Babar and Father Christmas

TV Movie
1986
G
30m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Arthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander, the royal elephant children, together with their monkey pal, Zephir, write Father Christmas a wish list letter and are disappointed when they don't get a re... Read allArthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander, the royal elephant children, together with their monkey pal, Zephir, write Father Christmas a wish list letter and are disappointed when they don't get a reply. This ultimately leads to Babar's realization that the Elephants' Country needs to be ... Read allArthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander, the royal elephant children, together with their monkey pal, Zephir, write Father Christmas a wish list letter and are disappointed when they don't get a reply. This ultimately leads to Babar's realization that the Elephants' Country needs to be included in Santa's regular route, so he goes to heroic lengths to make his children's' wi... Read all

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Laurent de Brunhoff

Narrator

James Bradford

Babar
(voice)
(as Jim Bradford)

Louise Villeneuve

Celeste
(voice)

Rick Jones

Zephir
(voice)
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Les Lye

Rataxes
(voice)
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Kemp Edwards

Arthur
(voice)

Courtney Caroll

Flora
(voice)

Kai Engstad

Alexander
(voice)

Brahm Olzynko

Roc Lafortune

Gendarme
(voice)
(as Rock LaFortune)

Noel Counsil

Professor
(voice)
(as Noel Council)

Derek Diorio

Elderberry
(voice)
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Bridgitte Robinson

Secretary
(voice)
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Amie Charlebois

Pom
(voice)
(uncredited)

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Soundtracks
Christmas in Celesteville
Music by Gary Morton
Lyrics by Merilyn Read
Sung by John Brough, Geri Childs, Teresa Dunn, Craig Kennedy

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Featured review

10/10

Excellent Christmas special

I don't know much about "Babar", either the books or TV shows and movies. But I do know that "Babar and Father Christmas" is a wonderful special that never fails to engage me with its magic. This feature departs from some traditional American conventions (Santa Claus is always referred to as "Father Christmas", the North Pole is "North of Boromir") but delivers the tough-to-define, but easy-to-recognize qualities of winning Christmas specials (like "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Christmas Eve on Sesame Street"). You gain a great deal of insight for the characters in this half-hour special, even if it is your introduction to them, and Babar's journey to meet Father Christmas is touching and fulfilling. "Babar and Father Christmas" successfully captures the warmth and joy of the Christmas season; its spirit and atmosphere are responsible for much of the allure. I only wish it was on DVD, as my aging videocassette is not taking the annual viewings so well.