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The Christmas Ornament

  • TV Movie
  • 2013
  • TV-G
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.3K
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Kellie Martin and Cameron Mathison in The Christmas Ornament (2013)
Holiday RomanceRomance

A widow plans to give Christmas festivities a miss, as they bring back too many memories of her late husband.A widow plans to give Christmas festivities a miss, as they bring back too many memories of her late husband.A widow plans to give Christmas festivities a miss, as they bring back too many memories of her late husband.

  • Director
    • Mark Jean
  • Writers
    • Bill Wells
    • J.B. White
  • Stars
    • Kellie Martin
    • Cameron Mathison
    • Jewel Staite
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    2.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Mark Jean
    • Writers
      • Bill Wells
      • J.B. White
    • Stars
      • Kellie Martin
      • Cameron Mathison
      • Jewel Staite
    • 26User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Kellie Martin
    Kellie Martin
    • Kathy Howard
    Cameron Mathison
    Cameron Mathison
    • Tim Pierce
    Jewel Staite
    Jewel Staite
    • Jenna Lowe
    Brendan Meyer
    Brendan Meyer
    • Connor
    Matthew Kevin Anderson
    Matthew Kevin Anderson
    • Ben Lowe
    Cole Vigue
    Cole Vigue
    • Graham
    Nicole Oliver
    Nicole Oliver
    • Sarah
    Stephen Dimopoulos
    Stephen Dimopoulos
    • Mario
    Gwynyth Walsh
    Gwynyth Walsh
    • Eve Atkinson
    Ian Carter
    Ian Carter
    • Middle Aged Man
    Evans Johnson
    Evans Johnson
    • Andrea
    Laura Mennell
    Laura Mennell
    • Rebecca
    Linda Darlow
    Linda Darlow
    • Vanessa
    Phillip David Lee
    • Andrea's Husband
    Nels Lennarson
    Nels Lennarson
    • Dale
    • Director
      • Mark Jean
    • Writers
      • Bill Wells
      • J.B. White
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    User reviews26

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    9lindalopeza

    The Best Hallmark Movie

    This is a great film. Kathy plans to avoid any holiday traditions that bring back memories of her late husband until she receives an ornament from a handsome shop owner. To move on from her loss, Kathy works for a balance between her memories and finding a future.

    I am sure this film was conceived so that Hallmark could sell the Christmas Ornament that is featured in this film but they did make an amazing film to help sell it!

    There is not anything I would change in the film. This film is so special that it made we want to bake cookies and open a Christmas Tree Lot.

    If you love Romance then watch!
    7Debzreview

    One of my favorites

    Good story and likable characters. Tim was good for Kathy and they had definite chemistry which helps in any Hallmark movie. This is one of my go to movies of the season. I pretty much like Kelli Martin in anything I've seen her in. Cameron Mathison was to new to me but I'd watch him again. I hope to see them again together in another movie.
    8urdivine

    I Was Impressed

    My talent is not writing but I want to say something about this movie.

    I was expecting it to be an average movie or worse, so I watched it last of three movies on Sunday evening. It should have been the first one I watched.

    I watch a lot of these kinds of Christmas movies and I personally rate everyone for myself, from 1 rating to 5 rating. Most of them, I rate about a 3. This was a 4 rating.

    I don't know if it was mostly the director, writing or acting that made this movie better than most. All of the performances were good, particularly the lead male actor. For him, "Natural" was the word that came to mind as I watched him. Even the small parts were good, like the Christmas tree sale helper.

    One of the messages of the film is very important of which everyone should heed.

    "Discover what you love to do and figure out a way to make money doing it."
    10Christmas-Reviewer

    A Nice Film

    BEWARE OF BOGUS REVIEWS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY REVIEWED ONE FILM. THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE PRODUCTION. I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 200 Christmas MOVIES. I HAVE NO AGENDA. I AM FARE ABOUT THESE FILMS.

    Put "The Christmas Ornament" on your must watch list! In this film a recently young widowed is facing her first Christmas without her husband. Cameron Mathison plays a man who owns a Christmas Tree lot and the two of course fall in love.

    What is believable about this film is that is shows no matter how old you are you never lose the nervousness you have when you "Like someone" and hope they like you. What was perfect about this was the two leads do not start off as adversary's. I love the fact that each one is a "Little Gun Shy" and is afraid of being hurt.

    Most adults over 30 will "fully understand" and can relate to both of these people. My favorite moment in the film happens when they turn on the Snow Machine on the Christmas Tree lot. Try not to smile when you hear the man say "I Love Christmas". It is a magical moment
    8JaynaB

    A really nice holiday movie with a real-life heart

    So many things to like about this understated holiday movie:

    1. It's sweet without being sappy, a real relief to see a Hallmark holiday romance where the story is not over the top mushy and crowded with cliché.

    2. the actors look and dress like real people, and their houses are closer to normal family homes than Hollywood-scale sets. A little crowded, a little dusty, with short sight-lines.

    3. Kellie Martin (who plays Kathy, the widow running her late husband's dream shop) has a face that's lived a life and felt sorrow. She's not touched up to look like a typical young TV widow who has never actually wept or frowned (except beautifully). She moves flawlessly between strong and vulnerable, sadness and humour, tidy and a bit of a mess. She looks and sounds REAL.

    4. Cameron Mathison as Tim is cute, in a harmlessly rugged kind of way. A former soap opera actor, he is muted and believable in his character and, unlike so many romantic-movie leads, marked but not terribly traumatized by his past life experiences. He doesn't need to be redeemed through the love of a good woman. There's a bit of believable tension and confusion, both internal and (as expected) external, about an old love affair. He behaves like a nice man, someone you would want to meet or have as a neighbour.

    5. The secondary characters seem like real people with their own lives, not the story kind who live their whole lives in service of their cooler or more troubled friend. They never distract from the simple, touching story at the heart of the movie. Jewel Staite is great as Kathy's best friend Jenna, warm and cute and concerned, but clearly has her own life. There's good, credible friend-chemistry between the two, a level of comfort and non-competition that many women wish for and never find.

    6. It made me want to go skating again (and eat Christmas cookies, but that I do anyway).

    Anyway, without being a great classic in the making, this is a very nice way to spend an evening in the holiday TV season, with ordinary people working through ordinary situations. I know that sounds dull, but if you're tired of the kitcsch and hype of the usual TV fare, this is a nice change of pace that maintains the seasonal glow.

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    • Trivia
      Even though it's Christmas, the trees in the streets still have most of their leaves.
    • Goofs
      Kathy's bike business is called "Dream Cycle" but when Kathy and Jenna are discussing Kathy's starting a cookie business, Jenna calls it "Dream Bikes."
    • Connections
      References Sesame Street (1969)
    • Soundtracks
      Isn't Christmastime a Wonderful Thing?
      Written by: Joe Lervold & Lisa Aschmann

      Performed by: Carla Helmbrecht with The Joel Evans Quartet

      Courtesy of Cinemasters and Imaginary Friends Music Partners

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    • Release date
      • November 16, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Canada
    • Official sites
      • Hallmark Channel Press (United States)
      • Hallmark Movies & Mysteries (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Botiga d'il·lusions
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hallmark Channel
      • Front Street Pictures
      • Ornamental Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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