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Christmas Every Day

  • TV Movie
  • 1996
  • TV-G
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    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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    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!
    8kimiesha

    Christmas tradition

    Loved this movie as a child and now that I am an adult I have been watching it every Christmas for the past 8 years.
    7jlhatesjunk

    Decent Heartwarmer

    I thought this movie was enjoyable. It was a little predictable but most Chistmas movies are. It was well acted and well presented - they casting choices were solid. It would certainly be suitable for children to watch, and it is something you can show your elderly relatives too. The dilemmas the boy in the movie faced and his different solutions were realistic. This movie is upbeat and amusing. But, it also deals with traditional Christmas themes and the problems with focusing on yourself versus the satisfaction of focusing on others. So many Christmas movies feel the need to be heart wrenching and dramatic - this one is primarily feel good.

    If you are expecting Hitchcock - then pass. If you are looking for a feel good Christmas movie that kids and adults would enjoy (except maybe the most hardboiled action movie junkie) this is a good choice.
    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?
    6lastliberal

    25 Christmas Movies in 25 Days

    Trying to get in the spirit of the holidays and I start with a remake of Groundhog Day. It's not Bill Murray, but it was a sweet Christmas story about how a 13 year old (Erik von Detten) finds the true meaning of Christmas.

    Director Larry Peerce (Goodbye, Columbus) kept things moving smoothly and didn't get bogged down in what could have been a boring repetition.

    "Starman" Robert Hays and Bess Armstrong ("My So-Called Life") were great as 1950s-type parents. Even George Allen made an appearance in his actual role as the Governor.

    Great movie to kick off my Christmas adventure.

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    Storyline

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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
      Full green trees are in full view in the background when Billy is at the basketball court playing ball with Joey and the others, and also when he is practicing his jump shot in the front yard.
    • 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
      • 1h 35m(95 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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