Peter Brockman (Jason Gedrick) is a successful-but-spiritually lost accountant whose life is turned on its head when he begins volunteering at a homeless shelter run by the caring-yet-cantankerous Sister Agatha (Rhea Perlman). Amazed at the musical prowess of some of the shelter’s occupants, Peter sets out to organize them into a choir, singing holiday tunes in a local subway station. Though the singers and Peter each go through their own difficult personal trials, they slowly begin to learn to trust in each other and the power their music holds. “The Christmas Choir†is inspired by the true story of a man volunteering at a homeless shelter who saw a way to help the men living there by creating a choir from their surprising musical talents. The group, which went on to record several albums and tour the world, experienced such success that the singers where able to gain the financial security and personal confidence to leave the streets forever.
The Christmas Choir is an inspirational story of a man who works too much and how one chance encounter changes his life forever. Jason Gedrick stars as an accountant who meets a homeless man and when he goes to the man’s shelter he finds out that they can sing. As he spends more time with them, he decided to start a choir with them. This choir goes on to win contests, play respected events and be interviewed by the press. People look at them because of their voices and not where they live.
Rhea Perlman plays the unconventional nun who runs the shelter and the rest of the cast are believable in their roles and boy can they sing!
This movie will put you spirit of the holiday as in doing something good for someone else! I know it made me want to do. It also makes me want to buy the choir’s CD because I loved the movie so much!
So tune in to The Christmas Choir, a movie that will make you cry in a good way tonight on Hallmark at 9p!!!
Great movie, made me want to go out and make a difference. Love Jason Gedrick
[ # 376884 ] Comment from don [December 2, 2009, 9:48 pm]
the father was george plimpton
[ # 377876 ] Comment from Jane [December 12, 2009, 7:22 pm]
What a wonderful, delightful, and inspirng movie. Perfect for the every Christmas season!! This is one to watch every year! How true that we find our worth in helping others, and then we find ourselves, and what life is really all about: service to others!!
I just saw this movie for the first time, and I loved it. I don’t often like TV movies, but this one was better than average. I am now currently looking for more info on Accueil Bonneau Choir the Montreal Homeless Choir for my mother and I. It’s great hearing all they all did well, and sad to hear three died in the fire and the choir has disbanded. To those who were discussing who played Jason Gedrick’s father in the movie; I saw Michael Sarrazin’s name on IMDB.com while I was watching the movie. And to those who mentioned Richard Widmark, obviously it was not him. But he hasn’t been dead that long. Mr Widmark lived to the ripe old age of 93 and died on March 24, 2008, only months before this movie premiered on U.S. television.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0765546/bio is the link to Michael Sarrazin’s bio at imdb.com. The Christmas Choir is the last credit they have listed for him there. And I noticed he was born in Quebec City. His birth name was Jacques Michel Andre Sarrazin. Quebec City is not the same as Montreal obviously, but Michael was born French Canadian and maybe that had something to do with him being cast in this film? My late grandfather on my mom’s side was French Canadian.
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[ # 376875 ] Comment from Maggie [December 2, 2009, 8:10 pm]
Great movie, made me want to go out and make a difference. Love Jason Gedrick