A cynical youth, Riley
(Aaron Jaeger), whose mother Sarah (Maureen McCormick) is about to lose her job
right before the holidays, is visited by a magical Christmas spirit called Hope
(Vanessa Angel).
She gives him a task
to help another family regain their Christmas spirit and by so doing get it
back for himself.
Alexandra Paul, Jason
Brooks and Mariah Buzolin star as the family in crisis but Janet Carroll steals
the show as Grandmother Betty.
The Holiday jewellery store has been in their family for decades and
is run by Robert Holiday (Phillip Edward Van Lear) and his children Jade
(Chaley Rose) and RJ (Lucien Cambric) but since the death of wife and mother
Jewel the store has been struggling and if they don’t have a good Christmas the
store will not reopen in the New Year.
As if sent by providence Devin (Tobias Truvillion) appears in the
store one day, a knowledgeable and confidence character who is given the sales
assistant position.
What they don’t know is that Devin is a thief and was sent by local
crime lord, Poncho (Simeon Henderson) as a prelude to robbing the store.
Poncho also ensures RJ is compromises so he can use his hacking skills
to disable the alarms and gain access to the customer’s credit card details.
But Devin is trying to escape his criminal past and has hopes of
having a crime free life with Jade.
So, the question is can he turn the tables on Poncho, save the store
and get the girl?
Katherine (Briana
Evigan) is a Royal Princess and is in New York just before Christmas for a
series of official engagements.
But she just wants an
hour to herself out of her busy schedule to visit an art exhibition.
But when her Aunt
Margaret (Jacqueline Samuda), who runs her life, tells her it was not possible
and to stop being selfish she escapes her entourage to explore New York anyway
and as she is tired of her diamond-studded and privileged life and the royal
responsibilities that went along with being a royal princess she decided to
take longer than an hour.
But when a pair of
street hustlers steal her purse and prised camera, a good Samaritan, a young
man called Jack (Paul Campbell) comes to her aid and ends up sweeping her off
of her feet when he shows her his side of the city.
And when her true
identity is finally revealed it is Jack who arranges for her to view the
exhibition unheeded after calling in a favour.
It’s a lovely film in
which, Harry (Jay Brazeau) steals the show as Jack’s friend, in this gentle
heart-warming Christmas tale.
All Eddie Kirkpatrick
(Sean Ryan Fox) wants for Christmas is a pair of Breezy 3000s, the hottest new
shoes which will make him the envy of his friends.
But come Christmas
Day, he finds there are no presents under the family tree, let alone his shoes,
because his older brother, Zack (Colin Smith) is getting married and the family
is so focused on the wedding they have side-lined Christmas.
He storms out of the house angry that his Christmas has been ruined, and heads
into town where he comes across a mysterious new shoe store.
After meeting the
store owner (Joey Lawrence) he is granted one wish, so Eddie wishes to have his
Christmas back, and the wish is granted.
However as a result he
is stuck reliving the same disappointing Christmas day on an endless loop, and
is destined to do so until he learns what the spirit of Christmas is really
about.
In the true spirit of the holiday season storeowner Clio (Ashanti) befriends Fred (Stan Shaw), a former jazz musician down on his luck, and welcomes him into her shop to perform for the customers and they form a special bond over music.
Besides their love of performing, Clio and Fred also have their share
of family struggles in common, for Clio, she must grapple with the first
Christmas since the death of her father, while for Fred, a reunion with his
daughter Mia (Sashani Nichole) is just what he needs to give him hope in his
life.
Together with the power of music and love the two find the strength to
overcome their hardships.
A wonderful movie with a great performance by Stan Shaw who shined in his role, but the music was the heartbeat of the film.
Michael Thompson (Patrick Muldoon) is an uptight city accountant who is struggling to raise his teenage daughter Chloe (Mandalynn Carlson) all on his own after his wife’s tragic death.
Being a single parent
and having to work long hours Chloe doesn’t see as much of him as she would
like which leads to her attention seeking behaviour, so when he gets a call
from Cliff Harrison (Rick Herod) to help save their family stables before
ruthless bankers shut them down, he wonders if the country life is just what he
and Chloe need to start over.
However when Michael
arrives to sort out a farm’s financial problems he finds that Cliff's daughter
Samantha (Charisma Carpenter) is not as appreciative of his help as rest of the
family (Sydney (Dominique Swain), Jackson (Jaren Lewison), and Ben (Billy
Tilk)) are for his help.
But as they search for
ways to save the family's legacy, Romance develops between the accountant and
Samantha while the baddies in the story seem hell bent on acquiring the farms
best horse called Holly which is prised by the family as it was Cliff’s
deceased wife’s favourite.
Amidst the preparations
For the upcoming
festivities
There has been a lot
of demand
On the Church
amenities
For those of us
involved
In pulling the
Christmas peel
Found the time to
practise
Was far less than
ideal
I found it difficult
to fit it in
Around work and family
needs
And often practised
alone
At a very late hour
indeed
One night it all got
too much
The final straw I
can’t remember
But as a result, I
decided to tie
The bell rope around
my member
I don’t know why it
was
That I succumbed to
the pressure
But I was discovered
And I was tolled off
by the vicar
