if only life was really like this and we dont need a little girl to tell us our faults. im glad we have films like this to show us what were really like.
I was thinking I saw this movie years and years ago as I’m in my mid-60s, but it didn’t turn out the way I remember it being and so I thank you for showing this movie again… It should be shown every year to remind people that we need to be loving and kind to each other and never superior and if we were blessed enough to have money or anything we can share with others, we need to do so in the name of Jesus he was born on Christmas Day❣️❣️♥️♥️🙏
I have always suspected it had something to do with Bill Cosby, some sort of dispute with Keshia Knight Pulliam. No telling, but it’s too cute a movie to be hidden away all these years.
I can see that several people react to this story being far from H. C. Andersen's book. Basically, it is only the title and what the girl sells that is similar. 😊 I think this movie's creators had the idea that the girl that died in the original story came back later as an angel that would help people in difficult situations. This was in the early 1920s, I can tell from the fashion, car models and music. However, it would have been amazing if someone could make more movies with this angel coming into different eras. There is unfortunately still much poverty and misery she could bring her magic matches into to spread some love and happiness to people that needs it. ❤❤❤ Thank you for sharing a GREAT Christmas movie!
I remember watching this film with my nan, brings such lovely memories my nan passed away in 2010 I miss her her so much. It reminded me of when I was a child. 😊
I remember childhood. This movie reminds me of the day of Christmas. My mother was still alive and was preparing for Christmas eve dinner. This makes my eyes teary
I’ve been watching this film ever since it was shown on British TV , years ago I remember, it was near christmas time. Beautiful film the girl was the cosby show as I remember ❤
This magic and cozy movie goes on my Christmas Movies playlist. Little Molly was so sweet and I also love Joe and Mary Margaret, Neville and Frances Dutton. So glad that love and kindness broke through all the class differences. This is what our Savior wants of us.
Oh my God !! Get your tissues out. What an absolutely lovely movie !! 4.75⭐'s == wonderful acting, heart wrenching storyline, terribly cute moments, family friendly. 👏👏👏👏👏💝💗💜💚💛💙🧡💧💧💧💧
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful movie❣️❣️ This is exactly what a Christmas movie should be. I love the movies they made in the 80ies and early 90ies. 💖💕 Nowadays too many Christmas movies are the same, mostly just romantic movies put into Christmas time and 90% are about women stressed in their carriers that go back to their roots to find out that a slower life and love is better. It is a good message in that but SO little variation. 😊 The essens of Christmas has mostly disappeared in movies. The spirit of love has boiled down to romance. Well, at least it gives a break from all the violence in both real life and film industry. However, I hope the trend could shift again and give us more movies like this one! 🙏🤗🎄❄️
Wow! What a beautiful movie! And the end!... Molly died just like the real little matchstick girl from the Hans Christian Andersen tale and came back to help this family and all those tenants! How beautiful is that!...
This is very heartwarming,it should have another title though. The little matchgirl from Hans Christian Andersson is different. The little orphan had to sell matches like other kids from the orphanage. They got punished,if they didn't sell a certain number of matches. All the kids were very scared not to sell enough matches. The little girl,missed her parents, who were dead,alot. She had been dreaming of them,and she was with them in her dreams. One day, when she fell asleep outside in the cold,where there was lots of snow, she dreamed of her parents again....but this time she went with them.... It is a very nice touching story. I like the ending of this story,as it brings the family together and that grumpy man invites everyone into his house.
@pipersky468 Just another person's interpretation of the awesome original classic. Love this one also! Acting was great!. No judgement of the movie here.
This is one of the best Christmas movies these eyes have ever seen. I absolutely love it. I wish there were a lot more like it. Romantic is ok but I prefer these type of Christmas movies😊😊😊😊. Hats off to the writers, producers, actors and actresses!!!!! Very well done😊😊😊. Tyfs God bless you
The little match girl is one of the saddest stories, I ever read. Written and published in 1845 by Hans Christian Andersen. Tells the short happy hour of a match selling girl, as she rips of the mathces, she should sell for a living. "Ritsj"j! she torches one. And see her mother. She strikes another one for her father. In the end, sthe strikes them all, and sees her total family, and dies. From cold of course.
