''The Christmas Wish'' is a 1998 American

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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 Alexandra Muriel Wilson is an American actress. She is best known for playing the original Josie Watts on the soap opera '' Another World'' (1988–1991). She also starred in the television series '' Homefront'' (1991-1992) and the major motio ...

as Julia * Beverly Archer as Miss Enid Cook *Ian Meltzer as Justin *Gary Bayer as Jimmy Hanning * James Greene as Warren Martin *

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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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