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Christmas Every Day

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • TV-G
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.2K
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Bess Armstrong, Robert Hays, Robert Curtis Brown, Robin Riker, Erik von Detten, Julia Whelan, and Yvonne Zima in Christmas Every Day (1996)
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Billy Jackson is not having a good Christmas. He got a basketball and just can't make a jump shot. His Uncle David is coming to town to open a Valu-Mall, which will put his dad's store out o... Read allBilly Jackson is not having a good Christmas. He got a basketball and just can't make a jump shot. His Uncle David is coming to town to open a Valu-Mall, which will put his dad's store out of business. When he tells his little sister Sarah that there is no Santa, she makes a wish... Read allBilly Jackson is not having a good Christmas. He got a basketball and just can't make a jump shot. His Uncle David is coming to town to open a Valu-Mall, which will put his dad's store out of business. When he tells his little sister Sarah that there is no Santa, she makes a wish that it would be Christmas every day. Now he must relive it over and over again.

  • Director
    • Larry Peerce
  • Writers
    • Stephen Alix
    • Nancey Silvers
  • Stars
    • Robert Hays
    • Erik von Detten
    • Bess Armstrong
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Larry Peerce
    • Writers
      • Stephen Alix
      • Nancey Silvers
    • Stars
      • Robert Hays
      • Erik von Detten
      • Bess Armstrong
    • 21User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Robert Hays
    Robert Hays
    • Henry Jackson
    Erik von Detten
    Erik von Detten
    • Billy Jackson
    Bess Armstrong
    Bess Armstrong
    • Molly Jackson
    Yvonne Zima
    Yvonne Zima
    • Sarah Jackson
    Robert Curtis Brown
    Robert Curtis Brown
    • David Jackson
    • (as Robert Curtis-Brown)
    Robin Riker
    Robin Riker
    • Carolyn Jackson
    Julia Whelan
    Julia Whelan
    • Jacey Jackson
    Tyler Mason Buckalew
    • Joey Mancuso
    Terrence Currier
    • Mr. Charmers
    • (as Terrence P. Currier)
    Kara Woods
    • Diane
    Lindsay Austin Hough
    • Mike
    Woody Robertson Jr.
    • Mr. Kelly
    Jacqueline Laubacher
    • Reporter
    Rick Warner
    • Mr. McGregor
    Margaret Collier
    • Mrs. Patrick
    Mason Bryan
    • Terry Martin
    Mark Ross Edrys
    • Street Santa
    • (as Mark Edrys)
    Peyton Chesson-Fohl
    • Tommy
    • Director
      • Larry Peerce
    • Writers
      • Stephen Alix
      • Nancey Silvers
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    User reviews21

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    icy_flowers

    Wonderful movie...gets me in the spirit every year!

    This movie may have not have been the winner of any Oscar, but still, it holds it's spot up there with a lot of other festive, made for tv movies, and always draws me to the couch with a bowl of popcorn while that special day approaches. This movie has all that a good Christmas fan will appreciate, and all that a good movie needs to be-well-good. A plot.

    Young Billy just isn't in the spirit anymore. Due to a fateful wish his sister purposed to engage in Christmas every single day, Billy and his family (although he is in the only one who knows) engages in Christmas every single day for four of five days.

    Some laughs.

    The seconds manger scene was rather funny. And just some small quirky comments here and there. Oh yes. And of course I got a kick out of Billy's rich, spoiled cousin who was suppose to spend the day at Tinsel Town, but found herself in the prescene of carrots, mashed potatos, and peas instead.

    A lesson.

    To appreciate Christmas. To appreciate family. To appreciate life. To appreciate that this jubilant day can come but only once a year.

    I love this movie and am so glad that ABCFamily airs it every year. I only wish it were out on VHS or DVD to buy. Maybe you can and I just don't know it?
    7laurenmarie09

    question

    OK ,well it wont let me leave a comment unless i have 10 lines of text, so here goes: I enjoyed this movie a lot, yet as everyone else already stated..it was very much like Groundhog Day. It had a nice lesson, and almost everyone can relate to it. The little sister was a cute addition, and i can relate to her wanting to sleep on his bed. Anyway, I'm really just taking up space so that I will have 10 lines of text so that I can get to my question, the reason i was here in the first place. (haha)

    My little boy absolutely loved the movie, though. They used to show it every year on TV and for some reason they have quit showing it. My boy is devastated and I would really like to get it for him to be able to see.

    Does anybody know where i can get a copy of this movie?
    7Christmas-Reviewer

    Another Rip Off Of "Groundhog Day"

    Review Date 1/31/0218

    A self-absorbed 13-year-old (Erik von Detten) reliving Christmas, day after day, until he appreciates its meaning.

    He pouts about gifts he doesn't want. Realities he doesn't want to see and little sister that is just a pain in the butt to him.

    This is OKAY at best. However what it does show the viewer is the fact we will keep repeating mistakes if we don't learn from them. Those mistakes might not exactly repeat themselves in the same way but if you don't learn from them they will manifest somewhere.

    What I like best about this film was that Christmas is more "Than gifts and giving gifts". "Its the giving of your time" how we "Treat One Another".

    Family Safe.
    7bspeakman

    Finally Back on TV!

    After years of being absent, Christmas Everyday will be on ABC Family this Saturday!

    If you've never seen it and you love Christmas movies, you will love it!

    It is a fantastic portrayal of the Christmas spirit, of how giving truly is better than receiving, and part of what Christmas is all about!

    IF you have seen it, now is your chance (ONLY CHANCE) to see it again! DVR it, tivo it, or just get up on Saturday morning at 7am to catch this great family flick!
    Blaze-17

    Hilarious!

    I saw this movie one night, and it really cracked me up! The look that has Billy every morning when he hears the exact same Christmas cheers is hilarious! It's funny how he knows how each day is going to turn out, since he keeps living the same day over and over, and how he's adjusting the same day every day until it stops.

    Watch this movie. It can give you a real, good laugh!

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    • Trivia
      The plot is similar to the Sesame Street Christmas movie, Elmo Saves Christmas, which came out on video that same year.
    • Goofs
      Sunrise on December 25 in Virginia is not until around 7:23 AM, so at 7:00 AM the sun would not be shining into Billy's room like it does in the movie when he wakes up on Christmas morning.
    • Connections
      References The Twilight Zone (1959)

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Різдво щодня
    • Filming locations
      • Ashland, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Goodman/Rosen Productions
      • MTM Enterprises
      • The Family Channel
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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