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christmas in canaan opens with this narration: the bible says canaan is the promised land, and the joke in this texas town is that the bank has the promissory notes to prove it .
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christmas in canaan ,
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it breaks rob smith’s achy breaky heart that he can’t say no to billy ray cyrus’ hallmark holiday movie, “christmas in canaan. ”
leave no heartstring untugged” seems to be the maxim of “christmas in canaan, ” an original movie for hallmark channel starring billy ray cyrus and based on the book by kenny rogers and donald davenport. in the grand tradition of an epic country song, “canaan” pulls out all the stops, including endless drama — not the [ … ]
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better than some christmas books. had the predictable good ending but a racial twist is thrown in. i liked the ending which made up for some slow parts at the beginning. put me in the christmas spirit. very easy to read and goes quick .
i need to find out what kind of jacket (brand and style) billy ray was wearing in christmas comes home to canan .
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leave no heartstring untugged” seems to be the maxim of “christmas in canaan, ” an original movie for hallmark channel starring billy ray cyrus and based on the book by kenny rogers and donald davenport. in the grand tradition of an epic country song, “canaan” pulls out all the stops, including endless drama — not the least of which is a wounded puppy. still, there is just enough well - meaning intent between the cliches to qualify as a feel - good holiday diversion. sporting a rare, cropped ‘do, cyrus (displaying better acting chops than his work on “hannah montana” would have viewers believe) stars as widower daniel burton, struggling to raise his family and keep his farm afloat in 1960s texas .
racial tension and a fight between school boys seems an unlikely start for a christmas story, yet that is exactly how christmas in canaan begins. rodney, a smart black boy, lives with his grandmother. dj, a white boy, is the son of a farmer and struggles with school. after getting into a fight, both boys resent each other. they are horrified when dj’s father and rodney’s grandmother force them to live together for four days. they might have remained enemies if not for an injured dog. as they tend to the dog their grudging partnership grows into the bonds of a friendship that will last a lifetime. their friendship carries them through the death of rodney’s grandmother, hard times on the burton farm, and a christmas where they can’t afford gifts. it’s on that christmas that mr. burton teaches them that, wherever friendship is, there will always be “some christmas”. and, years later, when christmas comes to canaan, rodney is ready to bring “some christmas” to the friends that have become his family. this is a heartwarming tale of friendship. the story rambles along like a stream but is not without a few rapids. a great read for anytime of year, but especially good for the holiday season .
a developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter' s inaugural
adopt a dog for christmas program .
billy ray cyrus stars in this touching story about the true meaning of the holiday season. when a pair of boys with nothing in common team up to help an injured dog, an unlikely friend ship begins. as they grow into adults, their beliefs are tested by the rapidly changing world and they see that it will take strong faith and family spirit to keep them together. based on the book co - written by kenny rogers and featuring an original song by billy ray cyrus, christmas in canaan is a touching drama that shows that the most important gifts in life are the ones money can’t buy .
it’s a hallmark movie, so one tends to expect a predictable story with weak but earnest acting, little in the way of any real suspense (in spite of a late attempt at a plot twist, like when rodney’s mom shows up with 20 minutes left in the film), and characters straight out of the annual stereotypes - r - us catalog. the last is particularly funny (however unintentionally) — christmas in canaan has the crusty grandpa; the nurturing black grandmother; the sweet kid - turned - housewife daughter (played by hot little number emily tennant); even the grumpy bus driver .
i felt pretty enthusiastic about the first half of this book but the believability waned in the second half. overall, it cheered me which is what i want from a christmas book .
i reckon there' s nuthin' worth learnin' from the coloreds, dj answered, again turning to the window. that right? his father asked' nuthin' worth learning from them folks? yeah, dj said. nuthin'. completely nuthin'. in the quiet, rural town of canaan, texas, a clash between two classmates - - one, a tough farm boy, and the other, a bright, black, aspiring writer - - spins into anunlikely friendship. when the clever arrangement their families devise to teach dj and rodney a lesson seems hopeless, their cooperative effort to heal a wounded puppy helps them move past an unsettled battle. not surprisingly, the truce that follows becomes an amiable kinship. but can life in canaan lived under the shadow of racism ever really deliver the milk and honey of the promised land? it is amidst the magic of a christmas they' ll never forget that the boys learn a lesson about family, hope and love. and they will know for the rest of their lives that when times are hard, there will always be christmas in canaan .
