A Christmas tale
of a young boy Simon (Emeric Chapuis) who tells Santa the only
thing he wants for Christmas are his parents, (Hélène
Ruby and Jean-Louis Foulquier) who mysteriously vanished during an African
expedition.
After a school trip to the airport Simon and his friend Elodie (Alexia
Haudot) end up on a flight to Lapland where they meet Santa (Armand Meffre) and
the Good Fairy (Karen
Chéryl), but will they be able to help find his parents.
“Elfland”
is an animated tale about a dastardly exiled elf, Grumper, and his sidekick
Glug who have stolen Santa’s Christmas sleigh.
So, Santa tasks
his E.L.F detective team Jingle, Bingle, Tingle, Dorabelle and Cheer to find
the sleigh and save Christmas.
Voiced by Avery Williams, Bruce Michaels, Simon Hill, Larry G. Jones, Kelsey
Painter, Jerry Davis, KJ Schrock, Marcus Smith and Sarah Taylor
“Christmas Elves”
is an animated tale based on the classic tale of the Shoemaker and the Elves.
When a selfish King
taxes his people to the limit in order to indulge his vanity for shoes.
Hans the shoemaker,
who goes out of his way to help people, is himself helped by a group of
mismatched sprites who want to graduate to being elves and work for Santa
Claus.
Voices by Cam Clarke and Candi Milo
Alana (Violet
Bennett) is unemployed and living with her best friend Stacey (Kaitlyn Lunardi)
while he is desperately searching for a job.
Then out of the
blue one week before Christmas she is contacted by Henry (Jamie Craib) who
tells her she has inherited her late grandfather's old winter home, and that he’s
representing Ty (Jefferson Cox) who is interested in buying the cabin.
Her plan once she
was there, she would hopefully sell it, but she discovers a photo on her
grandfather's tablet showing a jackpot winning which he won shortly before he
died.
This sets off a
race to find the ticket before it expires.
Alana gets help
from her new neighbour, Luke (Travis Laughlin), but she isn’t totally honest
about what she is looking for.
But it’s a race
against time to find it before all the business’s sell up to the enemy.
“Christmas Every
Day” is an animated tale about Little Lucy (Marla Frumkin) who
wishes
it were Christmas every day, "forever and ever".
However, to
illustrate the folly in such a wish if it were to come true her Papa (Dick Orkin) tells
the cautionary tale of her grandmother Tilly (Stacey
Michaels),
who, as a little girl, made the very same wish, and the dire consequences that
occurred after her wish was granted The Christmas
Fairy (Edie McClurg).
Other voices provided by Brian Cummings, Miriam Flynn and Nancy
Cartwright
“A Very Merry
Cricket” is an animated tale about Harry the Cat and Tucker the Mouse who are
unhappy with the New York Christmas cacophony and the anti-social behaviour and
mean-spiritedness that went along with it
So, they set off
to Sunny Slopes Connecticut to find their friend, Chester C. Cricket, the
musical insect and persuade him to return to New York with them to bring back
the holiday's warmth.
Chester agrees with
this idea, but can he really succeed against the noisy urban melee, it will certainly
take all three of them to make a difference.
Voiced by Les Tremayne, Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray, Bob Holt and
Don Messick.
“Cosmic Christmas”
is an animated tale about three aliens who come to Earth to discover the true
meaning of Christmas.
A little boy named
Peter explains what he believes it to be and shows them around, but commercialism
and greed seem to contradict his explanation of the meaning of Christmas.
He takes them to
his parents’ house so his parents can explain but then Peter's pet goose is
kidnapped and a chase ensues but then the thief and Peter fall through the ice
and an exciting rescue is needed and it results in a new sense of caring and
sharing as the town rediscovers the real spirit of Christmas, and the three
visitors from outer space discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Voiced by Joey Davidson, Martin Lavut, Richard M. Davidson, Duncan Regehr, Patricia Moffatt, Jane Mallett, Marvin Goldhar, Greg Rogers, Chris Wiggins, Nick Nichols and Marian Waldman.
Patrick Harris stars as Ebenezer Scrooge in this unusual retelling of Charles
Dickens' “A Christmas Carol”.
The classic tale in which he is visited on Christmas Eve by a ghost (Annabella Turco), who scares him with tales of doom and warns him he will have further
visitations.
The first visitor is the ghost of Christmas Past (Gino Anguillara), and the second visitor is the ghost of Christmas Present (Vince Carroll), but they’re not there to teach him the true meaning of Christmas,
Instead, he is
dragged through his past, present and future, all in the name of ride sharing,
and weening him off his petroleum habit.
Charles Williams, Dennis
Schneider, Frank Daly, Ken Weisbarth, Christopher Read, Marianna Bach, Trisha
Ioli, Doreena King, Doris Geiger and Allison Ryder, also star.
