A new Christmas tradition has been brought to light in My Southern Family Christmas. The Louisiana Cajun tradition of Père Noël. A boat towed by alligators sounds both interesting and terrifying.

Campbell (Jaicy Elliot) is a travel journalist. When she finds out that her long lost father, Everett (Bruce Campbell), is going to be the new Père Noël in Sorrento, LA, she decides to write an article about the southern traditions in order to get to know him better. But will she ever tell him that she is his daughter?

This is yet another movie that could have been solved with a conversation. Granted, I know it is an awkward and difficult conversation but one that should have happened in the beginning. Last year’s My Christmas Family Tree handled this type of situation much better. (Though that movie was about an orphan. Campbell still has her biological mom.) I think My Southern Family Christmas would have benefited from having Campbell and Everett knowing about each other and sharing all of their family traditions together. Instead, Campbell was just super awkward around him all the time.

Hm. My Southern Family Christmas also falls into that “not good but not bad” section of movies. If you are interested in Louisiana Christmas traditions, this might be worth watching. Otherwise, it’s just kinda boring. Maybe turn it on while you’re baking a meat pie or something.