The Night Before Christmas

1933 film by Wilfred Jackson
Movie animated_short_film Q3522022
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The Night Before Christmas

Summary

The Night Before Christmas is an animated short film[1]. It draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #167 of 1,467).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Night Before Christmas's instance of is recorded as animated short film[3].
  • The Night Before Christmas's director is recorded as Wilfred Jackson[4].
  • The Night Before Christmas's screenwriter is recorded as William Cottrell[5].
  • The Night Before Christmas's composer is recorded as Leigh Harline[6].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is recorded as Christmas film[7].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is recorded as animated cartoon[8].
  • The Night Before Christmas's follows is recorded as Santa's Workshop[9].
  • The Night Before Christmas's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[10].
  • The Night Before Christmas's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[11].
  • The Night Before Christmas's production company is recorded as The Walt Disney Company[12].
  • The Night Before Christmas's IMDb ID is recorded as tt0024380[13].
  • The Night Before Christmas's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14].
  • The Night Before Christmas's color is recorded as color[15].
  • The Night Before Christmas's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • The Night Before Christmas's publication date is recorded as +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z[17].
  • The Night Before Christmas's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010pfnhv[18].
  • The Night Before Christmas's distributed by is recorded as United Artists[19].
  • The Night Before Christmas's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Night Before Christmas'}[20].
  • The Night Before Christmas's YouTube video ID is recorded as W3RcSp0hvrc[21].
  • The Night Before Christmas's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+8'}[22].
  • The Night Before Christmas's fabrication method is recorded as traditional animation[23].
  • The Night Before Christmas's ČSFD film ID is recorded as 33982[24].
  • The Night Before Christmas's Kinopoisk film ID is recorded as 19819[25].
  • The Night Before Christmas's Filmportal ID is recorded as ee20bd7513c24c48ab3c962b93070760[26].
  • The Night Before Christmas's film crew member is recorded as Albert Hurter[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Night Before Christmas's producer is recorded as Walt Disney[10]. Its director is recorded as Wilfred Jackson[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as William Cottrell[5].

Publication

The Night Before Christmas's publication date is recorded as +1933-01-01T00:00:00Z[17]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[14]. Genres include Christmas film[7] and animated cartoon[8]. Its part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[11].

Subject and Themes

The Night Before Christmas's part of the series is recorded as Silly Symphony[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Night Before Christmas's follows is recorded as Santa's Workshop[9].

Why It Matters

The Night Before Christmas draws 18 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #167 of 1,467).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Kinopoisk. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age: The 1930's (2015 Chronicle Books ed.). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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