The Christmas Heart

Dec 2, 2012

1h 26m

★ 5.8

Can a town's faith save a young man's life?

Overview

The tight-knit neighbors on Arthur Avenue have proudly lit Christmas luminaries for 40 years, but that long-standing tradition is cancelled this year when Matt Norman, a teenage boy in the neighborhood, is hospitalized in desperate need of a heart transplant. As his parents Ann and Mike anxiously pray by his bedside, a donor is found, while in Detroit, a mother is in anguish at her own son’s bedside. When Matt's neighbors decide to honor him in the best way they know how, they just might help save his life.

Genres

Drama

Family

TV Movie

Production Companies

Hallmark Entertainment

The Christmas Heart Trailers

Cast

Ann

Teri Polo

Mike

Paul Essiembre

Elizabeth

Tess Harper

Matt Norman

Ty Wood

Don Foy

John B. Lowe

Karen

Samantha Kendrick

Neighbor #3

Joanne Rodriguez

Tommy Norman

Cruise Brown

Yvonne

Susan Kelso

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