Glenn Beck’s daughter, who has ties to eastern Idaho, featured in new Christmas movie
December 24, 2025
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IDAHO FALLS — Cheyenne Grace is giving Mariah Carey a run for her money — at least when it comes to being a Christmas queen.
The 20-year-old daughter of conservative radio host Glenn Beck was cast in her first film role that premiered over the weekend. “The Best Thing About Christmas” tells the story of a father-daughter music duo who face tragedy after landing a record deal.
“It’s all about how they come back together in their faith to reconnect as a family,” Grace tells EastIdahoNews.com.
Grace portrays the daughter, Molly, and Derek Hinckley — who wrote the movie — portrays the father, Dillon. Based on a poem Hinckley heard over the pulpit in Nashville about 10 years ago, Hinckley says on the film’s website it evolved from a song to a play before it was a film.
The stage musical debuted in Salt Lake City in 2018 and went on tour around the country.
While it is a family-friendly film, Grace says it’s not a cookie-cutter Christmas movie.
“We tried to really get into the grit of life,” Grace explains. “It doesn’t just focus on the happiness of Christmas. It touches on some darker subjects to show us the beauty of Christ and his redemption.”
The film aired on the Up Faith & Family cable channel on Saturday. It’s also available on-demand on the network’ streaming platform. It will air on the cable channel one more time on Christmas Eve.
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