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I'll Be Home For Christmas Dir. Arlene Sanford 1998 Jake Wilkinson Jonathan Taylor Thomas a wheeling dealing self centered college student has one thing on his mind get home for Christmas dinner or forfeit the vintage Porsche his father promised him. Just days before his deadline Jake awakens in the California desert stranded and penniless wearing a Santa suit and a white beard glued to his face! Desperate to claim his gift he flies crawls cons races bullies and even sleighs his way east. But his non stop mission turns into a non stop comedy of errors as a multitude of colourful and offbeat strangers look to 'Santa' for help and kindness. The closer Jake gets to home the closer he gets to the true meaning of Christmas and the importance of family... One Magic Christmas Dir. Phillip Borsos 1985 Miracles do happen! Christmas is a time of enchantment... when a wondrous feeling larger than life captures the soul...but not for everyone. Academy Award Winner Mary Steenburgen stars as a young mother Ginny Grainger who is disillusioned with Christmas and finds its approach as adding only more pressures to an already stress filled existence. Thanks to the unshakable faith of her young daughter Abbie and a guardian angel named Gideon played by Harry Dean Stanton Ginny's spirit of hope and Christmas is re kindled through a miraculous yuletide experience in which she sees what life would be like if Christmas did not exist. In the tradition of It's A Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol One Magic Christmas is a renowned holiday favourite not to be missed! It will touch your heart and warm your soul but most of all...it will leave you inspired with the true spirit of Christmas!
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