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December 09, 2025

Kevin Costner’s ‘The First Christmas’: Meet the Priest

There's a Catholic voice in 'Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas,' premiering Dec. 9 on...

December 08, 2023

Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet Celebrate Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir

This year, we're getting a supersized version of the annual 'Christmas With the Tabernacle Choir'...

November 2023

November 04, 2023

‘Journey to Bethlehem’: Affirm’s Nativity Musical Takes Liberties to Make the Bible Sing and Dance

If you want a faithful retelling of the Biblical Nativity story, 'Journey to Bethlehem' is...

September 2023

September 04, 2023

‘Carnivale’ Creator Daniel Knauf on ‘Gingerland,’ His Christmas Cookie of a Tale

Writer/producer Daniel Knauf, creator of HBO's 'Carnivàle,' has abandoned his Los Angeles hometown for South Florida....

December 2021

December 02, 2021

In UPtv’s ‘Small Town Christmas,’ Megan Alexander Seeks True Community Spirit

UPtv's 'Small Town Christmas' chronicles the community holiday celebrations that have come back strong in...

November 2021

November 25, 2021

‘The Waltons’ Homecoming’: The CW’s CEO on the Net’s Faith-Full Reboot of a Classic

The CW's often-edgy dramas aim for a teens-and-up audience. It's about the last place I'd...

November 26, 2020

Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles 2’ Puts Christianity in Christmas, Sort Of (SPOILERS)

'The Christmas Chronicles 2,' which just dropped on Netflix, reverses direction from the original ......

November 20, 2020

Netflix’s ‘Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square’: It’s Twinkly, Sweet and a Delight

How do you get a faith-filled Christmas musical on Netflix? Easy, just make sure Dolly...

November 10, 2020

Maybe More Christmas Movies Need a Little Christ

TV's annual flood of Christmas movies are chock-full of wonderful things, but they're often very...

December 2019

December 05, 2019

Hallmark’s ‘A Christmas Love Story’ Stars Kristin Chenoweth and ‘Angels’

Hallmark Channel Christmas movies are heavy on cocoa, Santa Claus, holly, presents, mistletoe and eggnog,...

January 2019

January 04, 2019

For Cable’s UPtv, Christmas 2019 Begins Now (or Already Did)

Christmas isn't just about Hallmark movies. One more cable network that takes Christmas seriously is...

December 2018

December 04, 2018

Kurt Russell Is Why I Can’t Hate Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles’

There's a lot that's sketchy and iffy in Netflix's The Christmas Chronicles -- especially for...

November 2017

November 17, 2017

‘The Star’: Zachary Levi and Gina Rodriguez are Joseph and Mary in the Animated Nativity

In video interviews, I talk to the voices behind the Holy Family in the delightful...

November 15, 2017

‘The Star’: Sparkling Animated Nativity Story With Talking Animals — and a Catholic Director (VIDEO)

The animated feature tells a truly Christian story that should appeal to all ages and...

April 2017

April 26, 2017

‘The Star’: Sneak Peek at Sony Animation’s Upcoming Christmas Movie

Sony Pictures Animation offers a glimpse at some of the character designs from its new...

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Pentatonix Sings ‘Hallelujah’ for Christmas (VIDEO)

Leonard Cohen's lovely anthem to love and pain gets a stripped-down treatment from the a...

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