"So I was talking to Matt Swaim on the Son Rise Morning Show about G.K. Chesterton's great appreciation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol and he mentioned that many Christmas-themed movies feature conversions like Scrooge's: he brought up The Grinch Who Stole Christmas or The Grinch as an example, and It's a Wonderful Life.
But as Turner Classic Movies and other cable stations are showing
movies with Christmas settings, I began to think of many more Christmas
conversions - changes of heart, family reconciliations, and renewed hope
brought about by the 'spirit of Christmas.' Even all those Hallmark
Channel Christmas movies are about some kind of conversion: from career
to family; from expedient marriage to finding true love, etc.
In a recent commentary, writer Stephanie Mann reflected on some of the Christmas conversion stories (often moral conversions, not necessarily spiritual conversions).
To access the complete National Catholic Register post, please visit:
National Catholic Register: Blogs: Stephanie Mann: Christmas Conversions in Classic Hollywood Films (27 DEC 19)
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