The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow falls during the pageant works a small miracle. The film contains a performance of Irving Berlin's "White Christmas". The film's title actually refers to the Christmas pageant the orphan children presented on Christmas Eve, though the title could also refer to the first time Lucas actually experiences snow after his sight returns. It originally premiered on December 19, 1975 on NBC. In later years, it aired on CBS, usually as the last Rankin/Bass special aired for the season. Freeform once aired the special each year during its "25 Days of Christmas" programming block, but AMC has now taken over broadcast
The Christmas Tree (1969 film) Laurent and Pascal have a string of adventures with Catherine along. The Christmas Tree (1969 film) L'Arbre de Noël (internationally released as The Christmas Tree) is a 1969 French drama film directed by Terence Young. It was defined as "the most tearful film of sixties". The film was co-produced by Italy where it was released as "L'albero di Natale". The story follows a Frenchman named Laurent and his son Pascal, who live somewhere in France. Along the way, the widower Laurent meets and falls for the beautiful Catherine, but also learns that his son is dying after witnessing the explosion