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The Night Before Christmas (1933 film)

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1933 film by Walt Disney

This article is about the Disney 1933 animated short film. For the poem the film is based on, seeA Visit from St. Nicholas. For other uses, seeThe Night Before Christmas (disambiguation).

The Night Before Christmas

Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Produced by	Walt Disney
Music by	Leigh Harline
Animation by	Dick Huemer
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 9, 1933 (1933-12-09)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Night Before Christmas, also known asSanta's Toys, is a 1933 Americanpre-Code animated short film produced byWalt Disney Productions and released byUnited Artists. Part of theSilly Symphonies series, the film is an adaptation ofClement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", popularly called "The Night Before Christmas".^[1] The film was directed by Disney animatorWilfred Jackson.^[2]

Plot

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In a loose adaptation ofClement C. Moore's famous poem,St. Nick is seen delivering the toys that he made in Disney'sSanta'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

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The short was released on DVD on December 19, 2006, onWalt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.^[2] It is also available on the DVDCelebrate Christmas with Mickey, Donald & Friends.

References

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^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.
^^a ^bMerritt, 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.

External links

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v t e Silly Symphony film series
1929	The Skeleton Dance El Terrible Toreador Springtime Hell's Bells The Merry Dwarfs
1930	Summer Autumn Cannibal Capers Frolicking Fish Arctic Antics Midnight in a Toy Shop Night Monkey Melodies Winter Playful Pan
1931	Birds of a Feather Mother Goose Melodies The China Plate The Busy Beavers The Cat's Out Egyptian Melodies The Clock Store The Spider and the Fly The Fox Hunt The Ugly Duckling
1932	The Bird Store The Bears and Bees Just Dogs Flowers and Trees King Neptune Bugs in Love Babes in the Woods Santa's Workshop
1933	Birds in the Spring Father Noah's Ark Three Little Pigs Old King Cole Lullaby Land The Pied Piper The Night Before Christmas
1934	The China Shop The Grasshopper and the Ants Funny Little Bunnies The Big Bad Wolf The Wise Little Hen The Flying Mouse Peculiar Penguins The Goddess of Spring
1935	The Tortoise and the Hare The Golden Touch The Robber Kitten Water Babies The Cookie Carnival Who Killed Cock Robin? Music Land Three Orphan Kittens Cock o' the Walk Broken Toys
1936	Elmer Elephant Three Little Wolves Toby Tortoise Returns Three Blind Mouseketeers The Country Cousin Mother Pluto More Kittens
1937	Woodland Café Little Hiawatha The Old Mill
1938	Moth and the Flame Wynken, Blynken, and Nod Farmyard Symphony Merbabies Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1939	The Practical Pig The Ugly Duckling
Related	Donald Duck Comic strip Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics Bucky Bug "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" The Thrifty Pig Mickey Mouse Works Once Upon a Studio Disney Magic Kingdoms
Category

v t e Clement Clarke Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas"
Film and television	The Night Before Christmas (1905) The Night Before Christmas (1933) The Spirit of Christmas (1953) 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1977) The Night Before Christmas (2026)
Musical adaptations	The Night Before Christmas (2006)
Related	Christmas Mountains Henry Livingston Jr. Saint Nicholas

v t e Disney Christmas films
Theatrical shorts	Empty Socks (1927) Mickey's Orphans (1931) Santa's Workshop (1932) Mickey's Good Deed (1932) The Night Before Christmas (1933) Broken Toys (1935) Toy Tinkers (1949) Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952) The Small One (1978) Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) The Little Matchgirl (2006) Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
Theatrical features	Babes in Toyland (1961) One Magic Christmas (1985) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) The Santa Clause (1994) I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) The Santa Clause 2 (2002) The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) A Christmas Carol (2009) The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Direct-to-video	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) Santa Buddies (2009) The Search for Santa Paws (2010) Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
Made for TV	Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991) The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) 'Twas the Night (DCOM, 2001) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (special, 2008) Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation (2009) Prep & Landing (special, 2009) Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (short film, 2010) Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (DCOM, 2011) Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (special, 2011) Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (special, 2013) Toy Story That Time Forgot (special, 2014) Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (special, 2021) Christmas...Again?! (DCOM, 2021) The Naughty Nine (DCOM, 2023) Prep & Landing: The Snowball Protocol (special, 2025)
Streaming media	Noelle (2019) Godmothered (2020) Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (special, 2022) Dashing Through the Snow (2023) Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (2023) An Almost Christmas Story (short film, 2024) A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025)
Related	List of Christmas films

v t e Films directed byWilfred Jackson
Mickey's Follies (1929) Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930) The Castaway (1930) The China Plate (1931) The Cat's Out (1931) Egyptian Melodies (1931) The Clock Store (1931) The Spider and the Fly (1931) The Fox Hunt (1931) The Ugly Duckling (1931) The Bird Store (1932) The Grocery Boy (1932) Barnyard Olympics (1932) Mickey's Revue (1932) The Bears and the Bees (1932) Musical Farmer (1932) Mickey in Arabia (1932) The Whoopee Party (1932) Touchdown Mickey (1932) The Klondike Kid (1932) Santa's Workshop (1932) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933) Father Noah's Ark (1933) Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933) Lullaby Land (1933) The Pied Piper (1933) Puppy Love (1933) The Pet Store (1933) The Night Before Christmas (1933) The China Shop (1934) The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) Funny Little Bunnies (1934) The Wise Little Hen (1934) Peculiar Penguins (1934) The Goddess of Spring (1934) The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) The Band Concert (1935) Water Babies (1935) Mickey's Garden (1935) Music Land (1935) Mickey's Grand Opera (1936) Elmer Elephant (1936) Mickey's Rival (1936) Toby Tortoise Returns (1936) The Country Cousin (1936) More Kittens (1936) Woodland Café (1937) The Old Mill (1937) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Farmyard Symphony (1938) Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938) Pinocchio (1940) Fantasia (1940) Dumbo (1941) Golden Eggs (1941) The New Spirit (1942) Saludos Amigos (1942) Song of the South (1946) Melody Time (1948) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) The Little House (1952) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Films directed byWilfred Jackson