{"id":109435,"date":"2025-12-17T20:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=109435"},"modified":"2025-12-17T20:21:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:21:43","slug":"great-american-media-celebrates-instant-classic-announces-a-christmas-prayer-ii-starring-shae-robins-and-christopher-russell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/17\/great-american-media-celebrates-instant-classic-announces-a-christmas-prayer-ii-starring-shae-robins-and-christopher-russell\/","title":{"rendered":"Great American Media Celebrates Instant Classic, Announces &#8220;A Christmas Prayer II,&#8221; Starring Shae Robins and Christopher Russell,"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-109436\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-Christmas-Prayer-II-starring-Shae-Robins-and-Christopher-Russell.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-Christmas-Prayer-II-starring-Shae-Robins-and-Christopher-Russell.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/A-Christmas-Prayer-II-starring-Shae-Robins-and-Christopher-Russell-240x300.webp 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>As the original film portrayed, <em><strong>&#8220;A Christmas Prayer&#8221;<\/strong><\/em> brings to life a touching story about a little girl who makes a list of prayers, not for herself, but as blessings for others.<\/p>\n<p>As the 5th anniversary celebration of Great American Christmas enters its final three weeks, Great American Media is thrilled to announce it will produce a sequel to one of the season&#8217;s most cherished holiday films. <em>A Christmas Prayer II<\/em>, starring Shae Robins and Christopher Russell, has officially been greenlit for a brand-new chapter as part of Great American Christmas 2026 and will stream on Great American Pure Flix and air on Great American Family and GFAM+. 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