The Crippled Lamb is a direct-to-video Christmas special, based on Max Lucado's 1994 Tommy Nelson book he wrote with his 3 siblings [Jenna, Andrea, & Sara], that premiered for the 1999 holiday season. From Tommy Nelson, MainStreet and TLC Entertainment, it was animated at the Chicago-based StarToons and the Hyderabad-based Heart Entertainment.
Summary
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Tommy Nelson and MainStreet Entertainment presents this animated musical retelling of the Christmas story as seen through the eyes of Joshua, the crippled lamb. Unable to do the things other lambs do because of his shortcomings, Joshua learns that God has something special in mind for him when he is left behind by the flock just before the birth of Jesus.
Songs
Title | Written by | Vocals by |
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"I'm Better, I'm Best" | Pamela Phillips Oland | Jessi Corti Jeannie Elias |
"In the Arms of Love" | Jodi Benson | |
"Away in a Manger" | Martin Luther (lyrics) Traditional German Folk Song |
In addition, the choir rendition of "Angels We Have Heard on High" is heard in the background when the flashback story is ending.
Home video availability
Cast
Voice actor/actress | Character(s) |
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Robby Benson | Asah |
Jodi Benson | Abigail Mary Laura Lamb |
Jeannie Elias | Joshua Peter Pig |
Mark Hamill | Kobash The Mountain Lion |
Jesse Corti | Issac David |
Melissa Disney | Benjamin Goat Jacob Talia |
Townsend Coleman | Samuel Daniel Joseph |
Brian Cummings | Matthew Angel Nathaniel |