Thaindian News

By Meena Kar
Nov 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The CBS Channel is now making an extra effort to entertain the family, as the Christmas is round the corner. In order to create the perfect festive mood and pump up the holiday spirit, it has introduced a new television movie, entitled “November Christmas”, which was premiered on November 28, Sunday at 9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS. The movie deals with a small Rhode Island community, that helps a little ill girl Vanessa, to have a special Christmas Holiday.

The film stars the two well known actors John Corbett and Sam Elliott, as the parents of Vanessa, played by Emily Alyn Lind, who is charged with high spirit and determination, despite suffering from cancer at the tender age of 8. Her life revolves around visiting the hospital and getting treated for her disease. Her parents decide to give her a cheerful year-end holiday celebration, much before the actual Christmas, with the help of their warm neighbors. Her father approached his old friend, old-salt local farmer Jess, played by Sam Elliott, to get hold of a pumpkin. Slowly, with a domino effect, almost every one in the community get involved with the plan and decide to help the kid for the special Christmas holiday.

The movie basically deals with the inherent humanity in every human heart and the positive social instincts that sustains good hope in a community. Although it deals with a darker side of a child’s life, it gives a feel good actor and an assurance, that goodness and warmth still prevails amidst all the inhumane things. This family television movie is directed by Robert Harmon and produced by Brent Shields, under the banner of Hallmark Hall of Fame. The movie is so well scripted that it can touch the emotional chord of several people with its storyline and theme.