Trivia / The Soulmates in The Gift of Light

• Billing Displacement: Al Waxman gets top billing along with Sheila McCarthy, making it seem like they're the voices of Orion and Orillia. While Sheila McCarthy did voice Orillia, Al Waxman voiced Angris McBragg. Orion was voiced by Wayne Robson.
• Children Voicing Children: Ella's voice actor Gema Zamprogna was 15 when the special first aired.
• Colbert Bump: The special received additional attention in late 2022 courtesy of Phelan Porteous.
• He Also Did:
  • Director and character designer Chris Schouten would later go on to do character designs for Anastasia.
  • Co-creator Gabrielle St. George went on to write a series of books, The Ex-Whisperer Files.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes:
  • After airing on CBC for a few years it was released on VHS as The Christmas Gift of Light. It's never been released on DVD and online copies vary in quality.
  • The full version of the song "Don't Forget Me" remains lost.
• Production Posse: A number of the voice actors starred in other CBC productions.
  • Al Waxman was in King of Kensington.
  • Sheila McCarthy was in Four on the Floor.
  • Gema Zamprogna was in Road to Avonlea.
• Stillborn Franchise: The creators intended for a series to follow, but it ended up remaining a standalone special.

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