Hallmark Entertainment,
Julie Benz, David Sutcliffe, Daniel DeSanto, Paul Hopkins, Ashley Leggat, Vanessa Matsui, Catherine McNally
Here is the home page for this 2015 Hallmark Holiday Film.
Meredith Rossman (Julie Benz) is the executive of her family’s department store, Rossman’s. Her parents are thinking of retiring and turning things over to her, but she loves the business, but she has big plans for the future. A financier has an offer to buy the store, keep the family in charge, but to open other franchises to expand the store to other cities. They need to hurry, as the investors want to close the deal before Christmas, but as Mom and Pop think it over, Mom comes up with a plan. In her younger years Meredith’s mom was the Mrs. Claus in the annual Christmas town, and she wants her daughter to have the opportunity of working with the children to see their faces. Meredith thinks she’s too busy, but decided to take the deal where she works with the store’s Santa, Nick (David Suthcliffe) who really believes in his role as Santa. Meredith’s view of the holidays starts to change as she sees the joy in the children’s eyes and good relationship they have with their community.
This is a really fine Hallmark film. There is a charm to the old Department Stores at the holidays. They are decorated so cheery and festive. I remember as a child making the drive into the city to shop (once a year) at the Kaufman’s in downtown Pittsburgh. Spanning many floors, riding the escalators was a real thrill since we didn’t see them anywhere else, up and down, floor after floor. Heading out to see Santa was something that was really special, and we generally only got one chance a year to see him when we were little. This film brings back those old days and the feel of Christmas in the city. The family is really well played, and Julie does a great job as the lead. Basically there is a lot of heart in this film, and though it’s direct and to the point, it has all the charm that a Hallmark Christmas film should have. I really enjoyed the time watching this, and this was one of the earliest films I was able to watch this year. I nearly forgot to do the review on this one. I am glad I remembered, as I really enjoyed this one. Set your DVR for “Charming Christmas” as it will be on many more times before the end of the season. Catch it if you can.
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