A Claymation Christmas Celebration

TV Special
19871987
24m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

846

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A Claymation Christmas Celebration (1987)

Animation

Short

Comedy

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. ... Read allTwo 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.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.

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

846

YOUR RATING

Director
- Will Vinton
Writer
- Ralph Liddle
Stars
- Tim Conner(voice)
- Johnny Counterfit(voice)
- Greg Black

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win total

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Kyle Bell working on A Claymation Christmas Celebration.

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Trivia
One of two Claymation holiday specials directed by Will Vinton to win the Emmy for Best Animated Short. The other was Claymation Easter (1992).

Quotes
Rex: [after "Carol of the Bells"] Magnificent! Uh, who was that conductor again?
Herb: Oh, I don't know, but his face sure rings a bell.

Connections
Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Adventures of Mark Twain (2010)

Soundtracks
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Written by John H. Hopkins (uncredited)

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10/10

Marvel of entertainment

In an age of computers, it is refreshing to go back and watch something like this. Nowadays it would be CGI but back then they knew the value of stop motion. Witty, charming and enjoyable, the comedy of Herb playing against his straight man Rex works wonderfully. The songs are stylish, and the religious overtones are of course present, but not dominant, allowing people to choose to believe in what they will and still enjoy the show. The Californian Raisons are held back until the end, with a questionable carol to their lips (is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer really a carol?) and the work in expression on these characters is simply wonderful. I think there's only one way to summarize this programme: Joy to the world.

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