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The First Christmas: The First Christmas Snow

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When a young shepherd is blinded by lightning, nuns at a nearby abbey take him in.

Critics Reviews

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Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net The stop motion is fine but not the best I've seen from Rankin/Bass and it's just so syrupy it is hard to recommend- and that's coming from an adamant apologist for many Christian films. Rated: 3/10 Apr 18, 2019 Full Review Matthew Jackson Syfy Wire Many times Rankin/Bass leaned into weird plots, wacky characters and Christmas fun. The First Christmas, despite its odd and redundant title, is not that. Dec 7, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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Jack's A Simple and cute, definitely enjoyable Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/22/23 Full Review Audience Member A sweet story but definitely one of the forgettable rankin and bass specials. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Among one of the most forgotten Christmas specials, this one is sweet but kinda cheap in some parts. However, it's very original for a Christmas special and deserves to be known better Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the least talked about Rankin/Bass specials. I honestly think it is a classic gem. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm all for movies like Rudolph and Frosty, but out of all the Christmas movies out there, this is definitely my favourite. It's incredibly heartwarming and has excellent music. I've seen every showing of this on TV since I was ten. :] It's overlooked but it's more than worth watching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When a young shepherd is blinded by lightning, nuns at a nearby abbey take him in.
Director
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Producer
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Screenwriter
Jules Bass
Production Co
Rankin/Bass Productions
Genre
Kids & Family, Musical
Original Language
English
Runtime
22m