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The Night Before Christmas

1951 film
Movie animated_film Q7754064
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The Night Before Christmas

Summary

The Night Before Christmas is an animated film[1]. It draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #636 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Night Before Christmas's instance of is recorded as animated film[3].
  • The Night Before Christmas was directed by Zinaida Brumberg[4].
  • The Night Before Christmas was directed by Valentina Brumberg[5].
  • Valentina Brumberg wrote the screenplay for The Night Before Christmas[6].
  • Zinaida Brumberg wrote the screenplay for The Night Before Christmas[7].
  • Mikhail Yanshin wrote the screenplay for The Night Before Christmas[8].
  • The Night Before Christmas's composer is recorded as Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov[9].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is Christmas film[10].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is fantasy film[11].
  • The Night Before Christmas's genre is comedy film[12].
  • The Night Before Christmas's based on is recorded as Christmas Eve[13].
  • The Night Before Christmas's production company is recorded as Soyuzmultfilm[14].
  • The Night Before Christmas's director of photography is recorded as Nikolay Voinov[15].
  • The Night Before Christmas's director of photography is recorded as Elena Petrova[16].
  • The original language of The Night Before Christmas was Russian[17].
  • The Night Before Christmas's color is recorded as color[18].
  • The Night Before Christmas's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union[19].
  • The Night Before Christmas was published on January 1, 1951[20].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Nikolai Gritsenko[21].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Vera Maretskaya[22].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Mikhail Yanshin[23].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Alexey Gribov[24].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Liliya Gritsenko[25].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Vladimir Gribkov[26].
  • The Night Before Christmas's voice actor is recorded as Aleksey Zhiltsov[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Zinaida Brumberg[4] and Valentina Brumberg[5]. Screenwriters include Valentina Brumberg[6], Zinaida Brumberg[7], and Mikhail Yanshin[8].

Publication

The Night Before Christmas was published on January 1, 1951[20]. The original language of it was Russian[17]. Genres include Christmas film[10], fantasy film[11], and comedy film[12].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Night Before Christmas's after a work by is recorded as Nikolai Gogol[28].

Why It Matters

The Night Before Christmas draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (animated_film category, ranking #636 of 1,376).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → color
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+50'}
    Set during recurring event → Christmas and holiday season
    Instance of → animated film
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 166543, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
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