Summary
Trading Christmas: Emily Springer is disappointed in her daughter, Heather, won't make the cross-country trip from Harvard to visit at Christmas. Emily decides to surprise Heather and trades houses with Charles Brewster, a college professor. Emily is the one who is surprised when she finds out her daughter left for Florida with her boyfriend and has only Charles' brother for company. In this holiday tale about twists of fate, Emily and Charles find love at the most unexpected time.Lucky Christmas: Holly Ceroni, a single mom trying to get back on her feet, is crushed when she learns her winning lottery ticket is in the glove compartment of her recently stolen car. Mike Ronowski, the construction worker behind Holly's missing property, goes along with a plan to befriend Holly and coerce her into giving him half her winnings. Mike unexpectedly falls for Holly and learns there are more important things than money just in time for the holidays.
The case for Christmas: Santa is in trouble. People are losing faith in him, and he's being sued for ruining Christmas. Michael Sherman is a young lawyer and single father still mourning the loss of his wife who takes Santa on as a client. He not only helps save Kris Kringle but also discovers the courage to let love back into his life, making this truly the happiest season of all.
The national tree: A teenager takes the journey of his life when his tree is picked to be the White House Christmas tree, and must decide if losing what means the most to his family is worth the price of fame.
Contents
Trading Christmas (2011; 87 min.)Lucky Christmas (2011; 87 min.)
The case for Christmas (2011 ; 88 min.)
The national tree (2009 ; 88 min.)
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Santa Claus
-- (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
White House (Washington, D.C.) -- Drama. Holidays -- Drama. Families -- Drama. Friendship -- Drama. Christmas trees -- Drama. Christmas films. Made-for-TV movies. Fiction films. Feature films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Publisher | [Universal City, Calif.] :Vivendi Entertainment,2013 |
| Edition | Widescreen. |
| Other Titles | When Christmas comes. National tree. Holiday collection movie 4 pack |
| Contributors |
Kahn, Harvey
(Harvey M.), television producer. Hagopian, Juliette, television producer. Posival, Marek, 1963- television producer. Till, David, television producer. Scott, Michael M. (Film director), television director. Yates, Gary, television director. Bradshaw, Jon, 1952- television director. Campbell, Graeme, 1954- television director. Cavanagh, Thomas, 1963- actor. Ford, Faith, actor. Miller, Gabrielle, actor. Lahana, Emma, 1984- actor. Francis, Andrew, 1985- actor. Bellows, Gil, actor. Berkley, Elizabeth, 1972- actor. Gray-Stanford, Jason, actor. Kummen, Mitchell, actor. Bell, Mike, actor. Arkos, Julia, actor. Cain, Dean, actor. Blanchard, Rachel, 1976- actor. McCarthy, Andrew, 1962- actor. Matchett, Kari, actor. Macomber, Debbie. When Christmas comes. Kranes, David. National tree. QVF Productions, production company. Cypress Point Films, production company. Hallmark Channel (Television network), production company, broadcaster. Vivendi Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Trading Christmas: Tom Cavanagh, Faith Ford, Gabrielle Miller, Emma Lahana, Andrew Francis, Gil Bellows. Lucky Christmas: Elizabeth Berkley, Jason Gray-Stanford, Mitchell Kummen, Mike Bell, Julia Arkos. The case for Christmas: Dean Cain, Rachel Blanchard. The national tree: Andrew McCarthy, Kari Matchett. |
| Other Contributors |
Trading Christmas produced by Harvey Kahn ; directed by Michael M. Scott. Lucky Christmas produced by Juliette Hagopian ; directed by Gary Yates. The case for Christmas produced by Marek Posival ; written by Kevin Commins and Rickie Castaneda ; directed by John Bradshaw. The national tree produced by David Till ; screenstory, Lloyd Fonvelle ; directed by Graeme Campbell. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English In English; closed-captioned. |
| Notes |
Title from container. Trading Christmas based on the novel When Christmas comes, by Debbie Macomber. The National tree based on book by David Kranes. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC region 1; (widescreen version) Dolby digital 5.1 stereo. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (350 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |