Release Date: 12/1/19; Lifetime
Genre: Holiday
Rating: Unknown
Director: Rhonda Baraka
Studio(s): Tim Johnson Productions, Lifetime.
Running Time: Unknown
Cast: Kim Fields (Emma), Adrian Holmes (Ben), BJ Harrison (Leonna), Andrew Creightney (Grandpa Roy), Mindy Cohn (Rose), Lisa Whelchel, Nancy McKeon.
Details: The stars of The Facts of Life are coming back together, just in time for Christmas! Kim Fields, Lisa Whelchel, Mindy Cohn and Nancy McKeon will reunite in the Christmas movie You Light Up My Christmas, premiering Dec.1 on Lifetime as part of the channel’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” programming. The holiday movie’s executive producer and star Kim Fields — who describes these cast members as her “sisters” — is the one who invited her fellow child actresses to get on board.
Story: Inspired by true events, Emma (Kim Fields) returns to her hometown built around her family’s pioneer Christmas Light Factory two weeks before Christmas. However upon Emma’s return, she discovers the lights have gone dim in the once festive town, prompting her to reconnect with an old flame to set their hearts and the town ablaze with light again. Source(s): Lifetime.com; People.com.
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