''Christmas in Paradise'' is a 2007 American Lifetime television

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movie which originally aired on December 15, 2007. Starring

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and

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, the film tells the story of two families who find companionship during a

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Christmas holiday, only to have their idyllic vacation disrupted by an unexpected visitor from the past. The movie was filmed entirely on location on the island of

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in 2007, and has subsequently been rebroadcast on Lifetime every year during the holiday season as an annual

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Synopsis

Two families looking to escape painful holiday memories take a vacation to an exotic Caribbean island over

. A widowed mother, Dana (

), and her two sons, Chris (

) and Michael (

) meet a divorced father, Dan (

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), and his two daughters, Blair (

) and Nell (

) when their cruise ship docks in

. Despite a rough start, the parents and kids begin to develop bonds over the course of their stay at a beautiful Puerto Rican beach resort. It looks like an idyllic ''

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'' holiday for the two families as Dana and Dan try to put their personal tragedies behind them and begin to grow closer, until an unexpected visitor from the past appears and threatens their tentative romance. What promised to be a joyous Christmas filled with fresh hope and new relationships turns complicated as each member of the two families must sort out their feelings and choose their own path.

Cast

Home video

On October 18, 2011, Lifetime, in association with A&E Entertainment, released a double-feature DVD of ''Christmas in Pradise'' along with ''

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'' in the North American Region 1 DVD format.

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Synopsis

Cast

Home video

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