The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special)
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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow is a 1975 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the heartwarming story of a young shepherd boy who regains his sight and discovers the magic of the holiday season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9677144 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special) Context triple: [Animagic, notableWork, The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special)]
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A.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas television special that follows the misfit reindeer Rudolph and has become a perennial holiday favorite since its original 1964 broadcast.
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B.
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated holiday television special that follows Rudolph on a time-traveling quest to find the missing Baby New Year.
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C.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the story of a gentle donkey with unusually long ears who plays a humble but crucial role in the Nativity.
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D.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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E.
One Christmas (short story)
One Christmas (short story) is a semi-autobiographical holiday tale by Truman Capote that follows a young boy’s poignant Christmas visit with his estranged father in New Orleans.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special) Target entity description: The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow is a 1975 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the heartwarming story of a young shepherd boy who regains his sight and discovers the magic of the holiday season.
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A.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas television special that follows the misfit reindeer Rudolph and has become a perennial holiday favorite since its original 1964 broadcast.
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B.
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special)
Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated holiday television special that follows Rudolph on a time-traveling quest to find the missing Baby New Year.
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C.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the story of a gentle donkey with unusually long ears who plays a humble but crucial role in the Nativity.
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D.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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E.
One Christmas (short story)
One Christmas (short story) is a semi-autobiographical holiday tale by Truman Capote that follows a young boy’s poignant Christmas visit with his estranged father in New Orleans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American television program
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Christmas special ⓘ stop-motion animated film ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| animationStyle | Animagic ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Jules Bass ⓘ |
| character |
Father Thomas
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Lucas ⓘ Sister Jean ⓘ Sister Theresa ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor |
NBC television network
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linked to:
NBC
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| genre |
Christmas television special
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animated fantasy ⓘ family film ⓘ |
| musicFeature | includes Christmas carols ⓘ |
| narrator | Angela Lansbury ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Angela Lansbury's narration and performance
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use of Rankin/Bass Animagic stop-motion style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 1975-12-19 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| partOf | Rankin/Bass Christmas specials ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
A young shepherd boy named Lucas is blinded by lightning and taken in by nuns at a nearby abbey.
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Lucas regains his sight during a Christmas Eve snowfall, experiencing the magic of the first Christmas snow. ⓘ |
| producer |
Arthur Rankin Jr.
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Jules Bass ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rankin/Bass Productions ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | a European abbey ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| shortTitle | The First Christmas ⓘ |
| starring |
Angela Lansbury
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Cyril Ritchard ⓘ David Kelley ⓘ Iris Rainer ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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family ⓘ |
| theme |
Christmas spirit
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faith ⓘ kindness ⓘ miracles ⓘ |
| title | The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow ⓘ |
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The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975 TV special)
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