The Christmas Shoes (film)
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The Christmas Shoes is a 2002 made-for-television drama film based on the popular song and novel of the same name, telling a sentimental holiday story about a young boy trying to buy shoes for his terminally ill mother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Christmas Shoes (film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12860450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Christmas Shoes (film) Context triple: [Kimberly Williams-Paisley, notableWork, The Christmas Shoes (film)]
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A.
A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale is a 2008 French family drama film by Arnaud Desplechin that explores the emotional tensions and darkly comic dynamics of a dysfunctional family reuniting at Christmas.
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B.
Dancing Shoes
"Dancing Shoes" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, featured on their debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not."
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C.
Dancing Shoes
"Dancing Shoes" is a painting by Finnish modernist artist Helene Schjerfbeck, exemplifying her distinctive, pared-down style and sensitive exploration of mood and form.
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D.
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
The Kid Who Loved Christmas is a 1990 made-for-television holiday drama film about a young boy’s wish to be adopted by Christmas, featuring performances by Art Evans and an ensemble cast.
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E.
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story is a 1971 television film that served as the pilot for the beloved family series The Waltons, depicting a rural Virginia family's Christmas during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Christmas Shoes (film) Target entity description: The Christmas Shoes is a 2002 made-for-television drama film based on the popular song and novel of the same name, telling a sentimental holiday story about a young boy trying to buy shoes for his terminally ill mother.
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A.
A Christmas Tale
A Christmas Tale is a 2008 French family drama film by Arnaud Desplechin that explores the emotional tensions and darkly comic dynamics of a dysfunctional family reuniting at Christmas.
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B.
Dancing Shoes
"Dancing Shoes" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, featured on their debut album "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not."
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C.
Dancing Shoes
"Dancing Shoes" is a painting by Finnish modernist artist Helene Schjerfbeck, exemplifying her distinctive, pared-down style and sensitive exploration of mood and form.
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D.
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
The Kid Who Loved Christmas is a 1990 made-for-television holiday drama film about a young boy’s wish to be adopted by Christmas, featuring performances by Art Evans and an ensemble cast.
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E.
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
The Homecoming: A Christmas Story is a 1971 television film that served as the pilot for the beloved family series The Waltons, depicting a rural Virginia family's Christmas during the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas film
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drama film ⓘ television film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Christmas Shoes (novel)
NERFINISHED
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The Christmas Shoes (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Maggie Andrews
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nathan Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Layton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Eric Van Haren Noman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lawrence Shragge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Andy Wolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedAs | television special ⓘ |
| distributor | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Ralph Brunjes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Beth Grossbard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craig Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Halifax, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas
ⓘ
drama ⓘ family ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Christmas Blessing (film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Christmas Hope (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 2002-12-01 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young boy tries to buy a pair of Christmas shoes for his terminally ill mother. ⓘ |
| producer | Beth Grossbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Beth Grossbard Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craig Anderson Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Donna VanLiere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael A. Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Amber Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Dorian Harewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimberly Williams-Paisley NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria del Mar NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Rob Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Christmas
NERFINISHED
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family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ selflessness ⓘ terminal illness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Christmas Shoes (film) Description of subject: The Christmas Shoes is a 2002 made-for-television drama film based on the popular song and novel of the same name, telling a sentimental holiday story about a young boy trying to buy shoes for his terminally ill mother.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kimberly Williams-Paisley