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Television offering special Easter programming
Mike Hughes
For the second straight year, television has a bigger Easter role.
Some churches remain closed by COVID; others downsize their events. TV, however, booms ahead with religious-themed movies, music and more.
Here’s a roundup. Not included are the kids’ shows, with bunnies and eggs and such.
Movies with music
“The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel” (2020), 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime. This debuted last Easter eve, with a portrait of the famed gospel group.
“Mahalia,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime, rerunning at 11:03, then at 5:30 p.m. Easter Sunday. Mahalia Jackson was a powerhouse singer, the first gospel star to win a Grammy. She also sang often at Martin Luther King’s rallies. In 1963, she was in Washington, D.C., shouting “tell them about the dream.” He set aside his prepared text and gave his famous speech.
The Gospel Music Association celebrates Easter this year with a concert broadcast featuring top Christian music talent.
Amy Grant, CeCe Winans, Zach Williams, Ellie Holcomb and more take part in Because He Lives: An Easter Celebration, a television concert airing April 1 at 8 p.m. CST on TBN.
Additional performer include Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy, Jekalyn Carr, Karen Peck & New River, Nicole C. Mullen, Natalie Grant and Bernie Herms.
It s the first Easter production for Gospel Music Association, the nonprofit Nashville organization responsible for the annual Dove Awards. For the show, producers filmed audience-free Easter-focused performances and messages sure to encourage and inspire, a news release said.