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The Christmas Gift
The Christmas Gift

The Christmas Gift

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DramaFamilyTV Movie

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A widowed New York City architect and his young daughter take a Christmas vacation and end up in a small mystical town in Colorado where everyone believes in Santa Claus.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

120 mins

Rating

5.75/10

Release Date

21 December 1986

Country

Cast

John Denver

John Denver

George Billings

Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek

Susan

Edward Winter

Edward Winter

Thomas A. Renfield

Gennie James

Gennie James

Alexandra 'Alex' Billings

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Bud Sawyer

Mary Wickes

Mary Wickes

Henrietta Sawyer

James T. Callahan

James T. Callahan

Robert Truesdale

Kurtwood Smith

Kurtwood Smith

Jake Richards

Anne Haney

Anne Haney

Clara Huckle

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