Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.In a season of schmaltzy, fairy tale romances, Santa making holiday dreams come true and schmaltzy, fairy tale romances with Santa who then makes dreams come true (seriously), what could feel more fitting than an old-fashioned musical about love and forgiveness in an impossibly quaint small town?For that matter, who else could get away with it but Dolly Parton?
Parton produced, composed the music for, and stars in this glitzy, ridiculous, totally irresistible musical. Christmas on the Square takes a cue from It’s a Wonderful Life in telling the story of Regina (Christine Baranski), a wealthy real estate tycoon.