Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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.
| Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas | |
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| Directed by | Andy Knight |
| Written by | Flip Kobler Cindy Marcus Bill Motz Bob Roth |
| Starring | Paige O'Hara Robby Benson Angela Lansbury Jerry Orbach David Ogden Stiers Bernadette Peters Tim Curry Andrew Keenan-Bolger Paul Reubens |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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Running time | 72 minutes |
| Country | United States France |
| Language | American English French |
Cast and characters
- Robby Benson - Prince Adam
- Peter Cullen- The Beast
- Paige O'Hara - Belle
- Jerry Orbach - Lumiere
- David Ogden Stiers - Cogsworth
- Haley Joel Osment - Chip (speaking voice)
- Andrew Keenan-Bolger - Chip (singing voice)
- Angela Lansbury - Mrs. Potts
- Tim Curry - Forte
- Bernadette Peters - Angelique
- Paul Reubens - Fife
- Jeff Bennett - Axe
- Jim Cummings - Additional Voices
- Kath Soucie - The Enchantress
- Frank Welker - Phillipe, Sultan
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 | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | September 9, 1997 |
| Genre | Soundtrack/Christmas |
| Length | 46:44 |
| Label | Walt Disney Records |
| Producer | Bambi 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.
- Deck the Halls (Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Chorus)
- Stories (Paige O'Hara)
- As Long As There's Christmas (Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Chorus)
- Don't Fall In Love (Tim Curry)
- As Long As There's Christmas (Reprise) (Paige O'Hara, Bernadette Peters)
- A Cut Above the Rest (David Ogden Stiers, Jerry Orbach, Paige O'Hara)
- As Long As There's Christmas (End Title) (Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack)
- We Wish You A Merry Christmas (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- Do You Hear What I Hear (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/Joy To The World (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- O Christmas Tree (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- The First Noel (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- What Child Is This (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- The Twelve Days of Christmas (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- Silent Night (Paige O'Hara)[1]
- Belle's Magical Gift (Rachel Portman)
- Fife's Yuletide Theme (Rachel Portman)
- The Enchanted Christmas Finale (Rachel Portman)