Mary Christmas (2002)

When a nine year old girl writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for a mommy, a television station news director gets wind of it and assigns a hard-bitten reporter to get the story. With the... See full summary »

Director:

John Schneider

Writers:

Stanley M. Brooks (story), Betty G. Birney

Stars:

Cynthia Gibb, John Schneider, Jenna Boyd

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Cynthia Gibb	...	Mary Maloney
John Schneider	...	Joel Wallace
Jenna Boyd	...	Felice Wallace
Renee Ridgeley	...	Samantha Bruce
Daniel Roebuck	...	Mac Reeves
Tom Bosley	...	Les Turner
Kandice Stroh	...	Monica
Norm Thoeming	...	Hal
Benton Jennings	...	Dan Charles
Diane Robin	...	Rita Jackson
Steve Purnick	...	Floor Manager (as Steven Pemrick)
Randall Rapstine	...	Weather Forecaster
Rachel Grodnik	...	Little Girl
Diana Holdridge	...	Charlene Abernathy
Jeni Austin	...	Maria Archer (as Jeni D. Austin)

Storyline

When a nine year old girl writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for a mommy, a television station news director gets wind of it and assigns a hard-bitten reporter to get the story. With the help of a male nanny, the reporter learns learns that at Christmas, wishes can still be granted.

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Plot Keywords:

nanny | christmas | girl | widower | letter to santa claus | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 November 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Eine Mami vom Weihnachtsmann

Company Credits

Production Co:

Heartland Entertainment, Once Upon a Time Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 120 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

As Joel is bending over the pool table (21.00) his mike pack is visible through his jacket

User Reviews

A Christmas Movie with Heart

Excellent acting by John Schneider (Dukes of Hazard County & Smallville), Cynthia Gibb, and nine year old Jenna Boyd, who played Schneider's nine year old daughter, Felice Wallace, who wrote a letter to Santa Claus asking for a mommy. The letter ended up on the desk of Gibb's Mary Maloney, a TV reporter who was goaded into filming Felice and her family's Christmas. Tom Bosley did an excellent portrayal of a mysterious temporary governor, i.e., a male nanny, for Felice. Renee Ridgeley of "The Young And The Restless," portrayed the woman in Schneider's life whom Felice felt was intrusive in their relationship. My wife and I were spellbound watching this movie with a heart. This movie crosses age groups and I would recommend it to anyone wanting good clean entertainment. This review was of the November 26, 2005 showing recorded from PAX television and viewed several days later.