''The Christmas Blessing'' is a 2005 American-Canadian
made-for-television
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romantic drama film directed by
Karen Arthur
Karen Arthur (born August 24, 1941) is an American film director, producer, and actress.
Arthur has directed three feature films, including '' Lady Beware'' (1987) and '' The Mafu Cage'' (1978), but the majority of her work has been in televisi ...
which was broadcast on
CBS
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on December 18, 2005. It also featured songs by country artist
Blake Shelton
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, including the hit "Nobody But Me", and "The Christmas Blessing" by
Newsong. It is the second part in a trilogy of films, preceded by ''
The Christmas Shoes'' (2002) and followed by ''
The Christmas Hope'' (2009).
Plot
When Nathan (
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout ...
), a doctor, loses a patient on the operating table, he decides that being a doctor isn't meant for him, and he wants to give it up. He decides to take a vacation to his hometown, and stay with his father (
Hugh Thompson).
While volunteering at the local grade school, he meets Charlie (
Angus T. Jones
Angus Turner Jones (born October 8, 1993) is an American former actor. He is best known for playing Jake Harper in the CBS sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'', for which he won two Young Artist Awards and a TV Land Award during his 10-year tenure as on ...
), a young boy who has also lost his mother, and Meghan (
Rebecca Gayheart
Rebecca Gayheart (born August 12, 1971) is an American actress and model. She began her career as a teen model in the 1980s and subsequently appeared in a student short film by Brett Ratner, with whom she had an extensive relationship.
In the ea ...
), Charlie's teacher. Charlie and his father have also just arrived in town, to work at estates doing chores. Nathan, searching for the shoes he gave his mother the Christmas she died (Even though in the "17 years later" epilogue of ''The Christmas Shoes'' he left them on her grave and walked away), learns that Charlie now has them. And Meghan, wanting to buy a house for those in need, may not be able to.
Soon after his arrival, Nathan learns that Charlie is ailing from an irregular heart defect, and Meghan has cirrhosis of the liver, and will die unless she has a transplant. In the end, it is Charlie who saves her life, by giving her his liver. As a dying wish, he asks Nathan, whom he calls coach, to give her the shoes. And Robert (
Rob Lowe
Robert Hepler Lowe (born March 17, 1964) is an American actor, filmmaker, and podcast host. He made his acting debut at the age of 15 with ABC's short-lived sitcom ''A New Kind of Family'' (1979–1980). Following numerous television roles in ...
), Meghan's friend, buys the house for her. In honor of Charlie, Meghan names the house after him.
Selected cast
Reception
''CineMagazine'' rated the film 3 stars.
See also
*
List of Christmas films
References
External links
*
2005 television films
2005 films
2005 romantic drama films
2000s Christmas drama films
American romantic drama films
American Christmas drama films
Canadian Christmas films
CBS network films
Christmas television films
English-language Canadian films
Films shot in Edmonton
Television sequel films
Films directed by Karen Arthur
2000s American films
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