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'Twas the Night Before Christmas

1974 · 25 min

A cozy, gentle holiday cartoon with a warm small-town glow and a light lesson about taking responsibility.

Overview
When a town learns that Santa Claus has struck it off his delivery schedule due to an insulting letter, a way must be found to change his mind.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • faith
  • found family
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
animation, family
Directed by
Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass
Written by
Jerome Coopersmith
Starring
Joel Grey, George Gobel, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver, Patricia Bright, Scott Firestone, Christine Winter, Allen Swift
Runtime
25 min
Country
United States of America, Japan
Languages
English

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