The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special)
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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow is a 1975 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the heartwarming story of a young shepherd boy who regains his sight and discovers the magic of the holiday season.
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| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American television program
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Christmas special ⓘ stop-motion animated film ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| animationStyle | Animagic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Jules Bass ⓘ |
| character |
Father Thomas
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Lucas NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Theresa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributor | NBC television network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas television special
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animated fantasy ⓘ family film ⓘ |
| musicFeature | includes Christmas carols ⓘ |
| narrator | Angela Lansbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Angela Lansbury's narration and performance
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use of Rankin/Bass Animagic stop-motion style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1975-12-19 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rankin/Bass Christmas specials NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
A young shepherd boy named Lucas is blinded by lightning and taken in by nuns at a nearby abbey.
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Lucas regains his sight during a Christmas Eve snowfall, experiencing the magic of the first Christmas snow. ⓘ |
| producer |
Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Jules Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rankin/Bass Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | a European abbey ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| shortTitle | The First Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Angela Lansbury
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Cyril Ritchard NERFINISHED ⓘ David Kelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Iris Rainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas spirit
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faith ⓘ kindness ⓘ miracles ⓘ |
| title | The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special)
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