Christmas Song (2012)

• Year: 2012
• Released: 03 Nov 2012
• Country: Canada
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• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2376246/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/christmas_song
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• Available in: 720p, 1080p,
• Language: English, French
• MPA Rating: N/A
• Genre: Drama, Family, Music
• Runtime: 88 min
• Writer: Kevin Commins
• Director: Timothy Bond
• Cast: Natasha Henstridge, Gabriel Hogan, Amanda Thomson
• Keywords: new york city, competition, music teacher, private school, high school teacher, merger,

5.5/10

Christmas Song Storyline

In New York City, Kasdan Cresswell Academy is the outcome of a just happened merger between an all girls’ school with an all boys’ school into a coed school. By the start of Kasdan Creswell’s first academic term, not all aspects of the merger have been ironed-out. In what was already a threatened music program at both schools, Kasdan’s director of music Diana Thiessen and Creswell’s director of music Ken Stoddard still have music teaching jobs in the merger running parallel music programs, it not being clear what will happen to either of their jobs based on monetary issues, with the likelihood that both will have jobs by the end of the completed merger low. Diana and Ken already do not see eye to eye on anything music-related, Diana who teaches in an academic fashion primarily of the classics, while Ken wants his students to have free expression of music, his musical teaching bent toward the popular. The easily-stressed school principal, Jessica Gedler, suggests that the two submit their own individual entries to a television sponsored high school Christmas carol contest, the outcome of the contest which would go a long way to convincing the decision makers on who should be the school’s music director. The contest is to be a duo singing any Christmas carol in any arrangement. Diana’s two female students and Ken’s two male students are a disparate bunch: Liz Strait, the girl most like to…; extremely shy Amy Barnes, whose shyness is due to being overprotected by her parents in an effort to shield her from any emotional pain; Billy Warren, the golden boy with an ego large enough to fill a football field; and Carlo, an academically bright student new to the school who is having trouble knowing where to fit in due to being confined to a wheelchair. Because of their differences, it is difficult enough to bring each team together as a cohesive unit, that is until the students learn through the grapevine that their respective teacher’s job may be on the line based on the outcome, which leads to the view that the other team is the sworn enemy. Through it all, Diana and Ken are each going through personal issues of their own, specifically in not having an active social life. As hard as they try, they seem not to be able to avoid each other socially, that want to avoid based on most of their conversations ending in a philosophical argument.—Huggo

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A Slightly Off-Key Christmas Song.

Another film that could’ve been made better with a slight alteration.

The thing that lets this movie down is the story, there are quite a few holes, which if filled, would’ve made this film better.

For example, there is one character whose resolve is said to be strong, but when challenged it dissipates quickly into the ether. The same character has beliefs that are quashed almost instantaneously. Even though it’s a minor character, had these points been resolved more realistically it not only would have strengthened them, but also the film.

On the upside, the actors do their characters proud and portray them well. The direction is nice and keeps the film moving along at a steady pace, which works well for a love story.

If you’ve not watched this before, and there’s nothing else on the telly, and it raining or snowing outside, the ironing’s been done, and the floors hoovered, then I say grab a drink (preferably alcohol) and watch this film in front of the fire.

Cooperation

The Hallmark Channel’s annual festival of Christmas movies begins with this effort. Gabriel Hogan and Natasha Henstridge are music teachers in two private schools that merge. Only one will have a job long term and it comes down to a competition over who has directed the best Christmas carol performance. Soon enough, all sorts of student and parents’ neuroses complicate the plot.

As is usual with Hallmark TV movies, Ms. Henstridge is the more buttoned-down of the two, preferring classical music and technique, while Mr. Hogan holds for creativity and feeling the music. However, both are presented as likable, competent teachers and closer to the middle of that range than most Hallmark movies. There are also several amusing bits, particularly one in which they keep getting matched by an online dating service. Both are likable and relaxed with their characters and the net effect, while no world-beater, is very pleasant.

Too Many Stories

The nicest thing about this film was it least it wasn’t about A POOR WIDOW WOMAN who finds love Christmas time. This film however suffers because it tells too many stories. The film would have been better served if they would of eliminated one story. In this film we had the following stories 1) The Commercialism of Christmas 2) Cutting funding to Arts Programs 3) Having your own voice 4) Is winning everything when someone loses 5) Opposites Attract in reality they are not so opposite

In this film 2 schools have merged. An all boys school and an all girls school. Each school has a music class but there is only money left for one teacher for the following year. The principle however has encouraged the music teachers to enter a local television Christmas Carol contest. If either teacher wins then they will be able to keep their job.

When word gets around school that one of the teachers will be let go then the students start playing dirty.

Now this film I give credit for being a little different but its one of those films you watch and then you won’t remember anything about after a good nights sleep.

Family Safe.