A Holiday to Remember | |
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Genre | Drama Romance |
Based on | A Christmas Love by Kathleen Creighton |
Written by | Darrah Cloud |
Directed by | Jud Taylor |
Starring | Connie Sellecca Randy Travis Rue McClanahan Asia Vieira |
Music by | Claude Desjardins Eric Robertson |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Howard Braunstein |
Producers | Marilyn Stonehouse Jud Taylor |
Production locations | British Columbia Toronto |
Cinematography | Jan Kiesser |
Editor | Ron Wisman |
Running time | 90 minutes |
Production companies | Jaffe/Braunstein Films Pebblehut Productions |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | December 12, 1995 |
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