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Cast:Richard Thomas
1951
American actor
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The Christmas Tree (1958)
A 1958 Hallmark Hall of Fame made-for-television film that was broadcast on NBC on December 14, 1958. It is based on the short story "An Affair at the Inn" by Charles J. Finger. A number of stars in short skits, including Carol Channing and Cyril Ritchard on skates.
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1958
12/14/1958
Approved
TV Movie
Hallmark
A
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Drama
Director(s):
Kirk Browning
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Ralph Bellamy / Theron
Ellen Burstyn / Elizabeth
Toni Campbell / Julia
Carol Channing / Promenade Member
Claudia Crawford / Claudia
Seth Edwards / Willy
Maurice Evans / Narrator, 'The Gospel according to Mark:'
Margaret Hamilton / Miss Finch
Nancy Lee Parker / The Doll
Bernadette Peters / Girl



AKA: Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Christmas Tree (#8.4)
The Christmas Tree  (1958)



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The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
On Christmas Eve 1933, the Waltons prepare for the holiday. However, John Walton, who was forced to take work in another part of the state, has not returned home yet, and his family are becoming increasingly worried.
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1971
12/19/1971
PG
TV Movie
100 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Fielder Cook
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Patricia Neal / Olivia Walton
Richard Thomas / John-Boy Walton
Edgar Bergen / Grandpa Zebb Walton
Ellen Corby / Esther Walton
Dorothy Stickney / Emily Baldwin
Josephine Hutchinson / Mamie Baldwin
William Windom / Charlie Snead
Cleavon Little / Hawthorne Dooley
Andrew Duggan / John Walton
David Huddleston / Sheriff Bridges



The Homecoming: A Christmas Story  (1971)



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The Waltons (1972–1981) 
The Best Christmas (1976)      S5.E12
Olivia wants this Christmas to be the best ever. Everything seems to happen to prevent this.
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1976
12/09/1976
TV-G
TV Series Episode
60 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Family
Romance
Director(s):
Lawrence Dobkin
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Richard Thomas / John-Boy Walton
Ralph Waite / John Walton, Sr.
Michael Learned / Olivia Walton
Ellen Corby / Esther Walton
Will Geer / The Grandfather
Judy Norton / Mary Ellen Walton
Jon Walmsley / Jason Walton
Mary Beth McDonough / Erin Walton
Eric Scott / Ben Walton
David W. Harper / Jim-Bob Walton



The Waltons  (1972–1981) 



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Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price (1982)
Kennedy Center Tonight: Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price
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1982
12/22/1982
Approved
TV Movie
60 minutes
A
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Family
Musical
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Leontyne Price / Self
Eliot Fisk / Self /  Guitarist
Paula Robison / Self /  Flutist
Richard Thomas / Self - Host
Christmas at Kennedy Center with Leontyne Price  (1982)



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Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1991)
Inspired by the famous 1897 editorial that has become a holiday staple, Yes Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus tells the story of young Virginia O'Hanlan.
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1991
12/08/1991
PG-13
TV Movie
95 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Charles Jarrott
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Richard Thomas / James O'Hanlan
Ed Asner / Edward P. Mitchell
Charles Bronson / Francis Church
Massimo Bonetti / Donelli
Tamsin Kelsey / Evie O'Hanlan
Colleen Winton / Andrea Borland
John Novak / Cornelius Barrington
Katharine Isabelle / Virginia O'Hanlon
Shawn Macdonald / Teddy O'Hanlan
Garry Chalk / Goss



Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus  (1991)



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The Christmas Box (1995)
A ski-shop owner reluctantly moves himself, his wife, and his daughter in to an estate as live-in help for an elderly widow. While struggling to balance his career and family life, he has recurring dreams about an angel. /// Based on the bestselling book of the same name, a couple and their daughter move in with a widow and discover a box containing the answer to the first gift of Christmas.
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1995
12/17/1995
G
TV Movie
100 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Fantasy
Director(s):
Marcus Cole
Writer(s):
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Richard Thomas / Richard Evans
Maureen O'Hara / Mrs. Mary Parkin
Annette O'Toole / Keri Evans
Kelsey Mulrooney / Jenna Evans
Robert Curtis Brown / George
Michael Ensign / Stephen Hoover
Greg Brouwer / Clerk
Nicole Forester / Dream Angel
Lily Gibson / Dream Angel
Trivia: Followed by Timepiece (1996)
The Christmas Box  (1995)



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The Christmas Secret (2000)
In this magical story, a scientist sets out to prove that reindeer can fly and along the way discovers the true meaning of faith, family and Christmas.
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2000
12/17/2000
G
TV Movie
100 minutes
Hallmark
A
Genre:
Drama
Family
Fantasy
Director(s):
Ian Barry
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Barbara Tyson / Sasha
Richard Thomas / Jerry McNeil
Beau Bridges / Nick
Maria Pitillo / Debbie McNeil
Jan Rubes / Andree
John Franklin / Morluv
Debbie Lee Carrington / Gorah
Taylor Reid / Grace McNeill
Meghan Black / Katra
James Kirk / Nicky



The Christmas Secret  (2000)



