| Genre: | Drama |
| Based On: | The book by Richard Siddoway |
| Story: | Beth Polson |
| Director: | Ian Barry |
| Starring: | Neil Patrick Harris Debbie Reynolds Naomi Watts Alexandra Wilson Beverly Archer |
| Music: | Alan Williams |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Beth Polson |
| Producer: | Erica Fox |
| Editor: | Janet Bartels Vandagriff |
| Cinematography: | John C. Newby |
| Runtime: | 93 minutes |
| Company: | Bonneville Worldwide Entertainment |
| Network: | CBS |
The Christmas Wish is a 1998 American made-for-television Christmas drama film starring Neil Patrick Harris and Debbie Reynolds. It premiered on CBS on December 6, 1998, and it was based on a novel by Richard Siddoway.
A businessman Will Martin tries to uncover a family secret for his grandmother Ruth Martin after he returns to a small town to modernize his family's real-estate company. During thanksgiving dinner his grandmother Ruth tells him she has discovered a woman named Lillian in her recently deceased husband Warren's journals. Warren had written about visiting Lillian every Christmas Eve since shortly after the death of his son and daughter-in-law in a car accident. The search for this mysterious Lillian takes Will on a journey through his grandfather's life and helps him to understand the true meaning of love and forgiveness.