Christmas Cracker

Christmas Cracker (1963)

Genres - Fantasy, Comedy  |   Sub-Genres - Holiday Film  |   Run Time - 9 min.  |   Countries - Canada  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Nathan Southern

A nine-minute compilation film, funded by The National Film Board of Canada and animated by Norman McLaren, Jeff Hale, Gerald Potterton, and Grant Munro, the 1963 Christmas Cracker encompasses three holiday-themed animated shorts set to yuletide music by Eldon Rathburn. In the first, paper cutout figures dance to "Jingle Bells"; in the second, tin toys from a five-and-ten perform a miniature rodeo. The concluding segment features the decoration of the ultimate Christmas tree. This film is also known under its French title, Caprice de Noël.

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Christmas-tree, rodeo