''Holiday in Your Heart'' is a 1997 drama, based on a story written by LeAnn Rimes and Tom Carter. This made-for-television movie co-stars

Bernadette Peters Bernadette Peters ( ''née'' Lazzara; born February 28, 1948) is an American actress, singer, and children's book author. Over a career spanning more than six decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo co ...

as a country singer. The movie aired on

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television on December 14, 1997.

Plot

The story is told as part realistic, part fable. A young

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singer, LeAnn Rimes, playing herself, prepares to make her debut at the

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at Christmas. However, her beloved grandmother is hospitalized and LeAnn is faced with a difficult decision. While trying to reconcile her new-found stardom with her family obligations she meets Faith Shawn (Bernadette Peters), a once-famous country singer. Faith decides to mentor LeAnn, showing her the history of country music. Faith relates a poignant family story to LeAnn. In a flash-back, Faith and her band are seen stuck on a bus in a snow-storm. Faith, a diabetic, is given insulin by a stranger, who dies overnight. He is later revealed to be her father, who she had not spoken to in many years. Faith and her husband Carl erect a monument to that fateful event. Faith's subtle message is about the importance of family. As she is finally about to sing at the Grand Ole Opry, LeAnn tells her parents about meeting Faith, and she discovers that Faith and Carl died in an accident after getting struck by Lightning. Faith and LeAnn sing a duet, "

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", and Rimes also sings " One Way Ticket", and "

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." " On the Side of Angels" is sung by Peters and others during the snow-storm. "Holiday in Your Heart" aired on My Life Time on December 22, 2010.

Cast

LeAnn Rimes Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (born August 28, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She originally rose to success as a country music artist at age 13 with 1996's "Blue". She has since crossed over into pop, contemporary Chris ...

as Herself *

as Faith Shawn *

Rebecca Schull Rebecca Anna Schull (née Wattenberg; born February 22, 1929) is an American stage, film and television actress, best known for her role as Fay Cochran in the NBC sitcom ''Wings'' (1990–1997). Life and career Schull was born in New York City, ...

as Grandma Teeden *Vernon Grote as Avery *Carol Farabee as Audrey *Harlan Jordan as Grandpa Luther *Charles Homet as Guitar Player *

Rance Howard Rance Howard (born Harold Engle Beckenholdt; November 17, 1928 – November 25, 2017) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He was the father of actor and filmmaker Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, and grandfather of actr ...

as Blind Man *

Cherami Leigh Cherami Leigh (born July 19, 1988) is an American actress. She has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of anime series and video games with Funimation, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, Studiopolis and Viz Media. Some o ...

as Young LeAnn Rimes *Elizabeth Perry as Screaming Fan *

Mark Walters Mark Everton Walters (born 2 June 1964) is an English former professional footballer who made 600 league appearances between 1981 and 2002. A midfielder, Walters played top-flight football for Aston Villa, Liverpool and Southampton in Englan ...

as Carl *

Rodger Boyce Rodger Boyce is an American character actor who has appeared in more than a dozen feature films, including Best Picture Oscar winner No Country for Old Men' one of three films he has done with Tommy Lee Jones (the others includin''The Three Burial ...

as Burly Man *Megan Cole as Young Faith *John William Galt as Santa *Gil Glasgow as Bus Driver * Alana Grace as Young Child *Tommy G. Kendrick as Jason *Curtis Randall as Larry *Kellie Rasberry as Tutor

Production

Rimes and Tom Carter wrote the part autobiographical, part fictional book ''Holiday in Your Heart'' after being approached by Doubleday. ABC then asked her to do a movie based on the book. Bernadette Peters was cast because, Rimes said, she is "a wonderful actress", not for crossover appeal. The movie was filmed in

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Music

# One Way Ticket (Because I Can) by LeAnn Rimes (Keith Hinton, Judy Rodman) # Blue by LeAnn Rimes (Bill Mack) # Crazy by LeAnn Rimes (Willie Nelson) # On The Side Of Angels by Bernadette Peters (Faith Shawn) (Gary Burr, Gerry House) # Amazing Grace by LeAnn Rimes (John Newton) # Broken Wing by LeAnn Rimes (Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin, James House) # On The Side Of Angels by LeAnn Rimes (Gary Burr, Gerry House) # Put A Little Holiday In Your Heart by LeAnn Rimes (Greg Wojohn, Roger Wojohn, Scott Wojohn)

Response

The ''Houston Chronicle'' reviewer wrote that this is "the ideal TV movie to launch this 15-year-old's acting career. It's her own story. And, in a stroke of sugarplum casting, Bernadette Peters is there to help her tell it. Peters sings with her, too, and they're sensational."Hodges, Ann. "Singer, writer, actor;LeAnn Rimes takes starring role in Christmas movie", ''The Houston Chronicle'', December 14, 1997, p. 3

Awards and nominations

*Motion Picture Sound Editors **Best Sound Editing - Television Movies of the Week - Music--Susan Mick (WON)

References

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External links

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