This is the first movie my husband and I saw as a married couple. It was Christmas Eve and we had been married a total of 6 days. A year later, I gave the video as a gift to my parents. It was the first Christmas after my brother's death and I hoped it would cheer their holiday. So this movie represents much more to me than found on first glance. It bookends a monumental year in my life.

As to the movie, it is an interesting look at disconnected families and how the magic of the holiday can bring families back together. Whenever I watch it with my kids, it is as poignant to me as it is humorous.

It has successors but of the three, this one is my favorite.

10 Days to Christmas.