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Every Christmas, so goes the legend, an "angel returns to listen to the carols which are to him the continuing echoes of His message." A friendly young man, passing through a country village one...

Every Christmas, so goes the legend, an "angel returns to listen to the carols which are to him the continuing echoes of His message." A friendly young man, passing through a country village one snowy Christmas eve, pauses to listen to the singing of its carolers. The stranger (playedby Richard Chamberlain) is joined by a young boy with whom he shares the folklore behind the Christmas carols, as the two stroll together. The Christmas Messenger, part live-action, part animation, delivers a...

A colorful, animated rendering of Oscar Wilde's classic fairy tale in which a statue, adorned with precious jewels, and an ordinary swallow sacrifice themselves for the good of the town's poor. The...

A colorful, animated rendering of Oscar Wilde's classic fairy tale in which a statue, adorned with precious jewels, and an ordinary swallow sacrifice themselves for the good of the town's poor. The voices of Christopher Plummer as the prince and Glynis Johns as the swallow are used.

Every Christmas, so goes the legend, an "angel returns to listen to the carols which are to him the continuing echoes of His message." A friendly young man, passing through a country village one...

Every Christmas, so goes the legend, an "angel returns to listen to the carols which are to him the continuing echoes of His message." A friendly young man, passing through a country village one snowy Christmas eve, pauses to listen to the singing of its carolers. The stranger (played by Richard Chamberlain) is joined by a young boy with whom he shares the folklore behind the Christmas carols, as the two stroll together. The Christmas Messenger, part live-action, part animation, delivers a...

Rich, colorful animation distinguishes this interpretation of Oscar Wilde's fairy tale. A giant who builds a wall around his garden to keep out the neighboring children soon finds himself living in...

Rich, colorful animation distinguishes this interpretation of Oscar Wilde's fairy tale. A giant who builds a wall around his garden to keep out the neighboring children soon finds himself living in perpetual winter. When the children return to the garden through a gap in the wall, they bring spring with them, teaching the giant an important lesson about loving and sharing.