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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

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A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in. Sister Catherine describes snow to Lucas, who has never seen it. Lucas gets chosen to play an angel in the abbey's Christmas pageant, and the Christmas snow that falls during the pageant works a small miracle.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1975-12-19

Runtime: 24 mins

Director: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Writer: Jules Bass

Spoken language: English

Genres: Animation

Original title: The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

Production Companies: Rankin/Bass Productions

Production Countries: Japan, United States of America

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