racial tension and a fight between school boys seems an unlikely start for a christmas story, yet that is exactly how christmas in canaan begins. rodney, a smart black boy, lives with his grandmother. dj, a white boy, is the son of a farmer and struggles with school. after getting into a fight, both boys resent each other. they are horrified when dj’s father and rodney’s grandmother force them to live together for four days. they might have remained enemies if not for an injured dog. as they ten
shortly thereafter, civil rights meets white supremacy, shit gets set on fire, the youngest boy ends up in a wheelchair, rodney’s estranged mother (played like a crackhead with the dts by rukiya bernard) comes back for him, he goes on to be a great writer with an afro wig, blah blah blah, they have christmas again in canaan, and everyone ends up happy and well - filled. except for the grandcorpse, who eventually goes back into the dirt from whence he came .
highly recommend for those in middle school range. haven' t picked it up in so long, but still have lingering feelings towards it .
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oh, thank you, hallmark, for your beautiful story
christmas in canaan
. it is so great to see billy ray cyrus, doing what he does so well... being himself. i have enjoyed him from the start, both as a musician and as an actor. still watch the reruns of
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. it is my hope that hallmark will make more movies starring billy ray. he certainly exemplifies' good down - home family living' and we surely could use more of that! merry christmas to all of you at hallmark! maryann dumond bristol, ct
in the rural town of canaan, texas, a clash between two classmates – one, a tough farm boy, and the other, a bright bookish black boy – evolves into an unlikely friendship. the boys’ families devise a plan to teach them a lesson after they fight, but it is a wounded puppy that eventually brings them together. it is amidst the magic of christmas that the boys learn about family, hope and love despite living under the shadow of racism .
this is another of those christmas tv movies that are constantly turned out. christmas movies are generally pretty undemanding and predictable and this is no exception. however that really is the point of them, something easy on eye with a predictable cheery ending to watch on a winter afternoon in the run up to christmas. i would say this is an above average effort for this type of movie, it' s well filmed and has a good cast. i am aware of billy ray cyrus who had a uk hit with' achy breaky heart' in the early 90' s. he proves a likable main character in this but to me the acting honours are stolen by gina holden who is thoroughly charming. all in all i enjoyed this film more than i thought i would and it is recommended for those who want something heart - warming to watch prior to christmas .
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us soldier visits the town from where an inspirational christmas card was sent to him by a church group that mails cards out to servicemen as a goodwill effort .
dj and rodney don' t like each other from the start. rodney thinks dj is an ignorant white farm boy, and dj thinks rodney acts too smart for his own good. after a school bus scuffle between the two, dj' s father and rodney' s grandmother come up with a clever solution that brings the boys closer than either of them would like. living in canaan, texas in the 1960s does not make it easy for a black boy and a white boy to forge a friendship. it is only amid the magic of an unforgettable christmas that dj and rodney discover a land of milk and honey where hope and love make all the difference .
i loved this book, i saw the movie on the either the hallmark channel or lifetime channel. it was so good i bought the book for my dad and myself. it is a feel good book and movie. it is set in small town east texas in the early 60' s. easy read i highly recommend. not just for christmas reading !
sara vancamp (' eva larue') is a busy mom with no christmas spirit. christine (summer glau), an elf from santa' s village who wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the... see full summary »
in the story, daniel' s son bobber needs extensive orthopedic surgery and months of intensive physical therapy to recover from being struck down by an automobile. rodney freeman, the young black man who daniel took into his home and raised as another son, has become a famous writer and offers to fly daniel and bobber to san francisco and to pay for the surgery. once in san francisco, daniel meets and falls for briony adair, a physical rehabilitation specialist who will be working toward bobber' s recovery. when therapy progresses slowly, bobber invites briony to come home to canaan to spend christmas with the burtons and continue his treatment. briony is a natural at caring for a thriving family, but sarah, daniel' s daughter distances herself not wanting to dishonor her late mother' s memory, and a disastrous christmas visit drives daniel and briony apart. in the soul searching that follows, daniel finds the strength to open his heart again and invite love back into his life .
