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Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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
Studio DisneyToon Studios
Walt Disney Pictures
Distributed by Buena Vista Pictures
Release date(s) November 11, 1997 (1997-11-11)
Running time 72 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is an animated movie from 1997. It was made by The Walt Disney Company. This film is a sequel to the famous Beauty and the Beast movie. It tells a story that happens during the first movie. The story takes place after the Beast saves Belle from wolves. It is also before he gives her the castle library.

In this movie, the Beast does not like Christmas. This is because he was turned into a Beast on Christmas Day. But Belle and the enchanted castle objects want to celebrate. They try to convince the Beast that Christmas is a wonderful holiday. The movie also shows more about how the enchantress put the spell on the castle.

Who Are the Characters?

This movie features many voices you might recognize. Here are some of the main characters and the actors who voiced them:

Movie Achievements

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas was nominated for several awards. It won two of them!

  • It was nominated for the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films award for Best Home Video Release.
  • The director, Andrew Knight, was nominated for an Annie Award for directing.
  • The song "As Long As There's Christmas" was nominated for an Annie Award for its music.
  • Tim Curry and Jerry Orbach were both nominated for Annie Awards for their voice acting.
  • The movie won a WAC Award for Best Direct-to-Video Production.
  • Andrew Knight also won a WAC Award for Best Director of Home Video.

Movie Music

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
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 music and songs for the movie were created by Rachel Portman. The words for the songs were written by Don Black. The songs were recorded with an orchestra and the voice actors all together. This is a special way to record music. It helps make the songs sound very lively.

Some of the songs in the movie include:

  • "Stories" sung by Paige O'Hara (Belle)
  • "As Long As There's Christmas" sung by Belle and the castle objects
  • "Don't Fall In Love" sung by Tim Curry (Forte)
  • "A Cut Above the Rest" sung by Cogsworth, Lumiere, and Belle

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La bella y la bestia 2 para niños

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