Christmas Every Day

For The Fairly OddParents episode of the same name, see Christmas Every Day! (Fairly OddParents).

Christmas Every Day
Directed by	Larry Peerce[1]
Produced by	Gary M. Goodman Barry Rosen
Written by	Stephen Alix Nancey Silvers
Starring	Erik von Detten
Music by	Billy Goldenberg
Cinematography	Gideon Porath
Editing by	Jerrold L. Ludwig
Release date(s)	December 1 1996 - The Family Channel[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Christmas Every Day is a 1996 American television movie, directed by Larry Peerce, starring Erik von Detten, and originally broadcast on The Family Channel during their first 25 Days of Christmas programming block. ^[2] Based on William Dean Howells's short story, "Christmas Every Day".

Plot

The film stars Erik von Detten as Billy Jackson, a selfish teenager forced to relive the same Christmas every day.^[2][3] At night on Christmas Day, Billy's sister wishes that it was Christmas every day. And thereafter he has to keep repeating Christmas Day until he realizes the true meaning of the holiday season.^[4][5]

The movie also stars Robert Hays and Bess Armstrong as Billy's parents.^[2][5][6]

Billy finds the entire experience to be really a nightmare. "My life is on rewind," he moans. Each December 25 he must face the school bully, get involved in his grocer father's dispute with his fat-cat uncle who wants to build a mega store and ruin the local merchants. Then there's Billy's Christmas pageant prank that goes horribly awry, and the destitute old lady who needs the bag of food he forgets to bring her.^[5]

Remake

The movie was remade into a TV movie in 2006 titled Christmas Do-Over. It aired on ABC Family. ^[7]

Trivia

• A brief cameo is made by then-Virginia governor (and former Senator) George Allen.
• The movie last aired on ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas in 2008.

See also

• Time loop, about the general phenomenon (also lists many other examples of it in fiction)
• Elmo Saves Christmas - Children's film (coincidentally released in the same year) exploring a common childhood wish of wanting Christmas every day
• Groundhog Day - Bill Murray must relive Groundhog Day over and over.

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Bobbin, Jay (December 1 1996). "Bess Armstrong Finds 'Christmas Every Day' on Family Channel". Buffalo News: 27TV. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} Christmas Every Day at the Internet Movie Database
3. ^ Rindge, Brenda (December 2 2002). "'Tis the Season". The Post and Courier: 1D. 
4. ^ McDonough, Kevin (December 21 1999). "Oh, holiday night ! It's Christmas on every channel". Charleston Daily Mail: P5D. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} Malleck, Bonnie (December 19 1998). "Holiday tales abound;Christmas Every Day sure to please young viewers". The Record: F2. 
6. ^ "Holiday TV". News & Record: D1. November 25 2004. 
   
7. ^ Christmas Every Day at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• Christmas Every Day at the Internet Movie Database