The twominute short film begins with father christmas explaining how his classic red coat has become worn over the years. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 1 produced by. Father christmas and father christmas goes on holiday, and is a companion piece to the snowman. Two christmas classics by raymond briggs in their film formation, will all music by howard blake. By marty mulrooney merry christmas to all of amos readers. Raymond briggs father christmas 1991 tvclondon cartoon episode guide. Father christmas is much more gruff and ornery character that might not be what parents and children are expecting.
Among his holiday spots are paris and las vegas, both of which are subtly parodied. Sure, the holidays are best known for audiencefriendly classics like a christmas story and its a wonderful life, but there are plenty of oddball movies out there that deserve a slot in your december viewing schedule. Often packaged with raymond briggs the snowman, this animated holiday special follows the titular hero just before christmas, when the gruff old man decides to take a vacation to rest his weary. Father christmas tv special christmas specials wiki fandom.
This 2010 finnish import shows us what might happen if a longburied father christmas was dug out of the ice and went on a. Publication date 1991 topics uk, vhs, father christmas language english c illuminated films ltd. Dec 25, 20 the snowman is a sentimental, beautiful, and virtually silent film. Father christmas was depicted as a grumpy suburbanite, living alone with his dog, his cat and his reindeer for company, moaning about the bad weather, about the lack of good television, his outside toilet, and generally behaving rumbuctiously.
This year, i thought it would be fun to take a look at its spiritual successor, the 1991 animated film father christmas. I personally liked the animation style probably the most about it. Created for channel 4 and first broadcast on christmas eve 1991 in. Both books were combined into a short film with mel smith as the voice of father christmas in 1991 by the same company that made the snowman as companion piece to the latter film. Father christmas sees a rather grumpy santa voiced by mel smith attempting to get away from it all on holiday. Often packaged with raymond briggs the snowman, this animated holiday special follows the titular hero just before christmas, when the gruff old man decides to take a vacation to rest his weary bones after delivering all those presents. Raymond briggs father christmas has brand new jacket in. Father christmas 1973 and father christmas goes on holiday 1975. But where can you go when you have the most famous face in the world, miss your home comforts, do not take kindly to local cuisine and are just a little bit grumpy.
It was made by the same people who came up with the snowman, so this is a british production as well. Father christmas is an award winning animated special based on two books written by raymond briggs. After a hard nights work, father christmas decides to go on a blooming vacation, builds his sledge into a caravan and holidays in france, scotland and las vegas before coming home and settling down, with a bit of grumbling, to answer the mail, get the gifts ready, deliver them and get to the snowmens party on timeonly hes forgotten something. It was a television film, but i saw it when it was released on dvd. Christmas cartoon father christmas 1991 exclusive version. Father christmas first published in 1973, hence the 40th anniversary sticker from the 20 dvd rerelease of the 1991 animation and its sequel,father christmas goes on holiday. Tvclondon episode guides, cartoon characters and crew lists. This year, i thought it would be fun to take a look at its spiritual successor, the 1991 animated film. Raymond briggs father christmas animated special exclusive version.
The film begins rather startlingly, as father christmas, voiced by the similarly statured excomedian mel smith, breaks the air of gentle fantasy conjured up by the. Dec 12, 2018 it may have been because food features a lot in the film father christmas isnt that size for nothing. Father christmas is a 1991 animated short based on two books written by raymond briggs. Learn more about father christmas and releases of this film on dvd, bluray, vhs and more on filmogs. See the full list of father christmas cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
The film was first released on dvd in 2000, bundled with the snowman. This year, barbour has turned its attention to one of briggs other popular characters, father christmas, also enlisting the help of the director of the original film, dave unwin. A delightful short film that shows what father christmas does for the rest of the year. Raymond briggs grumpy but lovable father christmas, hero of two highly popular books, is now the star of an hilarious animated film. Father christmas while not a bad film, keeps the style of the series but isnt tender like the first one. Father christmas tv short 1991 father christmas tv short.
Father christmas tv special christmas specials wiki. Father christmas is a stuffy englishman in real life. Father christmas is an animated 25minute long christmas special based on two books, father christmas and father christmas goes on holiday by raymond briggs, the creator of the snowman to which this film acts as a spinoff sequel. Another blooming christmas official music video mel smith father christmas film. Father of the bride is a 1991 american comedy film starring steve martin, diane keaton, kimberly williams in her film debut, george newbern, martin short, b. Heres a handful of wonderfully bizarre yuletide gems i found when writing my holiday film guide have yourself a movie little.