a boy is in need of extensive medical treatment after being hit by a car, and is taken from his rural home to a san francisco hospital. his widowed father falls in love with one of the physical therapists helping the youngster and invites her to spend christmas with the family - but his daughter resents the relationship. drama sequel, starring billy ray cyrus and gina holden .
unresolved issues return to trouble widower billy ray cyrus and his rural texas clan in this flimsy sequel to tv - movie heart - tugger christmas in canaan. but though the story is about reawakened feelings, there' s no emotional impact to the 1970s - set events, as cyrus' s farmer daniel speedily falls for the physiotherapist (gina holden) assigned to help his crippled young son try to walk again. with the unfeasibly considerate woman then brought home for the festive season, he and his family' s buried fears and grief blandly resurface. it' s all very flat and predictable, and the unnatural dialogue and inexpressive performances are no help, either. the only real meat comes from a subplot involving the continued racism in the town, yet even that' s so underwritten and convenient, it plays like an afterthought .
filled with a great christmas spirit of kindness and friendship, this wonderful movie will entertain the family. we are proud to award this film with the dove “family - approved” 12 + seal .
in the early 1960s in a rural, racially - charged texas town, a poor white boy struggling to get through school and a book - loving black classmate find the common ground on which to build true friendship .
i reckon there' s nuthin' worth learnin' from the coloreds, dj answered, again turning to the window. that right? his father asked' nuthin' worth learning from them folks? yeah, dj said. nuthin'. completely nuthin'. in the quiet, rural town of canaan, texas, a clash between two classmates - - one, a tough farm boy, and the other, a bright, black, aspiring writer - - spins into a
the automobile that rodney' s mama picks him up & packs his belongings in is at least a 1970 - 1972 oldsmobile cutlass; the story was supposed to take place in' 60' s. was this error ?
seven years go by, with dj and rodney (now played by jacob blair and matt ward, respectively) maintaining their just - shy - of - gay biracial friendship, deep in the heart of a clearly disapproving texas. when rodney’s grandmother dies, daniel brings rodney home to live with him and dj and their siblings and grandcorpse. they have a special christmas in which daniel hands out pictures of presents (cuz, you know, they can’t afford real ones) in a “celebration not of things, but of hope. ”
daniel burton (billy ray cyrus) learns to love again when he meets briony adair (gina holden), the rehabilitation specialist treating his son, and invites her to spend christmas with his family .
production: filmed in vancouver by hatchery, in association with bauman entertainment. executive producers, ted bauman, howard braunstein, dan angel, margaret loesch; producer, randolph cheveldave; director, neil fearnley; writer, donald davenport .
other: racism is mentioned as some people won & apos; t support a black man & apos; s shop; a young woman yells at an older adult when she accidentally breaks a christmas ornament .
this is a story of two young men from different cultural back grounds put together because of a dispute. dj thinks rodney is too smart for his britches and rodney thinks dj is a stupid white boy who doesn’t know anything. so the two despise each other. but after a fight on the bus, dj’s father and rodney’s grandmother come up with a punishment that neither boy can believe. living in the 1960’s in canaan, texas, does not make it easy for a black boy and a white boy to be friends. but when the two boys work together to save a young puppy, the friendship becomes a life long relationship .
the movie gains credibility as the action picks up a few years later when the boys are teens. the civil rights movement is in full swing, but is met with stiff resistance in the rural texas town. daniel’s farm still hasn’t turned a good profit and money is tighter than ever. that doesn’t stop the family from taking rodney in when miss eunice dies suddenly. their christmas together is short on presents, but big on hope and love. it’s this time together, and the burtons’ unprecedented acts of kindness that spur rodney to write a book about the experience .
