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The Bear's Christmas

Hugh Foulds

1974 | 8 min

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This short cartoon tells the story of a bear who didn’t believe in Christmas. His main problem with this most magical of holidays? Too many Santas. How would he ever recognize the real one? Alone, out of a job, he goes to drown his sorrows, but back in his lonely room, for all his doubts, the Christmas spirit makes a surprise call.

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Credits

director

Hugh Foulds
story

Hugh Foulds
animation

Hugh Foulds
producer

Don Worobey

John Taylor
executive producer

Peter Jones

Robert Verrall
camera

Simon Leblanc

Cameron Gaul

Raymond Dumas
editing

Peter Hearn
re-recording

Bill Armstrong
music

Ralph Dyck

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