Christmas cracker
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Duration: 9
Genre: Animation Short
Year Published: 1964
Creator: Contemporary Films/McGraw-Hill
Format: 16mm
Color: Color
Sound: sound
Description: Animation and music tell three Christmas stories which are introduced by a jester: a story about jingle bells in which boy and girl paper cut-outs move to music; a story about a dime-store rodeo in which tin toys perform a ballet; and a story in which a Christmas tree trimmer builds a space vehicle in order to pluck a star from the sky for the top of his tree., Begins with two animated figures made of squares and triangles dancing to "Jingle Bells." Then the film reveals a Christmas tree trimmer who takes a bright, beautiful star from the sky. However, he finds he can't keep it on top of the tree. A Norman McLaren film.
Complete Record: Animation and music tell three Christmas stories which are introduced by a jester: a story about jingle bells in which boy and girl paper cut-outs move to music; a story about a dime-store rodeo in which tin toys perform a ballet; and a story in which a Christmas tree trimmer builds a space vehicle in order to pluck a star from the sky for the top of his tree. , , , NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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Kinonik, New York Public Library, Visual Studies Workshop
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