This is not exactly the true tale of Andersen. On a freezing New Year's Eve, a poor young girl, shivering and barefoot, tries to sell matches in the street. Afraid to go home because her father would beat her for failing to sell any matches, she huddles in the alley between two houses and lights matches, one by one, to warm herself. However, the girl is ignored by passersby as no one buys from her, leaving her to suffer alone in the cold weather. In the flame of the matches, she sees a series of comforting visions: a warm iron stove, a lovely roast goose, a beautiful Christmas tree. Each vision disappears as its match burns out. In the sky she sees a shooting star, which her late grandmother had told her means someone is on their way to Heaven. In the flame of the next match, she sees her late grandmother and talks to her. She was the only person that ever treated her with love and kindness. To keep the vision of her grandmother alive as long as possible, the girl lights the entire bundle of matches. When the matches are gone, the girl freezes to death, and her grandmother carries her to Heaven. The next morning, passers-by find the girl's body with a smile on her face... It's a very sad story, I always cried when I read it as a child... We study Andersen's tales in France at school, like Perrault's and Brother Grimms.
The original story is one of my very favorites! This is not that story, but a wonderful reworking of the theme in a 20th century setting. I loved it! But really unhappy that the cast list and credits were left out.
Yes, this movie is like the part 2 story of the original Little Match Girl... That is, she became an angel... And, the Mrs prayed very much for her ultimate wish to reconcile with her eldest son on Christmas, and God sent the little match girl as the angel who came down from the sky to help the Mrs.. 👼💖
@@justmeonthebeach Is the original produced as a movie and if so was it offered to the public to purchase? I purchase a poor quality copy of the TV version. It would be nice if the family who own the rights to this movie would produce a high quality DVD for the public to purchase
Oh Lord, I wish they would make movies like this today . Their so meaningful in every way , I suspected that girl was an angel 😇 l loved that movie .Thanks for upload 😢😊
The ONLY thing this has in common with the original story is the title. Go read the original (or a good translation of it) -- it's only a couple of pages long. And it won't warm your heart, it will make you cry.
I'm sorry, would you would rather children watch such things as Terminator or crap such as that. FYI, the book is always better than the movie. I never watch a movie and believe it will even be remotely close to the book.
@@mythoughts5550 don't think,that is what the person meant to say. The original story is different and sad,but i think it does give someone something to think about and yet it is very nice.
@@mythoughts5550not true in all cases. I read ‘Gone with the Wind’ and the film lived up to the book. I also read ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and that did too and I’m pretty sure all those people who read the ‘Harry Potter’ books were also thrilled by the films. There are many more just like those. They should stay true to the story, especially when it’s such a well-know author as Hans Christian Anderson.
The original Little Match Girl was my favorite Christmas movie back in the 50s. I'm watching this one and expect it not to be the same, but we'll see if it's at least as heartwarming on its own merit! PS...the original one was so very sad!! 😢
I was just thinking of a movie about the match girl a few day ago and here she is! :) I am half way and i love it, with a great cast and quite funny at times.
We don't normally get a happy ending in 'The Little Match Girl' she normally dies of hypothermia. But in this version a baby girl is born instead! And the people get their homes back!
What do you mean, no black girls in 1800! Wasn't one of the Kings that came to see Jesus in the manger black? I enjoyed the story, typical of families quarrels, usual greed amongst the rich, and as for the police chief 🤔 there I say anymore! The children were a joy to watch 💖🙏 thank you for allowing me to watch such lovely movie 🙏
I think it was probably more like the 1920's, since they had the automobiles. Also, the music, dances and clothes were reminiscent of that time in history.
First I've seen this movie It was in my yr recommendations and so pleased it was Love this movie Valuable lesson let not anger eat away your life Beautiful movie thanks for sharing Happy New Year
I’m 69 years old when I was in the fourth grade I had romantic fever. I was nine years old and my classmates gave me this book for Christmas and I cherish that book I love that book. I got my father and we read it over and over and over, I kept it for a very long time. I’m not sure what happened to it.
