| A Christmas Calendar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jochen Richter |
| Produced by | Franz Lazi |
| Written by | Hildegarde Schroeder |
| Starring | Loretta Swit |
| Editing by | Hildegarde Schroeder |
| Distributed by | PBS |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 1987 |
| Running time | 60 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English and German |
A Christmas Calendar is a 1987 PBS holiday special hosted and narrated by Loretta Swit. The program was co-produced for PBS by Deutsche Welle and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Contents |
Loretta Swit travels to Germany to discover the holiday traditions in the European country. Swit journeys through various regions of Germany including spending some of the holiday with a German family. She discovers the origins of St Nicholas, the Christmas traditions such as the Christkindlmarkt as well as show the viewers the winter scenery of the country.[1][2] The program includes seasonal music with insight of the origins of the titles.[3]
Location scenes for the program included Nuremberg, Munich, Aachen, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Berlin, Germany.[4] The program has not been released on VHS or DVD.