''Chasing Christmas'' is a 2005 contemporary re-telling of the 1843

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classic novella ''

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''. This

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film, written by

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and directed by

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, stars

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as Jack Cameron, who is a man with a Scrooge-type personality. He is stuck with his wife, whom he caught with another man at their daughter's

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play. The sad events of his life, including his wife's infidelity, led him to hate Christmas. This prompted the

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(

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) and

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(

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) to show Jack what Christmas is all about. However, Christmas Past wanted to stay in the past, and Jack and Christmas Present ended up on an adventure to put Christmas Past back on track. Brittney Wilson, who played the daughter of Jack Cameron, was nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special - Supporting Young Actress at the

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ABC Family: ''Chasing Christmas''
* ABC Family original films 2005 television films 2005 films Films based on A Christmas Carol American Christmas films Christmas television films Films with screenplays by Todd Berger 2000s Christmas films Films directed by Ron Oliver 2000s English-language films {{Christmas-tv-film-stub

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