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A Different Kind of Christmas

4.919961h 30mMovieDramaTV Movie

When you're the city attorney you don't need the kinds of problems that her father was giving her. After her mother died, her father began doing his "Santa Schtick," as she called it, much more intensely... which meant that he turned his…

DirectorTom McLoughlin
WriterBart Baker
ProducersRobert O'Connor·Carroll Newman

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Cast · Directed by Tom McLoughlin

SLShelley Long
Shelley Long
Elizabeth Gates
BBBarry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick
Frank Mallory
RORichard K. Olsen
Richard K. Olsen
Henry
NL
Nathan Lawrence
Tommy Gates
NMNancy McLoughlin
Nancy McLoughlin
Susan
MKMichael E. Knight
Michael E. Knight
Alan Schaefer
BKBruce Kirby
Bruce Kirby
Santa
JM
Janell McLeod
Fran
KFKeith Flippen
Keith Flippen
Michael
RKRebecca Koon
Rebecca Koon
Marguerite
TS
Troy Simmons
Lester
WS
Wells Struble
Charlie

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A Different Kind of Christmas — streaming FAQ

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A Different Kind of Christmas is streaming on Rakuten TV and Plex in United Kingdom. It's not currently on Netflix.

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No, A Different Kind of Christmas is not on Netflix in United Kingdom as of September 2026. It's currently on Rakuten TV and Plex.

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