The greatest story rarely told

The greatest story rarely told

I am sure many of us will be sitting down to watch one, two or more of the many iconic festive films that broadcasters will be offering up during the Christmas period.
The likes of It’s A Wonderful Life, The Muppets Christmas Carol, White Christmas, Miracle On 34th Street, Scrooge – or even Scrooged, Die Hard, Love Actually, Krampus, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service or Gremlins, will all be popular – and I will tuning in to as many as I can.

These seasonal films never grow old and are an essential part of Christmas. In fact, I would say they have become synonymous with this important time of the year.
HOW COME? Bruce Willis's Die Hard is a festive favourite with little, or no, Christmas message.
But I have one problem with all of the aforementioned blockbusters: they don't actually touch on the real 'reason for the season!'

Of course, Hollywood has depicted Christ's birth many times in films like Ben Hur, King of Kings and The Greatest Story Ever Told. But few have focused s...

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