Its the most wonderful time of the year movie

[{"displayPrice":"$38.78","priceAmount":38.78,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"38","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"78","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"JMs2g0YuJ7%2FdewPMA4BPY0SaqlZCY5ZY8eKYkibGInmpUmsGCF84ilx7QKyXXdOXTYhu8BbyKFzjonLE0moqc5ydxzVnBA3DxgyYqmQsvSfo77m3yvQ8UZ5x4POqxiDrYO2jY0etuyQL7KpTQLGXbyJl5%2BMtpMTilix9ghxzjfJUIHqLf%2FqqmrMWDaALqgoo","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW"},{"displayPrice":"$18.82","priceAmount":18.82,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"18","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"82","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"F3hc%2FulRXQstAMyMPGhPos0Fj%2FHG7PX%2FW5n3PMbEle5Qsh7uOFLxjModJi4m77lGSUkVUTO5h%2FRMHTK5RLZdmpuiGUJwD%2BIe9wTq1l%2FJux5sVMlNiX102gO%2BHcAqdT2TpRIoGmgxwbRngnP4V7TKAeFMKocoHQ87yPQbO3jkVnXkjIDQgLNyfFtaGQyU10XE","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED"}]

The Most Wonderful Time of the YearWritten byBruce GrahamDirected byMichael ScottStarringBrooke Burns
Henry Winkler
Warren ChristieTheme music composerPhilip GiffinCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of episodes1ProducerHarvey KahnCinematographyAdam SliwinskiEditorJason PielakRunning time90 minutesDistributorHallmark ChannelOriginal networkHallmark ChannelOriginal release

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year is a 2008 American made-for-television Christmas film directed by Michael Scott.

Ralph is a retired police officer who has worked as a New York cop for over 38 years. He plans on visiting his niece Jennifer in Naperville, Illinois for the holidays. Jennifer is a successful businesswoman and the single mother of her young son Brian. She grew up all her life mostly at Ralph's, as her mother was constantly traveling and her father died when she was very young. Since then, she has lost her Christmas spirit. At the airport, Ralph does not know where to go to check in for his flight, and is helped by co-traveler Morgan Derby, a 30-year-old chef with a carefree spirit. When it turns out his second flight to Denver is canceled, Ralph invites Morgan to stay at Jennifer's house.

Although Jennifer is initially reluctant to take in Morgan, Ralph convinces her to allow it since Morgan is a chef and she needs help cooking a turkey. Morgan and Jennifer soon realize that they are two completely different people. Jennifer is irritated by Morgan's careless and adventurous behavior, and Morgan feels that Jennifer is a cynical control freak, which is mostly the result of being deserted by Brian's father and dating the successful but materialistic businessman Richard Windom. Ralph, however, feels that Jennifer and Morgan are perfect for each other, and tries to prevent Jennifer from sending Morgan away.

When Jennifer takes Morgan to the airport, Morgan cannot board his flight because he doesn't have his passport. Jennifer realizes that Ralph has stolen his passport so he can stay another day. Jennifer and Morgan end up spending the entire day together and bond. Morgan is able to help Jennifer get Brian the one Christmas gift he wished for: a "Rocketwheel" bicycle. Later that night, on Christmas Eve, Morgan makes Brian believe in Santa Claus again, by climbing on the roof and pretending to be one of Santa's helpers. Meanwhile, Jennifer and Richard attend a formal party. Richard proposes to Jennifer, putting her on the spot. Nervous what to say, she accepts.

Morgan feels disappointed by the engagement and leaves at Richard's request. Richard then steals a Thank-you note Morgan left for Jennifer. Jennifer is mad when she finds out Morgan left, but softens when Ralph tells her that Morgan nearly killed himself on the roof, trying to make Brian believe in Christmas again. Jennifer finally realizes she's in love with Morgan, and breaks off the engagement with Richard after discovering he stole Morgan's note. She rushes to the airport to find him, and accidentally broadcasts her feelings over the PA system. Morgan hears her confession and rushes to find her. They reconcile and return to Jennifer's home to celebrate Christmas.

