Christmas by the Book

Dec 16, 2022

1h 30m

★ 8.0

Overview

An author of a best selling holiday book becomes entangled in tinsel when she and her kids are dispatched by a TV talk show to a rural town where she is given two weeks to recreate the magical childhood Christmas described in her book.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Romance

Production Companies

Chaos, a Film Company

Christmas by the Book Trailers

Cast

Holly

Lindy Booth

Ivy

AnnaMaria Demara

Audra

Amy Matysio

Xander

David Webster

Savannah

Brynn Godenir

Waitress

Lisa Cromarty

Dan

Chris Farquhar

Josh

Jamaal Grant

Hailey

Georgia Murphy

Camera Man

Scott Edgecombe

Buck

David R Carter

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