01 January 1998 Animated, Drama, Family 24 mins
The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film.
Watch the official The First Christmas 1998 trailer in HD below or find more The First Christmas videos on Vidimovie.
Christopher Plummer as Narrator (voice)
Nicholas Ellenbogen as (voice)
Keith Grenville as (voice)
Frank Moynihan as (voice)
Jonathan Pienaar as (voice)
Michelle Scott as (voice)
Chumano Sebe as (voice)
Billy Second as (voice)
Farouk Valley-Omar as (voice)
Gordon Van Rooyen as (voice)
Iain Bold Set Designer
Frank Moynihan Writer
Lindsay Van Blerk Producer
Gary Kachelhoffer Set Designer
Fries Mitchell Camera Operator
Emil Staacke Sound Recordist
Brett Shuman Set Designer
Sally Kapsalis Post Production Coordinator
Barry Donnelly Sound Recordist
Dave Aenmey Lighting Camera
United States 01 January 1998
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Have you watched The First Christmas yet? What did you think about it?
Artwork, screen shots, trailers and other imagery is © 1998 XYZOO Animation, Billy Budd Films, The Adelante Project.