A Christmas Without Snow

• Director: John Korty
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• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Holiday Film, Ensemble Film
• Themes: Women's Friendship, Starting Over, Unlikely Friendships
• Main Cast: Ramon Bieri, Valerie Curtin, John Houseman, Michael Learned, Ruth Nelson
• Release Year: 1980
• Country: US
• Run Time: 96 minutes

Plot

A Christmas Without Snow originally premiered December 9, 1980. The title refers to the film's setting: the snowless San Francisco. The story is told from the point of view of newly divorced Michael Learned, who comes to grips with disillusionment with a little help from her friends in the church choir. As the singers prepare for a performance of Handel's "Messiah" under the autocratic leadership of choirmaster John Houseman, we learn a little something about the personal lives of several choir members, including Ramon Bieri, Ruth Nelson and Valerie Curtin--and the lonely Houseman himself. Christmas without Snow was presented by CBS in conjunction with the network's Family Reading Program. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Ramon Bieri - Henry Quist; Joy Carlin; James Cromwell - Reverend Lohman; David Knell - Terry; Michael Learned - Zoe Jensen; Calvin Levels - Wendell; Ruth Nelson - Inez; John Patton, Jr.; Beah Richards - Wendell's Grandma; Barbara Tarbuck - Carol Thorpe; Ed Bogas; Valerie Curtin - Muriel; John Houseman - Ephraim Adams; Anne Lawder; Will Marchetti; Yule Caise; William Swetland; Daisietta Kim; Matthew Hautau; Robert Callahan; Gail MacGowan; Will Connolly; Jane Frasier; Jay Krohnengold

Credit

Don de Fina - Art Director, Marianna Astrom De Fina - Costume Designer, John Korty - Director, Peter Parasheles - Editor, Barbara Pokras - Editor, Frank Konigsberg - Executive Producer, Ed Bogas - Composer (Music Score), Mike Fash - Cinematographer, Whitney Green - Producer, John Korty - Producer, Frank Konigsberg - Producer, Suella Kennedy - Producer, John Korty - Screen Story, Richard W. Beban - Screenwriter, Judith Anne Nielsen - Screenwriter