Christmas with Holly

6.8/10 · 3,969 ratings20121h 28mWeirdness 3/10Bingo card

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The premise

Traumatized by her mother's death, a 6-year-old girl stops talking, but is cared for by her three uncles. The story unfolds as all of them discover the importance of family.

How unusual is it?

Honestly? Not very — and that's the charm. It plays the hits, which is exactly the point for a cozy night in.

Who’s in it

You’ve seen this pairing before: Sean Faris and Eloise Mumford have made 2 Hallmark movies together.

Behind the camera

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Why we’d put this one on

A tender one for when you want feelings over fizz. After losing her mother, a grieving six-year-old girl goes quiet and stops speaking, leaving her three uncles to figure out how to care for her together. Sean Faris and Eloise Mumford head a cast built around that fragile, found-family center. With a 7.1 rating it clearly connected, leaning on warmth and patience rather than big set pieces. If you like a Christmas story that earns its tears honestly, with a child at the heart of it, this is a lovely, gentle pick.

The backstory

  • Filmed in Nova Scotia.
  • Music by Nathan Wang.
Christmas with Holly is a 2012 made-for-TV film starring Eloise Mumford and Sean Faris based on the 2010 book Christmas Eve at Friday Harbor by Lisa Kleypas. It originally aired on ABC as a Hallmark Hall of Fame film on December 9, 2012.
From Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

How it stacks up

Where this one’s rating lands against every other rated Hallmark movie.

Rating 6.8 vs every rated Hallmark moviemedian 6.4This movie · 6.8567

Higher-rated than 81% of every rated Hallmark movie. The median is 6.4.

Where this one fits

The corners of the catalog Christmas with Holly belongs to — handy if you’re after more of the same.

Meet the characters

Who’s who before you press play. Nothing here gives the ending away.

  • Mark Nagle

    Lead

    One of three uncles raising Holly

    caringresponsiblegrowing
  • Maggie Conway

    Love interest

    Woman in Mark's life

    Love interest

    warmpatientkind
  • Holly Nagle

    Supporting

    Six-year-old girl

    The orphaned niece they care for

    traumatizedsweet
  • Alex Nagle

    Supporting

    One of the uncles

    Mark's brother / co-guardian

    caring
  • Scott Nagle

    Supporting

    One of the uncles

    Mark's brother / co-guardian

    caring
  • Kate Conway

    Supporting

    Family/friend

    Person in the story

    warm

Questions people ask about Christmas with Holly

Where can I watch Christmas with Holly?

Christmas with Holly is available via fuboTV, Philo, and Hallmark+ Amazon Channel. Streaming options change often, so check current availability before settling in.

How long is Christmas with Holly?

Christmas with Holly runs about 1 hour and 28 minutes, and was released in 2012.

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