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Film Review: I Heard The Bells Plus $10 Amazon Giftcard Giveaway

One of my favorite Christmas carols is "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (sung by Casting Crowns). I was thrilled for an opportunity to review this movie. I Heard the Bells is a beautiful and inspiring film based on a true story behind the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who was a well-loved & well-respected American poet. The film covers a three-year period of Longfellow's life from 1860 to 1863. A tragedy shattered his peaceful and picturesque life and family in such a profound way. His unimaginable grief tested his faith in God and took away any motivation to write while he was immensely worried about his son, Charley, who signed up to fight in Civil War. But the sound of bells on Christmas morning reminded Longfellow of their hopeful voices and restored his poetic passion.

I thoroughly enjoyed the movie and cried pretty much through the second half of the movie. Gorgeous cinematography, authentic period costumes, outstanding performances from the cast, wholesome story of faith, family, hope, and redemption...you definitely don't want to miss your chance to experience this fantastic film on the big screen this Christmas season! I am very impressed with SIGHT & SOUND since this is their first feature film. I can't wait to see more God-honoring films from them in the future.

I Heard the Bells will be in theaters starting December 1st (tomorrow). You can buy tickets here. 

 

GIVEAWAY: Please leave your comment sharing what your favorite Christmas carol is. Please include your full name and email address. A winner will be randomly selected to win a $10 Amazon giftcard. This giveaway is limited to U.S. winners only.
Deadline: December 9th (Friday) at midnight Pacific time

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~Many thanks to Sight & Sound Films for providing a sample of the product for this review. Opinions are 100% my own. 

UPDATE: The giveaway's winner has been chosen by using random.org. Congratulations to Mandy Bamford.


Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 1, 2022 at 12:04 AM

    I can’t wait to see this movie! Thank you for the wonderful review A! Great job! My favorite carol is “Oh holy night” - Adela Waldie - drawaldie@gmail.com

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  2. AnonymousDecember 1, 2022 at 12:23 AM

    My favorite Christmas song is O Holy Night. Your review makes me want to see the movie. bamfordothehills@hotmail.com Mandy Bamford

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  3. Mami2jcnDecember 1, 2022 at 7:40 AM

    I like The Little Drummer Boy.

    Mary F. mami2jcn at gmail dot com

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  4. Jessica B.December 6, 2022 at 4:39 PM

    I love O Holy Night! Jjbeard25@gmail.com

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  5. AnonymousDecember 9, 2022 at 9:42 PM

    Wonderful review. I want to see this movie. My favorite Christmas carol is Oh Holy Night. Angela Kirkpatrick dnakirk@comcast.net

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  6. AnonymousDecember 10, 2022 at 6:05 AM

    I want to see the movie! My favorite carol is "Away in a Manger" due to childhood memories.

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