Get the tissues out.

You'll need them -- and more than once -- for "November Christmas," a truly moving, superbly cast new CBS movie that does the Hallmark Hall of Fame tradition proud. Airing Sunday, Nov. 28, the drama stars Sam Elliott ("Mask") and Karen Allen ("Raiders of the Lost Ark") as a couple still dealing with a tragedy of their own when they come to the aid of a family newly relocated to their town.

John Corbett ("Sex and the City") and Sarah Paulson ("Deadwood") play parents hoping to enable their seriously ill daughter (Emily Alyn Lind) to celebrate the holidays early ... fearing she may not have much time left. Elliott's character sells pumpkins and Christmas trees, and he initially doesn't understand the couple's need for such items out of season. Once he does, he and his wife try to help them realize their dreams.

"It felt like it might work," Ellliott says of the film, based on a Greg Coppa short story and filmed by director Robert Harmon in Nova Scotia (where he also makes Tom Selleck's "Jesse Stone" movies for CBS). "I think it goes beyond a lot of Hallmark stuff," Elliott adds. "It's really a good piece. The story was certainly all there.

"This picture touched me. I had some friends who lost a kid who would have been about the age of our kid in the movie. The father is deceased now; he was a fireman, and he was someone I got very close to. I knew what that loss meant to him over the long haul. He was not verbal about it at all, but whenever it came up, it was really evident that he never got over it. The loss of a child is just not supposed to happen."

"November Christmas" struck a similar chord with actress Allen, and her leading men also proved to be big lures. "I've just adored Sam Elliott as an actor," she says, "and I find him really lovely. The same goes for John Corbett. They were already committed to the project, so that was an immediate thing that made me think, 'Ooh, I should read this script.'

"I thought it was a really beautiful story, then I had a talk with Robert Harmon, who seemed like the kind of director I would love to work with. It turned out to be true. He's a real actor's director, and from the moment we arrived, we worked on this to make it as rich and complex as possible. And Sarah Paulson and I became fast friends, so it was just a terrific experience."

Long married to actress Katharine Ross ("The Graduate"), Elliott often tackles action-driven fare instead, such as "Road House" and "Ghost Rider." He may not be seen on television often, but he's sure heard on it: His deep, unmistakable voice fuels ads for products from beef to (currently) trucks. "I've been very lucky," he says.

With "National Lampoon's Animal House" another big part of her screen history, Allen also has a professional life apart from acting. She operates a knitwear company from Great Barrington, Mass. (where she also runs a related shop), but she now hopes to be back in front of cameras more often.

"I created this design studio and store to get myself through the period when my son was in junior high and high school," Allen explains. "I felt it was important to find something creative that I could really get involved in. Now my son is living in New York, so this opportunity has opened back up for me to work (as an actress) more. I'm just putting my feet back in the water, and it feels really good."

Get the tissues out.

You'll need them -- and more than once -- for "November Christmas," a truly moving, superbly cast new CBS movie that does the Hallmark Hall of Fame tradition proud. Airing Sunday, Nov. 28, the drama stars Sam Elliott ("Mask") and Karen Allen ("Raiders of the Lost Ark") as a couple still dealing with a tragedy of their own when they come to the aid of a family newly relocated to their town.

John Corbett ("Sex and the City") and Sarah Paulson ("Deadwood") play parents hoping to enable their seriously ill daughter (Emily Alyn Lind) to celebrate the holidays early ... fearing she may not have much time left. Elliott's character sells pumpkins and Christmas trees, and he initially doesn't understand the couple's need for such items out of season. Once he does, he and his wife try to help them realize their dreams.

"It felt like it might work," Ellliott says of the film, based on a Greg Coppa short story and filmed by director Robert Harmon in Nova Scotia (where he also makes Tom Selleck's "Jesse Stone" movies for CBS). "I think it goes beyond a lot of Hallmark stuff," Elliott adds. "It's really a good piece. The story was certainly all there.

"This picture touched me. I had some friends who lost a kid who would have been about the age of our kid in the movie. The father is deceased now; he was a fireman, and he was someone I got very close to. I knew what that loss meant to him over the long haul. He was not verbal about it at all, but whenever it came up, it was really evident that he never got over it. The loss of a child is just not supposed to happen."

"November Christmas" struck a similar chord with actress Allen, and her leading men also proved to be big lures. "I've just adored Sam Elliott as an actor," she says, "and I find him really lovely. The same goes for John Corbett. They were already committed to the project, so that was an immediate thing that made me think, 'Ooh, I should read this script.'

"I thought it was a really beautiful story, then I had a talk with Robert Harmon, who seemed like the kind of director I would love to work with. It turned out to be true. He's a real actor's director, and from the moment we arrived, we worked on this to make it as rich and complex as possible. And Sarah Paulson and I became fast friends, so it was just a terrific experience."

Long married to actress Katharine Ross ("The Graduate"), Elliott often tackles action-driven fare instead, such as "Road House" and "Ghost Rider." He may not be seen on television often, but he's sure heard on it: His deep, unmistakable voice fuels ads for products from beef to (currently) trucks. "I've been very lucky," he says.

