The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
A gentle, faith-affirming holiday musical about kindness and miracles, centered on a blind shepherd's redemption through community and wonder.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Angela Lansbury
Sister Theresa / Narrator (voice)
Cyril Ritchard
Father Thomas (voice)
David Kelley
Lucas (voice)
Dina Lynn
Louisa (voice)
Iris Rainer
Sister Catherine (voice)
Joan Gardner
Sister Jean (voice)
Don Messick
(voice)
Greg Thomas
(voice)
Sean Manning
(voice)
Hilary Momberger-Powers
(voice)
Dru Stevens
(voice)
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