Babar and Father Christmas (1986)

Directed by

Gerry Capelle

Genre

children's film, Christmas film

Country

France, Canada

Runtime

30 min

Rated

U

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Babar and Father Christmas is a children's Christmas film. Babar the elephant king helps Father Christmas deliver presents to the young elephants.

gentlewhimsicalcozynostalgicimaginativeheartwarmingchildlike

What happens

Babar (UK: , US: ; French pronunciation: [babaʁ]) is an animated television series co-produced by Canadian animation studio Nelvana Limited, The Clifford Ross Company, Ellipsanime (season 6) and Kodansha (season 6). It premiered in 1989 on CBC and Canal Famille in Canada, and on HBO in the United States. The series is based on Jean de Brunhoff's original Babar books, and was Nelvana's first international co-production. The show has been dubbed in 30 languages in over 150 countries. The show was the first to be based on the Babar books; previously, two Babar specials narrated by Peter Ustinov were produced by Lee Mendelson and Bill Melendez for NBC: The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant on October 21, 1968, and Babar Comes to America on September 7, 1971. In 2010, a computer-animated sequel/spin-off series of Babar titled Babar and the Adventures of Badou premiered on YTV in Canada and Disney Junior in the United States. The new series takes place several years after the original and focuses on Badou, Babar's grandson and Pom's son as well as introducing new characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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