The Night Before Christmas (1933 film)

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]

The Night Before Christmas
Directed byWilfred Jackson
Produced byWalt Disney
Music byLeigh Harline
Animation byDick Huemer
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
December 9, 1933
Running time
8 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

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

The short was released on the 2006 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set More Silly Symphonies.[2]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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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