Christmas short films
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- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaRudolf IsingStarsThe Boswell SistersConnee BoswellMartha BoswellWell, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.
- DirectorIzzy SparberAl EugsterStarsJackson BeckJack MercerMae QuestelChristmas eve; Popeye's nephews are staying over with Olive, and Popeye is helping trim the tree. Bluto dresses as Santa and horns in on Olive until a candle burns off his beard and reveals him.the 1st Popeye Christmas film was, Seasin's Greetinks(1933)
- DirectorHal SutherlandStarsBill CosbyJan CrawfordGerald EdwardsFat Albert, Mushmouth, Rudy, Bill, and the Cosby kid gang are rehearsing their Christmas play in their junkyard clubhouse when suddenly Mr. Tyrone, who owned the junkyard as well as the whole east end of town, show up and threatened to have the clubhouse bulldozed to the ground. Then, a little boy, Marshall; his dad, and his very pregnant mother show up. They had car trouble and they wouldn't take them because they were poor. So Fat Albert offered to take them in while he went to go bargain with Tyrone, but that mean old grinch simply wouldn't listen. It takes Mudfoot to talk some sense into him and melt that icy old heart. Back at the clubhouse, the baby is soon born and in comes Tyrone full of Christmas spirit! Hey, hey, hey!
- DirectorShamus CulhaneStarsMel BlancBen HardawayJack MatherWoody Woodpecker goes on a ski vacation at the Swiss Chard Lodge where Wally Walrus is the proprietor.aka, Woody Plays Santa
- DirectorJack HannahStarsRuth CliffordPinto ColvigDessie FlynnThe tree that Mickey and Pluto chop down to bring home for Christmas is the tree that Chip 'n Dale live in.
- DirectorPhil RomanGeorge SingerStarsLorenzo MusicThom HugeGregg BergerGarfield, Jon, and Odie go to Jon's grandmother's house for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.
- DirectorScott JeraldsStarsMindy CohnGrey GriffinCasey KasemOn the way to Daphne's relatives' condominium, the Mystery Inc. gang detours through the town of Winter Hollow, where the vengeful Headless Snowman has destroyed the town's Christmas spirit.
- DirectorSeymour KneitelMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerMae QuestelFive children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop.Little Audrey in her 1st film
- DirectorAbe LevitowStarsJim BackusMorey AmsterdamJack CassidyThis musical adaptation of the classic tale by Charles Dickens stars Magoo as the cold-hearted old miser, Ebenezer Scrooge.
- DirectorMax FleischerStarsPaul WingSanta and his sleigh crash into some trees while attempting to deliver presents on a foggy Christmas Eve. Rudolph is enlisted to lead the sleigh and is hailed as a hero.
- DirectorChuck JonesStarsMargaret Hill-TalbotChristmas eve, and Sniffles is determined to stay awake to see Santa. Not an easy task.
- DirectorDon BooneJohn DelaneyStarsMaxine MillerBlu MankumaL. Harvey GoldBased on the best selling children's classic book by Charles Tazewell. In this holiday special the Littlest Angel demonstrates the timeless lesson of giving as he tries to adapt to life in heaven.try to see the other 2 short films based on this story as well
- DirectorAl KouzelGene DeitchStarsBoris KarloffMedieval times. A juggler has little success making a living; he puts on a hair shirt and becomes an ascetic, but attracts only other ascetics. Finally, in desperation, he becomes a monk. He visits the other monks, who all glorify the Lady with their skills: cooking, painting, sculpture, etc. He tries helping them, but botches it. A festival is held for the Lady, and each of the monks offers his gift, but the juggler has nothing. Frustrated, he juggles for her, all night, alone.narrated by Boris "How the Grinch..." Karloff
- DirectorJean Benoît-LévyStarsClaude BessyJanine CharratPoor girl sells matches with brief flickering flame reflecting her span of life & dreams.This is a Christmas edition of The Little Match Girl, which is more often a New Year's Eve story
- DirectorDon SiegelStarsJ. Carrol NaishDonald WoodsRosina GalliThree cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient see a distant bright light, and find it comes from the Star Auto Court sign where the owners and guests work together to help a young expectant couple.A "3 Wise Men" allegory
- DirectorDon BluthJack CuttingWolfgang ReithermanStarsSean MarshallWilliam WoodsonOlan SouleOrdered by his father to sell his old, small donkey, named Small One, a boy in ancient Palestine takes the donkey to the Jerusalem market. Finding no buyers there, the boy is about to give up when he meets a kind man named Joseph.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsAlan ReedJean Vander PylMel BlancFred is such a natural as a department store's Santa that news of him reaches the North Pole, where Kris Kringle has him in mind for much more important work on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorArt ClokeyRaymond PeckStarsDick BealsHal SmithNancy WibleThis Davey & Goliath special involves a boy selling Christmas trees and a sacrifice to be made by Davey.
