The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
A blind shepherd boy is taken in by kind nuns and learns about snow and Christmas. During the abbey's pageant, a miraculous snowfall brings joy, hope, and the true spirit of the season.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 22m
- Released
- 1975
- Country
- United States, Japan
Details
Release year: 1975
Storyline
A blind shepherd boy is taken in by kind nuns and learns about snow and Christmas. During the abbey's pageant, a miraculous snowfall brings joy, hope, and the true spirit of the season.
Top credits
Angela Lansbury — Sister Theresa, Narrator
Cyril Ritchard — Father Thomas- David Kelley — Lucas
- Dina Lynn — Louisa
Did you know
• Both the Sister Theresa and Octavia puppets survive to this day due to being displayed at the Rankin Bass New York headquarters after production for publicity purposes. These same puppets have frequently appeared at conventions and occasional television appearances with Rankin Bass Historian Rick Goldschmidt.
• They did the animation and the voice recordings for this special back in 1974.
• This special was unsuccessful when it first came out back in 1975
User reviews
Small children will love it
fine Christmas special
"There can never be too many angels."
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Color
