Gift of the Magi tells a story about a young husband and wife who sell their most cherished possessions in order to pay for special Christmas presents for each other. The magic shop tells the story of a father and son who visit a magic shop and are surprised and delighted until the frightening moment arrives when they can not tell magic from reality.
"Recapturing the mood of a modest turn-of-the-century household, this program offers viewers a delightful dramatization of O. Henry's classic short story about a husband and wife who are poor but who manage to give each other a very special Christmas gift."
"Della and Jim face a bleak Christmas. With Jim's meager street conductor salary and Della's poor savings, it just won't be much of a Christmas at all. Gone are the holidays when Jim could afford rich gifts for his bride. About the only valuable things they've got now are Jim's gold watch and Della's dark, beautiful hair."
"Gift of the Magi tells a story about a young husband and wife who sell their most cherished possessions in order to pay for special Christmas presents for each other. The magic shop tells the story of a father and son who visit a magic shop and are surprised and delighted until the frightening moment arrives when they can not tell magic from reality."@en
"Tells a story about a young husband and wife who sell their most cherished possessions in order to pay for special Christmas presents for each other."@en
"With the holidays just around the corner, struggling newlyweds Jim and Della Young are challenged to get each other the perfect gift. Determined to make each of their respective wishes come true, they make a secret sacrifice. But a series of misunderstandings soon undermine their respective schemes, and fate itself will play a hand in their loving design."
"The story about a husband and wife who are poor but who manage to give each other a very special Christmas gift."@en
""Della and Jim face a bleak Christmas. With Jim's meager street conductor salary and Della's poor savings, it just won't be much of a Christmas at all. Gone are the holidays when Jim could afford rich gifts for his bride. About the only valuable things they've got now are Jim's gold watch and Della's dark, beautiful hair .. or so they think."--Container."@en
"Struggling newlyweds search for the perfect Christmas gifts to give one another."
"Della and Jim face a bleak Christmas. With Jim's meager street conductor salary and Della's poor savings, it just won't be much of a Christmas at all. Gone are the holidays when Jim could afford rich gifts for his bride. About the only valuable things they've got now are Jim's gold watch and Della's dark, beautiful hair .. or so they think."@en
""O. Henry's 1905 short story inspired this musical set in turn-of-the-century New York, where two immigrants--a spunky Italian named Della (Boone) and a brash Irishman named Jim (Rubinstein)--fall in love. It's a relationship strained by poverty, prejudice and their own stubborn pride"--TV guide, December 21, 1978."
"Offers viewers a dramatization of O. Henry's classic story about a husband and wife who are poor but who manage to give each other a very special Christmas gift."@en
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Department of Music.
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