The Christmas Shoes (film)

The Christmas Shoes is a madeforTV movie, broadcast on CBS in December 2002. It is based on the song and novel of the same name. It was shot in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is the first part of a trilogy, followed by The Christmas Blessing 2005 and The Christmas Hope 2009.

Maggie does not receive her heart transplant because the heart was tested to have Hepatitis B. By the time they find another heart she will be too ill to undergo the operation. Maggie decides to go home to die. Ellen sees Dalton loading soda cans in his trunk. Ellen tells Dalton that she is going to leave the outside Christmas light on for a while. The next morning the lights are still on and Dalton discovers that Ellen has died. Later when Dalton is with Nathan he tells him that his wife diedyears ago. He tells Nathan to cross over to an alley. There he finds a large amount of cans.On Christmas Eve, while Maggie is home in her bed dying. Nathan runs out of the house to Wilsons Department Store only to find the door locked. Robert is late going to Wilsons to pick up gifts for his wife and daughter. Together they get the store clerk to open the door, which we find out sometimes locks itself. When Nathan runs to the counter in front of Robert to pay for the shoes, the very rude clerk tells him he does not have enough money to pay for them. Robert standing behind him overhears the clerk tell Nathan he does not have enough money to buy the shoes and sees Nathan very upset. Robert asks Nathan what is going on. Nathan explains that he wants the shoes for his mom, for whom this will be her last Christmas, so that she will be beautiful in heaven. After hearing the story, Robert pays the balance of the money needed. Nathan thanks Robert, and runs all the way back to his house. ........

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