The Spirit of Christmas (1953)
ジャンル : アニメーション, ファミリー
上映時間 : 27分
演出 : Mabel Beaton
シノプシス
This Christmas film, created as a special for television broadcast throughout the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania viewing region, was produced by puppeteer Mabel Beaton and her husband Les for Bell Telephone Company and first aired in 1953. Following a short live-action opening portion, featured are two extended marionette segments, the first dramatizing Clement Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas", the second reverently telling the Nativity story; the two stories are staged in classic, traditional style. From 1953 onward, for several years, The Spirit of Christmas was broadcast in the intended region multiple times per holiday season. It was also available as a 16mm film licensed to schools for showings to students. This film often is misstated to have originally been broadcast in 1950.
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he decides to raid the village to steal all the Christmas things.
日々繰り返される祭りの準備に憂鬱なハロウィンの王様ジャックは、ある日、偶然クリスマスの世界へ迷い込む。その華やかさに魅了された彼は、ハロウィン風クリスマスの計画を思いつく。しかし、サリーはそんなジャックを心配している。
On Christmas Eve, divorced dad Scott Calvin and his son discover Santa Claus has fallen off their roof. When Scott takes the reins of the magical sleigh, he finds he is now the new Santa, and must convince a world of disbelievers, including himself.
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be visible from space! When their wives bond, and their kids follow suit, the two men only escalate their rivalry - and their decorating.
今年は恒例のクリスマスパーティーをしないと決めたクランク夫妻。ツリーもなし、飾りつけもなしと決め込んだ2人に、近所の風当たりは強くなっていき...。
Now that Santa and Mrs. Claus have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa.
Kris Kringle's daughter, Noelle, sets off on a mission to find and bring back her brother, after he gets cold feet when it's his turn to take over as Santa.
サンタクロースの息子で次男坊のアーサーは、誰よりもクリスマスを愛しているが不器用で、今は手紙係としてサンタ宛ての手紙を読み、心をこめた返事を書いていた。そしてクリスマスイブの日。英国のコーンウォール州の小さな町、トレルーに住むグウェンという女の子がリクエストしたピンクの自転車が、ラッピング担当の妖精ブライオニーのミスで配達されていないことが分かる。アーサーは彼女に自転車を届けるため出発する。
Better watch out! The big guy in red is coming to town once again. This time, Scott Calvin -- also known as Santa Claus -- finds out there's an obscure clause in his contract requiring him to take on a wife. He has to leave the North Pole to fulfill his obligations, or else he'll be forced to give up his Yuletide gig.
ニューヨーク西34丁目にある老舗デパートのコールズは、営業不振に苦しんでいた。そんな中、クリスマス恒例のパレード開始直後にサンタクロース役が酔い潰れてしまい、責任者のドリーは、偶然居合わせた老人クリスを代役に起用する。サンタのイメージにぴったりのクリスの活躍でパレードは大成功を収め、デパートの売り上げも急上昇。しかし、ライバルのデパートの社長たちの陰謀によって、事態は思わぬ方向に…。
Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's helpers. But as he grows into adulthood, he can't shake the nagging feeling that he doesn't belong. Buddy vows to visit Manhattan and find his real dad, a workaholic publisher.
エベニザー・スクルージ（ジム・キャリー）は、部下の事務員（ゲイリー・オールドマン）や甥（コリン・ファース）に怒鳴り散らし、クリスマス・イブの日も、周囲に温かい言葉ひとつかけることもなく、金勘定に勤しんでいた。しかし、クリスマスの精霊が彼の目の前に現れ、自分の過去、現在、未来を巡る旅へと連れ出され、埋もれた真実を知っていく。そしてスクルージは、嫌われ者だった自分を見つめ直し、心を開こうとする…。
A retelling of the classic Dickens tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, miser extraordinaire. He is held accountable for his dastardly ways during night-time visitations by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future.
世界で最もクリスマスを愛している街フーヴィル。そんなフーヴィルに再びクリスマスの季節がやって来た。街中がクリスマス気分で大騒ぎとなっている中、ただ一人クリスマスを嫌う人物がいた。クランベット山に住むいたずら好きでひねくれ者の男グリンチだ。ルー・フーの娘シンディはそんなグリンチのことが気になっていた。そしてある日、シンディは地下室でグリンチに出会う。
ニューヨークのデパートで、サンタクロースとして雇われた白ヒゲの老人クリス・クリングル。クリングルのサンタは評判を呼ぶが、彼は「自分は本物のサンタだ」と主張し、ついには裁判が開かれる――
When Blitzen announces his retirement on December 21st, a miniature horse has 3 days to fulfill his lifelong dream of earning a spot on Santa's team at the North Pole try-outs.
A bitter old miser who makes excuses for his uncaring nature learns real compassion when three ghosts visit him on Christmas Eve.
Estranged from his father, college student Jake is lured home to New York for Christmas with the promise of receiving a classic Porsche as a gift. When the bullying football team dumps him in the desert in a Santa suit, Jake is left without identification or money to help him make the journey. Meanwhile, his girlfriend, Allie, does not know where he is, and accepts a cross-country ride from Jake's rival, Eddie.
Larry's daughter wants only one thing for Christmas - a talking bear. His daughter's step-dad intends to make sure that Larry can't get one.
