Mjeteconer Just perfect...

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Kaydan Christian A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

tmramgrl2000 I think it's such a nice story with wonderful music. The story of Cornelius and his change of heart. I love the relationship between father mouse and the clock maker. I think overall it's a great Christmas story! If you follow the story of Cornelius I think you'll really see some growth. It's a beautiful story!

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) This is another Christmas production by famous animation directors Rankin and Bass from over 40 years ago. Jerome Coopersmith adapted Clement Moore's poem for this 23-minute holiday special. Mice and men appear in here and one of the human central character is voiced (and sung) by Joel Grey ("Cabaret") shortly after his Academy Award win in the Supporting Actor category. The story is a bitter pill for all children out there. A critical little mouse sends a letter to Santa accusing him of only being a figment of people's imagination (what a cruel thought!). Consequently, Santa has enough and decides to no deliver presents this year to children all over the world. But with a bit of help by his father and by a couple humans, the boy sets things straight again. He learns to listen to his head instead of his heart and in the end everything is fine again. Everybody, men and mice, has a happy ending and everybody also gets their presents. It's a solid Christmas special, not a bad watch, but not among my favorites for the season either. Still, I recommend it.

conwayk I have never seen a holiday special that I could sing along to as much as this. I literally grew up watching this this on a cruddy VHS from the 1980's, and when the UPS guy finally came with it today I nearly accidentally mauled him with excitement. The fact that this wonderful little treasure is finally on DVD format shows that there is indeed justice in the world. I won't have to worry about breaking down that trusty old video, I just break down this trusty old DVD! When I have children, I will force them to watch this everyday before Christmas (and learn the songs of course) so they can be dorks like me. There aren't enough stars to rate this, but I'll give it 10/10 anyway.

saffym This has got to be one of the most underrated, under-appreciated Christmas specials out there. Granted, the animation isn't fantastic, but the story and songs more than make up for that. I watch it every year and the songs "Give Your Heart a Try" and "Even a Miracle Needs a Hand" still make me tear up when I hear them. It's a simple message of following your heart instead of your head even when you should know better. It's not as well-known as Frosty or Rudolph (both of which I love, by the way), but given the choice among the three I'd watch "Twas the Night Before Christmas" every time. A great special not only for kids but for adults who want to feel like kids for 25 minutes or so.