The film follows a
young chorister from a small Appalachian Mountain town, Grace Gibson (Desiree
Ross) and her family as she pursues her dream of becoming a country music star.
She is ably supported
along the way by her parents (Megyn Price and Brian McKnight), her teacher and
mentor (Ross McCall) and grandmother (Mary Kay Place).
The pinnacle of the
film is a country and western talent show hosted by Dolly Parton in which she
is up against Jamie Warner (Dillon James) and the excellent Mary Lou Memphis
(Camille Sanders).
This is an enjoyably
sweet tale with the subtle morality messages which you would expect in a film
aimed at young teens but it has very little reference to Christmas although the
final scene showing the family sitting down to Christmas dinner accompanied by
Desiree Ross’s rendition of Silent Night is quite beautifully done and its
worth watching the film just for that.
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