mary tobin has wonderful memories of family gatherings at the christmas lodge. when she arrives for a weekend vacation, she quickly realizes that the lodge that she loves has fallen into... see full summary »
gr 6 - 9 - a poor white boy who is academically challenged and shares his neighbors' racial prejudice becomes friendly with a book - loving black boy when they rescue and raise an injured pup together. set in east texas in the early 1960s with a flash - forward to the boys' adulthood in 1975, this well - intentioned novel labors under the weight of its message of tolerance. the celebrity author' s collaborator is a screenwriter; and, indeed, this treatment might have been more successful as a television holiday special. here the characters remain flat and one - dimensional; the plot, predictable. the dialogue, particularly that of the black characters, is unconvincing. truman capote' s a christmas memory (knopf, 1989) is a more satisfying story of a christmas in a rural past, celebrated by unlikely companions with more affection than money. - v. w. (c) copyright 2010. library journals llc, a wholly owned subsidiary of media source, inc. no redistribution permitted .
in fact, bobber is the last one not quite grown, as daughter sarah has just applied for college. bobber had an accident years before and can’t walk but there is hope that a surgery can restore most, if not all of his ability to walk. so daniel takes him by plane to have surgery in california and while there they meet dr. briony adair (excellently played by gina holden), who takes a liking to bobber and encourages him in his rehab. she and daniel also take a liking to each other but things become complicated when briony visits for christmas and daughter sarah has a difficult time adjusting to the new woman in her father’s life. like all good dramas, this one sets up the plot nicely: will bobber walk again? will briony and daniel get together? and how about the poor shop owner named shoup (julian d. christopher) as his small shop is in danger of going under ?
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in the rising heat of the civil rights movement, daniel burton a widowed farmer struggling to make ends meet, forces his young son, dj, who has begun to show racist tendencies, to spend time with his black classmate, rodney, leading to an unexpected friendship. as the years pass and racial tensions in their town build, an unforgettable christmas will teach the boys the importance of hope and the true meaning of family. based on a novel co - written by kenny rogers. stars billy ray cyrus, zak ludwig, and jaishon fisher .
so here’s the plot (based, oddly enough, on a book co - written by kenny rogers): cyrus is a poor farmer named daniel, who lives in canaan, tx in 1964 with his three kids and his father - in - law’s reanimated corpse (played convincingly by real - life representative of the undead, tom heaton), having lost his wife after the birth of their third child. oldest boy dj (zak ludwig), a fifth - grader, gets into a fight with bookish black kid rodney (jaishon fisher) and, to punish his son and make him more sympathetic to “coloreds, ” daniel arranges for the boys to spend a week staying over at each other’s houses. of course, they detest each other, until they find a dog that’d been shot by crazy, shotgun - toting neighbor carl hammer (the squirrelly lookin’ tom mcbeath), nurse it back to health, and become bffs .
rob smith is a writer, teacher, wage earner, and all - around evil genius who spends most of his time holed up in his cluttered compound in central pa. his favorite color is ultramarine blue. his imaginary band mr. vertigo tours every summer. you can follow rob on twitter, if you desire .
once all the players are in place, you can pretty much guess the plot without even watching the thing (since i can’t say no, though, i sat through it all). the movie seems tailor - made for several key hallmark demographic groups: those who need something on in the background while wrapping gifts, those whose cable systems do not show syndicated reruns of the waltons, catatonic head trauma patients, billy ray cyrus fans, and evil editors - in - chief .
this movie stands strong on bible principles. prayers spoken throughout are said in the name of jesus. there are strong messages about loving god and loving your neighbor .
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in addition to starring, cyrus provides the original song “we’ll get by somehow (we always do), ” which revisits basic plot points with a catchy country tune .
when eunice passed away, rodney was a teenager, and daniel immediately asked rodney to come and live with their family, in spite of his father - n - law protesting .
old flames reunite and sparks are reignited at christmastime in florida, but the man is already engaged to another woman so a recently retired couple try to intervene with the help of their dogs .
an unlikely friendship blossoms between two 10 year - old boys from different backgrounds during the racially charged backdrop of rural texas, 1964. through the years into manhood, prevailing attitudes and the growing civil rights movement severely test their friendship. in the end, they will discover that despite people' s differences, it' s the memories you make that determine your happiness and peace in life .
