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Gilmore Girls is the perfect cold-weather, bingeworthy comfort show that has accompanied millions of Rory and Lorelai fans all around the world. The series that first aired in 2000 is an autumn and winter staple, that’s for sure, but an even better way to indulge in the Christmas spirit is to take one of the widely loved Gilmore Girls stars and put them in a Christmas movie.

Lets all bow down to Lionsgate, because the production company together with director Dallas Jenkins were behind making this wish become reality. The Christmas comedy drama movie The Best Christmas Pageant Ever connects a Gilmore Girls star to the festive season, and it couldn’t be a greater delight. The movie, which was released for the big screens on November 8, 2024, is now finally available to rent on Apple TV+ or Prime Video. As the adaptation of the 1972 children’s novel of the same name by Barbara Robinson,...

Based on the 1972 children's book of the same name by Barbara Robinson, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever lengthens the story but fails to dig deep while exploring its own true meaning of Christmas. Now that it's November, stores, companies, and the media will all be leaning head-first into the Christmas spirit, even if the event itself is still almost two months away. This is the cycle of Christmas cheer in film and television. Though it's being released right on schedule, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is trying to combat the commodification of Christmas, if only slightly.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Director Dallas JenkinsRelease Date November 8, 2024Studio(s) Kingdom Story CompanyWriters Platte Clark, Darin McDaniel, Ryan SwansonCast Tom Young, Jenni Burke, Isla Verlot, Nolan Grantham, Wyatt Dewar, Danielle Hoetmer, Mason D Nelligan, Essek Moore, Ewan Wood, Beatrice Schneider, Kynlee Heiman, Molly Belle Wright, Matthew Lamb, Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez, Kirk B.R. Woller,...