The CW this Sunday night commemorated the 50th anniversary of The Homecoming: A Christmas Story — the 1971 TV-movie that wound up siring The Waltons — with a remake. But did it evoke enough ...

I also love “The Homecoming,” which was a two-hour television movie on CBS in 1971.It was so successful that it spawned the series “The Waltons.” Earl Hamner Jr. wrote it, and it’s a ...

In 1971, CBS aired a made-for-TV movie about a family in rural Virginia celebrating Christmas in the midst of the Great Depression. The Homecoming: A Christmas Story was based on a book by Earl ...

The Waltons Homecoming (8 p.m., The CW) - In this new movie, which is set in 1933 and serves as a prequel to the classic television series, the Walton family is set to spend their first Christmas ...

Discover showtimes, read reviews, watch trailers, find streaming options, and see where to watch The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971). Explore cast details and learn more on Moviefone.

F ifty-three years ago, the made-for-TV movie The Homecoming: A Christmas Story first brought the Waltons onto American TV ...

The TV movie that kicked off the Waltons franchise was 1971’s “The Homecoming: A Christmas Story.” Earl Hamner Jr. wrote the screenplay based on his own 1961 book and 1963 movie “Spencer ...

The 17 most popular Lifetime Christmas movies to enjoy in 2022. In this composite image are stills from the films "Steppin Into the Holidays," "Reindeer Games Homecoming," "A New Orleans Noel ...