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Simple Gifts

1977-12-03 en 60m
AnimationTV Movie
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.

Director

R.O. Blechman

Writer

Maurice Sendak

Music

Arnold Black

Assistant Director

Michael Sporn

Editor

Joe Canestro

Original Concept

Theodore Roosevelt

Status

Released

Countries

  • United States of America

Companies

  • Thirteen
  • Educational Broadcasting Corporation