The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Review

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I have always been one of those November 1st Christmas decorating kind of people. It began when I first moved here with my now husband. He worked night shift in law enforcement and one of our first Christmas seasons together he was on schedule to work the holiday. We celebrated Christmas and Thanksgiving together with my family here in our little home and the tradition just stuck to start decorating early and enjoy it as much as we could for the season.

Last night we watched The Best Christmas Pageant Ever for the first time (yes, it is based on the book) and I have to say that this lifted our Christmas spirits to new heights. My kids enjoyed it as much as we did. It was lighthearted but had an awesome message. I now want to see it on the big screen which is perfect because tickets became available November 8th!

I did not know that the book had been around since 1972 and has sold 7 million copies, but I can see why. Usually, I like to read a book before seeing the movie, but this time I will do that backwards from what I am used to. I feel compelled to grab a copy of the book immediately and read it with our boys.

So what is this about?

The Herdman kids are absolutely the worst. They lie, they steal, they bully…and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. Directed by Dallas Jenkins (“The Chosen”) and based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER follows six siblings who sneak into church searching for snacks and walk away with the lead roles in the town pageant. Grace (Judy Greer) is directing the performance for the very first time; she and her daughter Beth (Molly Belle Wright) and husband Bob (Pete Holmes) are less than amused. But the play’s mischievous stars might unwittingly teach a community the true meaning of Christmas. Featuring Lauren Graham. Screenplay by Ryan Swanson and Platte F. Clark & Darin McDaniel.

What We Thought:

I love a movie with meaning that can teach a lesson. While this community knew that the Herdman kids weren’t exactly the cream of the crop in the end they taught the community about the true meaning of Christmas. This movie made my kids laugh and the ending was just emotional enough to pull at the heart strings. I don’t want to tell too much because the book is already so well known, but this is a must see this holiday season. This will captivate any age group with the silly humor down to the more serious parts.

This movie allowed us a teaching moment as parents also. I had never thought to explain what “taking the Lord’s name in vain” might mean, but my youngest who is 7 asked what it meant after seeing this movie. It stood out as something that he needed to have explained, and this opened a door for us to have conversation with him about that as well. I am so thankful that he felt comfortable to ask us what that meant and open this door to talk.

By the end of this film, I felt like we knew The Herdman kids and other characters and like I said earlier in this post I now want to see this on the big screen because I know it would be so much better than watching at home, especially with a nice hot bag of popcorn, candy and a drink!

We have a $10 Amazon gift card giveaway attached to this movie review. Comment below and tell me what your favorite Christmas tradition is. I would love to know! We have so many and it seems we pick up a new one every year. One of my favorites is going to look at Christmas lights after picking up some cocoa and car snacks.

Samantha

Samantha hails from Virginia and is a proud wife to a retired Deputy Sheriff and current plumber. Homeschooling boy mama to two. We homestead and love our pets! A veteran product reviewer; Samantha has been reviewing products for 12 years and offers high quality product reviews with original photography.