ANGEL IN THE FAMILY

Childhood memories, lost innocence, and enduring love shape the foundation of a family in transition—and inspire a miracle that becomes its heart and soul…

Sarah Bishop (Tracy Needham, JAG), a struggling, insecure artist and her estranged sister Beth (Natasha Gregson Wagner, Urban Legend), a successful and ambitious advertising executive, are reunited days before Christmas after their father Buddy (Ronny Cox, Total Recall) suffers a mild stroke. Buddy, who’s never accepted the passing of his beloved wife Lorraine (Emmy nominee Meredith Baxter, Family Ties), wants only one thing for the holidays—to return with his daughters to the idyllic community of Trinity, California and to the family home they shuttered and abandoned after Lorraine’s death. With sweet memories of a life gone by comes Sarah’s impossible wish one starry night—that her mother could be there, too.

By morning it’s as if a winter prayer were answered. The aroma of their mother’s vanilla coffee wafts through the air, as does the scent of her freshly baked pies. Her favourite ornament sits atop the Christmas tree, and Buddy’s energy and spirit seem revitalised. He isn’t surprised in the least. After all, he believes in miracles. And a miracle is the only explanation for what Sarah and Beth see: their mother, looking luminous—and very much alive—has come for Christmas. Is it a dream? Buddy implores his daughters not to question it, but rather to accept their mother’s return and to take to heart the message she brings with her. So begins a journey of self-reflection for the entire Bishop family.

Directed by Emmy winner Georg Standford Brown (The Long Shot) and written by television veteran Duane Poole (A Christmas Memory), Home for the Holidays is a holiday miracle to remember for a lifetime.