''Silver Bells'' is a 2005

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starring

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and

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based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Luanne Rice. It originally aired on

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on November 27, 2005.

Plot summary

Every year, widower Christy Byrne (

) has traveled from

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with his children to sell their homegrown Christmas trees in New York City. His teenage son Danny (Michael Mitchell) is not into his father's business, but instead has a true passion for photography. One year in New York City, Cristy tells Danny that he's grounded when they get home until he gets his priorities straight, and Danny runs away, leaving Christy and his 10-year-old daughter Bridget (

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) to return home without him. The next year, the two return to New York City to sell the trees while Christy goes out every night looking for Danny. Catherine (

) lives in the same New York neighborhood and hasn't celebrated Christmas since the year her husband died. Every year Christy has tried to sell her a tree, but Catherine politely refuses. Neither of them realize that their lives are connected by Danny. While Christy is back in Nova Scotia with Bridget, Catherine pays Danny for photographs that he takes and puts them in the newspaper. When Christy comes back the following year, Catherine does not tell him that she knows where Danny is because Danny made her promise not to. Catherine does tell Christy afterwards when Danny injures himself by falling off the roof of the

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and into a frozen pond. In the hospital, Christy tells Danny that he is allowing him to stay in New York City to become a photographer.

Cast

as Catherine O'Mara *

as Christy Byrne *

as Bridget Byrne *Michael Mitchell as Danny Byrne *

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as Lawrence *

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as Lizzie *

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as Rose

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