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A Different Kind of Christmas
A Different Kind of Christmas

A Different Kind of Christmas

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

4.571/10

Release Date

09 December 1996

Country

United States of America

Cast

Shelley Long

Shelley Long

Elizabeth Gates

Barry Bostwick

Barry Bostwick

Frank Mallory

Richard K. Olsen

Richard K. Olsen

Henry

Nathan Lawrence

Nathan Lawrence

Tommy Gates

Nancy McLoughlin

Nancy McLoughlin

Susan

Michael E. Knight

Michael E. Knight

Alan Schaefer

Bruce Kirby

Bruce Kirby

Santa

Janell McLeod

Janell McLeod

Fran

Keith Flippen

Keith Flippen

Michael

Rebecca Koon

Rebecca Koon

Marguerite

Troy Simmons

Troy Simmons

Lester

Wells Struble

Wells Struble

Charlie

John Pontrelli

John Pontrelli

Homeless Father

Kelly Wilson

Kelly Wilson

Receptionist

Fred Nash

Fred Nash

Policeman

Jemila Ericson

Jemila Ericson

Deborah

Hannah McLoughlin

Hannah McLoughlin

Little Girl

Ralph Wilcox

Ralph Wilcox

Doctor Nichols

Lorri Lindberg

Lorri Lindberg

Elaine

Barry Bell

Barry Bell

Mover

Cara Stoner

Cara Stoner

Nurse

Sarah Maria Newman

Sarah Maria Newman

Singer (as Sarah Weireter)

Jessica Frank

Jessica Frank

Girl at Santa's

Robert D. Raiford

Robert D. Raiford

Judge Whitman (as Robert Raiford)

J. Michael Hunter

J. Michael Hunter

Driver

Lydia Harris

Lydia Harris

Teenage Elizabeth

John Henry Scott

John Henry Scott

Guard

Shane McLoughlin

Shane McLoughlin

Danny

Patt Noday

Patt Noday

LIVE TV Reporter

Aaron Schiener

Aaron Schiener

Elizabeth's Date

Chad Kurtz

Chad Kurtz

Businessman

David F. Maxwell

David F. Maxwell

Lawyer Reading Newspaper

Margo Moorer

Margo Moorer

Madeline Parker

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