christmas Eve, Fred and Barney have to continue his run for him.

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A Grandpa for Christmas

November 20, 2009 – 4:08 pm

When fate chances to find his estranged daughter hospitalized, 80-year-old Bert Riley is forced to take on a new charge [...]

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Holiday in Handcuffs

November 23, 2009 – 3:05 pm

Melissa Joan Hart and Mario Lopez star in ABC Family’s amusing holiday tale Holiday in Handcuffs, a story about a [...]

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Holiday Inn (1942)

December 9, 2009 – 3:16 pm

Irving Berlin’s timeless holiday song “White Christmas” made its Oscar-winning debut in this classic film.

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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

November 24, 2009 – 9:28 am

Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) is back, and this time his playground is New York City. Separated from the rest of [...]

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Home Alone 3

November 19, 2009 – 12:56 pm

In the third installment of the Home Alone series, Alex Pruitt (Alex D. Linz) has to use his quick wit [...]

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Home Alone 4

November 24, 2009 – 9:58 am

Kevin McCallister (Mike Weinberg) has to save his family from more home invaders. This holiday season, Kevin decides to spend [...]

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Home For the Holidays

November 18, 2009 – 12:25 pm

Jodie Foster directed this 1995 comedy about a single mom, who just lost her job, who flies to Baltimore to spend Thanksgiving with her dysfunctional family.

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How the Toys Saved Christmas

December 2, 2009 – 3:22 pm

In this 1997 animated film, Santa’s helper Granny Rose falls ill and must take off a Christmas Eve, so she recruits Mr. Grimm to help deliver all the toys. What no one but the toys knows is that Mr. Grimm plans to auction them off to the highest bidder.

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I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus

November 24, 2009 – 8:37 am

After learning that his best friend’s parents are getting a divorce, Justin (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) fears the worst when [...]

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I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1998)

November 20, 2009 – 4:26 pm

The road home to Christmas dinner is an obstacle course of comic proportions for college student Jake, but the closer [...]

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It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

November 18, 2009 – 1:02 pm

In this 2002 family feature, Kermit the Frog begins to wonder if the world would be a better place if he’d never been born, when the Muppet Theater is in danger of being torn down around Christmas.

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It’s a Wonderful Life

November 18, 2009 – 2:20 pm

Frank Capra’s 1946 holiday classic. On what might be his last Christmas Eve, a discouraged George Bailey (James Stewart) wants to throw his life away. Fortunately, Clarence (Henry Travers), a second-class angel, is sent to show him the value of life.

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Jack Frost (live action)

November 24, 2009 – 9:35 am

The irresponsible and unreliable father of a young boy is killed in a car crash, but the father gets another [...]

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Jingle All the Way

November 24, 2009 – 9:40 am

A workaholic father fights Christmas Eve shopping crowds to get his son the hottest toy of the season in this 1996 comedy.

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Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith

December 10, 2009 – 3:11 pm

This 1979 TV movie is a dramatization of the possible trials and tribulations that the parents of Christ might have faced.

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Meet the Santas

November 23, 2009 – 4:23 pm

The sequel to “Single Santa Meets Mrs. Claus” finds Nick and Beth in hot water as they prepare for their [...]

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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)

November 24, 2009 – 12:53 pm

Everyone, especially children, knows that the holiday season is a time for miracles. However, 6-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about [...]

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The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008)

November 23, 2009 – 4:31 pm

When single mom Jennifer is overwhelmed by the demands of the season, the last thing she wants is more company. [...]

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Mr. Christmas

November 23, 2009 – 4:16 pm

In this uplifting holiday movie, a family learns that a happy Christmas doesn’t depend on material gifts.

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Ms. Scrooge

November 23, 2009 – 4:08 pm

Cicely Tyson stars in this update to the Dickens tale in which a miserly banker is visited by three holiday [...]

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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

December 14, 2009 – 1:27 pm

The Griswolds are back for another disastrous outing in this 1989 comedy.

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National Tree

November 23, 2009 – 4:17 pm

A father and son finally have a chance to bond when a majestic spruce they’re delivering to Washington becomes a [...]

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The Nativity Story

December 3, 2009 – 11:38 am

A chronicle of the perilous journey of a young couple, Mary and Joseph, who must travel from their home in Nazareth to Bethlehem, Joseph’s ancestral home, to register for a census ordered by King Herod.

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Naughty Or Nice

November 19, 2009 – 12:54 pm

Henry Ramiro (George Lopez) is the reigning shock jock of Chicago sports radio who earns his living being rude. That [...]

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Once Upon A Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 12:15 pm

Christmas is coming and Santa’s (Douglas Campbell) house is buzzing with activity, but somehow the old boy’s heart isn’t in [...]

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

December 3, 2009 – 12:02 pm

In this 1987 comedy, what was intended to be a two-hour trip becomes a heavily delayed trip home for an uptight ad executive (Steve Martin).

