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Naturi Naughton, Luke James Star In ‘Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas’ On Lifetime

Phyllis Coley @phyllis_coley

Following the success of last year’s A Gospel Christmas, Kirk Franklin returns to Lifetime for consecutive years with a brand new Holiday film.  Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas premieres on Lifetime on December 10th at 8 pm EST.  The film stars Naturi Naughton and Luke James, both singers turned actors. Naturi also serves as an executive producer.

Here’s Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas  trailer:

Lifetime’s holiday movie slate for the network’s annual It’s a Wonderful Lifetime programming event kicked off November 5th with new movies every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday all season long! Lifetime is the place to be for holiday cheer, featuring your favorite talent both on the screen and behind the scenes!

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Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas movie synopsis

Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter Journee (Naturi Naughton) and Nia (Lorea Turner) are forced to take refuge inside a church where a handful of also-trapped parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert. The spirit of the season takes hold as Journee and Nia weather the wintry storm together with the other churchgoers, including handsome youth pastor Adam (Luke James) and a heavenly music teacher (Kirk Franklin), who motivate the mother and daughter to reconcile their differences through music, faith, and love. With the help of this unlikely yet spirited group of strangers, Journee and Nia band together to help the church salvage not only their holiday traditions but also their show-stopping Christmas day performance, despite the raging storm outside.

Kirk Franklin’s The Night Before Christmas is produced by Swirl Films and Big Dreams Entertainment.  Kirk Franklin, Tracy “Twinkie” Byrd, Leslie Greif, and Naturi Naughton serve as executive producers. Alex Kerr, Keith Neil, Eric Tomosunas, and Angela Plasschaert also produce. Tailiah Breon directs from a script by Tara Knight.