The Christmas Wish

The Christmas Wish is a 1998 American made-for-television Christmas drama film starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds. It premiered on CBS on December 6, 1998, and it was based on a novel by Richard Siddoway.

Plot
A businessman Will Martin tries to uncover a family secret for his grandmother Ruth Martin after he returns to a small town to modernize his family's real-estate company. During thanksgiving dinner his grandmother Ruth tells him she has discovered a woman named Lillian in her recently deceased husband Warren's journals. Warren had written about visiting Lillian every Christmas Eve since shortly after the death of his son and daughter-in-law in a car accident. The search for this mysterious Lillian takes Will on a journey through his grandfather's life and helps him to understand the true meaning of love and forgiveness.

Cast

 * Neil Patrick Harris as Will Martin
 * Debbie Reynolds as Ruth
 * Naomi Watts as Renee
 * Alexandra Wilson as Julia
 * Beverly Archer as Miss Enid Cook
 * Ian Meltzer as Justin
 * Gary Bayer as Jimmy Hanning
 * James Greene as Warren Martin
 * Jerry Douglas as Mr. Askou