Product Details

• Actors: Voice of Andy Griffith
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Genius Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: November 14, 2006
• Run Time: 23 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000JMKKI6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,444 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

History’s beloved story of the Three Wise Men is now an all-new animated Christmas classic! From Exclaim Entertainment, home of the hit DVD series BOZ, The Green Bear Next Door™, comes The Very First Noel, a beautiful animated holiday special that will joyfully draw families together every Christmas for years to come. Join Melchior, one of the Three Wise Men, (voiced by Andy Griffith) as he narrates the story of his travels in search of a magnificent star pointing him to a newborn King. It’s the journey of a lifetime

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Video!, November 14, 2006

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skrapbooker "skrapbooker" - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Very First Noel (DVD)

We just received this & watched it for the first time. It is amazingly well done!!! My 2-year-old son was mesmerized. Such a wonderful retelling of the true Christmas story. Contains lots of great detail & yet keeps a toddler's attention! Definitely something he can grow into as well over the years. One very cute thing is that the characters often quote the lines from familiar Christmas carols. ;) Excellent!!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's About Time!, November 24, 2006

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A. Horn "neat freak" (Naperville, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Very First Noel (DVD)

We watched this movie on a Direct TV channel (surprise) and loved it! My four-year old daughter watched the whole 30 minutes without flinching and that says a lot. It's explained so simply and with such wonderful animation that even I was drawn to watch it and I never tired of it either. This is definitely a must-have for your Christmas collection. Thanks to Exclaim Entertainment for a refreshing and long overdue nativity story for everyone!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for your preschooler, January 11, 2007

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JCRoberts "Chickadee" (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Very First Noel (DVD)

We try to limit TV and videos, and we want good quality videos with strong Christian values and morals. This one is terrific! It is highly engaging for everyone (we parents love watching it, too!), not too fast-paced, very pleasant to listen to. Andy Griffith voices the narrator (one of the 3 wise men) and does a terrific job. When our 3YO hears certain Christmas carols, he always says, "That's from the Very First Noel!", even though the songs are done in their own way on the video. If you want a great video of the real Christmas story, this is it!