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The Polar Express

November 19, 2009 – 1:04 pm

The Academy Award-winning team of Tom Hanks and director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Cast Away) reunite for The Polar Express, [...]

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Prancer

December 9, 2009 – 3:20 pm

The daughter of an impoverished apple farmer still believes in Santa Claus, so when she comes across a reindeer with an injured leg, it makes perfect sense to her to assume that it is Prancer, who had fallen from a Christmas display in town.

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Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish

November 19, 2009 – 1:03 pm

America’s richest kid is back with more fantastic toys and incredible adventures. When Richie Rich’s nasty cousin Reggie Van Dough [...]

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Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe

November 19, 2009 – 1:07 pm

Jenny McCarthy is back as Mary Class, Santa’s business minded daughter, starring alongside Paul Sorvino and Dean McDermott. Santa (Sorvino) [...]

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Santa Claus: The Movie

December 14, 2009 – 1:34 pm

After introducing how Santa and Mrs. Claus came to the North Pole and began their work delivering toys at Christmas time, this 1985 children’s film segues into a story about an evil corporate magnate.

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The Santa Clause 2

November 23, 2009 – 3:34 pm

After eight years as the jolly old St. Nick, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has grown to truly love his job [...]

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

November 19, 2009 – 1:04 pm

Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos as Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin, a.k.a. Santa, as he juggles [...]

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A Smoky Mountain Christmas

December 7, 2009 – 4:12 pm

Henry Winkler directed this 1986 film about a country-music star (Dolly Parton) who finds herself stranded in the Tennessee backwoods with seven orphaned children and a mountaineer (Lee Majors).

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Snow

November 24, 2009 – 8:42 am

In a reinvention of the Santa Claus myth, this ABC Family holiday movie finds Nick (Tom Cavanagh) reluctantly taking over [...]

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Snow 2: Brain Freeze

November 24, 2009 – 8:45 am

Tom Cavanagh reprises his role as Nick Snowden, aka “Santa,” in “Snow 2 Brain Freeze.” Nick is preparing for his [...]

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Snowglobe

November 24, 2009 – 12:49 pm

A mystical snowglobe transports Angela (Christina Milian), who longs for the perfect Christmas away from her boisterous family, into an [...]

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Sons of Mistletoe

November 24, 2009 – 11:38 am

An heiress, Helen Radke (Roma Downey), returns home during the holidays following her father’s death to settle his estate, which [...]

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Stealing Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 12:36 pm

Jack Clayton (Tony Danza) is a small town crook who finds himself in hot water after a botched heist at [...]

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Surviving Christmas

December 3, 2009 – 10:00 am

Facing another Christmas alone, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) decides to go back to his idyllic childhood home to spend the holidays with family. There is, however, one problem: the people living there now are not Drew’s family.

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The Man Who Saved Christmas

November 18, 2009 – 12:28 pm

Based on a true story, this film shows how toy pioneer A.C. Gilbert fought to save Christmas when the government proposed banning toy production during World War I.

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Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage

November 16, 2009 – 1:23 pm

Jared Padalecki, Peter O’Toole and Marcia Gay Harden star in this true tale about the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade’s painting “The Christmas Cottage.”

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The Three Gifts

November 23, 2009 – 3:40 pm

When the local orphanage has to undergo temporary renovation, three trouble-making boys find themselves staying with a childless couple for [...]

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12 Men of Christmas

November 16, 2009 – 11:50 am

Pushing Daisies’ Kristin Chenoweth stars in this all-new Lifetime Original Movie about a down-on-her-luck PR exec who flees to small town Montana.

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Twice Upon A Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 12:18 pm

Now a devoted nanny to the Morgan family, Kristin Clause (Kathy Ireland) is suffering from acute memory loss. Little does [...]

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Unaccompanied Minors

November 19, 2009 – 4:42 pm

Wilmer Valderrama stars in this holiday romp that finds a huge blizzard shutting down Hoover International Airport on Christmas Eve. [...]

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Unlikely Angel

November 24, 2009 – 11:48 am

When brassy lounge singer Ruby Diamond (Dolly Parton) accidentally drives her car off a cliff, she meets St. Peter (Roddy [...]

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A Very Brady Christmas

November 24, 2009 – 12:02 pm

Everyone’s favorite family is reunited again in this heartwarming holiday special. The Brady kids are all grown up with families [...]

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When Angels Come to Town

November 20, 2009 – 3:10 pm

Peter Falk is back as Max the Angel — and he’s in trouble. When two families are in need of [...]

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White Christmas (1954)

December 9, 2009 – 3:09 pm

The holiday classic about two performers (Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye) who team on Christmas Eve to put on a show for the men’s former troop commander to help save his Vermont inn, which is about to go bankrupt due to lack of snow.

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Yogi’s First Christmas

November 18, 2009 – 1:07 pm

Yogi Bear and gang awaken from hibernation to enjoy Christmas, while thwarting two villains who are out to ruin the holiday, in this 1980 family feature.

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