Bonnie Somerville ... Hillary Burns Shelley Long ... Mrs. Burns Jordan Bridges ... David Haylie Duff Sam MacMurray
PLOT:
Jilted by her high-powered fiancé just before Thanksgiving, and terrified of disappointing her demanding mother (Long), Hillary Burns (Somerville) hires David (Bridges), an unemployed artist to pretend to be her fiancé over the holiday weekend. She soon discovers however, that the hired replacement may not be a replacement after all – but the real thing.
Lindy Booth ... Carrie Bishop Derek McGrath ... Henry Paul McGillion ... Scott Walker Kieara Glasco ... Scott's Daughter
PLOT:
Carrie Bishop (Booth) lives for her successful career as an event planner in New York City, but her life changes in an instant after a nasty car accident in a snowstorm. Carrie suffers head trauma and regains consciousness in Central Park with an older man, Henry (McGrath). Henry is Carrie’s spirit guide and is there to help her “pass over” to Heaven. But before Carrie can move on, she must fulfill one last task on Earth—a type of Angel Duty. Henry tells Carrie that she must help guide a widowed, young restaurant owner, Scott Walker, (McGillion) who has recently considered suicide because his beloved restaurant/catering business is utterly failing. Carrie befriends Scott and his 8-year-old daughter (Glasco) and immediately displays a knack for promoting the restaurant. But time isn’t on Carrie’s side on this mission. She has until midnight Christmas Eve to turn the eatery around. As friendship grows, romance blooms, and Carrie finds it a struggle to keep business and pleasure separate. Will the heat in Scott’s kitchen be all about the food? Or is one Angel on a meteoric rise to earn her wings?
This is the 11th New Movie that Hallmark will be premiering during their Countdown to Christmas. (They will also have a new Cartoon.)
See the New Christmas Movies Page for the other 10 Movies and Many More New Christmas Movies, Specials, etc... from other networks.
In my opinion... this new premiere movie, titled, A Christmas Wish, sounds to be very intriguing. The movie will star Kristy Swanson (What If) and Tess Harper (Christy). A Christmas Wish will be Released on DVD, December 6, 2011. You can pre-order your copy, today!
Kristy Swanson ... Martha Evans Tess Harper ... Trudy Willis Edward Herrmann ... Les Aline Andrade ... Clarice Danielle Chuchran ... Jeanie Bullington K.C. Clyde ... Joe Hopkins Lilee Clyde ... Katie Kirstin Dorn ... Mel Evans Lloyd Eisler ... Bad Bob Mike Hagerty ... Owen Bullington Kevin Herring III ... Miles Evans Star Herrmann ... Carol Bullington Taggart Hurtubise ... Danny Park Bart Johnson ... Cal Evans Claudia Mejia ... Carmelita Carnes
PLOT:
Martha Evans, an attractive 28 year old shows the wear of years of working double shifts at minimum wage. Martha is close to despair when her ‘never-do-well’ husband abandons her a few days before Christmas, leaving her homeless and destitute.
With her two young daughters and stepson in tow, Martha travels cross-country looking for work, finally landing a job as a late-shift waitress at a small town diner. Still, with her car broken down and the bills piling up as fast as her troubles, it looks like it’s going to be a very bleak Christmas for the Evans family. In a desperate cry for help, Martha reaches to higher power…and her prayer seems to work a small miracle.
Unbeknownst to her, the sympathetic townsfolk and a concerned new admirer have been working behind the scenes to make her season bright. The kindness of strangers ultimately renews Martha’s faith, not only in humanity but also in the God who answered her prayer. The owner of the local diner, an attractive, no-nonsense woman in her mid to late 60s takes pity on Martha and her kids. As their bond builds, the two find unexpected comfort in the values of true friendship. Could blowing the dust off the beloved old recipe for home-made root beer be the answer to their prayers?...
Video Clip - Movie Trailer:
The movie was originally titled : A Root Beer Christmas
