12 Tiny Christmas Tales

12 Tiny Christmas Tales
Promotional poster for TV special
Genre	Christmas Musical Comedy
Created by	Bill Plympton
Directed by	Bill Plympton
Voices of	Madelon Thomas Billy Schneider Madeline Rogan Peter Dylan Rogan Pete Zarustica Tony Carroll Rebecca Honig Sheldonna Smythe Bill Plympton and Maureen McElheron (additionals)
Composer	Maureen McElheron
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Maureen McElheron and John Holderried (associates)
Cinematography	John Donnelly
Editor	Anthony Arcidi
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Plymptoons Studio Productions
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network

12 Tiny Christmas Tales (stylized onscreen as 12 tiny Christmas tales) is an American Christmas animated short film, that which was broadcast on Cartoon Network on December 7, 2001. It was created, animated and directed by Bill Plympton.

Plot

A grandmother tells her three grandchildren increasing bizarre stories of Christmas.

Segments

The stories are based on eight-panel sequences from Christmas cards Plympton began drawing for his parents in 1964.

• Victor the Tree
• Cecil the Snowman
• Blitzen
• The 12 Days of Christmas
• A Little Veggie Christmas
• The Killer Snowflake
• Lester the Loud Tie
• The Dancing Bear and the King
• The Boy Who Loved Christmas
• The Peddler and the Donkey
• The Plucky Present
• The Carolers

Songs

In this film there are nine original songs, which were written and executive-produced by Maureen McElheron. Hank Bones instead served as a producer. Finally, "Kalinka" was the only famous song inserted into it.

1. "Cecil the Snowman"
2. "Remember Christmas"
3. "Victor the Tree"
4. "Blitzen's Theme"
5. "Everyday's a Holiday"
6. "Donkey and Peddler"
7. "Plucky Present"
8. "Killer Snowflake"
9. "Veggie Christmas"
10. "Kalinka" (traditional version)

External links

12 Tiny Christmas Tales at IMDb