Trading Christmas

Trading Christmas

2011 · 87 min · ★ 6.6 · TV Movie, Family

Emily misses her daughter Heather, who is attending college in Boston. Since her father died, Heather is sensitive to her mom’s dependence on long-standing holiday traditions. This Christmas, Heather has planned a trip to Phoenix with her boyfriend, but tells her mother she is staying on campus to study. After Emily arranges a house-swap with Charles, an English professor from Boston who wants Washington State’s solitude in order to finish his novel, Emily hops on a flight to Boston to surprise Heather for Christmas. Unaware of the house swap, Emily’s best friend, Faith walks in on Charles at Emily’s house and in Boston, Ray, Charles’ brother responds to a 911 call only to find Emily at Charles’ condo. Will Christmas travel calamities lead to cross-country romances? Or have there been one too many surprises already?

Directed by Michael M. Scott · Written by Bruce Graham

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Tom Cavanagh Charles Johnson
Faith Ford Emily Spengler
Gil Bellows Ray Johnson
Gabrielle Miller Faith Kerrigan
Emma Lahana Heather Spengler
Andrew Francis Jason
Lucy Jeffrey Sarah
Travis Turner Walter
Alvin Sanders Bus Driver
Eric Keenleyside Security Guard
Michael Coleman Tony

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