A Family for the Holidays

Original title: Engaging Father Christmas

TV Movie
2017
TV-G
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

YOUR RATING

Niall Matter and Erin Krakow in A Family for the Holidays (2017)

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This Christmas promises to be the best of Miranda Chester's life. She has returned to the beautiful New England town of Carlton Heath, where last year she found love with Ian McAndrick and s... Read allThis Christmas promises to be the best of Miranda Chester's life. She has returned to the beautiful New England town of Carlton Heath, where last year she found love with Ian McAndrick and she is among the family she never knew she had.This Christmas promises to be the best of Miranda Chester's life. She has returned to the beautiful New England town of Carlton Heath, where last year she found love with Ian McAndrick and she is among the family she never knew she had.

Director
- David Winning
Writers
- Robin Jones Gunn
- David Golden
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- David Winning
Writers
- Robin Jones Gunn
- David Golden
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Katherine
(as Lynn Johnson)

Michael Kopsa

Andrew

Aliyah O'Brien

Ellie

Nevis Unipan

Julia

Callum Seagram Airlie

Mark
(as Callum Airlie)

Jim Thorburn

Peter

Bethany Brown

Annie

Andrew Francis

Josh

Crystal Balint

Natalie

Benjamin Wilkinson

Steve

Jessica Freebairn

Town Tree Decorator
(uncredited)

Director
- David Winning
Writers
- Robin Jones Gunn
- David Golden
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Trivia
Engaging Father Christmas is the sequel to Finding Father Christmas (2016). Both of these movies are inspired by the award winning and best selling author Robin Jones Gunn.

Goofs
Midway thru the movie you see Margaret standing from across the field, staring at the cottage (from a distance). To her immediate right there appears a neighbors house, roughly 4+ trees (width), right of the cottage. In other appearances (twice) after this scene, you will see from the same view (from across the field), the neighbors house no longer appears. You can count up to 8 trees (width).. looking right of the cottage - and all you see are only trees. The neighbors house has been blocked-out (of the movie) in the other subsequent scenes, judging from the same view (distance).

Quotes
Ian McAndrick: So that's how it is. I'm a half hour late and you start kissing strangers in the airport.

Connections
Followed by Marrying Father Christmas (2018)

Soundtracks
Silver Bells
Written by Jay Livingston (uncredited) and Ray Evans (uncredited)
Performed by Sarah McLachlan
Courtesy of the Verve Music Group, under exclusive license from Universal Music Canada Inc.

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Faithful Fan of The "Finding/Engaging Father Christmas" Series

Both movies, starting with "Finding Father Christmas" complement each other VERY nicely. Very Well Directed, and 'Miranda' (Erin Krakow) comes across as a very believable / sensitive character, searching for answers leading to the identity of her real father, and her place with a far away unsuspecting family (back east, in Vermont), far removed from her Seattle connections. Her subtle but highly talented acting skills convincingly captures the audience, and takes them on a sentimental journey into solving a family mystery, and her place in not only finding who is 'Father Christmas', but the meaning of Christmas, itself ! Some subtle changes between the first movie, and the second movie are inherent, as you plunge into the sequel: "Engaging Father Christmas"... Daughter Julia Whitcomb changes young actresses (from the first movie), and one of the premises, behind the family mystery.. 'the captivating poem', behind the mystery to: "the beguiling eve".. actually changes content (a subtle line is added to the original poem, in the second movie. as was initially introduced in the first movie); But these are subtle elements / modifications that actually complement the overall finish product.

BOTH - GREAT FAMILY HOLIDAY productions - a Must See !! But these are so good, you do not have to wait for the Holiday Season, to enjoy. Can't wait for the third movie to be released, (could it be: "Marrying Father Christmas" (??). High marks in this quality holiday drama series, as we have come to know and love - both Miranda and Ian, in this instant Christmas Classic journey...

In writing this review, I am reminded by one of the 'hallmark' quotes, from the movie, that stand out - as that we should be reminded: "May Truth and Grace Reside Here".. how poignant.