Beautiful heartwarming Christmas story it made me cry
if only life was really like this and we dont need a little girl to tell us our faults. im glad we have films like this to show us what were really like.
Really....what are you like ?
I was thinking I saw this movie years and years ago as I’m in my mid-60s, but it didn’t turn out the way I remember it being and so I thank you for showing this movie again… It should be shown every year to remind people that we need to be loving and kind to each other and never superior and if we were blessed enough to have money or anything we can share with others, we need to do so in the name of Jesus he was born on Christmas Day❣️❣️♥️♥️🙏
I'm sure this story has been adapted & made into a movie more than once! You probably saw a black & white movie with the same name.
Amen. 🙏
@@DonnaBrooks There was a colour one in the 70s.
Keshia Knight Pallium was that girl in the 80s I see! She played in so many wonderful movies as a child!
She was in another good movie Polly
She was Olivia on The Cosby Show
@KristaBrewer-rq7mo that's what I thought
@@KristaBrewer-rq7mo she played Rudy Huxtable 🙂
@@foulnourished1582 Yes. Olivia played on "That's so Raven." I get the two mixed up
Why have I never heard of this wonderful movie? So heartwarming! It’s now going to be on my Christmas watch list! 🎄
I have always suspected it had something to do with Bill Cosby, some sort of dispute with Keshia Knight Pulliam. No telling, but it’s too cute a movie to be hidden away all these years.
I can see that several people react to this story being far from H. C. Andersen's book. Basically, it is only the title and what the girl sells that is similar. 😊
I think this movie's creators had the idea that the girl that died in the original story came back later as an angel that would help people in difficult situations. This was in the early 1920s, I can tell from the fashion, car models and music. However, it would have been amazing if someone could make more movies with this angel coming into different eras. There is unfortunately still much poverty and misery she could bring her magic matches into to spread some love and happiness to people that needs it. ❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing a GREAT Christmas movie!
I've loved this movie since I watched its first broadcast on TV, so many years ago. So glad to be able to watch it again. ❤
My mother gave me a couple of books when I was 10. The little Match girl was my favourite and yes I did cry. I still have those books 46 years later.
My child favourite
I am waiting for some brilliant director to realise how wonderful the Hans Christian Anderson stories are and make some beautiful movies!!
Disney did it but with happy ending.
Yeh without the wrong people in them… actors needed who are actually “ in “ the stories not some other totally different type
I remember watching this film with my nan, brings such lovely memories my nan passed away in 2010 I miss her her so much. It reminded me of when I was a child. 😊
I remember childhood. This movie reminds me of the day of Christmas. My mother was still alive and was preparing for Christmas eve dinner. This makes my eyes teary
I’ve been watching this film ever since it was shown on British TV , years ago I remember, it was near christmas time. Beautiful film the girl was the cosby show as I remember ❤
Such a heart warming, fantastic movie. So touching and great treat to watch.
Dlonne
J aimerais bien voir ce film en français car je sais pas l anglais si pouviez le faire traduire en français ça serait sympa merci
A Movie Classic!
This one is not a classic.
This is a lovely adaptation of the original story!
This magic and cozy movie goes on my Christmas Movies playlist. Little Molly was so sweet and I also love Joe and Mary Margaret, Neville and Frances Dutton. So glad that love and kindness broke through all the class differences. This is what our Savior wants of us.
Beautiful film.
Hans Christian Anderson was the best writer of children’s books.
Very much warming fairy-tale for Christmas even little bit naive it deserves watching. I recommend the movie, it has nice vibe.🌺
That was a great rendition of The Little Match Girl. Thank you so much for posting this.
I remember watching this TV movie even made me cry.
