The Night Before Christmas (1933 film)

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

The Night Before Christmas, also known as Santa's Toys, is a 1933 American pre-Code animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. Part of the Silly Symphonies series, the film is an adaptation of Clement Clarke Moore's 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", popularly called "The Night Before Christmas".^[1] The film was directed by Disney animator Wilfred Jackson.^[2]

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

Plot

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

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

See also

• List of Christmas films
• Santa Claus in film