
Willy Krueger, a lonely and aging widower, lives in a basement apartment with only his cat George for company. Finishing his work for the day as the custodian for the building, he ventures out on Christmas Eve to buy a tree and on the way, he imagines he is a well-dressed gentleman while peering at some fine tailoring in a shop window along the snowy street. Returning home, he falls asleep listening to an LP by The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, dreaming that he is conducting them in carols of the season. Awakening to find some carollers outside his window, he beckons them to visit him offering hot chocolate, but they leave after only one song. In trimming the tree, he places upon it the mittens left behind by Clarissa, the youngest of the carolling group. Handling figures of the small nativity beneath his tree, Willy finds himself in the manger for the very first Christmas.

James Stewart
Mr. Krueger

Beverly Rowland
Lead Caroller

Kamee Aliessa


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December 21, 1980
26m
6.1
Kieth Merrill
Alan Henderson, J. Scott Iverson, Michael McLean

Bonneville Productions
US
Clarissa

Tamara Fowler
Clarissa's Mother

Gordon Jump
Narrator

Oscar Rowland
Tree Salesman

Tyson Lewis
Baby Jesus

Darro Glissmeyer
Caroller

Rolando González
Caroller

Leslie Peery Howa
Salvation Army Lady
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