alt ▁Disney ▁Company ▁adapted ▁into ▁the ▁animated ▁short ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁he ▁wrote ▁an ▁un produ ced ▁radio ▁script , ▁The ▁L itt l est ▁Angel , ▁which ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁book ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁adapted ▁several ▁times ▁for ▁film ▁and ▁radio , ▁most ▁not ably ▁as ▁a ▁musical ▁TV ▁drama ▁for ▁the ▁Hall mark ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁heart w arm ing ▁tale , ▁written ▁in ▁just ▁three ▁days ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁is ▁about ▁a ▁small ▁boy ' s ▁adjust ment ▁to ▁being ▁an ▁ang el ▁in ▁heaven ▁and ▁his ▁gift ▁to ▁the ▁holy ▁infant . ▁The ▁bel oved ▁and ▁end uring ▁Christmas ▁story ▁has ▁been ▁repr int ed ▁count less ▁times ▁and ▁translated ▁into ▁many ▁languages . ▁Lor etta ▁Young ▁made ▁a ▁recording ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁for ▁De cca ▁records ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁TV ▁version ▁star red ▁Johnny ▁Whit aker , ▁Fred ▁G w yn ne ▁and ▁John ▁McG iver . ▁ ▁A ▁semi - anim ated ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁( m uch ▁of ▁the ▁motion ▁created ▁by ▁" p anning " ▁the ▁camera ▁across ▁the ▁art work ) ▁was ▁produced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁by ▁Cor on et ▁Films , ▁and ▁was ▁widely ▁distributed ▁in ▁ 1 6 mm ▁for ▁church ▁and ▁school ▁show ings . ▁ ▁His