Overview
A collection of well-known Christmas scenes from a number of classic screen versions of Astrid Lindgren's beloved children's books. "Astrid Lindgren's Christmas" includes scenes from "Pippi Longstocking", "Ronia the Robber's Daughter", "Brenda Brave" ("Kajsa Kavat"), "Lotta on Troublemaker Street", "Emil of Lönneberga" and more.
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