The Spirit of Christmas
1953 • Animation / Family • Starring Alexander Scourby
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Available in United States for the 1953 release on streaming platforms such as Curiosity Stream and MGM Plus, you can watch The Spirit of Christmas online and stream The Spirit of Christmas right now. Rent or buy The Spirit of Christmas options may appear later on other services, and availability can change by region as licensing windows shift over time.
About The Spirit of Christmas
The Spirit of Christmas (1953) blends Animation and Family elements. Top cast includes Alexander Scourby. The narrative builds around escalating stakes, urgent decisions, and action-driven momentum.
Actor: Alexander Scourby
Synopsis
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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