The 12 Dogs of Christmas

Year: 2005

Runtime: 107 mins

Language: English

Director: Kieth Merrill

FamilyDrama

Set during the Great Depression, the film follows 12‑year‑old Emma, sent to live with her aunt in the struggling town of Doverville. Determined to revive the community’s Christmas spirit, she enlists the town’s dogs to star in a festive pageant, showing that even hard times can’t extinguish holiday joy.

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