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Just Cause (2001–2003) 
The Wives of Christmas Past (2002)      S1.E12
Alex takes the case of a pastor running a homeless shelter who receives an eviction notice from the city just before Christmas, and Whitney agonises over choosing Christmas presents for his three vastly different ex-wives.
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2002
12/09/2012
Approved
TV Series Episode
A
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Director(s):
Rob W. King
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Cast:

Elizabeth Lackey / Alexandra DeMonacco
Shaun Benson / Patrick Heller
Richard Thomas / Hamilton Whitney III
Mark Hildreth / Ted Kasselbaum
Jason Schombing / Dave Kaplan
Roger Cross / CJ Leon
Khaira Ledeyo / Peggy Tran
Christopher Judge / Reverend Lester Stokes
Barbara Williams / Unknown
Robert Wisden / Eric Washburn



Just Cause  (2001–2003) 



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Christmas vs. The Walters (2021)
Diane Walters, an over-burdened mother of two with a third child on the way, strives to create the perfect Christmas while her loving but dysfunctional family falls apart around her.
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2021
11/26/2021
PG-13
TV Movie
102 minutes
A
Genre:
Comedy
Drama
Family
Director(s):
Peter A. D'Amato
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Cast:

Shawnee Smith / Diane Walters
Dean Winters / Brian Walters
Chris Elliott / Dr. Tom
Bruce Dern / Cliff Walters
Caroline Aaron / Jane
Richard Thomas / Roger
Nate Torrence / Shelly
Paris Bravo / Abby Walters
Betsy Beutler / Kate
Jack McGee / Sydney



Christmas vs. The Walters  (2021)



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The Waltons: Homecoming (2021)
John Boy and his family prepare for John Sr. homecoming to spend Christmas together, but after a storm comes in the way, John Boy has to find his father and the journey through it will change his life forever.
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2021
11/28/2021
Approved
TV Movie
80 minutes
B
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Lev L. Spiro
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Logan Shroyer / John-Boy Walton
Marcelle LeBlanc / Mary Ellen Walton
Christian Finlayson / Jason Walton
Tatum Matthews / Erin Walton
Samuel Goergen / Jim Bob Walton
Callaway Corrick / Elizabeth Walton
Alpha Trivette / Grandpa Walton
Rebecca Koon / Grandma Walton
Jacinte Blankenship / Rose Dooly
Arianna Rosario / Maggie Sikes



Trivia: A remake of The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971).
The Waltons: Homecoming  (2021)



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Death in Small Doses (1995)
One night, Nancy Lyon awakes in pain and dies shortly after--poisoned with arsenic. Her family immediately suspects her husband Richard, who left her temporarily the year before because of an affair. Nancy's brother is especially keen on getting her children away from the suspected murderer. All evidence points against Richard, but in court Richard surprisingly presents proof that his wife had depression, so perhaps she killed herself. Or is this "proof" just fake? Depicts an authentic case.
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1995
01/16/1995
Approved
TV Movie
88 minutes
C
Genre:
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Director(s):
Sondra Locke
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Richard Thomas / Richard Lyon
Tess Harper / Asst. D.A. Jerri Sims
Glynnis O'Connor / Nancy Lyon
Shawn Elliott / Det. Ortega
Gary Frank / Bill Dillard Jr.
Matthew Posey / Guthrie
Ann Hearn / Unknown
C.K. Bibby / Unknown
Mitchell Laurance / Bill Dillard Sr.
Richard K. Olsen / Unknown



Death in Small Doses  (1995)



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Timepiece (1996)
Set in the 1940's, James Earl Jones as an old clockmaker faces racism and is tried for murder when the racist is killed. However, Kevin Kilner comes forward and claims to have commmitted the crime in self defense. All the while, Kilner's family life is in disarray with various crises including his daughter catching meningitis.
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1996
12/22/1996
Not Rated
TV Movie
22 minutes
C
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Marcus Cole
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Naomi Watts / Mary Chandler
Kevin Kilner / David Parkin
James Earl Jones / Lawrence
Ellen Burstyn / Maud Gannon
Mercedes Kastner / Andrea Parkin
Richard Thomas / Richard Evans
Jonathan Tabler / Barker
Mary Lucy Bivins / Unknown
Hadley Eure / Barbara
Richard Fullerton / Officer Brooks



Trivia: Prequel to the Christmas Box
Timepiece  (1996)



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The Miracle of the Cards
Based on the true story of Marion Shergold and her son, Craig, an eight-year-old English boy who had a brain tumor. Several events convinced Marion that God was leading her to a cure for Craig and that the get-well cards he was receiving had the power to keep him alive, so she launched a worldwide campaign to break the Guinness record for receiving the most get-well cards. At the time, the world record seemed an impossible 1,000,265, but Craig received over 350 million cards from all over the world. Against the advice of her doctors, Marion followed one of those cards to America for Craig's miraculous cure.
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2001
11/10/2001
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TV Movie
C
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Cast:

Kirk Cameron / Josh
Karin Konoval / Editor
Catherine Oxenberg / Marion Shergold
Thomas Brodie-Sangster / Craig Shergold
Peter Wingfield / Ernie Shergold
Jeremy Guilbaut / Steve Shergold
Jennifer Carmichael / Sharon Shergold
Sean Campbell / Coach
Bernard Cuffling / Pediatrician
Tseng Chang / Chinese Pharmacist



The Miracle of the Cards



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