| A Cosmic Christmas | |
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Scene from the film |
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| Directed by | Clive A. Smith |
| Produced by | Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert |
| Screenplay by | Ida Nelson Laura Paull |
| Story by | Patrick Loubert |
| Starring | Joey Davidson Martin Lavut Patrick Moffatt Nick Nichols |
| Music by | Sylvia Tyson |
| Studio | Nelvana Limited |
| Distributed by | CBC (TV, 1977) Warner Home Video (VHS, 1980s) |
| Release date(s) | December 4, 1977 (Canada) |
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Canada runtime = 26 minutes |
A Cosmic Christmas is the first television special produced by the Canadian animation company, Nelvana. It premiered on December 4, 1977 in Canada on CBC Television.
Three aliens from an unknown planet, who bear a strong resemblance to the Biblical Magi, visit earth to know the true meaning of Christmas. Peter, a young boy, and Lucy, his goose, are the first to encounter them. Unable to find the true meaning of Christmas in town, Peter takes them to his family's house in the woods. While Peter's grandmother tells the aliens about her memories of Christmas, Marvin, one of the town's bullies, steals Lucy. In the chase to rescue Lucy, Marvin falls through the ice in a lake. Peter attempts to rescue him but falls into the lake as well. The townsfolk, who were out searching for the aliens, attempt to save the boys but their human chain isn't long enough to reach them. The three aliens, who had sworn not to interfere with events on earth, decide to help in order to learn the meaning of Christmas. The rescue effort is successful. The townsfolk are quick to condemn Marvin for stealing Lucy, but have a change of heart when they realize that Marvin stole Lucy because he had nothing to eat. Peter offers Marvin and his friends the chance to join them for Christmas dinner and the aliens realize that family and the spirit of forgiveness are the true meaning of Christmas.
The soundtrack was sampled on Dan the Automator's remix album Wanna Buy A Monkey?