With "National Lampoon's Animal House" another big part of her screen history, Allen also has a professional life apart from acting. She operates a knitwear company from Great Barrington, Mass. (where she also runs a related shop), but she now hopes to be back in front of cameras more often.

"I created this design studio and store to get myself through the period when my son was in junior high and high school," Allen explains. "I felt it was important to find something creative that I could really get involved in. Now my son is living in New York, so this opportunity has opened back up for me to work (as an actress) more. I'm just putting my feet back in the water, and it feels really good."

Jimmie Johnson said he was bump drafting Kurt Busch, like Busch wanted.

ESPN announcer Dale Jarrett said Johnson didn’t mean to bump draft.

How does a driver bump draft, but not mean to bump draft?

Barreling down the front stretch, mixing it up with Busch and Clint Bowyer, Johnson ran up behind Busch, and as he said, intended to bump draft, like Busch wanted him to do.

A four time champion should know two things in this situation. Bump drafting is intentional, and bump drafting while changing lanes, (Johnson was moving left when he hit Busch), is not bump drafting at all, it’s crashing the other driver.

The end result of Johnson’s veiled bump drafting was Busch taking a hard right turn into the wall, on a straightaway, and Johnson moving on.

The ripple effects of Johnson’s unintentional bump drafting were a few other cars checking up and taking evasive action to avoid the unfolding crash.

While the car of Kurt Busch was all but destroyed, it was the No.19 of Elliott Sadler that suffered the most.

After checking up to avoid the crash, Sadler’s car was hit from behind and catapulted across the infield grass.

Sadler’s car crashed head-on into the pocket of an “L” shaped infield barrier. The resulting impact caused the complete front end of Sadler’s car to dislodge, ripping the engine from its mounting bolts and slinging it across the track.

Johnson did say on the radio that he might have caused that and to tell those guys he was sorry.

Sorry should be the adjective used to describe Johnson’s driving. The four time champion has been vocal, and critical, on the radio, and in the media, many times before about how other drivers take too many chances when racing close to him. His latest well publicized issues were with his teammate and boss Jeff Gordon.

Those complaints obviously fall on deaf ears when it comes to Johnson being the aggressor.

Sorry could also be used to describe how Pocono Raceway and the Mattiolli’s have handled the multiple safety issues surrounding the tricky triangle.

Just over six weeks ago, during Pocono’s June race, Kasey Kahne was involved in a late race incident that saw his car getting airborne. The absence of a catch fence allowed Kahne’s car to fly into the trees surrounding the raceway.

Pocono President Brandon Igdalsky has promised the track will make some changes and upgrades to address the safety issues. He also stated that most of these changes would have to take place after the second race because of such a short time in between events. Both races at Pocono are held just six short weeks apart.

There is speculation that NASCAR has already decided on its schedule for next year.

If they have not, then one issue they should take into consideration is the fact that a short turnaround between events can place severe limitations on any issues involving the sport, especially safety issues.

Pocono has the shortest amount of time between events of all the tracks that host multiple races.

If NASCAR has already finalized next year’s schedule, then there is plenty of time to take these safety issues and time constraints under advisement for the 2012 season.

Johnson’s actions single handedly wiped out three of the four cars fielded by Richard Petty Motorsports.

In this case NASCAR’s dedication to safety in the cars is what might have saved Elliott Sadler’s life.

Pocono’s lack of action, for the second time in a row, almost caused a tragedy.

Jimmie Johnson said he was bump drafting Kurt Busch, like Busch wanted.

ESPN announcer Dale Jarrett said Johnson didn’t mean to bump draft.

How does a driver bump draft, but not mean to bump draft?

Barreling down the front stretch, mixing it up with Busch and Clint Bowyer, Johnson ran up behind Busch, and as he said, intended to bump draft, like Busch wanted him to do.

A four time champion should know two things in this situation. Bump drafting is intentional, and bump drafting while changing lanes, (Johnson was moving left when he hit Busch), is not bump drafting at all, it’s crashing the other driver.

The end result of Johnson’s veiled bump drafting was Busch taking a hard right turn into the wall, on a straightaway, and Johnson moving on.

The ripple effects of Johnson’s unintentional bump drafting were a few other cars checking up and taking evasive action to avoid the unfolding crash.

While the car of Kurt Busch was all but destroyed, it was the No.19 of Elliott Sadler that suffered the most.

After checking up to avoid the crash, Sadler’s car was hit from behind and catapulted across the infield grass.

Sadler’s car crashed head-on into the pocket of an “L” shaped infield barrier. The resulting impact caused the complete front end of Sadler’s car to dislodge, ripping the engine from its mounting bolts and slinging it across the track.

Johnson did say on the radio that he might have caused that and to tell those guys he was sorry.

