Christmas in Canaan is a 2009 drama film starring country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus.
The film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport.
Its theme song, "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" (performed by Cyrus), was made into a music video.
The boys' families devise a plan to teach them a lesson after they fight, but it is a wounded puppy that eventually brings them together.
It is amidst the magic of Christmas that the boys learn about family, hope, and love despite living under the shadow of racism.