A Child's Christmas in Wales

It's Christmas Eve in Wales. A young boy named Thomas is excited about the holiday, but he's also disappointed because it's raining instead of snowing. His grandfather gives him an old snow globe as an early Christmas present and starts telling colorful, amusing stories about his childhood Christmases that are shown in flashback. Thomas keeps asking his grandfather more questions because he likes the stories and because he doesn't want to go to bed. His parents finally insist that he go to bed, and his grandfather tells him one last story about going to bed on Christmas night while listening to his family singing carols downstairs. After Thomas falls asleep at last, his grandfather opens the bedroom window and sees falling snowflakes.

5.313

55 min

Cast

Denholm Elliott

as Old Geraint

Mathonwy Reeves

as Thomas

Glynis Davies

as Mrs. Wales

Michael Fawkes

as Father

Jesse McBrearty

as Young Geraint

Calum McGeachie

as Jim

Gwynyth Walsh

as Mother (past)

Nigel Bennett

as Father (past)

Anne Butler

as Auntie Hannah

Helen Beavis

as Auntie Betty

Jenny Turner

as Auntie Dosie

Donald Ewer

as Uncle Arnold

Gordon Masten

as Uncle

Bridget O'Sullivan

as Mrs. Prothero

James Mainprize

as Mr. Prothero

Rolant Ellis Thomas

as Jack

Jo Paige

as Postman

Gaynor Jones

as Cousin (uncredited)

David Jones

as Dan

Director

Don McBrearty