Love's Christmas Journey is an Hallmark Channel movie, based on Janette Oke/Bethany House's Love Comes Softly book series, executive produced by Larry Levinson, and starring Natalie Hall, Greg Vaughan, Jobeth Williams, Sean Astin and Ernest Borgnine, that premiered on November 5, 2011, as part of the channel's third annual Countdown to Christmas event.
Summary
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While still mourning the loss of her husband and daughter, recently widowed Ellie King visits her brother Aaron Davis, a sheriff in the small town of Haddonton, and his two children during the Christmas holiday. Ellie does her best to enjoy the holidays, even making new friends with Beatrice, a local shop keeper and Deputy Strode. Settling in nicely with her brother's family, Ellie agrees to watch her niece and nephew when Aaron travels out of town to purchase adjacent land for farming. But when a corrupt attorney in town leaves a young man to blame for Mayor Wayne's barn catching fire and burning, Ellie ignores distrusting townspeople and steps in to help to prove his innocence. To her dismay, the season's festivities are threatened when Aaron goes missing. When all seems lost, Ellie not only gets the perfect holiday miracle, her brother delivered home safely on Christmas morning, but also the chance at a new life when she finds herself falling in love again.
Songs
Uncredited.
- "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" - Natalie Hall
- "Rock of Ages" (1830) - Ernest Borgnine (Humming)
- "Deck the Halls" - Sean Astin and Annika Noelle
Cast
Casting By Penny Perry and Amy Beth Reece
| Actress/actor(s) | Character(s) |
|---|---|
| Natalie Hall | Ellie Davis |
| Jobeth Williams | Mrs. Thompson |
| Greg Vaughan | Aaron |
| Dylan Bruce | Michael |
| Bobby Campo | Erik Johnson |
| Charles Shaughnessy | Alex Weaver |
| Sean Astin | Mayor Wayne |
| Ryan Wynott | Christopher Davis |
| Jada Mae Facer | Annabelle Davis |
| Ernest Borgnine | Nicholas |
| Amanda Foreman | Adrienne Wayne |
| Annika Noelle | Suzanna Wayne |
| Dannika Liddell | Jessica King |
| Chad Michael Collins | Owen King |
| Stephen W. Bridgewater | Mr. Cunningham |
| Tom Virtue | Mr. Bersen |
| Teddy Vincent | Mrs. Price |
| Brian Thompson | Cass |
| Kanin J. Howell Ryan K. Smith |
Cowboys |
| Barry Livingston | George Ness |
| James Keane | Mr. Peters |
| Richard Tyson | Charley |
| Dennis Fitzgerald Allan Jordan |
Henchmen |
| James Wlcek | Landowner |
| David Sullivan | Homesteader |
| Peter Katona | Mr. Jones |
| Kristi Slager | Mrs. Jones |
| Evan Helmuth | Deputy Harve |
| Gabriel Suttle | Wiseman #2 |
| Danielle Parker | Angel |
| Challen Cates | Mrs. Johnson |
| Dave Rodgers | Stagecoach Driver |
| Mike Cochrane (uncredited) | Fiddler |
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