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Sunday, Dec. 18
9:00 p.m. ET/PT
CBS
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Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D., How
I Met Your Mother)
Rob Lowe (The West Wing)
Angus T. Jones (The Rookie)
Rebecca Gayheart (Beverly Hills 90210)
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TELEVISION
CBS Airs 'The Christmas Blessing'
CBN.com –
Nashville, TN – The heartwarming holiday drama of
Christmas miracles, The Christmas Blessing, based on
The New York Times best-selling book of the same name
by celebrated author Donna VanLiere, is set to debut Sunday, December
18 at 9 P.M. ET/PT as the CBS Sunday Night Movie.
The made-for-television movie stars Golden Globe nominated actor
Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser, M.D. and his new
hit show How I Met Your Mother), Golden Globe nominee
Rob Lowe (The West Wing), Angus T. Jones (The Rookie
and his current hit TV show Two and a Half Men), Rebecca
Gayheart (Beverly Hills 90210 and Scream 2).
Country music star Blake Shelton joins the cast of characters
and performs his song “Nobody But Me.” Dove Award-winning,
Grammy nominated group NewSong also makes an appearance and performs
their new holiday single “The Christmas Blessing.”
The movie continues the story begun in The Christmas Shoes
-- a film based on VanLiere’s same-titled The New York
Times and USA Today bestseller, and 2002 Retailer’s
Choice Award fiction winner -- which also aired on CBS. The film
became the highest rated TV movie of 2002, attracting 17 million
viewers.
The Christmas Blessing reacquaints viewers with Nathan
Andrews (Harris), one of the main characters from first movie,
who is now grown and a medical resident. After losing a patient,
old memories come rushing back, and he begins to ponder his future.
Nathan moves back to his hometown where he falls in love with
a beautiful, young teacher named Megan Sullivan (Gayheart). One
of her students, Charlie Bennett (Jones), also wins a special
place in Andrews’ heart as they both share having lost their
mothers at an early age. While coming home may have felt like
the best thing to do, Andrews realizes he has traded one set of
problems for another. As his world begins to crumble, he finds
himself questioning God, fate, and the fragility of life. Only
a Christmas miracle will pull him through this downtrodden time.
The Christmas Blessing, the CBS Sunday Night Movie,
was produced by Craig Anderson Productions in association with
Beth Grossbard Productions. Craig Anderson and Beth Grossbard
(The Christmas Shoes) are the executive producers. Karen
Arthur (True Women) directed the film from a screenplay
by Wesley Bishop.
Author Donna VanLiere’s The Christmas Hope, the
third book in the widely popular Christmas Hope series which includes
The Christmas Shoes and The Christmas Blessing,
released November 1, 2005, debuting at No. 23 on the New York
Times best-seller list. A deal has already been signed for
CBS to make a movie of The Christmas Hope for 2006.
Donna VanLiere is an actress, speaker, and best-selling author
of several books, including They Walked With Him, the
2002 Silver Angel Award-winning Sheltering Trees: The Power,
Promise and Refuge of Friendship, and High Calling: The
Courageous Life and Faith of Space Shuttle Columbia Commander
Rick Husband. VanLiere also has written several full-production
plays and hundreds of sketches for churches and events. She has
served as emcee and dramatist for Women of Faith Marriage Conferences
featuring Dr. Gary Smalley, Dr. Larry Crabb, and Dr. Kevin Leman,
and has performed with the Arise Easter Tour -- highlighting some
of today's top Christian music artists. VanLiere and her family
live in Franklin, Tenn.
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