A
woodcarver and his wife and two children live in a remote house in the forest where
he cuts the wood for his work.
On
Christmas Eve he goes into town with all the many toys and gifts he has carved
in order to sell them.
In
his absence the children decorate the little tree outside their house with
painted pinecones, straw bows and other decorations so that their father would
see it.
But
he was later leaving town than he planned because people still wanted to buy
his toys, so it was dark as walked through the forest and he lost his way.
Until
he saw a distant light in the darkness which he followed and when he got closer,
he could see it was the candle on the Christmas tree that led him home.
Using
their own nativity scene, a mother and father tell their children the story of
Jesus' birth, from the moment Gabriel appeared to Mary right up until the
arrival of the Kings.
An old reclusive woodcarver lives alone in the
forest and has been unable to carve since his beloved grandson's death.
Then
one day a deer appears during the Christmas season near his home and leads him
to a boy lost in the forest.
The old man takes him back to his cabin and looks
after him the
old man discovers the importance of giving and sets out to give gifts secretly
to as many children as he can, his name is Nick.
An old reclusive woodcarver lives alone in the
forest and has been unable to carve since his beloved grandson's death.
Then
one day a deer appears during the Christmas season near his home and leads him
to a boy lost in the forest.
The old man takes him back to his cabin and looks
after him the
old man discovers the importance of giving and sets out to give gifts secretly
to as many children as he can, his name is Nick.
Sunday school teacher Mrs. Howard (Dorothy Morris)
sets her class a challenge to discover what the perfect Christmas gift is and
gives them some clues in the nature of a riddle.
Sandy Adams (Wendy Winkelman) is particularly eager
to find the answer, but she struggles to work it out.
It’s only when she is helping her mum and dad (Frances Robinson and Warren Douglas) with all the Christmas preparations that the answer comes to her, the perfect gift is love.
Sunday school teacher Mrs. Howard (Dorothy Morris)
sets her class a challenge to discover what the perfect Christmas gift is and
gives them some clues in the nature of a riddle.
Sandy Adams (Wendy Winkelman) is particularly eager
to find the answer, but she struggles to work it out.
It’s only when she is helping her mum and dad (Frances
Robinson and Warren Douglas) with all the Christmas preparations that the
answer comes to her, the perfect gift is love.
“The
Toymaker” is Martin Stevens puppet tale about two friends called Stripes and
Spots who live in a country that has never seen Santa Claus.
But
when Stripes writes his letter to Santa his only wish is to meet him.
So, Stripes wouldn’t be disappointed Spots dresses up as Santa, but it has the opposite effect when he realises so the suit itself comes to life to show him the importance of believing in things you can’t see.
After his father (Michael Zenon) sells their
special Christmas Tree to a rich man Ivanko (David Eveson) has to deliver the
tree on Christmas
Eve but he gets a bang on the head and gets lost in the
cold forest and is in danger of being caught by the wolves.
Fortunately, he is rescued by an old man (Mike
Mazurki) and kept safe until his father takes him home to his mother and Sister (Carole Zorro and Natalia Nelipa).
After his father (Michael Zenon) sells their
special Christmas Tree to a rich man Ivanko (David Eveson) has to deliver the
tree on Christmas
Eve but he gets a bang on the head and gets lost in the
cold forest and is in danger of being caught by the wolves.
Fortunately, he is rescued by an old man (Mike
Mazurki) and kept safe until his father takes him home to his mother and Sister (Carole Zorro and Natalia Nelipa).
After his father (Michael Zenon) sells their
special Christmas Tree to a rich man Ivanko (David Eveson) has to deliver the
tree on Christmas
Eve but he gets a bang on the head and gets lost in the
cold forest and is in danger of being caught by the wolves.
Fortunately, he is rescued by an old man (Mike
Mazurki) and kept safe until his father takes him home to his mother and Sister (Carole Zorro and Natalia Nelipa).
“Merrie
Melodies: Fresh Hare” is an animated tale set in the Canadian North Woods where
Mountie Elmer Fudd is on the trail of Bugs Bunny who is wanted dead or alive.
But
Bugs is too slippery for him and turns the tables on him time after time.
Finally,
Bugs gives himself up and Elmer takes him back to the stockade and puts him up
before a Mountie firing squad, but he always has something up his sleeve.
Voiced
by Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan and the Sportsmen Quartet.
“Merrie
Melodies: Fresh Hare” is an animated tale set in the Canadian North Woods where
Mountie Elmer Fudd is on the trail of Bugs Bunny who is wanted dead or alive.
But
Bugs is too slippery for him and turns the tables on him time after time.
Finally,
Bugs gives himself up and Elmer takes him back to the stockade and puts him up
before a Mountie firing squad, but he always has something up his sleeve.
Voiced
by Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan and the Sportsmen Quartet.
