The historic, original, live airing of what would become an annual Christmas tradition throughout the 1950s, this opera tells the story of Amahl, a crippled shepherd boy, and his destitute mother, who provide temporary shelter to three men who are following a star to the newly-born Christ child.
| Directing | Kirk Browning | Director |
| Directing | Gian Carlo Menotti | Director |
| Writing | Gian Carlo Menotti | Lyricist |
| Production | Samuel Chotzinoff | Producer |
| Production | Charles Polachek | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Gian Carlo Menotti | Music |
| Art | Eugene Berman | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eugene Berman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob O'Bradovich | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Thomas Schippers | Conductor |
| Crew | John Butler | Choreographer |