Oh my God !! Get your tissues out. What an absolutely lovely movie !! 4.75⭐'s == wonderful acting, heart wrenching storyline, terribly cute moments, family friendly. 👏👏👏👏👏💝💗💜💚💛💙🧡💧💧💧💧
Thank you so much for posting this wonderful movie❣️❣️
This is exactly what a Christmas movie should be. I love the movies they made in the 80ies and early 90ies. 💖💕
Nowadays too many Christmas movies are the same, mostly just romantic movies put into Christmas time and 90% are about women stressed in their carriers that go back to their roots to find out that a slower life and love is better. It is a good message in that but SO little variation. 😊
The essens of Christmas has mostly disappeared in movies. The spirit of love has boiled down to romance. Well, at least it gives a break from all the violence in both real life and film industry. However, I hope the trend could shift again and give us more movies like this one! 🙏🤗🎄❄️
Molly is an amazing little actor. Great movie.
Starred as the youngest child of the Huxtable family in The Cosby Show, in the 80's! (Rudi)🙂
Her name is Kiesha Knight Pullum . She was Rudy on the Cosby Show.
I didn't even know this movie existed! It was captivating! I love all the main characters! They are such great actors!
Agree
Blessings 🌹
I'm watching it now..
Me Either! it was pretty good
This movie really touched my heart in a big way. Brought a tear to my eye. 😇
Dlonne
I really enjoyed this movie, both were great actresses and it captivated me
A very lovely film. Happy Christmas everyone and all the best for 2023.
Hold the line..... 🌠🌈
Just want to ask...are you referring to Sean Feucht. If so love him and his ministry
@@teresagroneck4270Dlonne
2024.....
@@artchem1 yes, oops 2024! 😊
I don’t care if it is nothing like the story. I loved it.
Wow! What a beautiful movie! And the end!... Molly died just like the real little matchstick girl from the Hans Christian Andersen tale and came back to help this family and all those tenants! How beautiful is that!...
How do you know Molly died? At the beginning of the movie, it didn't even ALLUDE to that. And Angels DON'T die, so.....
beautiful story loved how little match girl bought reconciliation between father and son through Jesus Christ love.
This is very heartwarming,it should have another title though.
The little matchgirl from Hans Christian Andersson is different. The little orphan had to sell matches like other kids from the orphanage. They got punished,if they didn't sell a certain number of matches. All the kids were very scared not to sell enough matches. The little girl,missed her parents, who were dead,alot. She had been dreaming of them,and she was with them in her dreams. One day, when she fell asleep outside in the cold,where there was lots of snow, she dreamed of her parents again....but this time she went with them....
It is a very nice touching story.
I like the ending of this story,as it brings the family together and that grumpy man invites everyone into his house.
Rue McClanahan's acting is superb as always! Great movie, thank you.
Dlonne
Rue is ALWAYS SO LOVELY in ALL OF HER FILMS BEAUTIFUL ACTRESS ! :)
you know this couldn't have been possible if it wasn't for a girl named molly so merry Christmas to all of you the best Christmas ever!
Omg. I have tears in my eyes. Great movie 🎥 and storyline. So glad I found this one. I will be keeping this on my playlist faves. ❤❤❤❤❤
I remember reading the classic book by Hans Christian Andersen in elementary school. Beautiful story. ♥️
beautiful? she freezes to death
This is nothing like that one. Sorry.
This is an insult to a great writer!
@pipersky468 Just another person's interpretation of the awesome original classic. Love this one also! Acting was great!. No judgement of the movie here.
It’s a beautiful,warm and excellent movie. You can put more films like that. Thank you for sharing. 😊
This is one of the best Christmas movies these eyes have ever seen. I absolutely love it. I wish there were a lot more like it. Romantic is ok but I prefer these type of Christmas movies😊😊😊😊. Hats off to the writers, producers, actors and actresses!!!!! Very well done😊😊😊. Tyfs God bless you
Every Christmas I watch this movie this movie is very beautiful every actor and every actress play their part excellent
The little match girl is one of the saddest stories, I ever read. Written and published in 1845 by Hans Christian Andersen. Tells the short happy hour of a match selling girl, as she rips of the mathces, she should sell for a living. "Ritsj"j! she torches one. And see her mother. She strikes another one for her father.
In the end, sthe strikes them all, and sees her total family, and dies. From cold of course.
This is not exactly the true tale of Andersen.
