Customer Reviews

The Very First Noel

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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!!!!

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!

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!

My sons, 2 & 5 yrs old just LOVE to watch this movie over and over again. So do I. It's only a 20-minute film, so it's just perfect for friends and family gathering events with kids. The movie contains rhyming narration and wordings that's easy on the younger ears. Listening to it feels like someone is reading us a very good Christmas book. The music are pleasant to hear, my 2 yrs old dances to the tunes. It also has funny scenes which made my kids laughed. The characters and colors are so vibrant and cute, and most of all, it truly reflects the core of Christian faith, which I find really refreshing.

What a refreshing presentation of the Nativity! The video follows the Biblical accounts in an entertaining but meaningful way. The birth of Jesus is clearly identified as a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.The writing, animation and music are excellent! This should become a must-see Christmas classic, as it is a timeless story that often gets lost in the hubbub of the season.

I watched this DVD last night and it immediately put me in the mood for Christmas. The soundtrack is so good that I want to track down this music on CD. The story is beautifully animated and the characters are so cute. They look like hand-carved German Christmas ornaments. I enjoyed the script's rhyming couplets which often use quotes of traditional Christmas songs.

My Homeschool group has used this video for a few years for the Christmas party. The kids all gather around with their popcorn.the adults usually congregate in the back of the room. By the middle of the video, which is only 23 minutes long, the adults are seated and listening. Andy Griffith's voice and the music are that captivating. The graphics are great.

I tried finding it last year and couldn't. This year I found it at [...] and immediately ordered it. It arrived yesterday, only a few days after my order was placed! We tore it open and as soon as the popcorn was done, we were watching.

I so wish there was a soundtrack for it. The music is awesome. It will be sad to see our precious Andy Griffith go Home but, this is another precious memory of him for me.

What a charming, sweet movie. Well made! My five children ranging in age from 11 to 6 enjoyed every minute of it. Sure to become a Christmas Classic!

When I heard about this movie coming out, I knew we had to get it. We have the Boz movies also done by this company, and I knew this would be good. If you want to help your children understand what Christmas really is, then get this movie. My kids, ages 3 and 5, just loved it. As did I. The quoting of Christmas songs throughout the movie was cute, and the story was well told. This movie would be good for kids of all ages. I'm buying copies for all my nieces and nephews for Christmas! This is a Christian company putting out Christian works, and they're doing an excellent job.

This is a great Christian movie. It's about time their is a movie about the true reason of the season. Both my husband and I liked it alot. My 2.5 year old daughter also watched it with us. Glad there were no "scary parts"!!