
A Child's Christmas in Wales
1987, English. Directed by Don McBrearty.
It's Christmas Eve in Wales. A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday, but he's also disappointed because it's raining instead of snowing. His grandfather gives him an old snow globe as an early Christmas present and starts telling colorful, amusing stories about his childhood Christmases that are shown in flashback. Thomas keeps asking his grandfather more questions because he likes the stories and because he doesn't want to go to bed. His parents finally insist that he go to bed, and his grandfather tells him one last story about going to bed on Christmas night while listening to his family singing carols downstairs. After Thomas falls asleep at last, his grandfather opens the bedroom window and sees falling snowflakes.
- Runtime
- 0h 55m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Don McBreartyDirector
- Denholm ElliottOld Geraint
- Mathonwy ReevesThomas
- Glynis DaviesMrs. Wales
- Michael FawkesFather
- Jesse McBreartyYoung Geraint
- Calum McGeachieJim
- Gwynyth WalshMother (past)
- Nigel BennettFather (past)
- Anne ButlerAuntie Hannah
- Helen BeavisAuntie Betty
- Jenny TurnerAuntie Dosie
- Donald EwerUncle Arnold
Details
- Released
- 23 December 1987
- Country
- Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Written by
- Peter Kreutzer, Jon Glascoe
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A Child's Christmas in Wales is streaming on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Child's Christmas in Wales?
If you liked A Child's Christmas in Wales, try Angels in the Snow, I'll Be Home for Christmas, A Gift Wrapped Christmas.
Who directed A Child's Christmas in Wales?
A Child's Christmas in Wales (1987) was directed by Don McBrearty and stars Denholm Elliott, Mathonwy Reeves, Glynis Davies.