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The Christmas Shoes featurette including cast interviews; Exclusive interview with Newsong and Donna VanLiere; The Christmas Shoes Discussion Guide; Excerpts from the Christmas Collection and upcoming book - The Angels of Morgan Hill
Full Product DetailsDisc #1 -- The Christmas Shoes
2. The Harvest Concert [10:32]
3. Maggie Needs Help [5:13]
4. Trouble at Home [4:22]
5. The Shoes Returned [7:24]
6. Bad News [3:12]
7. Heart to Heart Talk [6:39]
8. The Search [3:05]
9. Robert's Work [8:14]
10. Maggie's Goodbye [3:47]
11. Mourning [6:38]
12. Christmas Eve [5:39]
13. The Christmas Shoes [16:47]
This sentimental made-for-TV drama was based on the bestselling novel by Donna VanLiere, which in turn was inspired by the popular song of the same name. Rob Lowe stars as Robert Layton, a workaholic attorney who sorely neglects his family, even during the Christmas season. Clearly, Layton is overdue for a "humanizing" treatment, which comes in the form of a little boy named Nathan Andrews (Max Morrow). Learning that his mother, Maggie (Kimberly Williams), is dying from congenital heart failure, and unable to financially rely upon his underemployed father, Jack (Hugh Thompson), Nathan goes about collecting tin cans and other throwaways so that he can afford an expensive pair of red shoes for his ailing mom. Nathan's plight not only touches Layton, but also has a heartwarming trickle-down effect on the lawyer's estranged family. The Christmas Shoes debuted December 1, 2002, on CBS. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide