Yes, TV (sometimes) has religion at Christmastime
Somewhere beyond all the elves and snowmen and differently-nosed reindeer, TV occasionally remembers the serious side of Christmas.
That seems to be on the upswing lately, partly because of “The Chosen” (shown here), the crowdfunded series about Jesus. Originally planned to simply be online, it found audiences on several cable channels, including Trinity, UPtv and BYU-TV.
Now it’s also had Sunday nights on CW … where it will wrap its current run (three seasons, with four more planned) on Christmas Eve. The same producer will have a two-hour music-and-monologue special Dec. 23 on CW … and a similar special will be Christmas Eve on Great American Family. Read more…