Walt Disney Pictures 1985 Classic: One Magic Christmas

With Thanksgiving in near sight, I know many are gearing up for a feast with Family, Friends and Loved Ones. We are too at www.DizRadio.com. With that tradition also comes the real kick off to the Christmas Season. Unlike many others, I will not bring myself to celebrate Christmas before Thanksgiving. One holiday at a time is what I believe.

And in kicking off the Holiday Season there are so many things we are going to tackle here and on the show from special guests, to film reviews and more. And one movie I know I will be discussing, and getting some of the actors on as guests for the show, is one of my personal favorite films, One Magic Christmas.

This 1985 film will be in my player on Friday while decorating and it is such a warm and heart felt film telling you how Christmas is so much more. Now we all know that in retrospect about the season, but this has that something extra that brings a tear to your eye. With Angels, Santa and some Magic, we all leave this film with tears in a happy way and looking at ourselves and the season.

“Ginny Grainger (Steenburgen) is the mother of two children, Abbie (Harnois) and Cal (Magwood). Her husband, Jack (Basaraba), has been out of work since June, and the family has to move out of the company house by January 1. He enjoys fixing bikes in his basement and hopes to give a bike to his children’s friend, Molly Monaghan, who is poor and that’s all she wants for Christmas. Although Jack would like to open a bike shop of his own, doing so would use up all their savings, which Ginny sees as a foolish move. In order to make ends meet, she works as a cashier at a grocery store. Christmas is looming on the horizon which is causing even more trouble for Ginny and like Scrooge, she loses sight of the true meaning of Christmas.”

So kick off the holiday season and experience this film if you already haven’t. You can listen to it right now in the Lifetime of Disney Player on our site for some enjoyment while working the day away and stay tuned for guests to come on to our show about this classic.

But in the end, experience this bit of Disney Magic this Christmas.