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Amahl and the Night Visitors (1953)
One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy-turned-beggar and his mother are visited by three strangers. They are the Three Kings, and they are on their way to Bethlehem to visit the Christ Child, who has just been born.
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1953
12/20/1953
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TV Special
45 minutes
A
Genre:
Musical
Director(s):
Kirk Browning
Writer(s):
Gian Carlo Menotti
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

David Aiken / King Melchior
John Butler / Dancer
Sarah Churchill / Self - Host /  Narrator
Felisa Conde / Dancer
Rosemary Kuhlmann / Amahl's Mother
Leon Lishner / King Balthazar
Bill McIver / Amahl
Andrew McKinley / King Caspar
Francis Monachino / The Page
Glen Tetley / Dancer
AKA: Hallmark Hall of Fame: Amahl and the Night Visitors: Version III (#3.13)
Amahl and the Night Visitors  (1953)



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Amahl and the Night Visitors (1954)
One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy-turned-beggar and his mother are visited by three strangers. They are the Three Kings, and they are on their way to Bethlehem to visit the Christ Child, who has just been born.
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Video Type:
1954
12/19/1954
Approved
TV Movie
45 minutes
A
Genre:
Musical
Director(s):
Kirk Browning
Writer(s):
Gian Carlo Menotti
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

David Aiken / King Melchior
John Butler / Dancer
Felisa Conde / Dancer
Rosemary Kuhlmann / Amahl's Mother
Leon Lishner / King Balthasar
Bill McIver / Amahl
Andrew McKinley / King Caspar
Francis Monachino / The Page
Glen Tetley / Dancer
AKA: Hallmark Hall of Fame: Amahl and the Night Visitors: Version IV (#4.16)
Amahl and the Night Visitors  (1954)



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The Alcoa Hour (1955–1957) 
Amahl and the Night Visitors (1955)      S1.E6
One night in Judea, a disabled shepherd boy-turned-beggar and his mother are visited by three strangers. They are the Three Kings, and they are on their way to Bethlehem to visit the Christ Child, who has just been born. The last screen in the live telecast was "NBC Opera Theatre", not because it was an episode in the "NBC Television Opera Theatre" series, but rather because it was a commercially supported NBC Opera Theatre production so many of the extras and crew were from the NBC Opera Theatre group.
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1955
12/25/1955
Approved
TV Series Episode
46 minutes
A
Genre:
Drama
Director(s):
Kirk Browning
Writer(s):
Gian Carlo Menotti
Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Bill McIver / Amahl
Rosemary Kuhlmann / Amahl's Mother
Andrew McKinley / King Kaspar
David Aiken / King Melchior
Leon Lishner / King Balthasar
Francis Monachino / Page
Carmen Gutierrez / Dancing Shepherd
John Butler / Dancing Shepherd
Glen Tetley / Dancing Shepherd
Trivia: At the 12/24/1951 premier performance of 'Amahl and the Night Visitors', Amahl was played by 12 year old Chet Allen (born 5/6/1939) who also played Amahl in a live Easter telecast 4/13/1952. That summer, Chet Allen's voice changed and he was replaced with 10-year-old Bill McIver who played Amahl in
The Alcoa Hour  (1955–1957) 



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Secret Santa: A Christmas Adventure (2021)
Ted and Andre are two friends who are down on their luck and have no plans for Christmas. Late one December night, they are visited by a strange guest with an unusual request for help.
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2021
11/11/2021
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TV Movie
A
Genre:
Comedy
Director(s):
Nigel Butler
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Christmas Elements:

Cast:

Nigel Butler / Ted
Joe Monroe / Andre
Eric Rogers / Santa Claus
Zac Spencer / Jay
John Butler / Phil
Gunnar Dalton / (Unknown)
Marie Butler / Melany
Carl Wager / Dave
Matthew Easley / Security Guard
Kelly Dinsmore / (Unknown)



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