Carolyn's Christmas Movie Countdown

Posted by Carolyn Pirtle on Dec 14, 2020 1:56:33 PM

I was recently invited to be a guest on Church Life Today, the McGrath Institute’s radio program and podcast, where I chatted with my colleague and show host Lenny DeLorenzo about Advent music and Christmas movies. Here is my personal list (emphasis on personal!) of 25 films that I watch nearly every holiday season. For the most part, I’ve ranked them in an order that contains a sort of ‘progressive solemnity’—moving from vaguely holiday-adjacent movies toward those that delve deeply into ‘the meaning of Christmas.’ 

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Topics: movie review, Advent, Christmas, Church Life Today, Christmas movies, popular culture

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