When Does Enchanted Christmas Air Again
Dazzler and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is a 1997 direct-to-video animated holiday film distributed by Walt Disney Dwelling house Video. It is a midquel that takes place within the original Dazzler and the Animate being (after the fight with the wolves and before the ballroom dance), although the prologue and epilogue of the film is fix 1 year after the events of the first film. In this picture, the Beast forbids Christmas (because his transformation from the Prince occurred during that fourth dimension of year) until Belle, Cogsworth, Lumiere, Mrs. Potts, and Chip convince him that Christmas is a good vacation, all whilst dealing with the threat of the villainous Forte, who plans on stopping Belle and Creature from breaking the expletive.
Plot
The film starts out with everybody getting prepared for Christmas. Lumiere and Cogsworth debate most who saved Christmas last year. Chip begs Mrs. Potts to tell the story. After hesitating, she agrees. Soon everyone is gathered effectually Mrs. Potts as she tells the story and the events of what happened later Beast saved Belle from the wolves...
When the story fades into a flashback of when the Prince was the Animate being, and his servants were the Enchanted Objects, Belle is still a prisoner in Brute'south castle. All the servants are trying to figure out a way for them to fall in love with each other, and with Christmas coming upward, they expect at this as a great opportunity to bring them together. Belle is excited about Christmas, but Animate being is not happy seeing how information technology is the anniversary of his spell beingness cast upon the castle.
Meanwhile, in an unknown part of the castle (through a underground door in the Westward Wing), an enormous pipe organ is playing very creepy music while his minion, Fife, a small piccolo applauds. The organ is Forte, the courtroom composer for the musicians during his human being years. The organ histrion though is not in the mood to be mortal again, so he decides to figure a way for the fauna to steer clear of falling in love with Belle. He believes that "humanity is overrated" and that he has more use and power in his enchanted form.
He tells Fife that he has written a solo for a piccolo in his opera, which persuades Fife to aid him in breaking upward the merriment between Belle and Brute. Fife manages to interrupt Belle and Beast's skating, and when Belle makes a snowfall angel, Creature sees his "angel" equally a "shadow of a monster" and leaves in fury and depression.
Believing that Christmas volition brighten Beast's mood, Belle creates a wonderful new book for him, and with a little persuasion for Cogsworth, Christmas is officially existence prepared. The gang goes to the highest tower in the castle, which serves as a storage room for sometime decorations. In one of them lies Angelique with a number of other blithe baubles, who once served equally the Majestic Decorator. However, she is not pleased to hear about Christmas, arguing that she will not raise her hopes over again in a belief that they could all assemble in celebration, only to have them destroyed by Beast's foul temper and hatred for the vacation. Belle sings to them about how "hope is the greatest gift", saying that there is always hope, even for breaking the spell, and there will "always exist a time when the world is filled with peace and love". Eventually, Angelique reluctantly agrees.
However, Fife has been overhearing all this and rushes off to tell Forte. When Beast finds out, he is not at all pleased. Forte plays along, saying that "the daughter doesn't care how you feel about Christmas", separating the two even more. Beast reflects on his past: Christmas was the day he was most selfish and spoiled, and it was on that day, the Enchantress put the spell on him and the castle.
Belle enters the banality room and meets Axe (Jeff Bennett), head of the banality room. She tells him she needs a Yule Log, and he tells her to help herself. Animate being finds her and demands to know what is going on. She explains that it is a great tradition: "one log is called, then everyone in the firm touches it, and makes a Christmas wish". Beast, however, claims that wishes are stupid and bellows at Belle, "You fabricated a Christmas wish concluding year! Is this what you wished for?!" He shouts that she has no idea what it is to be a truthful prisoner, only she knows all too well. Finally, he forbids Christmas and storms out.
Belle will non give up, and concludes that they volition accept Christmas with or without Beast, but non before sending him her gift, the storybook. Belle and Chip take Axe with them to go look for a Christmas tree, but none on the grounds are very promising. Beast finds his souvenir, but Lumiere will not allow him to open it as it is not still Christmas. He explains that anybody understands how Creature feels nearly the holiday, merely giving a souvenir to another is a fashion of proverb "I care about yous". Beast gets in the mood, and demands Forte to compose a vocal as a present, who agrees unhappily. When he leaves, Forte puts his plans in motion, and plays beautiful music, attracting Belle to his room. Forte rapidly manipulates the situation, telling her that the tree has ever been Beast'southward favorite role of Christmas, and that she would find a much better tree lies in the Black Woods, the forest outside the castle.
