Amahl and the Night Visitors

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movie poster for Amahl and the Night Visitors

Released December 24, 1951

Overview

The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.