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A Different Kind of Christmas
Genres
DramaTV Movie
Overview
When you're the city attorney you don't need the kinds of problems that her father was giving her. After her mother died, her father began doing his "Santa Schtick," as she called it, much more intensely... which meant that he turned his home into a kind of year-round Santa Claus castle where children of all ages could come to see the wonderful presents and no child ever left without a gift.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1996-12-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
4.571
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Shelley Long
Elizabeth Gates
Barry Bostwick
Frank Mallory
Richard K. Olsen
Henry
Nathan Lawrence
Tommy Gates
Nancy McLoughlin
Susan
Michael E. Knight
Alan Schaefer
Bruce Kirby
Santa
Janell McLeod
Fran
Keith Flippen
Michael
Rebecca Koon
Marguerite
Troy Simmons
Lester
Wells Struble
Charlie
John Pontrelli
Homeless Father
Kelly Wilson
Receptionist
Fred Nash
Policeman
Jemila Ericson
Deborah
Hannah McLoughlin
Little Girl
Ralph Wilcox
Doctor Nichols
Lorri Lindberg
Elaine
Barry Bell
Mover
Cara Stoner
Nurse
Sarah Maria Newman
Singer (as Sarah Weireter)
Jessica Frank
Girl at Santa's
Robert D. Raiford
Judge Whitman (as Robert Raiford)
J. Michael Hunter
Driver
Lydia Harris
Teenage Elizabeth
John Henry Scott
Guard
Shane McLoughlin
Danny
Patt Noday
LIVE TV Reporter
Aaron Schiener
Elizabeth's Date
Chad Kurtz
Businessman
David F. Maxwell
Lawyer Reading Newspaper
Margo Moorer
Madeline Parker
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