The Spirit of Christmas
1953, English. Directed by Mabel Beaton.
This Christmas film, created as a special for television broadcast throughout the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania viewing region, was produced by puppeteer Mabel Beaton and her husband Les for Bell Telephone Company and first aired in 1953. Following a short live-action opening portion, featured are two extended marionette segments, the first dramatizing Clement Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas", the second reverently telling the Nativity story; the two stories are staged in classic, traditional style. From 1953 onward, for several years, The Spirit of Christmas was broadcast in the intended region multiple times per holiday season. It was also available as a 16mm film licensed to schools for showings to students. This film often is misstated to have originally been broadcast in 1950.
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- 0h 27m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- Released
- 1 December 1953
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Mabel Beaton
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The Spirit of Christmas isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Spirit of Christmas?
The Spirit of Christmas (1953) was directed by Mabel Beaton and stars Alexander Scourby, Mabel Beaton Marionettes.