So my first Christmas movie of the year was Almost Christmas . It stars Danny Glover , Gabrielle Union , J.B. Smoove , Kimberly Elise , Mo'Nique , Omar Epps , Romany Malco , and Jessie T. Usher . Via Google: Walter Meyer is a retired mechanic who lost the love of his life one year earlier. Now that the holiday season is here, he invites daughters Rachel and Cheryl and sons Christian and Evan to his house for a traditional celebration. Poor Walter soon realizes that if his bickering children and the rest of the family can spend five days together under the same roof, it will truly be a Christmas miracle.