A Cosmic Christmas

TV Movie
1977
TV-G
26m

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Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.Three aliens come to Earth to discover the true meaning of Christmas.

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6.5/10

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Joey Davidson

Peter
(voice)

Martin Lavut

Dad
(voice)
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Richard M. Davidson

Lexicon
(voice)
(as Richard Davidson)

Duncan Regehr

Amalthor
(voice)

Patricia Moffatt

Mom
(voice)

Jane Mallett

Grandma
(voice)

Marvin Goldhar

Snerk
(voice)

Greg Rogers

Marvin
(voice)

Chris Wiggins

Mayor
(voice)

Nick Nichols

Townie
(voice)

Marian Waldman

Townie
(voice)

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9jeffreyjets

I got it for Christmas 2010 on VHS

I had been looking for Cosmic Christmas for a long time. Finally, I saw a blog on IMDb that said it was a released in 1989 as an extra on the '50's cartoon Littlest Angel VHS. I found it on Amazon and got it for Christmas. Only $7 including shipping. Funny that The Littlest Angel is less than 15 minutes long and Cosmic Christmas is about 25 minutes. While not high quality, it was still a joy to watch. It was as I remembered... a little odd, exaggerated characters and a poignant message of Christmas - Christmas loving is giving to those who are deemed undeserving.

The only thing that makes it not a 10 is that it is not on DVD, but I still highly recommend it. I think it is the off-beat funny characters and the out of this world story line that was intriguing to me as kid. I mean I have often been asked what would I do if aliens came to earth and I have said that if I wasn't too scared, I would ask them if they had heard about Jesus. This cartoon while not being evangelical in any way, shape or form - it does tell aliens the meaning of Christmas, which I thought was great as a child and still do.

9cfc_can

A Canadian classic!

I saw A Cosmic Christmas when it first aired in 1977. At the time, I didn't think too much of it but over the years I've come to accept it as a Yuletide perennial just like Rudolph and Frosty. It doesn't feature any well known characters but it's not easy to forget. (how many kids have a goose for a pet?) The story is about Three Wise Men/aliens landing on earth and searching for the meaning of Christmas. The animation is actually a bit eerie at times. A Cosmic Christmas does a good job of examining the commercialism and hypocrisy that abounds during the season (the town mayor is a hoot!) The music is almost mystical and somewhat touching. Many Yuletide specials are synthetic, bland and predictable but this one is genuinely original and imaginative.

10ballmj

Friendly visitors from outer space renew a child's faith in Christmas

Cosmic Christmas was heavily promoted prior to its release during the 1977 Christmas season. Our family watched it and loved every minute. The plot provided a new twist on the traditional Christmas story, and the characters where very well defined. The fact it was a Canadian production also sparked our interest. We have always been interested in the possibility of extra-terrestrial beings visiting planet Earth. We also believe they are most likely to come in a friendly fashion rather than as invaders, as is so often portrayed in films. Because of these interests and beliefs, Cosmic Christmas was very satisfying to watch. Our children were quite young at the time and it helped us talk to them about the possibility of visitors from space and the likelihood that they would be friendly and not something to be feared. We have never seen the film since then, and would very much like to see it again. Does anyone know if it is available?

10pineda7588

Absolutely wonderful

Dear Friends: My Daughter Stacey and I happened to find Cosmic Christmas in 1977 and we really enjoyed it. We have looked for it every Christmas and we were very sad that we missed it every year since then. I hope that it will be shown every year so that others will fall in love with "Cosmic Christmas" as much as we did. At that time in 1977, we were going through a very sad situation and because we had the opportunity of seeing "Cosmic Christmas", we completely forgot about the sadness we were feeling. It just left us with a wonderful and peaceful feeling and lifted our spirits. Stacey was so happy after seeing "Cosmic Christmas" and we only saw it that one time and have been looking for it ever since. Our sad situation had a very happy ending. Where can we purchase a copy of this wonderful and very beautiful show? Will it be shown again in the future? Thanks very much. Sincerely, Marge Pineda and Daughter, Stacey Cabral.

8v e o

Rockin' 70s Christmas aliens for kids!

In the early 80s at my elementary school we watched this every year during the Christmas season (on a projector!). I've always remembered it fondly but the details obviously became faded over time.

I remember the story was about how a kid with a goose for a pet is visited by 3 floating aliens who want to know the meaning of Christmas. As the boy tries to explain things to the aliens he discovers the magic of Christmas for himself. At the end the aliens belt out some crazy electro-Christmas music on their alien instruments for the whole town and then blast off into space, leaving the image of a Xmas tree in their wake with their shining ship acting as the crowning star.

After college I started to get nostalgic about my childhood and wanted to see this again however I had no idea what it was called and internet searches were pretty useless. I'm very excited (and also relieved!) to finally track down the details of this show.

They just don't make'em like they used to. I cant wait to see it again!

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Trivia
The boy, Peter, and his pet Goose, Lucy, can be seen as part of the caravan in the opening of Nelvana's "Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet" released in 1979.

Quotes
Peter: Hi. I'm Peter. That's Lucy. I live here. Over there. I... I guess you don't understand me.
Amalthor: Do not be afraid, young man. That is not so. We are equipped to identify, comprehend and speak all languages known. Hello.
[he bows]
Amalthor: How do you do? I am fine.
Peter: Oh. I'm fine, too, I guess. Lucy?
Plutox: Our scientists have recently detected, 2000 years ago, Earth time, in the 79th Mervent, a transitory celestial phenomenon of the Merbullian class...
Peter: Huh?
Lexicon: What Plutox is trying to say is that in the heavens, visible to many worlds, there appeared for a brief time, a great star, that manifests itself in the heavens...
Peter: Oh. You must mean the Star of Bethlehem.
Lexicon: Star of Bethlehem?
[he, Amalthor and Plutox look at each other]
Plutox: That has no meaning.
Amalthor: Our mission is to search for the meaning of that star.
Peter: You must mean Christmas! Did you come for Christmas?
Lexicon: Christmas?
Amalthor: Christmas?
Plutox: What is Christmas? How do we measure it?
Peter: You don't. The star that you saw shone over Bethlehem because Jesus Christ was born there. He was very special. This is his birthday. We celebrate it every year with love, peace and caring for others. And that's Christmas!
Amalthor: Then that is what we've come for.
Peter: Well, come on! We'll show you.