Director: Marco Deufemia
Christmas comes with a family stage reunion in this 2024 holiday comedy set at a struggling horse sanctuary in bluegrass country.
What is A Bluegrass Christmas about?
Katie's family runs a horse sanctuary that has quietly cared for animals for years, but the bills have finally caught up and closure looks unavoidable. With no other options left, she lands on a long-shot plan: bring her grandfather Ben Pendleton, a bluegrass legend who walked away from performing long ago, back on stage for one holiday benefit concert. Ben has his reasons for staying retired, and coaxing him out means reopening old wounds about why he quit in the first place. As rehearsals stumble forward and the concert date closes in, the family has to work through years of unspoken tension while racing against a deadline that could save or sink the sanctuary. Director Marco Deufemia keeps the tone light and seasonal, using music rehearsals and barn chores as the backdrop for a story that is really about a family finding its way back to each other before the holidays arrive.
Cast & crew
Amanda Jordan plays Katie, the granddaughter driving the plan to save the sanctuary, opposite Shaun Johnston as the reluctant Bluegrass legend Ben Pendleton. David Pinard, Chelsea Green, Mike Shara, and John Tench fill out the sanctuary's circle of family and neighbors who get pulled into the benefit-concert scramble.
Context & significance
Filmed in Canada, the movie belongs to the crowded seasonal-comedy calendar built around small-town rescues, family reunions, and a countdown-to-Christmas concert or event. Its bluegrass-music hook and horse-sanctuary setting give it a rural, music-forward spin on a familiar holiday formula, aimed at viewers who want a low-stakes family watch during the winter season.
Where & how to watch
A Bluegrass Christmas is available to stream on K-Time with a free account login; browsing this page requires no sign-in at all. K-Time's Farsi-language interface and search make it simple for Persian-speaking households to slot English-language holiday films like this one into their seasonal watch list.