November Christmas is a 2010 American film based on a short story written by Greg Coppa and starring Sam Elliott, John Corbett, Karen Allen, Sarah Paulson and Emily Alyn Lind. The movie premiered on CBS on November 28, 2010. It was presented through Hallmark Hall of Fame. It was shot in Nova Scotia. Plot: A small Rhode Island community comes together to create special Halloween and Christmas moments several weeks early for Vanessa Marks, an 8-year-old girl with a life-threatening illness.