Short film

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

1975 · 24 min

A gentle, storybook Christmas fable that soothes more than it thrills, with soft stop-motion charm and a tearful, hopeful finish.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Found family, faith, healing, family
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: found family
faith
healing
family
love
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: animated
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none