A Heavenly Christmas (2016)

Director
Paul Shaprio

Main cast
Kristin Davis; Eric McCormack; Shirley MacLaine; Jaeda Lily Miller; Robert Moloney

Genres
Fantasy, Drama, TV Movie

Description
Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel in Heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, she’s assigned a hard luck case. As she’s forced to help solve his problems, she’ll start to discover the meaning of Christmas and maybe even fall in love along the way.


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