Getting the tree would suspension Belle's promise never to leave the castle, merely she wants to make Beast happy, so she agrees to go, taking Scrap and Axe. Forte orders Fife "to brand sure they don't come dorsum". Beast is still waiting for Belle to testify up, but Forte claims, "she's abandoned you lot!" and feeds Animate being's anger and served him as his mindless slave, trying to persuade him to forget her, he transport Beast to destroyed Christmas decorations and dinner room, trying to persuade him to forget her, but he races out anyhow. In his anger, Forte has Brute (being hypnotizing) destroys the decorations in the dining room where Angelique was on his mode out, leaving Angelique hopeless. Meanwhile, Belle and the others expect for a tree, but Fife accidentally startles Philippe on the water ice, creating a concatenation reaction that leads to Belle nigh drowning and being rescued past the hypnotized and furious Fauna.
Belle is locked in the dungeon for breaking her hope, just Angelique visits with the other baubles and admits that she was wrong to believe that Christmas could never come. They all agree that they do not need decorations or gifts to gloat Christmas; they have each other, which is the best souvenir they could ever ask for. Meanwhile, prompted past Forte, Fauna threatens to destroy the rose, but one of the flower petals falls on the present Belle gave to him earlier. When Forte'south hypnotic spell on Animal is broken, he then remembers the souvenir Belle gave him, opens it, and reads it. Remembering there is hope to break the spell, he ignores Forte, asks her for forgiveness, releases her from the dungeon, and plans to have the best Christmas.
Enraged at the failure of his plans, Forte plans to bring the whole castle downwards with the rationale that they cannot fall in honey if they are dead. This horrifies Fife, who finds it far as well farthermost, so he learns that his promised solo is blank. Animal manages to get into the room, only Forte's powerful music confounds him as he has no thought what to strike at. With Fife's advice, he unplugs Forte by ripping out the keyboard below him and hurls information technology with his strength. With the keyboard destroyed, Forte begins to panic and accidentally breaks the back up mounts that held him up, causing him to autumn over. Fauna laments the death of his onetime confidant.
Still, together they go along to have a happy vacation, which brings us back to the actual party, but of course, if anyone actually saved Christmas, it was Belle. The others celebrate as the Prince gives Belle a gift, a unmarried rose.
Cast and characters
- Robby Benson equally Fauna - A selfish prince turned into a hideous Fauna equally penalisation and the main protagonist of the film. His behavior seems to exist improving, although he still resents Christmas for the painful memories it brings, which he would later abandon when he allows everyone (including himself) to celebrate Christmas.
- Paige O'Hara as Belle - A young woman residing in the Fauna's castle in substitution for her male parent'south freedom. She and the Beast are at present friends, just they repeatedly clash over Christmas until the cease.
- David Ogden Stiers every bit Cogsworth - The Animate being's majordomo and the caput butler of the household, turned into a pendulum clock. He initially opposes celebrating Christmas, just even he cannot resist the temptations of a happy holiday.
- Jerry Orbach equally Lumiere - The Beast's maître d', and Cogsworth's off/on friend, turned into a candelabra. He is prepared to gloat Christmas with or without his master'southward consent.
- Haley Joel Osment as Bit - A lively teacup and the son of Mrs. Potts. His presence in the spell flashback proves that he and the other servants have not aged during the ten-year spell catamenia. Andrew Keenan-Bolger provides his singing voice.
- Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Potts - The castle cook, turned into a teapot. She is the storyteller of the events of the picture show.
- Bernadette Peters as Angelique - The castle decorator, turned into a Christmas angel. Like Cogsworth, she initially opposes preparing Christmas, as she fears the Creature volition destroy her hard work, just in the terminate, she relents.
- Tim Curry equally Forte - The castle composer and the main antagonist of the film, turned into a Pipe Organ. Every bit the Beast's private and personal confidante, he proves to be more useful to his master with the spell, and will do anything to keep the spell from breaking, especially to enforce the prohibition of Christmas and breaking the castle downwardly with his loud music. In the end, he is killed by the Fauna and his keyboard is destroyed.
- Paul Reubens equally Fife - A piccolo and Forte's unwilling henchman. He does Forte's muddy work under the false promise of a musical solo, but shortly realizes his mistake and allies with the Brute to stop Forte. Once human again, he becomes the new courtroom composer.
