Angela Lansbury stars in the Rankin/Bass holiday special _The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow_. The story follows a young shepherd boy who goes blind when he’s struck by lightning and is taken in by a group of nuns who try to nurse him back to health. It’s not about anyone’s first Christmas or snow; the film’s ties to Christmas are really tenuous and don’t really work. Additionally, the characters are bland and the storytelling is rather mundane. _The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow_ is an uninspired and lazy holiday special that’s completely forgettable.