PAX TV (WPXP Channel 67) achieved its highest rated movie ever with the world premiere of "Mary Christmas" on November 29, 2002[1] Joel Wallace (Schneider), is a widower raising a daughter, Felice (Jenna Boyd).

The letter is intercepted by a local news producer who cancels reporter Mary Maloney's vacation and sends her to investigate the Wallace family as a human interest story.

Most of the movie deals with Joel's searching for a new wife that will be Felice's mother.

Felice is searching for a mother, and Mary Maloney's is wishing for her daughter to be happy, the baby that she gave up nine years earlier; the real Santa Claus poses as a governor who has both letter's to Santa, and grants all of their wishes; The real daughter and mother are reunited as the father is given his old ball mint he always loved!

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