country and western star rogers and co - writer davenport deliver a novel of interracial friendship that opens in the 1960s. as punishment for fighting - after texas farmer' s son dj tells off bookworm rodney
for actin' so smart for a colored
- the two boys must spend several days in each other' s home. a rocky start gives way to friendship, charted here as the novel tracks the boys' growth through turbulent times to manhood. some of the plot twists are more akin to the neatly made stuff of tv drama. for instance, a meager but memorable christmas in which the only gifts are catalogue pictures is recreated years later (after rodney has achieved success as a playwright), this time with real gifts. even so, the writing is able and the narrative marked by a number of genuinely moving moments. all ages. (oct .)' (c) copyright pwxyz, llc. all rights reserved
two boys, one black and the other white, grow up in a racially divided texas community in the 1960s. the pair take an instant dislike to each other, but their families are determined to end the conflict by forcing them to spend time together. the youngsters grow to become firm friends, but the tension among their neighbours is harder to resolve. drama, with jaishon fisher and zak ludwig .
in the story, daniel' s son bobber needs extensive orthopedic surgery and months of intensive physical therapy to recover from being struck down by an automobile. rodney freeman, the young... see full summary »
and because the holidays can sometimes make us feel … irregular, i give you the following billy ray cyrus video, to help you with any bout of constipation you may have in the next few weeks. peace out .
based in the 1960s, this story is about the lives of two families - one white and the other black. through christian love, we see the two families come together, even though the world would tear them apart .
this was one heartwarming book (and also a good movie to watch at christmas on the hallmark channel). dj is a white boy who has trouble in school - - he never gets his homework done since he has to help at home. rodney is black and a good student, reads and writes all the time. one day on the bus, dj asks what the capital of new york is and most of his friends tell him it' s new york city. but a voice at the back of the bus tells him it' s albany. dj finds out it' s rodney that answers and a fight ensu
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love is the glue in this warm but idealistic family heart - tugger, based on a novel co - written by country singer kenny rogers. opening in 1960s texas, it sees billy ray cyrus' s principled widower initiate an unlikely friendship between his farmboy son and a bookish black classmate when he forces them to spend time together as punishment for fighting each other. one injured puppy and some clunky acting and dialogue later, and the lads have naturally bonded for life: the first in a series of rushed and simplistic resolutions as the episodic narrative then leaps forward seven years. from here, the film covers so much ground that it barely does any event justice, sadly diluting the impact of even the most dramatic moments .
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evoking the humble, but happy spirit of the walton family, burton and his three kids maintain a delicate harmony. when 10 - year - old dj (zak ludwig) gets in a fight with fellow classmate rodney (jaishon fisher), daniel learns that dj has burgeoning racist sentiments (rodney is black). daniel and rodney’s grandmother miss eunice (candus churchill) hatch a plan to make the boys live and work together for a week in an effort to resolve their differences .
beautifully written story by the singer kenny rogers and co - author about race in the olden days. i really enjoyed this book. the movie is almost spot on as well. read the book before the movie is my suggestion, enjoyed both .
at first, it only seems to emphasize their contempt for one another, but when they find a wounded puppy in the woods, the two work as a team to nurse it back to health. their time together eventually blossoms into a lifelong friendship .
a widower tries to ease the racial hostility between his young son and a classmate by forcing them to spend time together. the boys forge a bond while caring for a wounded puppy, but tensions in 1960' s texas aren' t so easily resolved .
gr. 5 ^ - 8. the lives of two texas boys are forever altered one morning in the 1960s after one has a run - in with the other on the school bus. rodney, a quiet bookworm, sits at the rear of the bus because he' s black. dj, a white boy frantically finishing his homework needs to know a state capital. when rodney supplies the right answer, dj is teased that he is dumber than rodney. a fight ensues between the boys, and dj' s father decides the wisest punishment is to have the boys live together, two days at each house. rodney' s grandmother agrees. the kids find the experience very trying until a wounded dog draws them together. then the friendship is sealed, and the gentle narrative chronicles a sweet, lifelong bond. the story culminates in racial unrest that puts rodney' s life in jeopardy. the holiday backdrop makes this good seasonal fare, and the engaging premise, resonant narrative, and believable characters will reach a wide audience. - - shelley townsend - hudson
the second christmas shown... is at the end of the movie. the children are all grown and the grandfather has since passed away. rodney asks them all to meet him and since he has become a succesful writer, due to the burton families encouragement many years before, he gives them each the gifts that were in the pictures from that old catalog years ago. it' s such a precious moment, and it' s easy to see that they are more thrilled just to be together than anything! rodney has also promised daniel that he will get the best medical help for bobby with his leg. it' s such a beautiful story of a family - that doesn' t see color... only the love of christ .
