Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen
Directed by	David H. Brooks
Production; companies	BixPix Entertainment; Once Upon a Frog; Madison Street Entertainment;
Release date	2006

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen is an American stop-motion animated Christmas television special directed by David H. Brooks, that originally aired in 2006 in sydication.[1] The show was produced by BixPix Entertainment, Once Upon a Frog and Madison Street Entertainment. The show's plot has Rusty Reindeer (Fred Savage) the younger brother of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer joining a support group for depressed holiday icons, and he and the other characters search for the meaning of Christmas and help a young boy (Dylan and Cole Sprouse) to get on Santa's nice list.[2] Rusty's cohorts include Candie, the Easter Bunny (Gladys Knight); Mr. C, the grouchy cherub (Paul Rodriguez); Albert, the Thanksgiving Turkey (Harland Williams); And Trick and Treat (Brenda Song and Emily Osment) the teenage Halloween Ghosts.

Cast

John Ales as Hank/Roger
Edie McClurg as Mrs. Claus
John O'Hurley as Kringle
Gladys Knight as Candie
Paul Rodriguez as Mr. C Aka Cupid
Fred Savage as Rusty Reindeer
Brenda Song as Treat
Emily Osment as Trick
Dylan and Cole Sprouse as Kid
Fred Willard as Santa Claus/Dog Catcher
Harland Williams as Albert the Thanksgiving Turkey
Andrew Block as Photographer Elf/Tech Elf/Dad/Italian Chef

Sponsorships

The 60 minute Christmas special was sponsored by Campbell's Soup, Wal-Mart, Ask.com, and Coke. There were a large number of product placements included in the film.

DVD

The DVD was released on October 30, 2006 by PorchLight Entertainment, and distributed by Wal-Mart and ART industries.

It was a free DVD in The Australian Women's Weekly in 2008.

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References

Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 138. ISBN 9781476672939.
Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.

External links

Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen on IMDb

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[1] Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 138. ISBN 9781476672939.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.