Hallmark Christmas Collection 35 (Santa Switch / The Thanksgiving House / Catch A Christmas Star)
Santa Switch
As the Christmas season approaches, Dan Ryebeck (Ethan Erickson) is facing
unemployment, and struggling to pay for the gifts he thinks will impress his two
kids, Sally (Annie Thurman) and Joe (Griffin Cleveland). Always chasing a new
business idea, Dan hasn't had time for family, including his wife Linda (Anne
Dudek), who is finally fed up and filing divorce papers. Threatened by
Linda's handsome and successful young boss, Trevor (Steve Valentine), Dan knows
he must make this Christmas the best one yet to win his family back. But after
auditioning for a mall Santa job and quickly losing his cool, Dan is frustrated
and broke, blaming the holidays for his troubles. Little does he know his luck
is about to turn around when the real Kris Kringle (Donovan Scott) pays him a
visit from the North Pole. Deciding to take a vacation and leave Dan in charge,
Kris sends his hard-working elf assistant Eddie (Sean Astin) to guide Dan as the
new Santa Claus, hoping he'll learn a lesson in Christmas spirit. With the
sudden power to impress Linda and the kids by making every wild Christmas wish
come true, Dan soon gets carried away. As the fate of the whole
world's Christmas rests in his hands, can Dan focus on what his family really
needs without flubbing his greatest gig yet?
The Thanksgiving House
When Boston lawyer Mary Ross (Emily Rose) inherits a house in Plymouth from her
late aunt, she has no idea she may have inherited a historical treasure.
Mary's initial desire to sell the house is supported by her slick boyfriend,
Rick (Adam Kaufman), but she is shocked to discover local historian Everett
Mather (Justin Bruening) has evidence that her house is located on the site of
the first Thanksgiving! With the house turning into an unexpected tourist
attraction, putting Mary in the media spotlight at the prying of unscrupulous
gossip blogger Ashleigh Mulligan (Cerina Vincent), Everett tries to prove his
theory and Mary tries to prove anything that will keep the house in her hands.
Suddenly, Mary clings to the house as an artifact of her own history before her
happy childhood memories were tarnished by her father's abandonment.
Ultimately, Mary must decide if it is more important to preserve the house's historical ties or make it the site of many happy Thanksgivings to come. What will she choose?
Catch A Christmas Star
Nikki Crandon (Shannon Elizabeth) is one of the biggest pop stars on the planet.
Whether she's singing the National Anthem or promoting her latest album,
everyone knows who she is-none more so than New Jersey high school basketball
coach and widower Chris Mitchell (Steve Byers), who was Nikki's first love in
high school. When Chris' 10-year-old daughter Sophie (Julia Lalonde) finds out
her dad still has feelings for the singer, she takes matters into her own hands.
With her 8-year-old brother Jackson (Kyle Breitkopf) in tow, Sophie succeeds in
reuniting the two. But when a misunderstanding and the growing glare of the
public spotlight threaten Chris and Nikki's happiness, one can only wonder:
will fame get in the way of a Merry Christmas?