XMAS CARTOONS AND SELECTED SHORTS.

 Christmas is the perfect time to watch these cartoons which are not readily available on TV or on the main streaming services but can be found navigating the internet, principally on YouTube and Vimeo. I remember watching all of these when I was very young and television was just gaining momentum, (mid-50s, early 60s). Needless to say, it was a veritable nostalgia trip when I found them after all those years.

CHRISTMAS NIGHT (1933) starring Oscar E. Soglow's The Little King.

Ub Iwerks' THE BRAVE TIN SOLDIER  (1934)

THE SHANTY WHERE SANTA CLAUS LIVES (1933)  

WB Merrie Melodies Directed by Rudolph Ising

 

SANTA'S WORKSHOP (1932) -  A Walt Disney Silly Symphony

GIFT WRAPPED (1952) WB Looney Tunes -  Directed by Friz Freleng

TOY TINKERS (1949) Walt Disney

PLUTO'S CHRISTMAS TREE (1952) Walt Disney

And these are my selected shorts, which I watch whether it's Christmas or not:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in BIG BUSINESS (1929) 

Directed by James W. Horne and Leo McCarey

THE FIXER-UPPERS (1934) Directed by Charles Rogers

"Jingle bells, jingle bells

coming through the rye.

I wish you a merry Christmas

even as you and I"

And without further ado, I bid you farewell and a Merry Christmas to you!

THE GENIUS OF FRIZ FRELENG!

According to Wikipedia: Isadore "Friz" Freleng, often credited as I. Freleng, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work on the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons.
Friz was born on August 21, 1906, and during his long and creative career, he gave us some of the most memorable and lovable cartoon characters ever,  like Tweety Pie, Sylvester the cat, Speedy Gonzales, Yosemite Sam, The Pink Panther, The Inspector and many many more!  Long live Friz!

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