The Christmas Hope is a 2009 American-Canadian made-for-television drama film directed by Norma Bailey and starring Madeleine Stowe which was broadcast on Lifetime on December 13, 2009.
The Christmas Hope is the third movie based on a series of ten books by the author. It was preceded by The Christmas Shoes (2002) and The Christmas Blessing (2005).The Christmas Hope (Movie -- Lifetime Movie Network, Sun. Dec. 13, 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT), Variety, Dec. 8, 2009 There have been two additional movies made from the series, The Christmas Secret (2014) and The Christmas Note (2015).
Plot After the recent loss of her son Sean—a minor character in The Christmas Blessing—Patty Addison (Madeleine Stowe) devotes herself to finding homes for needy children. The loss of Sean has strained Patty's relationship with her husband Mark, an airline pilot. But they reconnect emotionally when they take in Emily, a 9-year-old orphaned in a car accident similar to the one that killed Sean.
At the same time Dr. Nathan Andrews—the one character that connects the entire film trilogy—is trying to find the parents of a boy who died in the ER, and Mark is trying to help one of his son's friends. By the end of the film, all three stories are intertwined as they all look for Emily, who has run away.
Cast
See also List of Christmas films
References
External links
at Lifetime's website