Support material:.Support material available. Agency:.Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in collaboration with the CBC, ATEC Canada, the National Museum of Man and the National Museums of Canada.

Director, Anne Wheeler ; producer, Vladimir Valenta, John Howe ; executive producer, Roman Kroitor ; screenplay, Myrna Kostash ; camera, Savas Kalogeras ; sound, Hans Oomes ; editing, Ion Webster ; sound editing, André Galbrand ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl ; music, Maurice Marshall.

Cast, Nadia Ostashewski, Christine Lilge, John Pichlyk, Heather MacCallum.

Recorded 1978.

Lesia convinces her English-Canadian friend Sarah to perform a Ukrainian dance with her as part of their school's Christmas pageant. However, Sarah's father objects. Angry at the growing number of Ukrainian settlers, he will not allow his daughter to do the Ukrainian dance with Lesia. But in spite of the prejudices of their parents, the girls' friendship remains strong, and they meet in Sarah's barn to celebrate Christmas Day together.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Diploma of Honour, 1979

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).