The Night Before Christmas

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Animation Comedy Drama Family Fantasy Short

Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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The Boswell Sisters

Vocalists
(uncredited)

Connee Boswell

Vocalist
(uncredited)

Martha Boswell

Vocalist
(uncredited)

Vet Boswell

Vocalist
(uncredited)

Dorothy Compton

Lead Debutante Vocalist
(uncredited)

The Debutantes

Vocalists
(uncredited)

Frank Graham

Narrator
(voice)
(uncredited)

Beatrice Hagen

Vocalist
(uncredited)

William Hanna

Tom
(uncredited)

The King's Men

Vocalists
(uncredited)

Harry Lang

Tom
(uncredited)

Directors
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- Gus Arriola
- Joseph Barbera
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Trivia
The last pre-world war II Tom and Jerry short.

Connections
Edited into Tom and Jerry Christmas Special (1987)

Soundtracks
Deck the Halls
Traditional tune, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (uncredited)
Chorus: The Debutantes and The King's Men (all uncredited)

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The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas (1941)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

One of the best of the early Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts. It's Christmas night and Jerry is under the tree play with the various gifts left by Santa. Soon he starts jumping on Tom thinking he's a gift and soon the two are back to their fighting ways. The third short in the series has all the classic chases that you'd expect from the series but it also has a bit more heart since this was released around the holidays. The animation is really what stands out here and especially how colorful it was. The scene under the tree are especially beautiful looking and we also get some nice laughs once the fighting starts. The ending is quite nice as the two make up and play nice for once.