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{{Infobox film
|language = English
|preceded = ''[[Road to Avonlea]]''
|followed = ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story]]''
|image = File:HCMK.jpg
|name = ''Happy Christmas, Miss King''
|director = Stefan Scaini
|producer = *Trudy Grant <small>(executive)</small>
*Ray Sager <small>(supervising)</small>
*Kevin Sullivan <small>(executive)</small>
|writer = Raymond Storey
|cinematography = Robert Saad
|music = Don Gillis
|distributor = 
|release = *[[December 13]], 1998 <small>(Canada)</small>
*[[December 15]], 2016 <small>(United Kingdom)</small>
*[[December 23]], 2016 <small>(Ireland)</small>
|time = 120 mins
|starring = *[[Jackie Burroughs]]
*[[Lally Cadeau]]
*[[Mag Ruffman]]
*[[Cedric Smith]]
*[[Zachary Bennett]]
*[[Patricia Hamilton]]
*[[Gema Zamprogna]]
*Molly Atkinson
|related = [[Gallery:Happy Christmas, Miss King|Gallery]]}}
'''''Happy Christmas, Miss King''''' (titled '''''An Avonlea Christmas''''' on later DVD releases) is a ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' reunion movie. It was made for television and first aired in 1998.

==Synopsis==

==Plot==
In the midst of World War I in Europe, the people of [[Avonlea (Sullivan Entertainment live-action)|Avonlea]] are preparing for Christmas. [[Hetty King]] plans a special Christmas concert with the schoolchildren to raise funds for the war, but finds herself under a great deal of pressure when she learns the young, new Superintendent of Schools, known for having progressive ideas about teaching, will be attending the concert.

Meanwhile, [[Janet King]] tries not to think about the war as her son [[Felix King|Felix]] is fighting in Europe, but the King family is devastated when they learn from [[Cecily King|Cecily]], working as a telegraph operator, that her brother has been listed as "missing in action." When Hetty tries to remind Janet that Felix's efforts in the war are an honour and duty to his country, Janet expresses how she feels that Felix should have never gone and that he had been forced into fighting because of Hetty's words about duty. When they learn that more boys from Avonlea have been killed in the war, Janet becomes increasingly vocal of her disapproval of the war. Hetty is displeased with Janet's stance and tries to speak to her about doing her duty, which infuriates Janet, who refuses to speak to Hetty anymore.

Fearing for her job, Hetty focuses on ensuring her concert is a success and goes to [[Charlottetown]] to ask her former student, famous performer Wilfred Ainsley, to perform. However, she collapses from a spinal tumour and is brought to a hospital by [[Arthur Pettibone]], where he reveals that she will need surgery to remove the tumour and to determine if it is benign or malignant. When Janet and [[Alec King|Alec]] go to Charlottetown, Janet still refuses to speak with Hetty and her relationship with Alec is strained from their arguments about more boys going to war and not knowing if Felix is alive.

When the news of Hetty's illness arrives in Avonlea, everyone rallies to support her, especially [[Felicity King|Felicity]], who helps Hetty's students rehearse for their Christmas concert. Hetty worries about her surgery and thinks upon her life's accomplishments and how she will be remembered. During her surgery, she dreams about her students and Felix going to war because of her and calls for them to return. When she awakes, Hetty finds the surgery was a success and the tumour is benign. While recovering in the hospital, Wilfred Ainsley visits her and agrees to perform at Hetty's concert at Janet's request out of admiration for his former teacher.

The concert proves to be a great success and the King family resolves their differences as they come together for Christmas dinner at Rose Cottage. To their great happiness, Felix arrives home, safe and sound.

