12 Tiny Christmas Tales

12 Tiny Christmas Tales (stylized onscreen as 12 tiny Christmas tales) is an American Christmas animated short film that was broadcast on Cartoon Network on December 7, 2001.[1] This project was animated and directed by Bill Plympton and Inspired by Christmas cards that Plympton began drawing for his parents in 1964.[2]

12 Tiny Christmas Tales
Promotional poster for TV special
Genre
Created byBill Plympton
Directed byBill 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)
ComposerMaureen McElheron
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducersMaureen McElheron and John Holderried (associates)
CinematographyJohn Donnelly
EditorAnthony Arcidi
Running time22 minutes
Production companyPlymptoons Studio Productions
Release
Original networkCartoon Network

Plot

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

Segments

The stories are based on eight-panel sequences.

  • Victor the Tree

When Victor was young, his mother told him if he was a good tree and grew straight, he will be chosen as the village square tree. So, little tree Victor grew big and straight which make him become the village square tree.

  • Cecil the Snowman

Cecil fell in love with a snow girl, but they were separated by snow fissure. That did not stop Cecil, he jumped all the way to the other side of the snow to be with his love and lived happily ever after.

  • Blitzen

Blitzen, the reindeer, was telling jokes in the North Pole to his friends, meanwhile he was imagining himself in Las Vegas being famous telling his jokes.

  • The 12 Days of Christmas

A lady opening the door getting many different types of birds as gifts as the days passed. In the end she cooks all the bird and have dinner with the man.

  • A Little Veggie Christmas

A small vegetable in the market was taken by old lady and taken home to put as decoration in a door.

  • The Killer Snowflake

Old bob went for a walk in the night, he was missing the next morning. The next night widow Hadley went shopping and did not return a trap was set and the killer snowflake was trapped and taken to court his crystallized tears were turned into very beautiful snowflake. He fell in love and moved into a house into the woods.

  • Lester the Loud Tie

A tie was chosen by a girl in the store and gave it to his father as a Christmas present. Her dad returned the tie. But then her daughter went back to get the tie and used it as a wreath crown’s bow.

  • The Dancing Bear and the King

The kingdom was sad because the king was sad in the holiday season. He was not able to get the holiday spirit, costumes did not work. So the village got a dancing bear for the circus to make the king happy so he did.

  • The Boy Who Loved Christmas

Eugene the boy who loved Christmas on all the seasons Easter, summer, and hallowing. He run around with his Santa Clause Christmas costume.  

  • The Peddler and the Donkey

A peddler was scared by a “crazy local dog” the horse pulling the carriage and the peddler got scared and run away.

  • The Plucky Present

An animated present fall off from Santa clause’s bag, the animated present tries to find his destination which is Jenny’s house.

  • The Carolers

A man was trying to sing but a dog was interrupting him howling, so the man decided to come closer to the dog and joins the dog by singing.  

Cast
  • Madelon Thomas as Grandma
  • Billy Schneider as Older Boy
  • Madeline Rogan as Little Girl
  • Peter Dylan Rogan as Younger Boy
  • Oliver Wyman as Blitzen / Angry Guy (credited as Pete Zarustica)
  • Tony Carroll as Plucky Present / Lester the Tie / Announcer / Santa Claus / Dad
  • Rebecca Honig as Veggies
  • Sheldonna Smythe as Little Girl (Lester the Tie)

Additional voices
  • Bill Plympton
  • Maureen McElheron

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)

Credits
  • Animated & Directed by: Bill Plympton
  • Camera: John Donnelly
  • Editor: Anthony Arcidi
  • Sound: Georgia Hilton
  • Associate Producers: Maureen McElheron and John Holderried
  • Music Producer: Hank Bones
  • Art Supervisor: Signe Baumane
  • Artists: Jesse Schmall, Andrea Breitman, Sasha Vetrov, Lori Samsel, Celia Bullwinkel, Rose Bevans
  • Voices: Madelon Thomas, Billy Schneider, Madeline Rogan, Peter Dylan Rogan, Pete Zarustica, Tony Carroll, Rebecca Honig, Sheldonna Smythe, Bill Plympton, Maureen McElheron
  • Plymptoons

See also

Notes
  1. "12 Tiny Christmas Tales". TVGuide.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  2. Godfrey, Leigh (December 10, 2001). "Bill Plympton's 12 Tiny Christmas Tales To Air On Cartoon Network". Animation World Network. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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