Lionsgate Films has officially announced that it will release on Blu-ray Tim McCanlies' Angels Sing a.k.a When Angels Sing (2013), starring Harry Connick Jr., Connie Britton, Chandler Canterbury, Fionnula Flanagan Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson. The release will be available for purchase in the United States on December 10th.
Harry Connick, Jr. stars as Michael Walker, who, as a child, wished every day was Christmas, until a tragic accident crushed his holiday spirit. Thirty years later Michael still can't muster any joy for Christmas despite encouragement from his playful wife (Britton) and well intentioned parents (Kristofferson and Flanagan). But when his young son (Canterbury) faces a tragedy, Michael needs to make amends with his past. A mysterious man named Nick (Nelson) gives Michael a gift that instills in him the courage to find the Christmas joy that he lost. An official selection at SXSW and the Heartland Film Festival, the film is based on the popular novel by Turk Pipkin.