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SANTA, MAYBE

“A Sweet Holiday Romance”

Family Content: +1 Moderately questionable elements. (Discernment required for young children.)

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Violence
Sex
Nudity

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What You Need To Know:

In SANTA, MAYBE on the Great American Family network, a theater manager named Lila needs to come through with the best Christmas ballet to improve ticket sales. The theater hires a new marketer named Glen to help Lila, but it creates new challenges. In high school, Glen played pranks on Lila. Lila finds it hard to forgive him for his past antics. Meanwhile, Lila receives several gifts from her Secret Santa at the office. She can’t figure out who’s sending her the gifts and refuses to believe that Glen could be capable of such kindness. Will the new team thrive under the pressure? Or will the busy holiday season get in the way of what’s important?

MAYBE, SANTA is a heartwarming Christmas movie that champions giving, selflessness and forgiveness. The movie also stresses the importance of family and giving to those in need. There are some heartfelt moments full of love and trust. SANTA, MAYBE is a great holiday romance for the Christmas season, with a cute, touching ending. While explicit mentions of faith are minimal, SANTA, MAYBE is an uplifting holiday flick.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral worldview teaches the importance of family, marriage, sharing, and being selfless, and the main characters learn the importance of trust, plus lyrics from the Christmas carol “Joy to the World” play briefly in the background in one scene, other Christmas carol music is heard, and forgiveness is extolled;

Foul Language:

No foul language;

Violence:

No violence, a few characters mention a ballet injury, and a seizure is talked about but nothing is shown on screen;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

No nudity; Alcohol Use/Abuse: Characters drink at a restaurant;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Before they reunite, a woman remembers that a man used to play mean pranks on her in high school.

More Detail:

SANTA, MAYBE is a heartwarming, uplifting Christmas romance on the Great American Family network.
Lila is excited for another holiday season as theater manager. However, her bosses tell her they need outstanding ticket sales for their upcoming Christmas show of THE NUTCRACKER. In an effort to improve sales, they hire a new head of marketing named Glen.
Lila recognizes Glen immediately as an old high school classmate who used to prank her and make fun of her in front of the entire school. Glen treats Lila like these things never happened, but Lila finds it hard to believe that he’s changed.
The unlikely pairing must work together on the theater’s upcoming production, but soon they realize that their history is the least of their problems. The star ballerina that Glen said would be the difference maker for the show says she’s considering not performing.
Amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, Lila receives several gifts from her Secret Santa at the office. She can’t figure out who’s sending her the gifts and refuses to believe that Glen could be capable of that type of kindness toward her.
Will the pressures of work and their past get in the way of Lila and Glen’s job to make the Christmas production a success? Will Lila identify her Secret Santa?
MAYBE, SANTA is a heartwarming, engaging Christmas romance that champions giving, selflessness and forgiveness. The movie stresses the importance of family and giving to those in need. There are some heartfelt moments full of love and trust, and SANTA, MAYBE is a great holiday romance for the Christmas season. While explicit mentions of faith are minimal, SANTA, MAYBE is an uplifting holiday flick.