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Christmas Bells Are Ringing
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Christmas Bells Are Ringing

2018-12-23 · 90 min · ★ 5.6

Family · TV Movie · Comedy · Romance

Samantha, a freelance photographer, is returning to Cape Cod for the first time since the death of her mother years earlier. She’s going to celebrate her father’s Christmas Eve wedding but is anxious to revisit past memories. On a deadline for a big Christmas spread that could ignite her career, she enlists the help of her childhood friend, Mike, to show her around. In the time she spends in Cape Cod, she realizes that Christmas is wherever your family is.

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Directors
Pat Williams
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Hallmark Media
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United States of America
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Emilie UllerupEmilie UllerupSamantha
Josh KellyJosh KellyMike
Rebecca StaabRebecca StaabHelen
Roz MurrayRoz MurrayJudy Phillips
Hamza FouadHamza FouadJosh
Teagan VinczeTeagan VinczeVanessa
Mark HumphreyMark HumphreyLee
Cameron McDonaldCameron McDonaldCliff Philips
Samantha RoseHannah
Leana YuLeana YuCandice
Brenda CrichlowBrenda CrichlowMary
Adil ZaidiAdil ZaidiJasper
Nicole RockmannElizabeth
Cadence ComptonCadence Compton5 Year-Old Samantha
Denis CorbettDenis CorbettWedding Guest Dancing (uncredited)
Yolanda CorbettYolanda CorbettWedding Guest Dancing (uncredited)
Laurie EmpeySkater (uncredited)
Trent PryorGuy Selling Xmas Trees (uncredited)

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