''Christmas Every Day'' is a 1996 American

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based on the 1892 short story "Christmas Every Day" by

William Dean Howells William Dean Howells ( ; March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American Realism (arts), realist novelist, literary critic, playwright, and diplomat, nicknamed "The Dean of American Letters". He was particularly known for his tenure as editor of ...

. It was directed by

Larry Peerce Lawrence Peerce (born April 19, 1930) is an American film and TV director whose work includes the theatrical feature ''Goodbye, Columbus (film), Goodbye, Columbus'' (1969), the early rock and roll concert film ''The Big T.N.T. Show'' (1965), ''On ...

, starred

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, and originally broadcast on The Family Channel during their first 25 Days of Christmas programming block. The film was remade into an

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TV movie in 2006 titled '' Christmas Do-Over''.

Original story by Howells

"Christmas Every Day" is a short story by

about a young American girl, whose wish that Christmas would come daily is granted for an entire year. It was published in ''Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children'' in 1892.

Plot

The film is set in the fictional town of Greenwood Falls, Virginia (just outside

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) and stars

as Billy Jackson, a selfish teenager forced to relive the same

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every day. Billy's younger sister Sarah (

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) wishes that it was Christmas every day, and thereafter he has to keep repeating Christmas Day until he realizes the true meaning of the holiday season. The film also stars

Robert Hays Robert Blakely Hays (born July 24, 1947) is an American actor, known for a variety of television and film roles since the 1970s. He came to prominence around 1980, co-starring in the two-season domestic sitcom ''Angie (TV series), Angie'', and ...

and Bess Armstrong as Billy's parents.
Billy finds the entire experience to be a nightmare. Each December 25, he must face the school bully (Tyler Mason Buckalew) and must also get involved in his grocer father's dispute with his fat-cat uncle ( Robert Curtis Brown) who wants to build a mega-store and ruin the local merchants.

Cast

– Henry Jackson * Bess Armstrong – Molly Jackson *

– Billy Jackson *

– Sarah Jackson * Robert Curtis Brown – Uncle David Jackson * Robin Riker – Aunt Carolyn Jackson * Julia Whelan – Cousin Jacey Jackson * Tyler Mason Buckalew – Joey Manusco * Terrence Currier – Mr. Charmers (as Terrence P. Currier) * Kara Woods – Diane * Lindsay Austin Hough – Mike

References

External links

* {{MTM Enterprises 1996 television films 1996 films American Christmas films Films directed by Larry Peerce Films scored by Billy Goldenberg ABC Family original films Christmas television films 1990s English-language films Time loop films MTM Enterprises films Television films based on short fiction 1990s Christmas films 1990s films about time travel English-language Christmas films

Original story by Howells

Plot

Cast

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