A Christmas Without Snow

• Rating:
• Genre: Drama
• Movie Type: Holiday Film, Ensemble Film
• Themes: Women's Friendship, Starting Over, Unlikely Friendships
• Director: John Korty
• 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
• Michael Learned - Zoe Jensen
• Ruth Nelson - Inez
• Valerie Curtin - Muriel
• John Houseman - Ephraim Adams

James Cromwell - Reverend Lohman
David Knell - Terry
Calvin Levels - Wendell
Beah Richards - Wendell's Grandma
Barbara Tarbuck - Carol Thorpe

Credit

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