''The Christmas Wish'' is a 1998 American made-for-television Christmas drama film starring Neil Patrick Harris and

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. It premiered on CBS on December 6, 1998 and it was based on a novel by Richard Siddoway.

Plot

A businessman Will Martin tries to uncover a family secret for his grandmother Ruth Martin after he returns to a small town to modernize his family's real-estate company. During thanksgiving dinner his grandmother Ruth tells him she has discovered a woman named Lillian in her recently deceased husband Warren's journals. Warren had written about visiting Lillian every Christmas Eve since shortly after the death of his son and daughter-in-law in a car accident. The search for this mysterious Lillian takes Will on a journey through his grandfather's life and helps him to understand the true meaning of love and forgiveness.

Cast

* Neil Patrick Harris as Will Martin *

as Ruth * Naomi Watts as Renee * Alexandra Wilson as Julia * Beverly Archer as Miss Enid Cook *Ian Meltzer as Justin *Gary Bayer as Jimmy Hanning * James Greene as Warren Martin * Jerry Douglas as Mr. Askou

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* 1998 television films 1998 films 1990s Christmas drama films American Christmas drama films Christmas television films CBS network films Films based on American novels 1990s American films {{Christmas-tv-film-stub

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