
Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas
Genres
Overview
An offbeat, irreverent musical documentary that tells the story of a group of Jewish songwriters, including Irving Berlin, Mel Tormé, Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, Gloria Shayne Baker and Johnny Marks, who wrote the soundtrack to Christianity’s most musical holiday. It’s an amazing tale of immigrant outsiders who became irreplaceable players in pop culture’s mainstream – a generation of songwriters who found in Christmas the perfect holiday in which to imagine a better world, and for at least one day a year, make us believe.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
52 min
Release Date
2017-11-05
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
2
Vote Average
8
Larry Weinstein
Narrator
Kang Ho
Owner's Mother
Steven Page
Take-Out Man
Gaston Poon
Owner
Decker Williams
The Boy
Jeremy Salzman
Father
Jenna Harris
Mother
Franc-Anton Harwart
Head Waiter
Dione Taylor
Young Woman
Aviva Chernick
Female Singer
Justin Gray
Guitar Player
Sash Striga
Young Woman
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