Olivia wants this Christmas to be the best ever. Everything seems to happen to prevent this.Olivia wants this Christmas to be the best ever. Everything seems to happen to prevent this.Olivia wants this Christmas to be the best ever. Everything seems to happen to prevent this.
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Michael Learned
- Olivia Walton
- (as Miss Michael Learned)
Judy Norton
- Mary Ellen Walton
- (as Judy Norton-Taylor)
Mary Beth McDonough
- Erin Walton
- (as Mary Elizabeth McDonough)
Earl Hamner Jr.
- The Narrator
- (voice)
- (as Earl Hamner)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Erin hugs Grandma at the end she spills about half of her eggnog onto the chair.
- GoofsWhen Elizabeth enters John Boys artist shack Ben states "close the door you'll let all the cold air out." He means "hot air" out.
- Quotes
John Walton, Sr.: It's always nice to take on the impossible now and again.
- SoundtracksI Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
(uncredited)
Words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Tune "Illsley" by John Bishop (1665-1737)
Sung by cast in closing scene, accompanied by Jon Walmsley
Featured review
Maybe should be called just A Good Christmas
Olivia is hoping for this family Christmas to be the best one ever. Between John-Boy perhaps leaving home in the near future, and with Mary Ellen being married, she fears this may be the last Christmas in which all members of the family are gathered together in person.
But her wish is threatened by a winter storm that causes some destruction, and leaves some members of the family and community stranded.
As typical for Waltons episodes of this period, it's punctuated by warmth and just the right dramatic moments.
But I do have one objection. There's nothing unrealistic or unbelievable about this episode. But several disasters occur (although sharing the one central cause of the winter storm) just when Olivia is especially hoping for the best Christmas. And the obvious question is: will they in fact all come together as a family for Christmas? It feels like a bit of a contrived situation.
For that reason, I can't rate this as one of the best Waltons episodes. There are others that are more complex, less predictable, and better written. But It does hit the right notes that any loyal Waltons fan rightly values.
But her wish is threatened by a winter storm that causes some destruction, and leaves some members of the family and community stranded.
As typical for Waltons episodes of this period, it's punctuated by warmth and just the right dramatic moments.
But I do have one objection. There's nothing unrealistic or unbelievable about this episode. But several disasters occur (although sharing the one central cause of the winter storm) just when Olivia is especially hoping for the best Christmas. And the obvious question is: will they in fact all come together as a family for Christmas? It feels like a bit of a contrived situation.
For that reason, I can't rate this as one of the best Waltons episodes. There are others that are more complex, less predictable, and better written. But It does hit the right notes that any loyal Waltons fan rightly values.
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- Jul 17, 2021
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