set in east texas a half - century ago, two boys strike up an unexpected and unlikely friendship when the father of one of the boys decides it' s time for his son to walk in the other boy' s shoes (and vice versa with the other boy who lives with his grandmother) for a week. their friendship survives from age ten thru their teen years at which time the stakes are raised and they become even closer friends as they weather hardships. through the bulk of the book it seems to be a novel for tweens or te
this is a beautiful story of an unlikely friendship between two young men, who would have never been friends if not for a great dad. one is white and one black, a highly unusual friendship for the time. it depicts the hardships of blacks and the poor rural whites of that time. there is a scene where because they are so poor, the dad (billy ray cyrus) gives everyone pictures instead of real gifts for christmas, because that' s all he could afford. i cried watching it. it was so sweet. the movie gets into some touchy areas, like the black struggle to vote back in those times. and the attitudes that went along with that struggle. this is a really touching, beautifully made movie. i do highly recommend to all .
violence: scars on a woman & apos; s arm and neck are seen due to a fire; when a snooty host at a restaurant demands a character wear a tie, his date suggests they leave and he tosses the tie in a fire; a few tense scenes between characters .
set in east texas a half - century ago, two boys strike up an unexpected and unlikely friendship when the father of one of the boys decides it' s time for his son to walk in the other boy' s shoes (and vice versa with the other boy who lives with his grandmother) for a week. their friendship survives from age ten thru their teen years at which time the stakes are raised and they become even closer friends as they weather hardships. through the bulk of the book it seems to be a novel for tweens or teens, but near the end there is a time jump, following one boy into his early adult success as a playwright. the story still works for the younger reader, but it is a bit confusing. i listened to the audio edition which is performed and orchestrated very well. the book would serve as a great holiday season read - aloud if the audio version is not at hand. they boys straddle the racial tension of the locale and time in which it is set. i would like to see the story re - imagined, reversing the race of each boy which would result with the african - american family taking in the caucasian boy .
here is a wonderful movie which is good for any occasion or even for just some great family viewing! billy ray cyrus is terrific as daniel burton, a widower who has been single for a long time because of his devotion to raise his children, d. j. , sarah and “bobber”. he also took in a young black boy named rodney, d. j. ’s good friend, who is now grown, is a writer, and still lives with the family. the story takes place in the mid - seventies, and we glimpse a clip of president jimmy carter on the tv at one point .
this movie is a great history lesson for children - because it shows the struggle of the black people during that era. although, please note, there is some violence in this movie... a dog is shot and wounded - however, two young boys - one white, d. j. , one black, rodney - work together to save him. earlier, these same boys had an argument on the school bus. d. j.' s father daniel burton, (billy ray cyrus) didn' t want his son to grow up to be a bigot, so he worked out a deal with rodney' s grandmother, eunice, for the boys to live in each others home for a week. this created their bond .
this was one heartwarming book (and also a good movie to watch at christmas on the hallmark channel). dj is a white boy who has trouble in school - - he never gets his homework done since he has to help at home. rodney is black and a good student, reads and writes all the time. one day on the bus, dj asks what the capital of new york is and most of his friends tell him it' s new york city. but a voice at the back of the bus tells him it' s albany. dj finds out it' s rodney that answers and a fight ensues. between dj' s father and rodney' s grandmother, the two boys learn to work together and become fast friends. and the rest of the story is about them. this book shows what life was like under the shadow of racism. how some people couldn' t tolerate the different color of someone' s skin. but it also shows what it is to love one another no matter who you are or what you look like .
african american voters gather together at a tent meeting. town bigots, carl and his son, firebomb the tent and take off in their truck. on their way out, they hit daniel' s youngest son, bobby. he had rode there on his bicycle to warn his friend rodney and the others. bobby is taken to the hospital, his leg is injured, but he recovers .
then again, the movie is really about family and creating meaningful relationships and experiences without material (and sometimes social) support. director neil fearnley fashions a visually nostalgic backdrop, creating some genuinely touching moments from davenport’s overwrought script. although the first half of the film features the most clunky acting, there’s power in the scene when dj races to the back of the school bus to discuss the wounded puppy’s progress with rodney, much to the astonishment of his segregated classmates .