On a freezing New Year's Eve, a poor young girl, shivering and barefoot, tries to sell matches in the street. Afraid to go home because her father would beat her for failing to sell any matches, she huddles in the alley between two houses and lights matches, one by one, to warm herself. However, the girl is ignored by passersby as no one buys from her, leaving her to suffer alone in the cold weather.
In the flame of the matches, she sees a series of comforting visions: a warm iron stove, a lovely roast goose, a beautiful Christmas tree. Each vision disappears as its match burns out. In the sky she sees a shooting star, which her late grandmother had told her means someone is on their way to Heaven. In the flame of the next match, she sees her late grandmother and talks to her. She was the only person that ever treated her with love and kindness. To keep the vision of her grandmother alive as long as possible, the girl lights the entire bundle of matches.
When the matches are gone, the girl freezes to death, and her grandmother carries her to Heaven. The next morning, passers-by find the girl's body with a smile on her face... It's a very sad story, I always cried when I read it as a child... We study Andersen's tales in France at school, like Perrault's and Brother Grimms.
@@eloreen1275 Of course, you are quite right. Thank you for the correction. A beautiful rendering of HCA´s story!
I really like this heartwarming movie. The little girl is so cute and wise. Joe*s father learned his lessons in the end.
The original story is one of my very favorites! This is not that story, but a wonderful reworking of the theme in a 20th century setting. I loved it! But really unhappy that the cast list and credits were left out.
Yes, this movie is like the part 2 story of the original Little Match Girl... That is, she became an angel... And, the Mrs prayed very much for her ultimate wish to reconcile with her eldest son on Christmas, and God sent the little match girl as the angel who came down from the sky to help the Mrs.. 👼💖
Hi. You can see the cast on IMdB ...
Happy New Year!
@@justmeonthebeach Is the original produced as a movie and if so was it offered to the public to purchase? I purchase a poor quality copy of the TV version. It would be nice if the family who own the rights to this movie would produce a high quality DVD for the public to purchase
And the wrong characters
What's the original?
What a sweet little movie!
What a sweet and uplifting movie. Thank you. Merry Christmas! ❤️🎁❤️
Dlonne
Keisha knight Pulliam,the very best child actress ever.
Never even knew this movie existed! It was a great movie and I enjoyed watching. Thanks for posting.
This film should get and deserves over 800 billion views and that'll be a MIRACLE too me and I like this Christmas delight full movie to o me
I have been looking for this movie again for what must be TWENTY YEARS
It's such a warm and heartfelt movie. Thank you for posting it. I loved it ❤️
Yes now this was a great movie the characters were really outstanding thanks to writers and producers and cast were really great
Thank you for this little treasure❤️
Oh Lord, I wish they would make movies like this today . Their so meaningful in every way , I suspected that girl was an angel 😇 l loved that movie .Thanks for upload 😢😊
one of my favorite movies.
Thank you for one of the best movies that I have ever watched. Great upload as well.
The ONLY thing this has in common with the original story is the title. Go read the original (or a good translation of it) -- it's only a couple of pages long. And it won't warm your heart, it will make you cry.
Thank you for this information I’m going to read it. However I don’t need to cry anymore this week so I’ll watch this version first ❤
Idc i still like this movie
I'm sorry, would you would rather children watch such things as Terminator or crap such as that. FYI, the book is always better than the movie. I never watch a movie and believe it will even be remotely close to the book.
@@mythoughts5550 don't think,that is what the person meant to say. The original story is different and sad,but i think it does give someone something to think about and yet it is very nice.
@@mythoughts5550not true in all cases. I read ‘Gone with the Wind’ and the film lived up to the book. I also read ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and that did too and I’m pretty sure all those people who read the ‘Harry Potter’ books were also thrilled by the films. There are many more just like those. They should stay true to the story, especially when it’s such a well-know author as Hans Christian Anderson.
The original Little Match Girl was my favorite Christmas movie back in the 50s. I'm watching this one and expect it not to be the same, but we'll see if it's at least as heartwarming on its own merit! PS...the original one was so very sad!! 😢
Nope, this is as bad as if you made Santa ginger with spikey hair
I just got done watching this. It was pretty good. What's the original one?