- Frank Welker as Philippe and Sultan - Belle's equus caballus and the castle domestic dog/ottoman, respectively.
- Jeff Bennett equally Axe - The Head of the boiler room.
- Kath Soucie as Enchantress - The one who places the spell on the Prince and everyone inside the castle for the Prince'due south cruel ways. She appears only in a flashback, with a radically dissimilar appearance than in the original film.
Production
After the success of Dazzler and the Beast, another pic was inevitable. The picture was put on a straight-to-video release after The Return of Jafar and other sequels based on theatrical films were having success on the directly-to-video market. The picture was the first product of a subsidiary of Walt Disney Tv set Animation's Vancouver Studio. The studio was shut downwardly in 2002 because of studio cutbacks.
In the early stages of production, the film was going to exist a sequel to the original film. The film would feature Avenant, here depicted every bit Gaston'due south younger brother, as the villain. Avenant's goal was to avenge Gaston past ruining the lives of Belle and the Prince by using sorcery to turn the Prince back into a Brute. Although he was cut out of the story and the plot changed, this trait was given to Forte, the piping organ, who did not want the Beast to become human again. This plot was inspired by the 1946 film, with Avenant being named after the lover of Belle of the aforementioned name.
It was later decided that the picture should be a midquel instead of a sequel. Its original championship was going to exist Beauty and the Beast: A Christmas Belle.
Release
VHS
The moving-picture show was start released on VHS on November 11, 1997. It is the fourth highest grossing direct-to-video blithe film, surpassing the $180 one thousand thousand mark. The film is right behind Aladdin and the King of Thieves at $186 million.
DVD
A blank-bones DVD was released on October 13, 1998. Both editions were quickly taken out of impress and the film remained unavailable until Disney released the Special Edition DVD and VHS on Nov 12, 2002, but afterwards the studio released the original film's Special Edition DVD release. The new DVD featured a remake music video of the song "Every bit Long As In that location's Christmas" by Play. Also featured was a game titled Forte'south Challenge, a 10-minute behind-the-scenes featurette, Disney Song Selection, and Enchanted Environment, where it shows the Beast's Castle during the different seasons. The original film'due south Special Edition and this one'south were taken out of print at the aforementioned time in January 2003.
Special Edition (Blu-ray + DVD)
The Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray was released Nov 22, 2011, following the release of the 'Diamond Edition' of the first film in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland in Region ii PAL format in Nov 2010. It was released in Region 4 Australia on November 3 with the same features on the original Beauty and the Creature: The Enchanted Christmas DVD. The Blu-ray re-release was put into the Disney Vault along with other two films.
Reception
Critical reviews for the movie had been generally mixed to negative. It currently has a thirteen% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. However, audience reaction on the same site was warmer with a 55% approval rating.
Awards
The film won two of its 8 nominations.
| Award | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Academy of Scientific discipline Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films: Best Home Video Release | Nominated |
| Annie Honour: Outstanding Private Achievement for Directing in an Animated Feature Production for managing director Andrew Knight | Nominated |
| Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Music in an Animated Characteristic Production for "As Long Equally There's Christmas" by Rachel Portman and Don Blackness | Nominated |
| Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Characteristic Production for Tim Curry | Nominated |
| Annie Accolade: Outstanding Individual Accomplishment for Voice Acting by a Male person Performer in an Blithe Feature Production for Jerry Orbach | Nominated |
| Annie Award: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production for the Writers | Nominated |
| WAC Award: All-time Straight to Video Production | Won |
| WAC Award: Best Director of Home Video for Andrew Knight | Won |
Soundtrack
The original score and songs were composed by Rachel Portman with lyrics written by Don Blackness. The flick's songs were recorded "live" with an orchestra and the cast in a room, similar to the first film. "Stories", sung by Paige O'Hara, is virtually what Belle will give the Animal for a Christmas: a story book, and is heavily based on the motif in the finale of Sibelius' symphony no. 5. "As Long As There'south Christmas", the theme of the film, is well-nigh finding hope during Christmas Time. The song was sung by the bandage of the film with a back-upwards chorus and is sung when Belle and the enchanted objects redecorate the castle for Christmas.
