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Christmas Cracker

Name: Christmas Cracker
Duration: 8 min

Norman McLaren , Jeff Hale , Gerald Potterton & Grant Munro

1963 | 8 min

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The NFB's 18th Oscar®-nominated film.

This short animation consists of three segments that take a playful look at Christmas: a rendition of "Jingle Bells" in which paper cut-out figures dance, a dime-store rodeo of tin toys, and a story of decorating the perfect Christmas tree.

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Credits

director

Norman McLaren

Jeff Hale

Gerald Potterton

Grant Munro
executive producer

Tom Daly
music

Maurice Blackburn

Eldon Rathburn
cast

Grant Munro

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