@@karate_girl_ibiza HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA 🙄
You will never beat the original.....never.
@@karate_girl_ibiza Yep.
Thank you so much for the upload 😊❤🎉
I wish this movie could go on and on…❤just loved it !!!
I didn't recognize John Reis Davies but for his voice. One of my favorite actors.
Rhys
John Ryhs Davis
I enjoyed every moment of this movie. I have not read the book. I am sure it will be captivating. Good actors.
Whay alovely Holiday Film.....The Little Matchstick ot Matchbox Girl" is so sweet and ever so endearing to all :)
I have heard about this story but not read it or seen it before. What a beautiful movie it was, so thank you for sharing it with us all xx
THANK YOU for sharing this!
🕯️ Merry Christmas🕯️
I was just thinking of a movie about the match girl a few day ago and here she is! :)
I am half way and i love it, with a great cast and quite funny at times.
A wonderful Christmas movie. Thanks for posting.
You're the little baby girl on the Cosby show, you're a good actress
Oh ! she was an angel!
1st Christmas movie I've watched this year 10/23 ❤
This is my Very first time seeing this Classic and I didn't know it existed though. Good acting Job and Divine
Thank you so much for this. I love this film!
This is just as good many Christmas movies including the classic Al The Kid Who Loved Christmas 1990
A beautiful movie
Excellent movie, I always love happy endings
We don't normally get a happy ending in 'The Little Match Girl' she normally dies of hypothermia. But in this version a baby girl is born instead! And the people get their homes back!
Great movie! My first time watching it. Will pass it on to my children so they can watch it with my grandchildren.
Very inspirational. 👏 🙌
I wasn't expecting that ! A Great Classic with Great Acting .
What a very wonderful movie with a special twist at the end!!
Absolutely NOTHING like the book! ~~~ but I Loved it anyway!!😊
Enjoyed this movie...thank you for sharing
Beautiful and heart warming 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
What do you mean, no black girls in 1800! Wasn't one of the Kings that came to see Jesus in the manger black? I enjoyed the story, typical of families quarrels, usual greed amongst the rich, and as for the police chief 🤔 there I say anymore! The children were a joy to watch 💖🙏 thank you for allowing me to watch such lovely movie 🙏
They probably mean no black girls in their area in 1800, but who knows.
I think it was probably more like the 1920's, since they had the automobiles. Also, the music, dances and clothes were reminiscent of that time in history.
No..the kings were not black...they were from Jerusalem
@@connie3941 they came from the East! Jesus was black.
Yes one was black
I like This Movie so far and Merry and Too the Young and the old this year
Loved this movie!!!!
OMGOSH!!!! CANNOT BELIEVE HOW CUTE KEISHA KNIGHT WAS.... IN THIS MOVIE, SHE'S LIKE A LITTLE RUDY HUXTABLE CELEBRATING XMAS
This is a great Movie about Little the Little Match Girl , Happy Christmas 🎄
It would be so nice if the family would produce an excellent quality DVD of this classic movie for us to purchase
Amen and Amen
Many Blessings To You Also
"Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it." (Hebrews 13:2)
I love this movie! It so tender.
Loved this movie,is so cute,i will see it every year.
First I've seen this movie It was in my yr recommendations and so pleased it was Love this movie Valuable lesson let not anger eat away your life
Beautiful movie thanks for sharing Happy New Year
I saw this movie as a kid l. I loved it! I’m going to make my daughter watch it
I loved this movie❤🙋🏻♀️
Great movie. Great storyline and values taught . Merry Christmas
I try to watch it every year...
Great movie thank you
This movie was awesome! I didn't know it existed
Terrific, feel good movie
I’m 69 years old when I was in the fourth grade I had romantic fever. I was nine years old and my classmates gave me this book for Christmas and I cherish that book I love that book. I got my father and we read it over and over and over, I kept it for a very long time. I’m not sure what happened to it.
Gorgeous movie! Thank you!
This is my second time watching this. Good Movie!
Why such a beautiful story here I really enjoyed!
She is a great sctress but not many know just how versatile and good at her craft.