OPERATION CHRISTMAS
Recovering your Christmas spirit with warmth, faith, and family.
Should You Watch It?
OPERATION CHRISTMAS is a warm, beautifully produced Christmas story about recovering the joy of the season and falling in love for the right reasons. Its carols tell the story of and pay tribute to Jesus Christ and His birth. The story also honors military families, explains soldiers’ courage and sacrifice through family relationships, and highlights the need for mutual giving in marriage.
The romance stays wholesome. Scott and Olivia kiss, but nothing salacious occurs. The film also offers funny and heartwarming moments as its characters work to provide Christmas support for families connected to Fort Wilcox.
If you want a faith-friendly Christmas movie for the whole family, watch OPERATION CHRISTMAS.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESOlivia, a divorced single mother, meets Army Ranger Sergeant Scott after crashing into him while skiing. Though she is wary of romance after being hurt in marriage, Scott’s kindness, humor, and gentlemanly manners draw her closer.
Then Scott is called away on a secret mission. Months later, Olivia begins a new job in a small Washington town and finds Scott waiting there as the military liaison for a Christmas fundraiser. Now they must work together to bring Christmas support to families at Fort Wilcox.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this is an especially strong family Christmas movie. OPERATION CHRISTMAS is beautifully produced and filled with funny and heartwarming moments.
The film’s Christmas carols give it a clear spiritual center, while its romance and military-family story provide emotional warmth. It is an inviting choice when you want wholesome entertainment that celebrates generosity, marriage, family, and Christmas.
The Worldview
OPERATION CHRISTMAS presents Christmas as a time to rediscover joy, honor Jesus Christ and His birth, and give to people who are less fortunate. It strongly values patriotism and the military, while portraying the courage and sacrifice of soldiers through their relationships with their families.
The film also treats marriage as a relationship requiring mutual giving. Scott and Olivia’s romance is presented as a movement toward love grounded in upright character and serious family concerns rather than mere attraction.
The movie includes a Christian worldview throughout its Christmas setting and music. One character attributes the age of the Earth to thousands of years while looking at the mountains, but otherwise the source identifies nothing objectionable.
Christmas points to God’s greatest gift: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Very strong Christian worldview about rediscovering the joy of Christmas, with a strong stress on patriotism, the value of the military, true love in marriage, and giving to others less fortunate than yourself; no foul language; woman runs into a man on the ski slope; several romantic kisses; no nudity; casual drinking; no smoking or drugs; and, nothing else objectionable.
Talk About It
Four questions for the couch, the commute, or the couple bingeing it together.
The film connects Christmas joy with giving to people in need. How can your family make generosity part of this Christmas?
2 Corinthians 9:7 · Acts 20:35Scott’s military service affects his family relationships. How can we honor people who serve and care well for the families waiting for them?
Romans 13:7 · Galatians 6:2Olivia has been hurt in marriage and becomes wary of love. What do trust, forgiveness, and mutual giving look like in a marriage?
Ephesians 4:32 · Philippians 2:3–4The film’s carols point to Jesus Christ and His birth. Why is Jesus’ birth called good news?
Luke 2:10–11 · Matthew 1:21The Final Word
OPERATION CHRISTMAS offers your family a beautifully produced, funny, and heartwarming celebration of Christmas, generosity, marriage, and military families. With a strong Christian worldview and nothing objectionable identified by the source, it is WORTH WATCHING.
