Media: The battle for holiday movie domination

It's my annual guilty pleasure — watching holiday rom-coms. Actually, it's a year-long "special relationship" I have with the Hallmark Channel. I started watching it while recovering from an illness, and never stopped. It replaced HGTV as my channel of choice. And this year, Hallmark has once again begun its onslaught of movies with its "Countdown to Christmas." At least 40 new movies starring a rotating list of favorites from the network: Lacey Chabert, Candace Cameron Bure, Ryan Peavey and…