This story is about what happens when a newly blended family tries to blend their traditions for Christmas. They do a good job of showing how traditions are bittersweet when someone is no longer there to share them. We see that these kids are not selfish and in fact very mature for their age in that sense. Giving up the traditions is like losing that loved one again.

This is not your stereotypical Christmas story, although I'm sure elements of it have been done before. The ending could have gone a couple of ways.

All the acting is good. Two of the kids seem especially mature for their age. I was particularly impressed with John Ratzenberger who was nothing like he was on Cheers and presented a Christian retired pastor as a reasonable man of faith and love.

There was a Bible reading about Christmas and saying of grace that was more than rote. The movie may be a little preachy, but it is not about religion. It is about the importance of family.

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"Our First Christmas".

In this film: After a whirlwind romance, widowers Cindy and Tom and their children are spending their first Christmas together. Planning and hoping for the perfect holiday, the couple finds themselves in a dilemma. Both sets of children are determined to keep their traditions of the past, even if it means spending the holiday apart.

The film has many familiar faces including "Dixie Carter" and John Ratzenberger.

What I like the most about this film was the fact "NOBODY" comes across as a bad person at anytime during the film. From the Children to the eldest adult! Everyone's point of view is herd! Nobody is ever called "Stupid" for feeling or wanting certain things.

The writer of this film did a great job. She did not take the easy approach on certain subject matter.

This film might not be for everyone especially if you recently lost someone you love. Please if you LOVE Christmas you will love this film. The film is about what is important in life and how we should all treat one another. A Huge Winner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas is jeopardized when a newly blended family can't seem to get together on how to celebrate the holiday. All is seemingly made well when the two kids from the dad's side decide to go with what the daughter of their stepmom wants, which is to spend the holiday in Boulder. Unbeknownst to them, that daughter has decided it will be best to skip Boulder and stay in town for a Christmas Eve pageant in which her two step-siblings usually perform. To complicate matters, the former mother-in-law of the wife shows up for an extended stay and has her own ideas. The heart of this typical Hallmark TV movie is Dixie Carter's performance as the grandma to the Boulder-loving daughter. As always, Carter is terrific. And she is nicely supported by John Ratzenberger as the fun-loving and very shrewd grandpa to the pageant-loving kiddies. Ratzenberger and Carter play off each other very nicely. A pregnant-looking Julie Warner is the wife being pushed and pulled by the three kids.