A CHRISTMAS VISITOR
They were a family shattered by the past and struggling with the future.
One visitor will change them forever.
A family loss that was once a cause to grieve becomes an exquisite memory—and a
reason to celebrate the most extraordinary Christmas of a lifetime.
In the small American town of New Chatham, Christmas is approaching for the Boyajian
family. But father George (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee William Devane, Knots
Landing), mother Carol (Emmy nominee Meredith Baxter, Family Ties), and their
daughter, Jean (Reagan Pasternak, Jailbait), have lost the desire to celebrate. Immersed in
grief since the death of their son on Christmas Eve 1991 in the Persian Gulf War, George
and Carol have forgone the familial comfort and pleasures of the holidays. But this year,
George’s annual visit to his son’s grave has renewed faith in a heartsick father. Splitting
logs for a Yule fire and retrieving old ornaments from the attic, George is determined to
bring his family together. His wish comes true in ways none of them could have
anticipated.
It begins when George picks up a young man named Matthew (Dean McDermott, Brian's
Song), a hitchhiker presumably without a place to stay. Accepting the generous invitation
to spend the night at George’s house, Matthew also agrees to a well-intentioned charade:
to pretend, for Carol’s sake, that he knew their beloved son in the war. But once inside
the warmth of the Boyajian home, settled around a festively decorated tree, Matthew has
a few surprises in store for all of them—ones that will renew their faith in each other and
in the extraordinary miracles of Christmas.
From Hallmark Entertainment, A Christmas Visitor is a holiday gift of undying love and
faith for the entire family.