The Christmas Blessing (2005)

A young doctor encounters romance and deals with his past when he returns to his hometown during the holidays.

Director:

Karen Arthur

Writers:

Wesley Bishop (teleplay), Donna Van Liere (book)

Stars:

Neil Patrick Harris, Rebecca Gayheart, Angus T. Jones

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Nathan Andrews
Rebecca Gayheart	...	Meghan Sullivan
Angus T. Jones	...	Charlie Bennett
Hugh Thompson	...	Jack Andrews
Shaun Johnston	...	Tucker Bennett
Rob Lowe	...	Robert Layton
Robert Clinton	...	Dr. Goetz
Wanda Cannon	...	Lydia Jones
Patricia Casey	...	Doris Wilson
Jesse Lipscombe	...	William Bradley
Jay D. Sodergren	...	Buddy
Margherita Donato	...	Rita
Carey Feehan	...	Sean Addison
Rick Ash	...	Bartender
Kate Ryan	...	Aide

Storyline

Nathan Andrews, a medical resident, goes back home to his small town after he loses a teenager on the operating table. He joins his dad and his mechanic's business and becomes a basketball coach to some youths. Here he meets Charlie and Meghan. This is based on a novel by Donna VanLiere and a continuation of "The Christmas Shoes." Meghan is trying to start up a day care business for single, working mothers and Charlie is ill. All their lives are connected and Nathan meets someone from his past.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | f rated | male female relationship | sequel | family relationships | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

CBS [United States]

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 December 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Miracle of the Heart

Filming Locations:

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Craig Anderson Productions,Beth Grossbard Productions,Alberta Film Entertainment

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Wanda Cannon and Shaun Johnston shared the screen together later in the TV series Heartland.

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Goofs

At about 1:15 into this movie (with commercials), Charlie's dad, Jack, is at the bar talking with Nathan's father, when he finishes his drink, which is a light color, and you can hear the ice clink in the glass. Then he takes another drink, which is now a dark color. Nobody filled up the glass.

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Quotes

Robert Layton: Who would've thought a pair of shoes could change people's lives?

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Connections

Features The Christmas Shoes (2002)

User Reviews

The Christmas Downer

I sat down tonight to watch a Hallmark Christmas movie. The title included "Blessing" in it, so I thought this would be happy-ending movie.

Instead, the entire movie was depressing and brought my spirits down during this Christmas season. There was a list of members of two families that had died, along with a list of people who were ill and dying.

Thanks Hallmark for making our "spirits bright" and bringing us a depressing, morbid movie. The only saving grace to this movie was the excellent acting and the country singing. That's it. I will definitely not be watching this movie ever again. My sister did not like this movie either and said it had a wrong title and should not be a Christmas movie.