The Christmas Card (TV 2006)

US soldier visits the town from where an inspirational Christmas card was sent to him by a church group that mails cards out to servicemen as a goodwill effort.

Director:

Stephen Bridgewater

Writer:

Joany Kane

Stars:

Edward Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Asner	...	Luke
John Newton	...	Sgt. Cody Cullen
Alice Evans	...	Faith Spelman
Lois Nettleton	...	Rosie Spelman
Ben Weber	...	Paul
Peter Jason	...	Richard
Andrew Sanford	...	Sammy
Kate Hamon	...	Selma
Glorinda Marie	...	Molly
Charlie Holliday	...	Rev. Ives
Kurt Johnson	...	Eric
Brooke Davis	...	Liddy
Nick Ballard	...	Jonesy
Chad Michael Collins	...	Lewis (as Chad Collins)
Brian Robinson	...	Edo

Storyline

US Army sergeant Cody Cullen's horror tour in Afghanistan ends when his fellow soldier Jonesy is killed in an attack while they are delivering medical supplies in Nurestan. Cody is put on leave and goes to return private possessions to Jonesy's bride turned widow. On his way home he passes Nevada City, California, where he meets Faith Spelman, who writes the parish's Christmas cards to lonely soldiers, who had coincidentally included him, an orphan. He happens to save her dad Luke from a serious car run-over. The Spellmans invite Cody home for dinner, then the Christmas tide. He proves a great help in the family logging firm. Vietenam vet Luke wants Cody as son-in-law, but although charmed, Faith still seems committed to rarely present fiancé Paul, a wine broker.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | dinner | party | love triangle | jealousy | 

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Genres:

Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Karácsonyi üdvözlet

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

RHI Entertainment, Alpine Medien Productions, Larry Levinson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min 84 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the scene when Cody is being asked to take Faith to the Christmas tree lot, there is a picture of a baseball game in the back of the newspaper, even though it is Christmas (December).

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Connections

Featured in The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (2007)

User Reviews

Hometown young woman faced with age-old love triangle dilemma

I have been monitoring this website for a couple of years now and have enjoyed reading the comments, but have never had the urge to leave a comment...until now. I was totally unfamiliar with Alice Evans, but was so taken by her performance, and by the story, that I had to comment. I loved the way she portrayed her character, interacted with John Newton, and solved the dilemma she faced. Ed Asner and John Newton had great performances as well, but Alice was the one who kept me captivated. My wife was watching the show and I passed through the room when the show was about half over. I watched for several minutes and, although I had missed the first hour, still got into the story quickly. I liked what I saw so much that I immediately sat down and watched the repeat encore in its entirety. Some may think the story predictable and maybe a bit syrupy, but I loved the wholesome way the characters were portrayed...especially how Alice portrayed Faith.

I highly recommend this family oriented romantic story.