Summaries

A teenager has his Sitka Spruce tree chosen to be planted outside the White House as the new national Christmas Tree.

In its search for a new national Christmas tree, the United States enlists the Box of Toys organization to help run a nationwide contest. The winning tree belongs to 17-year-old video blogger Rock Burdock, whose father, Corey, planted the Sitka Spruce for him the day he was born. One week before Thanksgiving, Corey and Rock, accompanied by marketing rep Faith Russell, embark on a drive across the country to bring the tree to Washington, D.C., where it will be planted across from the White House and lit by the President and the First Family. Rock dreads spending days on end with a dad who doesn't understand him, but Corey hopes the trip will allow for some father-son bonding, however belated it may be. As the Burdocks make their way across the country, their tree garners more and more fans, as do each of them. However, with the increased media attention, the tree's significance begins to be more about its marketability than its sentimental value as a national symbol, and it's up to Rock and Corey to decide - as a family - which is more important.—Happy_Evil_Dude

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Keywords
  • christmas
  • road trip
  • father son relationship
  • single father
  • widowed father
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Nov 27, 2009
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-G
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Production companies Cypress Point Productions Hallmark Channel QVF

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Runtime 1h 28m
Color Color
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