I am a sucker for Christmas movies. A Christmas Story, Home Alone, all of the old classics, I just adore them. They just get me in the mood for family, relaxation, and of course, the TRUE meaning of Christmas. This movie was no exception. I caught it for the first time December 09 during our first of five blizzards last year. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was funny, charming, good leads, a cute kid, a decent story, and Henry Winkler. His Uncle Ralph was great. I was able to catch it from the beginning this time, so I enjoyed it even more. It aired on Hallmark on Sunday and I plan on keeping it on my DVR through the season.

Chronically hungry children cannot learn at school. With President Biden recently saying he wants to end child hunger, two experts offer a road map.

By Valerie StraussNovember 29, 2022

Perspective

Twitter chaos, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and more news literacy lessons

From the News Literacy Project for teachers and everybody else.

By Valerie StraussNovember 20, 2022

Perspective

Disrupting disruption: How 3 school districts improved with steady work

The success of these deceptively ordinary districts offers a template to other school systems.

By Valerie StraussNovember 3, 2022

Perspective

Katy Perry’s eye, zombie rumors and other news literacy lessons

From the News Literacy Project.

By Valerie StraussNovember 3, 2022

Perspective

How a faulty understanding of college admissions hurts affirmative action

A case for why race-based affirmative action still matters for colleges and universities at a time when the Supreme Court could end it.

By Valerie StraussOctober 31, 2022

Perspective

A ‘Texas miracle’ brought us No Child Left Behind. Here’s a new one.

Researchers do a deep dive into the jump in a Texas school district's grade assigned by the state. Is it deserved?

By Valerie StraussOctober 30, 2022

Analysis

Did we need NAEP to tell us students aren’t doing well?

What the scores do and don't tell us.

By Valerie StraussOctober 27, 2022

Perspective

No, Eagles fans didn’t loudly boo Jill Biden — and other news literacy lessons

From the News Literacy Project.

By Valerie StraussOctober 27, 2022

Perspective

How to diversify America’s teaching corps

No single approach will work, a new report says, but here's what will.

By Valerie StraussOctober 21, 2022

Perspective

A bogus claim about the 2022 World Cup and other news literacy lessons

From the News Literacy Project — for students of all ages.

By Valerie StraussOctober 21, 2022

Perspective

Challenges that young immigrants face with U.S. public schools

They start even before the children sit down in a classroom.

By Valerie StraussOctober 12, 2022

Perspective

How to teach in a political firestorm

For educators, from one of their own.

By Valerie StraussOctober 12, 2022

Perspective

Seeing through conspiracy theories and other news literacy lessons

From the News Literacy Project.

By Valerie StraussOctober 7, 2022

Perspective

Audit of charter school program finds big problems

Around half of all charter schools that grantees promised to open never did. There are other findings, as well.

By Valerie StraussSeptember 27, 2022

Perspective

A deep dive into HBCUs, college rankings and exclusion

A new look at why historically Black colleges and universities don't do well on college rankings.

By Valerie StraussSeptember 25, 2022

Perspective

Detecting impostor content on social media and other news literacy lessons

Here is an autumn installment of a weekly feature that has been running for several years.

By Valerie StraussSeptember 25, 2022

Perspective

Why U.S. News may have to rethink how it creates college rankings

The Carnegie Classifications — a key tool the magazine uses to assemble its famous rankings is going under major revision.

What movie is it's The Most Wonderful Time of the Year in?

2003/2004: Andy Williams, in a shorter, more upbeat version for the 2004 film Surviving Christmas.

Where was the Hallmark movie The Most Wonderful Time of the Year filmed?

in Ontario, Canada. We emailed back & forth a few times about the house from The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, after I posted about some of the locations from the movie. I had mentioned in my story that in the promo pics for the movie, the front door was totally different than the one we saw in the movie.

Will Hallmark show Christmas movies in 2022?

Hallmark's new Christmas movies for 2022 started airing before Halloween on Oct. 21. The last four new movies will debut this weekend, Friday, Dec. 16, through Sunday, Dec. 18 - three in the Countdown to Christmas and one in the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Miracles of Christmas.

What is the name of the Hallmark movie with Henry Winkler?

Henry Winkler as Uncle Ralph on The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.