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election time rolls around. rodney is torn between his devotion and love for the burton family and the civil rights movement .
this drama is intense, heartwarming, and realistic. billy ray cyrus is wonderful as the father and all of the children are fantastic, too... you are instantly drawn into their characters and family life on the farm .
two christmases are shown during the course of this movie. the first is when the children are all still at home and rodney is living with them, too. they don' t have much, and yet the father has decided to give them pictures from the sears catalog of what he would like to get each of them. it' s a beautiful scene... each one is so full of love for their father, even though they had so very little - they were grateful to have each other, love, family, and hope !
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dj and rodney don' t like each other from the start. rodney thinks dj is an ignorant white farm boy, and dj thinks rodney acts too smart for his own good. after a school bus scuffle between... see full summary »
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guess if i' d done my homework that day, none of this would be happenin' .
i' ve always liked that quote and the whole conversation surrounding it, had dj done his homework he never would have fought with rodney and they never would have been forced to spend time getting to know each other. causing them both to overcome their differences and feelings about each other and making them lifelong friends. i' d actually never read the book before this, it' s just incredibly similar to the hallmark movie ,
guess if i' d done my homework that day, none of this would be happenin' .
i' ve always liked that quote and the whole conversation surrounding it, had dj done his homework he never would have fought with rodney and they never would have been forced to spend time getting to know each other. causing them both to overcome their differences and feelings about each other and making them lifelong friends. i' d actually never read the book before this, it' s just incredibly similar to the hallmark movie, all book to movie adaptions should be this good, there was maybe only one or two things taken or added, but both are still perfect .
i saw the movie last year. now i need to read the book .
i found this to be a sweet book about looking beyond race, friendship, family, and gratitude .
this is a good quick read, it will also make your eyes water as good as onions .
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“that’s what i always wanted to know. why would some fella be willing to do something generous for a kid he doesn’t even know? ” rodney asked. “have to say i’m surprised, mr. burton. of all the people on the face of the earth, ” he said, his voice softening, “i figured if anyone knew the answer to that one, it’d be you. ”
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it’s pretty amusing (at least to me) that i wound up watching this fecal coil of a hallmark holiday film mere days after its star, billy ray cyrus, discovered, along with the rest of us, his daughter miley’s appreciation for psychedelic herb. and while watching the phone camera video of her going all cypress hill on her career as a tween star was more than a little awkward, it was infinitely more entertaining than slogging through 90 minutes of her old man’s earnest slow - motion attempt at being the next andy griffith. i’m not certain who provided miley with a bongful of salvia, but i know i can thank my editor, jeff giles (y’all), for sending this southern - fried, vanilla - scented dump my way .
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leave no heartstring untugged
seems to be the maxim of this hallmark movie .
no doubt the similarities to box office success “the blind side” make this film particularly timely, though the two are very different; the issues of race and class are mere subplots here and not fully explored.
christmas in canaan is a 2009 american/canadian drama film starring country music singer billy ray cyrus . the film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist kenny rogers and donald davenport . filming began at the end of august 2009 and finished in mid-september . it was filmed in vancouver , british columbia , canada . the film premiered on december 12 , 2009 , on the hallmark channel . its theme song , " we 'll get by somehow ( we always do ) " ( performed by cyrus ) , was made into a music video . 
christmas in canaan is a 2009 american/canadian drama film starring country music singer billy ray cyrus. the film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist kenny rogers and donald davenport. filming began at the end of august 2009 and finished in mid-september. it was filmed in vancouver, british columbia, canada. the film premiered on december 12, 2009, on the hallmark channel. its theme song, " we'll get by somehow (we always do) " (performed by cyrus), was made into a music video.
christmas in canaan is a 2009 american/canadian drama film starring country music singer billy ray cyrus. the film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist kenny rogers and donald davenport. filming began at the end of august 2009 and finished in mid-september. it was filmed in vancouver, british columbia, canada. the film premiered on december 12, 2009, on the hallmark channel. its theme song, " we'll get by somehow (we always do) " (performed by cyrus), was made into a music video.