The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas

1953
27m
6.4

6.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Animation Family
Overview

This Christmas film, created as a special for television broadcast throughout the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania viewing region, was produced by puppeteer Mabel Beaton and her husband Les for Bell Telephone Company and first aired in 1953. Following a short live-action opening portion, featured are two extended marionette segments, the first dramatizing Clement Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas", the second reverently telling the Nativity story; the two stories are staged in classic, traditional style. From 1953 onward, for several years, The Spirit of Christmas was broadcast in the intended region multiple times per holiday season. It was also available as a 16mm film licensed to schools for showings to students. This film often is misstated to have originally been broadcast in 1950.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Stringtime Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

santa claus nativity christmas live action and animation marionettes television special christmas special holiday special

Quick Facts

Release Date December 1, 1953
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0392794

Cast

Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby

Clement Moore / 'Nativity' Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Key Crew

Mabel Beaton
Director
Mabel Beaton
Writer