Sorry should be the adjective used to describe Johnson’s driving. The four time champion has been vocal, and critical, on the radio, and in the media, many times before about how other drivers take too many chances when racing close to him. His latest well publicized issues were with his teammate and boss Jeff Gordon.

Those complaints obviously fall on deaf ears when it comes to Johnson being the aggressor.

Sorry could also be used to describe how Pocono Raceway and the Mattiolli’s have handled the multiple safety issues surrounding the tricky triangle.

Just over six weeks ago, during Pocono’s June race, Kasey Kahne was involved in a late race incident that saw his car getting airborne. The absence of a catch fence allowed Kahne’s car to fly into the trees surrounding the raceway.

Pocono President Brandon Igdalsky has promised the track will make some changes and upgrades to address the safety issues. He also stated that most of these changes would have to take place after the second race because of such a short time in between events. Both races at Pocono are held just six short weeks apart.

There is speculation that NASCAR has already decided on its schedule for next year.

If they have not, then one issue they should take into consideration is the fact that a short turnaround between events can place severe limitations on any issues involving the sport, especially safety issues.

Pocono has the shortest amount of time between events of all the tracks that host multiple races.

If NASCAR has already finalized next year’s schedule, then there is plenty of time to take these safety issues and time constraints under advisement for the 2012 season.

Johnson’s actions single handedly wiped out three of the four cars fielded by Richard Petty Motorsports.

In this case NASCAR’s dedication to safety in the cars is what might have saved Elliott Sadler’s life.

Pocono’s lack of action, for the second time in a row, almost caused a tragedy.

Elliott Yamin was in Chile, participating in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, when an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country early Saturday morning.

Elliott is in Viña del Mar, about 90 miles away from the quake's epicenter. He was not injured in the quake, and he was at his computer on the sixth floor of his hotel when it struck around 3:30 a.m. local time.

"Huge earthquake just now in Chile!!....I swear I thought this was the end of my life!!!!!" he tweeted immediately after the quake hit. Later, he posted, "So...1 min, I'm trashin this competition on twitter, the next,I'm runnin 4 my life 2 safety!...what a contrast!...I hope & pray yall are ok!"

"The building was swaying back and forth, as was my room," Elliott later told CNN. "Things were starting to fall off the wall. The lights were flickering on and off. Then that swaying, very abruptly turned into just a very violent shake."

Other tweets from Elliott:

• "Complete and utter choas on the streets...no power...my heart is beatin outta my chest!....tsunami warnin...I am only a mile inland!"

• "Whoa!!...my bro just informed me that cnn is relayin my tweets!!...please knw that we r safe, and there is currently no threat of a tsunami"

• "Just got word that the airport in Santiago is closed...the tarmac has been reduced 2 rubble...my blood sugar is really hi"

• "Imma Type 1 diabetic, and was sppsd 2 leave sunday.I only packed enuf insulin pump supplies 2 last til then....airports r closed!"

• "The next closest airport 2 where we r in vina del mar is 6 hrs away!!...we've felt about 30 aftershox already!!!"

You can follow Elliott's Twitter feed here: @ElliottYamin.

Elliott also talked to NBC's Today Saturday morning.
According to the Associated Press, at least 78 people are dead after the quake, which struck 200 miles southwest of Santiago and set off a tsunami that has resulted in warnings across the Pacific.

Elliott Yamin was in Chile, participating in the Viña del Mar International Song Festival, when an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country early Saturday morning.

Elliott is in Viña del Mar, about 90 miles away from the quake's epicenter. He was not injured in the quake, and he was at his computer on the sixth floor of his hotel when it struck around 3:30 a.m. local time.

"Huge earthquake just now in Chile!!....I swear I thought this was the end of my life!!!!!" he tweeted immediately after the quake hit. Later, he posted, "So...1 min, I'm trashin this competition on twitter, the next,I'm runnin 4 my life 2 safety!...what a contrast!...I hope & pray yall are ok!"

"The building was swaying back and forth, as was my room," Elliott later told CNN. "Things were starting to fall off the wall. The lights were flickering on and off. Then that swaying, very abruptly turned into just a very violent shake."

Other tweets from Elliott:

• "Complete and utter choas on the streets...no power...my heart is beatin outta my chest!....tsunami warnin...I am only a mile inland!"

• "Whoa!!...my bro just informed me that cnn is relayin my tweets!!...please knw that we r safe, and there is currently no threat of a tsunami"

• "Just got word that the airport in Santiago is closed...the tarmac has been reduced 2 rubble...my blood sugar is really hi"

• "Imma Type 1 diabetic, and was sppsd 2 leave sunday.I only packed enuf insulin pump supplies 2 last til then....airports r closed!"

• "The next closest airport 2 where we r in vina del mar is 6 hrs away!!...we've felt about 30 aftershox already!!!"

You can follow Elliott's Twitter feed here: @ElliottYamin.

Elliott also talked to NBC's Today Saturday morning.
According to the Associated Press, at least 78 people are dead after the quake, which struck 200 miles southwest of Santiago and set off a tsunami that has resulted in warnings across the Pacific.