The Christmas Visitor (1959)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This animated short starts off with a reading of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas and then we see Santa as he goes to deliver a few gifts. Overall this is a decent short to watch around Christmas time but there's still a good reason why it's not considered a classic or a film that is better known. I think those people who enjoy going through as many Christmas shorts as they can are going to be the main audience for this thing as it certainly has some mild charm but little else. I think the biggest problem with the picture is that none of the actual action is all that entertaining. I will say that the reading of the poem is quite good but outside of this there's just not much going on. The animation is decent at best and none of the characters are all that memorable. Seeing Santa smoking is certainly something that wouldn't go over well today but it makes for a quick laugh.
** 1/2 (out of 4)
This animated short starts off with a reading of 'Twas The Night Before Christmas and then we see Santa as he goes to deliver a few gifts. Overall this is a decent short to watch around Christmas time but there's still a good reason why it's not considered a classic or a film that is better known. I think those people who enjoy going through as many Christmas shorts as they can are going to be the main audience for this thing as it certainly has some mild charm but little else. I think the biggest problem with the picture is that none of the actual action is all that entertaining. I will say that the reading of the poem is quite good but outside of this there's just not much going on. The animation is decent at best and none of the characters are all that memorable. Seeing Santa smoking is certainly something that wouldn't go over well today but it makes for a quick laugh.