A Christmas to Remember (1978 film)


A Christmas to Remember is a 1978 American made-for-television drama film starring Jason Robards, Eva Marie Saint, and Joanne Woodward. Adapted from the 1977 novel The Melodeon by Glendon Swarthout, it first aired on the CBS network on December 20, 1978. It was filmed in Rush City, Minnesota.

Plot

Rusty McCloud is sent by his economically-strapped mother to live on his grandparents' farm one winter during the Great Depression. The grandparents, Daniel Larson and his wife Emma, are still grieving the loss of their son in World War I, and Daniel in particular is initially gruff and resentful toward his grandson. However, a bond gradually develops between the two of them, and as Christmas approaches they work to deliver a melodeon left by the dead son to the local church as a surprise gift.

Cast