School's out and Christmas is fast approaching; what better moment to get all nostalgic and share with you this favourite Tom & Jerry cartoon from 1941, produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna & Joseph Barbera. This Tom & Jerry cartoon was always shown at Christmas on BBC 1 when I was a child. I loved it for its Norman Rockwell view of Christmas, for its wonderfully evocative soundtrack - and for the clearest indication yet that Tom and Jerry were best friends after all. An inter-species bromance, no less! This is best watched while wearing Spiderman pyjamas and eating chocolate santas stolen from the Christmas tree.
I feel a little nostalgic after watching that :)
ReplyDeleteVery nostalgic, I remember watching this on a old VHS that was crammed full of recorded Christmas specials everything from a Disney Christmas Special to Yogi Bear's All-Star Christmas Caper. My personal favourite Christmas short though has to be this section from the Disney special:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sk2AI0zPr3w&feature=related
You've got to love this one. So many childhood memories for all genrations. A real classic of the 'Fred Quimby' era of Tom & Jerry.
ReplyDeletePhil - It was Batman pyjamas and chocolate snowmen for me.
Dan - Love that one too.
I suggest a nostalgia-tastic festive One-A-Day special should commence... next please!
ReplyDeleteHere's a few more I managed to dig up:
ReplyDeleteDisney's The Small one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGTjbSS8hSc
Disney's a Christmas Carol:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLQWq26G2q8
South Park The Spirit of Christmas the first ever South Park related short:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0S-YxU3i5A
South Park Santa vs Jesus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSQczYEeB2w