The First Christmas

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The First Christmas

1998

0h 24m

6.7(3 votes)

Animation

Drama

Family

Overview

The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film.

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Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Christopher Plummer

Narrator (voice)

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Nicholas Ellenbogen

(voice)

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Keith Grenville

(voice)

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Production

Frank Moynihan

(voice)

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Jonathan Pienaar

(voice)

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Michelle Scott

(voice)

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Chumano Sebe

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Billy Second

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Farouk Valley-Omar

(voice)

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Gordon Van Rooyen

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