"Don't Fall in Love", sung by Tim Back-scratch, displays Forte'due south plan on keeping the Animal abroad from Belle to terminate the spell from breaking. "A Cutting Above the Rest", also sung by the cast, is how teamwork and friends are very important in life. "Deck the Halls" is performed during the opening title by Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, and the Chorus. A soundtrack was released on September nine, 1997. The album serves as the film's soundtrack and likewise as a Christmas album of traditional carols sung past Paige O'Hara.
- Deck the Halls (Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Chorus)
- Stories (Paige O'Hara)
- As Long Every bit In that location's Christmas (Paige O'Hara, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Chorus)
- Don't Autumn in Love (Tim Back-scratch)
- 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 In that location'due south Christmas (End Title) (Peabo Bryson, Roberta Flack)
- We Wish Yous a Merry Christmas (Paige O'Hara)
- Practise You lot Hear What I Hear (Paige O'Hara)
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel/Joy To The Earth (Paige O'Hara)
- O Christmas Tree (Paige O'Hara)
- The Showtime Noel (Paige O'Hara)
- What Child Is This (Paige O'Hara)
- The Twelve Days of Christmas (Paige O'Hara)
- Silent Night (Paige O'Hara)
- Belle'due south Magical Gift (Rachel Portman)
- Fife's Yuletide Theme (Rachel Portman)
- The Enchanted Christmas Finale (Rachel Portman)
At the beginning of the NTSC VHS, the anthology was advertised earlier the characteristic.
Trivia
- This is the beginning Disney Princess Christmas movie officially released.
- Bernadette Peters (Angelique) and Tim Back-scratch (Forte) had both appeared together in the 1982 Columbia flick version of Annie equally Lily St. Regis and Rooster Hannigan, the respective kidnappers, making this the second picture show in which they both appeared. This fourth dimension, all the same, they played the roles of characters who were enemies.
- The axe is very stereotypically Jewish, using phrases like "Oy, gevalt!" and "Merry Christmas, and a Happy Hanukah!" His 'official' name (though the scene it was used was cutting for fourth dimension) is 'Mister Feurerwerker', likewise a Jewish name loosely translating to 'Fire-worker'.
- This is Disney's first feature-length animated motion picture to have its music score composed past a female composer; the side by side being Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto (whose music score would exist composed past Germaine Franco), as almost Disney animated films are scored past male person composers (although some accept songs partially composed past female songwriters).
- While the both the VHS and the 1998 and 2002 Special Edition DVD releases present the movie in open matte full screen format, the film was released in cropped widescreen format for the first fourth dimension on the 2011 DVD and Blu-ray releases.
- This was the starting time Disney animated motion picture to have a DVD release.
- Later on Forte says "I think non" and plays his first chord, there is a moment of silence as a chandelier drops and Fleck asks "What's happening?". This moment is reminiscent of the chandelier drop in Phantom of the Opera, every bit in that location is no musical score in the background as it drops. The only sound as the chandelier drops is the concatenation loosening in Enchanted Christmas.
- Despite the film's VHS and DVD box art prominently depicting Belle in her iconic reddish winter outfit equally seen during the "Something There" musical number from the original moving picture, Belle wore that crimson dress simply at the end of this flick.
- Maurice appear in this flick in a non-speaking cameo. Rex Everhart was supposed to reprise his role but.
- When the film was re-released on Blu-Ray and DVD in 2011, the following edits for the remastered version brought some small changes from previous releases of the film:
- The film is matted to match widescreen formats, while the original release was held in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
- The colors patently, are slightly stake.
- When Belle sings "It'll stay up until July..." in the original release, the camera is at a tilting Dutch angle, where equally in the later release, it is straight.
- When Forte introduces himself to Belle ("I am Miestro Forte, court composer...") the sound appears to be slightly out of synchronization and there is a slight intermission focusing on the steps before the camera pans up to Forte.
- When Forte shouts "I Think Non!" there is a keyhole cutaway when the camera zooms out, in the before releases, there is none.
- The Christmas angel on the tree at the end of the flashback is replaced by ane resembling Angelique.
- The finish credits are golden yellowish like the end credits of the first moving-picture show instead of chalk white like in the before releases.
Gallery
1997 impress advertizing
2016 Poster
2002 Special Edition DVD Cover
2011 Special Edition DVD Embrace
2016 Blu-ray/DVD Comprehend
2016 DVD Cover
1997 Affiche
2011 Poster
External links
- Christmas Specials Wiki: Beauty and the Creature: The Enchanted Christmas
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