"Celebrating Faith, Family, Love, Prayer, and Jesus"
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What You Need To Know:
12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS showcases some stunning Christmas sets and tells an enjoyable, funny story about people re-discovering the joys of traditional Christmas activities, like building
gingerbread houses and singing a Christmas carol. The movie could use stronger jeopardy and some better dialogue. However, the characters learn important lessons about faith, family and love. 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS also overtly extols prayer and church. Finally, the movie includes positive references to Jesus and the Gospel, which are nicely presented in a scene where the cast joyously sings the first verse of “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”
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12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS on the Great American Family network takes viewers on an adventure when six friends at a Christmas party are transported into a game of the same title, where they travel through the town of Yuletide and can only return home when they learn the lesson of Christmas that they need the most. GAC really “decked the halls” with exquisitely designed Christmas sets, and also by exemplifying the true meaning of Christmas. This sweet and peaceful movie is a win for the whole family.
Kelsey plans a Christmas get-together for her friends. Expecting her first guest at the door, she instead finds a board game, 12 Games of Christmas, on her doorstep. Soon her sister, Nora, arrives. Nora informs Kelsey she’s invited a special guest. The guest is Ethan, Kelsey’s high school boyfriend. Kelsey is less than enthusiastic to host this friend from her past, however, because they parted ways when they went to different colleges.
A few more friends arrive. They share their Christmas memories over dinner. The sisters agree that their best memories were with Aunt Amelia, who knew how to do Christmas just right.
The group decides to play the 12 Games of Christmas board game. Suddenly, however, they’re transported into the quaint and lovely Christmas town of Yuletide. The Mayor greets them and invites them to play the game in his town. Once each player wins, he or she can return home.
They enthusiastically join the game of Christmas spirit. The players learn lessons in every task before them as they complete festive activities, such as building gingerbread houses, making hot chocolate, singing a Christmas carol, and other arts and crafts projects. The messages received
echo the importance of faith, family, love, and community. They also speak against the evils of perfectionism, “busy”ness, guarded hearts, and wrong priorities.
Not everything goes well, however, for Kelsey and Ethan. Can a prayer and a visit from beloved Aunt Amelia help them find what they’re missing?
12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS showcases some stunning Christmas sets and tells an enjoyable story about people re-discovering the joys of many traditional Christmas activities, like building gingerbread houses, making hot chocolate and singing a Christmas carol. However, the movie could use stronger jeopardy to make the story more exciting. For example, the strongest jeopardy only occurs toward the end. Also, the dialogue and chemistry between the two romantic leads could have been stronger.
That said, 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS promotes positive lessons about faith, family, love, and community. The movie also extols prayer. In fact, an answered prayer helps Kelsey discover the love in celebrating Christmas that she’s been missing. 12 GAMES OF CHRISTMAS also includes positive, overt references to Jesus, church and the Gospel, which is overtly presented in a scene where the cast joyously sings the first verse to “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”