The special centres around the prospect of what father christmas does with himself the other 364 days of the year, along with his annual delivery of presents to. From tom hanks and richard attenborough to billy bob thorntons bad santa, did your favourite father christmas make the list. What does father christmas do for the rest of the year. Martin portrays george banks, a businessman and owner of an athletic shoe company called side kicks, who. Father christmas raymond briggs father christmas 1991. In the snowman, a small boys fantasy comes true when he is taken on a flying trip by a snowman from his garden. Beauty and the beast is a firm favourite from my younger days.
Father christmas 1991 exclusive version dailymotion. Father christmas first published in 1973, hence the 40th anniversary sticker from the 20 dvd rerelease of the 1991 animation and its sequel, father christmas goes on holiday. British heritage brand barbour has unveiled a new christmas campaign inspired by raymond briggs muchloved childrens book, father christmas the heartwarming story, titled thanks mrs c, follows father christmas through the decades as he delivers presents to children around the world animated by dave urwin who also created the original 1991 animated film, the story. Everything seems to state the year it was released imdb also says 1991, but not the day is it safe to assume it was first aired on christmas eve. Father christmas another british christmas classic. Nov 05, 2019 animated by dave urwin who also created the original 1991 animated film, the story celebrates barbours 125th anniversary, while capturing the spirit of christmas. Created for channel 4 and first broadcast on christmas eve 1991 in britain, the story is an adaption of two books written by raymond briggs father christmas and father christmas goes on holiday and is the second animated adaptation of briggs work made for the channel, following the 1982 animated. The special centres around the prospect of what father. Father christmas tv short 1991 father christmas tv. Father christmas was first shown on channel 4 in 1991, nine years after the debut of the snowman on the very same channel. Last year on christmas day i did a post about the snowman, a wonderful british animation from 1982.
In the end, as december comes near, father christmas gets ready to deliver presents. Father christmas 1991 raymond briggs dvd for sale online. He is also serves as the protagonist of the 1991 film father christmas which blends together the plot of the two books and is a minor character in the 1982 short film the snowman and its 2012 sequel the snowman and the snowdog. I thought it was a novel take on the father christmas, as it showed him in a different, more grumpy and humorous light, which i love. Father christmas 1991 raymond briggs dvd for sale online ebay. Raymond briggs, mel smith father christmas 1991, cd.
The snowman is a sentimental, beautiful, and virtually silent film. The story is based on two childrens books by raymond briggs. Created for channel 4 and first broadcast on christmas eve 1991 in britain, the story is an adaption of two books written by raymond briggs father christmas and father christmas goes on holiday and is the second animated adaptation of briggs work made for the channel, following the 1982 animated short the snowman. Publishers hamish hamilton have produced several splendid movie tiein books, including father christmas having a wonderful time.
Barbours festive ad stars a wax jacketwearing father. Martin portrays george banks, a businessman and owner of an athletic shoe company called side kicks, who, when he finds out his daughter is getting married. The article currently states that it is a 1987 film, but released in 1991. Anyone who wants to correct this with the right information please do so. On christmas eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the north pole to meet father christmas. A double bill of enchanting christmas tales, based on the books by raymond briggs. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. This short christmas film, based on books by raymond brigg who wrote the snowman, has been a staple of my christmas viewing since i was a child. Father christmas tv short 1991 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Father christmas and father christmas goes on holiday, an. When he comes home to settle into the holiday season. Barbours festive ad stars a wax jacketwearing father christmas.
Father christmas raymond briggs heroes wiki fandom. Father christmas 1991 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Taken from the film father christmas both the back cover and disc incorrectly list both track durations as 24. No subtitling information available for this dvd title. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. From tom hanks and richard attenborough to billy bob thorntons bad santa. Nov 18, 2017 father christmas is an award winning animated special based on two books written by raymond briggs. Father christmas 1991 tvclondon cartoon episode guide. In depth information about father christmas raymond briggs father christmas, produced by tvclondon, channel four, blooming productions ltd. Father christmas 1991 santa decides to go on vacation and converts his sleigh into a caravan for a trip to france, scotland and las vegas. Father christmas is a british animated short starring mel smith as the titular character. Father christmas is a british 25minute short film that has its 24th birthday this year. The snowman 1982 and father christmas 1991 youtube.
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