"Little House on the Prairie"
A Christmas They Never Forgot (1981)

Director:

Michael Landon

Writers:

Don Balluck (writer)
Laura Ingalls Wilder (novels)

TV Series:

"Little House on the Prairie" (1974)

Original Air Date:

21 December 1981 (Season 8, Episode 11)

Genre:

Drama | Family | Romance | Western

Plot:

Snowbound on the Ingalls homestead on Christmas eve, Caroline, Laura and Hester Sue share memories of Christmases past. |

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Parenting Girls | Sibling Relationship | 19th Century | Small Town Life

Cast

Michael Landon	...	Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle	...	Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert	...	Laura Ingalls Wilder
Lindsay Greenbush	...	Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)
Sidney Greenbush	...	Carrie Ingalls (as Lindsay Sidney Greenbush)
Dean Butler	...	Almanzo James Wilder
Jason Bateman	...	James Cooper Ingalls
Missy Francis	...	Cassandra Cooper Ingalls
Wendi Turnbaugh	...	Grace Ingalls
Brenda Turnbaugh	...	Grace Ingalls
Linwood Boomer	...	Adam Kendall
Ketty Lester	...	Hester-Sue Terhune
Matthew Laborteaux	...	Albert Quinn Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson	...	Mary Ingalls Kendall
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Newell Alexander	...	Frederick Holbrook
Oliver Aubrey	...	Santa Claus
Vernon Barnwell	...	Boy #1
Rodney Booker	...	Boy #2
Dago Dimster	...	Young Royal
Don Dubbins	...	Master Hayes
Eddy C. Dyer	...	Poppa Terhune
Victor French	...	Isaiah Edwards
Maggie Gwinn	...	Mrs. Wilder
Tom Lester	...	Mr. Wilder
Kathleen McNaughton	...	Emily
Kathy Pazoff	...	Young Eliza Jane
Sheri Strahl	...	Young Caroline
Jerry Supiran	...	Young Almanzo
Holly Villaire	...	Charlotte Holbrook
Alene Wilson	...	Young Hester-Sue
Rebecca Wolfe	...	Young Alice Wilder
Helby Ziroe	...	Momma Terhune

Trivia:

This episode marked the last time all of Charles and Caroline Ingalls' biological children - Mary, Laura, Carrie and Grace - and adopted children Albert, James and Cassandra appeared in the same episode, and certainly was one of the only times everyone was under one roof at the same time. This was the final episode for Linwood Boomer and Melissa Sue Anderson (who played Adam and Mary Kendall, respectively).

Soundtrack:

The First Noel