A Christmas Calendar

A Christmas Calendar is a 1987 American Christmas television special hosted and narrated by Loretta Swit. The program was co-produced for PBS by Deutsche Welle and Oregon Public Broadcasting and premiered December 18, 1987 on PBS.

A Christmas Calendar
Written byHildegarde Schroeder
Directed byJochen Richter
Presented byLoretta Swit
Country of originUnited States
Original languagesEnglish
German
Production
ProducerFranz Lazi
Running time60 minutes
Production companyDeutsche Welle
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseDecember 18, 1987 (1987-12-18)

Description

Loretta Swit travels to Germany to discover the holiday traditions in the European country. Swit journeys through various regions of Germany including spending some of the holiday with a German family. She discovers the origins of St Nicholas, the Christmas traditions such as the Christkindlmarkt as well as show the viewers the winter scenery of the country.[1][2] The program includes seasonal music with insight of the origins of the titles.[3]

Cast

Production

Location scenes for the program included Nuremberg, Munich, Aachen, Stuttgart, Hamburg, and Berlin, Germany.[4] The program has not been released on VHS or DVD.

See also

References
  1. Overview of A Christmas Calendar (1987)
  2. "A Christmas Calendar". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
  3. Hollywood.com: A Christmas Calendar (1987)
  4. Original Print Information for A Christmas Calendar
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