A Different Kind of Christmas

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TV-PG

1996

1h 37m

Holiday

Comedy

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A family secret threatens to thwart the mayoral bid of a single mom whose father thinks he's Santa Claus.

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@bob25009 Dec 29, 2025

Funny true story in 01 hour, 32 minutes, and 15 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! All ages admitted!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nov 23, 2010

Not really Christmas-y enough for me. It was more like an after-school special for tweens.

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Tom McLoughlin

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Shelley Long

Elizabeth Gates

Bruce Kirby

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Barry Bostwick

Frank Mallory

Nathan Lawrence

Tommy Gates

Michael E. Knight

Alan Schaefer

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A family secret threatens to thwart the mayoral bid of a single mom whose father thinks he's Santa Claus.

Director: Tom McLoughlin
Producer: Tom McLoughlin
Screenwriter: Bart Baker
Production Co: Hearst Entertainment Productions, Carroll Newman Productions
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Holiday, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2017
Runtime: 1h 37m

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