“A Magical Christmas Village” Shines with Marlo Thomas and Alison Sweeney on Hallmark
In 1977, iconic actress Marlo Thomas appeared in the now classic Christmas TV-movie, It Happened One Christmas, which was a remake of the legendary 1944 Jimmy Stewart feature film, It’s A Wonderful Life.
Decades later, Thomas returns to the small screen in the Hallmark Channel’s charming new holiday tale, A Magical Christmas Village. The film also stars Hallmark veteran actress Alison Sweeney, who also serves as executive producer, while Luke Macfarlane, Maria Meadows, and Maesa Nicholson present their own delightful brand of likability.
It’s nothing less than magical to see Thomas back on TV, where she starred from 1966 to 1971 on That Girl, her ground-breaking ABC sitcom. With That Girl, which co-starred the late Ted Bessel, Thomas paved the way for female empowerment, playing aspiring actress Ann Marie, one of TV’s first independent career women.
In 2022, with a contemporary take and a dash of nostalgia, Thomas makes her mark in A Magical Christmas Village. Her pristine comedic timing and wit remain razor-sharp, as she delivers a mesmerizing, near-mystical performance with the perfect balance of sweet drama.
In a romantic tale with a poignant family twist, Thomas plays the idealistic widowed mother to Sweeney’s single…
