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This episode, by far, was the best episode of the season. Grossman played the roll of Pepper so exquisitely that I couldn't catch my breath during the intense scenes. I was blubbering like a baby and I had to take a moment after the episode ended to collect myself.

Pepper has been in the background for this entire season. After this episode, I'm so disappointed that they didn't have her character in the forefront. Grossman is a phenomenal actress, as shown in this episode, and it's too bad that her gifted acting skills went to waste in the other episodes. Her performance was definitely award-winning and unforgettable.

I really enjoyed this heartfelt movie. As a TV-movie, I did not expect to be moved, but this movie brought out the waterworks in me.

Ashley (Kari Hawker) plays a lonely, broke young woman trying to find a job before the holiday season. Her lonely neighbor, Nick Anderson (played by Bruce Davison), offers her a job to work as his assistant. She accepts the job and learns the true meaning of Christmas when she learns of Nick's past and his Secret Santa ways of the present. They form a father/daughter bond and it is very sweet to witness. Will Price (KC Clyde) plays a magazine writer, who threatens to reveal Nick Anderson as the Secret Santa for his own self gain at the magazine. However, the movie writers were smart to keep his cynicism to a minimum as to not spoil the goodness of the movie.

Bruce Davison's performance was exceptional. He and Kari Hawker had great chemistry on screen, as do Hawker and Clyde. I highly recommend this Christmas movie. I can't wait to watch it again next year!