The Gift of Love: A Christmas Story

This is a wonderful movie and its a shame people cannot buy it in the store or catch it on tv. My boyfriends grandma wanted this movie really bad so her daughter and I looked and looked for it. I was lucky enough to find it, and now I can give her this wonderful gift for her birthday coming up in February. I'm glad she wanted this movie or I would probably have never got to see it. It seems most people have really forgotten the true meaning of Christmas, and they take for granted things they shouldn't. Maybe if more people watched this movie they might think of their lives and be happy for what they have, instead of complaining of what they don't have. It seems like a lot of people who live alone are quite crabby like the aunt. Most people just think they are crabby and dont want to go around them but this movie shows that all they really want is to be loved. This is a great movie and Im glad I have it.

I started watching this movie when it came out in 1983 and continued watching it for several years every Christmas. From start to finish my eyes would be "glued" to the TV screen! The acting was so real that I felt like I was part of the movie. My heart went out to Janet, played by Lee Remick, who had lost her mother, Played by Andela Lansbury, and then by way of a miracle was able to spend a few glorious days with her, even if it was a dream. This movie far surpasses It's a Wonderful Life. This movie is what Christmas is all about! I have been searching for this movie for years and it is never played on televsion anymore nor is it at the video store.

This movie used to air every Christmas Evening for a few years. I was getting used to watching it every year, then they stopped broadcasting it. Lee Remick was one of my favorite actresses, and this is a great feel-good Christmas movie. I just wish there was a way to get a copy of this movie. My favorite scene was when the boy fell into the pond and how it changed everyone.

I first saw this film in 1986 and really liked it. After that, I watched every Christmas for it to reappear on TV, but it never did. Then, about 3 years ago, I saw a listing for it in the TV Guide. It was on a local channel really late at night. I taped it, and now I watch it just about every year. I love Angela Lansbury in it, and I love the message of hope. For those of you who can't find the movie anywhere, take heart! It may just appear on your local station one year. You might even consider contacting them and asking them to run it.

I was so happy to see that other people are looking for a copy of this movie and have enjoyed it as I have. I love it and have seen it on TV several times. However, as most of you have said, it is no longer shown and is not on video. How I wish I had taped it. I would also be interested in obtaining a copy. The story is warm and interesting.