- StarsArt ClokeyDal McKennonEbeneezer Scrooge escapes from A Christmas Carol, with a diabolical plan to eliminate Christmas forever - unless Gumby and Pokey can stop him.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiDianne JacksonStarsDavid BowieRaymond BriggsMel SmithOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
- Using their own nativity scene, a mother and father tell their children the story of Jesus' birth.
- DirectorBen HarrisonStarsThe Three HarmonettesA poor child is transported to Candyland, where he can eat his fill and the candy perform a carnival.
- DirectorFriz FrelengStarsMel BlancBea BenaderetDaws ButlerSylvester gets a rubber mouse for Christmas, but he much prefers Granny's gift: a new Tweety Bird.
- DirectorIzzy SparberMyron WaldmanStarsJack MercerMae QuestelSid RaymondVarious animals prepare for winter and enjoy a variety of winter sports. A hen invites us to follow her bouncing egg and sing along to Jingle Bells. Finally, a turtle dispenses hot coffee to a bird on her nest.with added "new" lines to Jingle Bells
- StarsTommy AlexanderJack BeveridgeCarol BlessingThe Elf and Mr. Little (1953) features marionettes in a story 13 minutes long about Mr. Little a grumpy old toy-maker who has lost his Christmas spirit feeling the pressure to make toys during the season. The toy-maker makes a deal with an elf to help him make toys at Christmastime in exchange for letting the elf have anything in the shop that he wants when his work is done. Throughout the season the elf works away while each night a little girl accompanying a group of carolers peers at a doll in the shop window. Once the elf completes his work, he asks Mr. Little for the doll in the window. Curious to know what the elf wanted with the doll, Mr. Little follows him to a church where the elf presents the doll to the little girl. After witnessing the selfless exchange, Mr. Little's heart is changed, and his Christmas spirit is returned. An unusual production, The Elf and Mr. Little was filmed in the Boys Club of Phoenix using a boys choir to sing the songs of the marionette choir. Some releases show it in black-and-white, others with a blue tint.
- StarsMorris AnkrumMaureen O'SullivanA lamb that had wandered off plays a significant part in the Nativity.
- DirectorRudolf IsingStarsBilly BletcherBeatrice HagenGeneva HallMrs. Mouse is reading "A Visit from St. Nicholas" to her brood when a cat tries to break in and have a feast. The cat overhears them arguing about the existence of Santa, so he dresses up accordingly, but his plans go awry.
- DirectorJules WhiteStarsMoe HowardLarry FineShemp HowardLarry is seeing Moe's wife while at the same time trying to steal Shemp's fiance. Moe becomes suspicious so Larry attempts to frame Shemp by getting him a job as a door to door pajama salesman and sending him to Moe's apartment.
- DirectorWilliam WitneyStarsRoy RogersTriggerPenny EdwardsRetired actor Jack Holt is raising Christmas trees for sale at a cost which permits every family to have one. A commercial tree company tries to drive Holt out of business. Roy saves the day, of course.A short movie, not a short film, but included as it is often overlooked.
- DirectorJames W. HorneLeo McCareyStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyJames FinlaysonOllie and Stanley are two Christmas Tree sales reps who get into one of their usual mutual-destruction fights with a disgruntled homeowner.