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The Town That Banned Christmas

The Town That Banned Christmas

PG 2006 · 85 min · ★ 3.6 · Family, Comedy

The competition heats up at the annual Greenlawn Christmas Decorating Contest when Norbert Bridges moves to town and stirs up trouble with the reigning champion Donnie Manning. But when the town outlaws Christmas after things get out of control it s up to the feuding neighbors to save Christmas.

Directed by John Dowling Jr. · Written by P.J. McIlvaine

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