The Night Before Christmas (1933 film)
| The Night Before Christmas | |
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| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Animation by | Dick Huemer |
| Color process | Technicolor |
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| Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Night Before Christmas, also known as Santa's Toys, is a 1933 American pre-Code animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. Part of the Silly Symphony series, the film is an adaptation of Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", popularly called "The Night Before Christmas".[1] The film was directed by Disney animator Wilfred Jackson.[2]
Plot
[edit]In a loose adaptation of Clement C. Moore's famous poem, St. Nick is seen delivering the toys that he made in Disney's Santa's Workshop (1932) to a house full of sleeping children. The toys come alive, and they dance around and have fun. The kids awake to find a beautiful Christmas tree with many toys.
Home media
[edit]The short was released on DVD on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.[2] It is also available on the DVD Celebrate Christmas with Mickey, Donald & Friends.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 214. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ a b Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
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