==Cast==
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<font size=3>Main cast</font>
*[[Jackie Burroughs]] as [[Hetty King]]
*[[Lally Cadeau]] as [[Janet King]]
*[[Mag Ruffman]] as [[Olivia King|Olivia Dale]]
*[[Cedric Smith]] as [[Alec King]]
*[[Zachary Bennett]] as [[Felix King]]
*[[Patricia Hamilton]] as [[Rachel Lynde (Sullivan Entertainment live-action)|Rachel Lynde]]
*[[Gema Zamprogna]] as [[Felicity King|Felicity Pike]]
*Molly Atkinson as [[Cecily King]]
<font size=3>Supporting cast</font>
*Ryan Cooley as [[Daniel King]]
*[[Kay Tremblay]] as [[Eliza Ward|Great Aunt Eliza]]
*Asa Perlman as [[Montgomery Dale|Monty Dale]]
*[[Kay Hawtrey]] as [[Mabel Sloane]]
*John Weir as [[Gurney MacDonald]]
*Patricia Vanstone as [[Ada Hubble]]
*[[Lauren Collins]] as Libby Hubble
*Alexa Gilmour as [[Hannah Hubble|Hannah Lester]]
*Ferne Downey as Margaret Powell
*[[Maja Ardal]] as [[Clara Potts]]
*Maggie Huculak as Maud Maguire
*Graham Losee as Edgar Dean
*Benjamin Weatherspoon as Duffy Dean
*James Downing as Alden Dean
*Nola Augustson as Marley Dean
*Marc Marut as [[Elbert Werts]]
*Jef Mallory as Canadian Colonel
*Charles Boyland as Rodney/Farm Hand
*Dan Chameroy as Wilfred Ainsley
*Taylor Phillips as Alice
*Adam Bramble as Lt. Governor
*Zachary Ansley as [[Arthur Pettibone]]
*R. D. Reid as Dr. Paige
*[[R.H. Thomson]] as [[Jasper Dale]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
*David Ferry as [[Stuart McRae]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
*Michael Mahonen as [[Gus Pike]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
*Cody Jones as [[Duffy Dean]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
*[[Sarah Polley]] as [[Sara Stanley]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
*[[Marilyn Lightstone]] as [[Muriel Stacey (Sullivan Entertainment live-action)|Muriel Pettibone]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
*[[Heather Brown]] as [[Izzy Pettibone]] <small>(archive footage)</small>
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<font size=3>Other cast</font>
*Chris Benson as Stagehand
*[[Dawn Greenhalgh]] as Matron
*Stephanie Graham as Shop Girl
*Diana Belshaw as Farm Wife
*Rudy Smith-Merovitz as Plaintive Girl
*Linda Callow as Dancer <small>(uncredited)</small>
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==Behind the scenes==
<font size=3>Casting</font>
*[[Cedric Smith]], who portrayed [[Alec King]] in ''Happy Christmas, Miss King'' and ''[[Road to Avonlea]]'' (1990–1996), also played [[Reverend Allan]] in ''[[Anne of Green Gables (1985 film)|Anne of Green Gables]]'' (1985) and was the voice actor of [[Tupper]] in the 2005 film ''[[Anne: Journey to Green Gables]]''.
*[[Jackie Burroughs]], who played [[Hetty King]] in ''Happy Christmas, Miss King'' and ''Road to Avonlea'' (1990–1996), also appeared in ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1985) as Amelia Evans.
*[[Lally Cadeau]] portrayed [[Janet King]] in ''Happy Christmas, Miss King'' and ''Road to Avonlea'' (1990–1996). She was also the voice actress of [[Madame Poubelle]] in ''Anne: Journey to Green Gables'' (2005).
*[[Mag Ruffman]], who portrayed [[Olivia King|Olivia Dale]] in ''Happy Christmas, Miss King'' and ''Road to Avonlea'' (1990–1996), also appeared in the role as Alice Lawson in ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1985) and ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel]]'' (1987).
*[[Zachary Bennett]], who played [[Felix King]] in ''Happy Christmas, Miss King'' and ''Road to Avonlea'' (1990–1996), also provided the voice of [[Lorne]] in ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series]]'' (2000–2001).
*[[Patricia Hamilton]] ([[Rachel Lynde (Sullivan Entertainment live-action)|Rachel Lynde]]) portrayed another incarnation of [[Rachel Lynde (Sullivan Entertainment animated)|Rachel Lynde]] in ''Anne of Green Gables: The Animated Series'' (2000–2001) and ''[[Anne: Journey to Green Gables]]'' (2005).
*R.D. Reid (Dr. Paige) played Reverend Morgan in ''[[Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story]]'' (2000).
*[[Dawn Greenhalgh]] (Matron) played Ms. Cadbury in ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1985). She is also the mother of [[Megan Follows]], the actress who portrayed [[Anne Shirley (Sullivan Entertainment live-action)|Anne Shirley]] in the Sullivan Entertainment live-action universe.

==Gallery==
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==Videos==
<font size=3>Trailers</font>
[[File:An Avonlea Christmas Trailer|center|600 px]]

==External links==
*{{AvonleaGuide|movies/happy-christmas-miss-king|''Happy Christmas, Miss King''}}
*{{IMDb title|0181570|''Happy Christmas, Miss King''}}
*{{LMMOnline|happy-christmas-miss-king-1998|''Happy Christmas, Miss King''}}

==See also==
{{Adaptations|collapsed}}
{{Sullivan Entertainment live-action|collapsed}}

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