Dear Santa

This is one of my all time favorite Christmas movies. I am still watching it and it's March!! The plot is so very good and the actors and actresses are great. It is a movie about a young lady about 30 years old who had not spent many Christmas or special times with her parents. Her mother goes with her father on business trips. Crystal's parents have been supporting her until now but have given her until Christmas to turn her life around. It's Christmas time and Amber is buying all sorts of clothes for parties and such. So...she had her list and was on her way to buy more outfits when she saw a dress in the window of a store she obviously shopped at often. The mail man was getting the mail out of a box there in front of the store where Amber was looking. A letter flew right in Amber's path and she caught the letter. Looking at the red dress made her put the letter in her pocket and she went on shopping. She was home and she remembered to look at the letter and she opened it. The letter was from a young girl and she was not asking for any gift for herself but she wanted a wife for her father. Someone beautiful and nice so they could have a family again. Her father and Olivia had been sad since his wife and her mom passed a year this Christmas. Amber took the contents of the letter very seriously so she found the return address and drove tho their house to see the little girl and her father. After some stops here and there Amber follows Derek to a 'soup kitchen' which his wife had started when she was alive and he promised to keep it going as long as possible. Amber stops and goes in to see where Derek had led her. At this point the movie is set mostly at the 'soup kitchen' and it shows a spoiled but beautiful young lady doing work she had never done in her life but she found it very rewarding and she saw Olivia, the young girl at the kitchen and they became close. Amber and Olivia were not fond of Derek's so called girl friend, Jillian. As time goes by Amber works closely with Derek and they did things together like taking Olivia to get new clothes. Her father had not noticed his daughter's clothes had become old looking. The movie becomes a fight between Jillian and Crystal for Derek. Crystal did not tell Derek about the letter she found but had told the chef at the 'soup kitchen' and both him and Amber thought it was 'fate' that is getting them together. Jillian looks through Crystals purse and finds the letter. Derek was very angry with Amber but then things turned when Amber has the money to pull the 'soup kitchen' out of being closed for unpaid bills of ten thousand dollars. Amber's mom and dad sent her ten thousand dollars for Christmas and to hold her over to get started supporting herself. The little girl, Olivia becomes very angry with her father since he was angry with Amber and he would not let Olivia talk with her. Olivia ends up going to a huge Christmas tree where she and her mom once sent up wishes. She left without telling her dad or anyone. When he finds his little girl all things become clear to all parties. Somehow Olivia, Amber and Derek end up at the same place THIS IS ONE GREAT MOVIE. Take the time to watch it!

I’ve reviewed this movie twice and my review is gone again. Here it goes again. 5 maybe 8 ⭐️’s. LIVE THIS MOVIE! Such a wonderful Christmas movie it’s a classic and what an honor to be called tat. Everyone did an excellent job. Even the mean girl and girls. Love it. Great Lifetime movie

I saw this on TV two times and had to order it. I love the movie; very cute Christmas movie. It's a favorite of mine now and I've become addicted to it. It was well done, not the cheesy job like some Xmas movies. Best new Christmas movie of 2011 that I have seen and I've seen them all. All the actors were great. Amy Acker did a great job. Love her quiet manner and cute responses. The guy is great too and so is the little girl and so was the cook. I would buy it again in a minute. There were a couple flaws in the show such as it is cold weather and the clerk comes out of the store with no sleeves. They call the snow blade a "bucket." Crystal says she googled the address of the letter and there was no return address on the card or the letter. Oliva gets new clothes but after that she still wears the same old clothes. I guess you notice these things when you watch the movie WAY TOO MANY TIMES. ha ha

Amy is a true gem and really carries the film. The other actors do give good supporting roles. It's amazing how she is portrays so lovable here ( probably so true in real life after seeing some of her interviews ) while also being such a bad ass in Person of Interest. Ok, I have been a great fan ever since seeing her in Angel as the displaced genius is saved by Angel. Dear Santa has such a warm storyline and Amy's character is tested while trying to fulfill a promise and doing good. After all, it is a Lifetime xmas story! No spoilers here except to say it was a very satisfying ending. The DVD does have the making of this film which I always love seeing. I only wish that some Lifetime movies that are really popular go to blu-ray instead of regular DVD quality. Sadly, Lifetime doesn't think that way as of yet but maybe a mention here and there will change their minds.

I was pleasantly surprised by this movie. I wasn't sure what to expect, but Dear Santa turned out to be one of those 'cute' Christmas movies. There is a good humor element to it, the touching aspect of it and will bring a tear to the eye by the end. The story is somewhat predictable, but it does not detract from it being an enjoyable movie. It is different in the story aspect that Amy's character finds a letter and fashions her own response to it. I was pleasantly surprised by something I thought might be a problem. The chef in the movie definitely comes off homosexual, so I thought this movie would have a Hollywood-based, liberal agenda to it. As it turned out, the chef turns out to be the 'loveable gay guy'. His character helps Amy's character get steered in the right direction. So, give this aspect of the movie a chance. This is coming from a die-hard conservative, former-Christian guy. I have read the 2-star review on here. As a former Christian who is back to being an agnostic, I am not as bothered to hear god d**n in a movie like I once was. However, I have to think it was not well used in the movie. So, if it bothers you to hear it, you are well warned. If it doesn't bother you, you can disregard that 2-star warning. This movie is overall good and worthy of being added to your Christmas movie collection.

It was as described; the plastic covering on the case had seen better days, but was easily fixed with some transparent tape. The disk itself is in great shape and that's the important part. I DO love this little movie and it has been in my Christmas lineup for the past five years, or so. I wanted to ensure I had it on a disk in case my streaming channels decided to scrub it from their offerings.

Cadeau

Watched this film over Christmas last year on TV, and immediately bought the DVD. Have been eagerly waiting for the festive season to run it. The wait was worthwhile, as it is a great story. Superbly acted.It really got me in the Christmas spirit.Do yourself a favour, buy it now and watch it next December. The bargain price is the icing on the cake.

Sehr schöner Weihnachtsfilm gute Geschichte nicht so die typische Idee, Schauspieler ergänzen sich gut.

great storyline

Es war ein sehr schöner film. Schaue sie oft an. dieser film ist Empfehlenswert für Leute die auf Romantik stehen