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Saturday, 30 November 2024

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)


The Herdmans are the "worst kids in the world." They're rude and intimidate the other kids and everyone avoids them like the plague. While a new mom runs the annual Sunday school Christmas pageant, the Herdmans demand to be a part of the project and end up teaching the town a thing or two about prejudice and hypocrisy. This special is very sweet in a quaint, old fashioned way that is devoid of any modern cynicism. It offers a very straightforward message of empathy without feeling excessively sappy or disingenuous.

3 pussy-willows out of 5

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