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Dreaming of a Jewish Christmas

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.

Top Cast

  • Larry Weinstein

    Larry Weinstein

    Narrator

  • Kang Ho

    Kang Ho

    Owner's Mother

  • Steven Page

    Steven Page

    Take-Out Man

  • Gaston Poon

    Gaston Poon

    Owner

  • Decker Williams

    Decker Williams

    The Boy

  • Jeremy Salzman

    Jeremy Salzman

    Father

  • Jenna Harris

    Jenna Harris

    Mother

  • Franc-Anton Harwart

    Franc-Anton Harwart

    Head Waiter

  • Dione Taylor

    Dione Taylor

    Young Woman

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.

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