Christmas Everlasting (2018): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2018, Christmas Everlasting is a drama, romance and tv movie film directed by Ron Oliver, running about 84 minutes.

What it’s about. Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.

Who’s in it. Christmas Everlasting stars Tatyana Ali as Lucy Toomey, Dondre Whitfield as Peter Swinson, Dennis Haysbert as Uncle Barney and Patti LaBelle as Mrs. Swinson, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.1/10, Christmas Everlasting has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on fuboTV, Philo, YouTube TV and Hallmark+ Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Christmas Everlasting page.

If you liked it. Fans of Christmas Everlasting tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.