The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

22 mins | Animation | Dec. 19, 1975

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.

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

22 mins | Animation | Dec. 19, 1975

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Rankin/Bass Productions
Original title The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Directors Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Writers Jules Bass

Cast

Angela Lansbury

as Sister Theresa / Narrator (voice)

Cyril Ritchard

as Father Thomas (voice)

David Kelley

as Lucas (voice)

Dina Lynn

as Louisa (voice)

Iris Rainer

as Sister Catherine (voice)

Joan Gardner

as Sister Jean (voice)

Don Messick

as (voice)

Greg Thomas

as (voice)

Sean Manning

as (voice)

Dru Stevens

as (voice)