Two hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, Rex and Herb, guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. Special guest stars: the California Raisins.
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Tim Conner | ... | Herb |
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Johnny Counterfit | ... | Rex |
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Greg Black | ... | Singer |
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Bernadette Coughlin | ... | Singer |
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Kiefer Davis | ... | Singer (voice) |
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Pat Harryman | ... | Singer |
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Amy Miller | ... | Singer |
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Deborah Miller | ... | Singer |
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Joni Miller | ... | Singer |
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Roxy Ragozzino | ... | Singer (as Roxy Regozzino) |
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Dan Sachs | ... | Singer |
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Jim Steinberger | ... | Singer |
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Reid Stewart | ... | Singer |
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Ron Tinsley | ... | Singer |
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Two hosting prehistoric dinosaurs, Rex and Herb, guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay. Special guest stars: the California Raisins.
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21 December 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Rex: It's wassail, I know it's wassail.
[he hears elves singing "Here We Come A-Wassailing", this time the "wassail" is correct]
Rex: That's it! Somebody's got it right!
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Written by Isaac Watts (uncredited) and Lowell Mason (uncredited)
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One of two Claymation holiday specials directed by Will Vinton to win the Emmy for Best Animated Short. The other was Claymation Easter (1992). See more »Quotes
Herb: Cheer up, Rex!Rex: It's wassail, I know it's wassail.
[he hears elves singing "Here We Come A-Wassailing", this time the "wassail" is correct]
Rex: That's it! Somebody's got it right!
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Joy to the WorldWritten by Isaac Watts (uncredited) and Lowell Mason (uncredited)
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Two hosting prehistoric dinosaurs guide you along a typical small town's Christmas choral celebration. There's just one catch, the entire town population is made out of clay! Special Guest Stars: The California Raisins!
Apparently today this special is hard to track down, with the only DVD release having some pretty awful sound quality (a shame considering this is basically a musical with clay over the top). And yet, it seems to be well-remembered by those who saw it all those year ago.
I was able to track down a copy and was impressed by what I saw. Some, like the Raisins, were how I recalled them. But there are some very interesting interpretations of Christmas songs that need to be heard.