Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Directed byAndy Knight
Written byFlip Kobler
Cindy Marcus
Bill Motz
Bob Roth
StarringPaige O'Hara
Robby Benson
Angela Lansbury
Jerry Orbach
David Ogden Stiers
Bernadette Peters
Tim Curry
Andrew Keenan-Bolger
Paul Reubens
Production
companies
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures
Release date
  • November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
Running time
72 minutes
CountriesUnited States
France
LanguagesAmerican English
French

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 American-French direct-to-video animated movie. It was produced by The Walt Disney Company. It takes place in the original Beauty and the Beast. It happens after the fight with the wolves and before the Beast gives Belle the castle library. In this movie, the Beast does not allow Christmas. This is because his change from the Prince was on that time of year. Belle, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Chip convince him that Christmas is a good holiday. The movie also shows the time the enchantress put the spell on the castle in more detail.

Cast and characters

Awards

The movie won two of its eight nominations.

Award Result
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films: Best Home Video Release Nominated
Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production for director Andrew Knight Nominated
Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production for "As Long As There's Christmas" by Rachel Portman and Don Black Nominated
Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production for Tim Curry Nominated
Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production for Jerry Orbach Nominated
Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production for the Writers Nominated
WAC Award: Best Direct to Video Production Won
WAC Award: Best Director of Home Video for Andrew Knight Won

Soundtrack

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1997
GenreSoundtrack/Christmas
Length46:44
LabelWalt Disney Records
ProducerBambi Moe
Jay Landers
Harold J. Kleiner

The original score and songs were composed by Rachel Portman. The lyrics were by Don Black. The movie's songs were recorded "live" with an orchestra and the cast in a room. This is similar to the first movie.

  1. Deck the Halls (Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Chorus)
  2. Stories (Paige O'Hara)
  3. As Long As There's Christmas (Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Chorus)
  4. Don't Fall In Love (Tim Curry)
  5. As Long As There's Christmas (Reprise) (Paige O'Hara, Bernadette Peters)
  6. A Cut Above the Rest (David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Paige O'Hara)
  7. As Long As There's Christmas (End Title) (Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack)
  8. We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  9. Do You Hear What I Hear (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  10. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/Joy To The World (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  11. O Christmas Tree (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  12. The First Noel (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  13. What Child Is This (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  14. The Twelve Days of Christmas (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  15. Silent Night (Paige O'Hara)[1]
  16. Belle's Magical Gift (Rachel Portman)
  17. Fife's Yuletide Theme (Rachel Portman)
  18. The Enchanted Christmas Finale (Rachel Portman)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Recorded specifically for album; not used in the movie.

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