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Christmas Snow / Family Holiday Favorites

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I found this DVD at Kmart for $3. It came with a dvd of Christmas music. I figured for the price I would take a chance.
It was a made for TV movie from 1986 based on the novelette "London Snow". It stars Katherine Helmond, veteran actor Sid Caesar, a very young Melissa Joan Hart, and Kimble Joyner. It won an Emmy in 1987 for cinematography and an ASC award in 1988. It's only 48 minutes long.

It seems to be set in the 1950's. Mrs Mutterance (Helmond)is a widow who runs a candy shop in the lower level of a building where she lives on the 2nd floor with her 2 adopted children (Joyner and Hart). Her mean spirited Landlord, Mr Snyder(Caesar)tells her she has two weeks to vacate the building 2 days before Christmas. After a blizzard, Mr. Snyder turns up missing. Mrs. Mutterance and children go looking for him. The moral of the story is helping others even when they are not nice to you.

Melissa Joan Hart is very cute in this movie and I thought all of the actors were good, but I thought this presentation fell short of a holiday classic. I think it is a better production than the made for tv movies are today. Not as silly and shallow. Well worth the $3 I paid for it. This is the 2nd year I watched it.

Excellent short story and great mini movie. I haven't noticed it on TV in recent years and wanted to purchase it on DVD (my VHS tape wore out). Great for the entire family with a worthy lesson. It's an annual must at our house for Christmas.

I found this DVD at Kmart for $3. It comes with a cd of Christmas music. I figured for the price I would take a chance.
It was a made for TV movie from 1986 based on the novelette "London Snow". It stars Katherine Helmond, veteran actor Sid Caesar, a very young Melissa Joan Hart, and Kimble Joyner. It won an Emmy in 1987 for cinematography and an ASC award in 1988. It's a nice family movie, but it's only 48 minutes long.

The movie seems to be set in the 1950's. Mrs Mutterance (Helmond)is a widow who runs a candy shop in the lower level of a building where she lives on the 2nd floor with her 2 adopted children (Joyner and Hart). Her mean spirited Landlord, Mr Snyder(Caesar)tells her she has two weeks to vacate the building 2 days before Christmas. After a blizzard, Mr. Snyder turns up missing. Will Mrs. Mutterance be able to find him?

Melissa Joan Hart is very cute in this movie. I thought all of the actors were good, but I thought this presentation fell short of a holiday classic. I think it is a better production than the made for tv movies are today. Well worth the $3 I paid for it.

If you love old CHristmas movies that really touch your heart and get you in the Christmas mood then this is the movie for you. I love it.
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Mary D

Nice heartwarming story to enjoy around Christmas time. This is an old movie that I enjoyed many years ago, and being a Cid Caesar fan, it's nice to have my own copy to share with family.

I truly LOVED this DVD, it was wonderful to get back to what christmas is all about, and this is a wonderful family DVD, with some beautiful scenes, i watched it 3 times in a row, and my family watched it with me, and they all loved it!

This is a short warm christmas story. I love it. It's about two adopted children wishing for snow and a candy lady who adopted them trying to save her house from becoming a laundrymat. Very good.

An old fashioned sweet Christmas movie. Excellent to show to early middle schoolers who are learning English as a foreign langage. Not for young people who are looking for wild adventures.

Even if you like corny, sentimental Christmas stories (and I do), this one is too much. Katherine Helmond is a competent actress, but Sid Caesar, as an actor... well he should stick to comedy.

Poor overall story line and characters are SO sweet, if you're over the age of 8 they'll make your teeth ache.

Includes a free music CD that I haven't even bothered to listen to. I already have Christmas music with artists I enjoy, so this was no bonus for me.

Sorry, but even with its low price, I recommend you give this a pass.

This movie was cute. It isn't something that I would watch more than once or twice.