Yeah, the kids step up for grammas everywhere.
“The First United Methodist Church Annual Christmas Play” is one of those ’70s throwbacks in which a rural story gets the moral CW treatment. Brian Kinder jerks the tears with this shaggy dog.
The Patrick Brothers go even lower with their “The Christmas Play.” All sentiment, no sense of humor. Country whining.
From an actual assembly piece from Emily Crocker, “The Star of the Christmas Play” is NOT an angel this time. Aspirational kidsong, with a novel twist.