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The Nordic Christmas Hour
Directed byRune Spaans
Written by
  • Merete Nordahl
  • Aleksander Kirkwood Brown
Produced byHaukur Sigurjónsson
StarringSiri Skjeggedal
Music by
  • Lars Goberg
  • Semming Haraldsen
Production
companies
  • Qvisten Animation
  • GunHil
  • Fleng Entertainment
  • Astrid Lindgren Company
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24)
Running time
56 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

The Nordic Christmas Hour is an Nordic animated Christmas fantasy anthology film directed by Rune Spaans, and written by Merete Nordal and Aleksander Kirkwood Brown. The film star Siri Skjeggedal.

Norway

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  • Siri Skjeggedal as Fonn

English dub

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  • Zazie Hayhurst as Fonn

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Christmas Comes to Moominvalley

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Christmas Comes to Moominvalley
Directed by
  • Jean-Michel Boesch
  • Kari Juusonen
Written byEeva Putro
Based onChristmas Comes to Moominvalley
by Tove Jansson
Produced by
  • Anttu Harlin
  • Joonas Utti
  • Åshild Ariane Ramborg
  • Fredrik Kiøsterud
Starring
Edited by
  • Kerttu Jaatinen
  • Ville Vesterlund
Music byTuomas Kantelinen
Production
company
Gigglebug Entertainment
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Finland)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

Christmas Comes to Moominvalley is an Finland animated Christmas comedy short film directed by Jean-Michel Boesch and Kari Juusonen, and written by Eeva Putro.

Finland

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  • Antti LJ Pääkkönen as:
    • Moomintroll, the main protagonist, the little boy of the family.
    • Hemulen, a former stamp collector turned botanist and a close friend to the Moomin family.
  • Iina Kuustonen as Snorkmaiden, Moomin's friend. She is happy and energetic, but often suddenly changes her mind on things.
  • Eeva Putro as Salome
  • Elina Knihtilä as Moominmamma, a Moomin married to Moominpappa, who found her during a storm, she is the mother of Moomintroll.
  • Santeri Kinnunen as Moominpappa, a Moomin married to Moominmamma and is the father of Moomintroll.
  • Sanna-Kaisa Palo as Mrs Fillyjonk, a Fillyjonk neighbour of the Moomin Family famous for her strict, fun-despising personality, which easily makes her the opposite of the Moomin family.

The Record

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The Record
Directed by
Written byKarsten Fullu
Produced byÅshild Ariane Ramborg
Starring
  • Pia Borgli
  • Trond Espen Seim
Music byOla Kvernberg
Production
company
Qvisten Animation
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Norway)
Running time
9 minutes
CountryNorway
LanguageNorwegian

The Record is an Norway animated Christmas comedy short film directed by Are Austnes and Rasmus A. Sivertsen, and written by Karsten Fullu.

Norway

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  • Pia Borgli as Solan
  • Trond Espen Seim as Ludvig

The Yule Shoe

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The Yule Shoe
Directed byGunnar Karlsson
Written byJóhan Aevar Grimsson
Produced byHaukur Sigurjonsson
Starring
Edited byÖgmundur Sigfússon
Music byHjalti Nordal
Production
company
GunHil
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Iceland)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryIceland
LanguageIcelandic

The Yule Shoe is an Iceland animated Christmas comedy short film directed by Gunnar Karlsson, and written by Jóhan Aevar Grimsson.

Iceland

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Little Frog

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Little Frog
Directed byKim Hagen Jensen
Written byKim Hagen Jensen
Produced bySøren Fleng
Starring
  • Rasmus Botoft
  • Kristen Lehfeldt
Music byKristian Eidnes Andersen
Production
company
Fleng Entertainment
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Denmark)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Little Frog is an Denmark animated Christmas comedy short film written and directed by Kim Hagen Jensen.

Denmark

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  • Rasmus Botoft as:
    • Father Frog
    • Guru
  • Kristen Lehfeldt as Mother Frog

The Best Gift for Santa

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The Best Gift for Santa
Directed byLeevi Lemmetty
Written byLeo Viirret
Produced byAntti Haikala
Starring
  • Marcus Backstöm
  • Santeri Jounila
  • Carita Kapanen
  • Vivienne Lemmetty
  • Antti Pääkkönen
  • Emma Louhivuori
Music by
Production
company
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Finland)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryFinland
LanguageFinnish

The Best Gift for Santa is an Finland animated Christmas comedy short film directed by Leevi Lemmetty, and written by Leo Viiret.

Finland

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  • Marcus Backstöm
  • Santeri Jounila
  • Carita Kapanen
  • Vivienne Lemmetty
  • Antti Pääkkönen
  • Emma Louhivuori

The Swineherd

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The Swineherd
Directed by
  • Magnus Igland Møller
  • Peter Smith
Written by
  • Magnus Igland Møller
  • Peter Smith
  • Soren Fleng
Produced bySoren Fleng
Music byThomas Richard Christensen
Production
company
Fleng Entertainment
Release date
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Denmark)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

The Swineherd is an Denmark animated Christmas comedy short film directed by Magnus Igland Møller and Peter Smith, and written by Møller, Smith and Soren Fleng.

The Tomten and the Fox

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The Tomten and the Fox
Reven og Nissen
Based onThe Tomten and The Tomten and the Fox
by Astrid Lindgren
Screenplay byIngrid Haukelidsæter
Mina Juni Stenebråten
Are Austnes
Astrid Lindgren (book)
Viktor Rydberg (poem)
Karl-Erik Forsslund (poem)
Directed byAre Austnes
Yaprak Morali
Music byJoakim Berg
Gaute Storaas
Country of originNorway
Sweden
Original languageNorwegian
Production
ProducersLaurent Guittard
Thomas Gustafsson
Ove Heiborg
CinematographySunit Parekh
Running time9 minutes
Original release
Release
  • December 23, 2019 (2019-12-23) (Norway)
  • December 24, 2022 (2022-12-24) (Sweden)

The Tomten and the Fox (Norwegian: Reven og Nissen) is a Norwegian short animation film by Are Austnes and Yaprak Morali. It is the second film adaptation of the books The Tomten and The Tomten and the Fox by Astrid Lindgren, which are based on the poems by Viktor Rydberg and Karl-Erik Forsslund. The film was first broadcast on December 23, 2019 in Norway and on December 24, 2022 in Sweden as Räven och Tomten.

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At Christmas Eve the hungry fox Mickel walks through the snowy forest looking for food. He encounters two mice, but his attempts to catch them fail. Later Mickel discovers a farm. Hungrily, he looks through the window into the living room where he sees all the Christmas candy, but isn't able to get into the room. Then he sees that the door of the chicken coop is open. Just when he wants to catch a chicken, he is dragged outside by the Nisse (Norwegian-Danish)/Tomte (Swedish), the elf of the farm. Outside, the Nisse tells him that he is taking care of the chickens and Mickel must not steal them, but the Nisse also notices how hungry Mickel is. Shortly afterwards, a girl puts a plate with Christmas porridge for the Nisse onto the doorstep. The Nisse offers to share the food with the fox and to do this every winter night. Mickel accepts and eats the porridge. On his way back to the forest Mickel passes the two mice again. The mice are scared, but Mickel gives them a pine cone that has rolled away and smiles at the mice. Then he continues his walk.

Norway

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