(Simple Gifts)

Content: A collection of animated Christmas shorts: An original Maurice Sendak piece about a boy with nothing to give for Christmas -- An excerpt from the early part of Virginia Woolf's "Orlando" set in a time of extreme cold in Tudor England -- A short based on the Toonerville Trolley -- A bittersweet excerpt from Moss Hart's autobiography "Act One" narrated by Jose Ferrer -- A reading from the Christmas day entry from the diary of 11-year-old Teddy Roosevelt -- A reading of a letter by Captain Edward James Hulse describing the surprising Christmas Truce of 1914 -- An animated version by R.O. Blechman of his own book "Tutto Esaurito" (No Vacancy) about the travels of Mary and Joseph.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Animation,

TV Movie

Runtime:

60 minutes

Year:

1977

Directors:

R.O. Blechman

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Production companies:

Thirteen,

Educational Broadcasting Corporation

Actors:

Self - Host

Narrator (segment "The Great Frost") (voice)

Narrator (segment "A Memory of Christmas") (voice)

Narrator (segment "My Christmas") (voice)

Narrator (segment "December 25, 1914") (voice)

Crews:

Director

Director

Writer

Original Story

Novel