The Night the Animals Talked (1970)
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Shamus Culhane
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Joe Silver
The story
The special focuses on an old Norwegian holiday legend regarding the Nativity of Jesus. The plot focuses on a simple stable, which suddenly is showered with light from the Star of Bethlehem. The animals stir in their sleep.
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Christmas film
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