Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular (2010)
"Donkey's Christmas Shrektacular" (original title)

Donkey suggests everyone sing Christmas carols. Donkey sings "It's the Most Wonderful Time". Shrek, Fiona, the Ogre children, and the army of ogres sing an ogre version of "Jingle Bells" (... See full summary »

Directors:

Walt Dohrn, Raman Hui

Writers:

Walt Dohrn (screenplay), Ryan Crego (screenplay),

Stars:

Eddie Murphy, Mike Myers, Antonio Banderas

Cast

Cast overview:
Eddie Murphy	...	Donkey (voice)
Mike Myers	...	Shrek (voice)
Antonio Banderas	...	Puss in Boots (voice)
Cameron Diaz	...	Princess Fiona (voice)
Walt Dohrn	...	Rumpelstiltskin (voice)
Jon Hamm	...	Brogan (voice)
Cody Cameron	...	Three Little Pigs / Pinocchio (voice)
Conrad Vernon	...	Gingy (voice)
Aron Warner	...	Big Bad Wolf (voice)

Storyline

Donkey suggests everyone sing Christmas carols. Donkey sings "It's the Most Wonderful Time". Shrek, Fiona, the Ogre children, and the army of ogres sing an ogre version of "Jingle Bells" (i.e. "Bug Cocoon, Lick the spoon. Try our cricket slurp). Puss in Boots sings "Feliz Navidad", although he titles it "Fleas Navidad". Then everyone sings "Jingle Bell Rock", but they title it "Fairy Tale Rock".

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Plot Keywords:

christmas

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Genres:

Animation | Short | Family

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular

Company Credits

Production Co:

DreamWorks Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

A quick celebration of the 'Shrek' universe.

There's little to be said about 'Donkey's Caroling Christmas-tacular', as it is merely a swift celebration of the 'Shrek' universe. Unlike the films, which have an emotional tie for Shrek's character, this short is lacking a sense of story progression, which is a small shame in some way because 'Christmas-tacular' marks a return to eccentric, unrelenting humour in the manner of the original film and the first sequel; that is, a constant barrage of visual and verbal puns that the producers behind the third and fourth movies could not quite replicate, despite their best efforts.

Every one is catered for with screen time shared equally between Shrek's ever-popular family and friends, the joy of which is found in discovering the festive season through the perspective of a flea-ridden cat, or a living party snack. It is characterisation like this that contributes to the endearing nature of the series.

'Christmas-tacular' doesn't quite hit a home run like 'Shrek the Halls' before it, as that short successfully intertwined a simple plot that added the necessary weight to contain the sheer madness that punctuates nearly every moment of this franchise. However, Donkey's festivities are a great way to kick-start your own Christmas season.

8/10