

My Experienceīefore watching it again for this blog, I’d actually seen this movie twice. Barbara Robinson wrote the screen adaption from her book. The film originally aired on ABC in 1983. But after some time engaging the biblical story, the Herdmans have a change of heart, and they end up putting on the BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER! *tries to initiate a slow clap, but no one joins* Initially, the delinquent children - from a family named the Herdmans - fight, smoke, and steal during the rehearsals. Basically, a church full of stuck-up, rich, white people put on a Christmas pageant, but the delinquent kids from the neighborhood who never go to church want to participate. It’s about - you guessed it - a Christmas pageant. This is a film adaption of a book by the same name written by Barbara Robinson in 1971.

If you want to watch it for yourself before reading my review, you can do so here Background Tonight, I sat down with a beer to watch The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
