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.

CAST

Larry WeinsteinNarrator

Kang HoOwner's Mother

Steven PageTake-Out Man

Gaston PoonOwner

Decker WilliamsThe Boy

Jeremy SalzmanFather

Jenna HarrisMother

Franc-Anton HarwartHead Waiter

Dione TaylorYoung Woman

Aviva ChernickFemale Singer

Justin GrayGuitar Player

Sash StrigaYoung Woman