""I think hum-bug means you don't have a Christmas Spirit." - Pumbaa
Somehow I think getting snowed in with characters like: the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, the Seven Dwarfs, and Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, would be lots of fun. Although this is a kids Christmas film, it carries a lot of weight in it's message; and I am usually drawn to films that carry a message, yes, even if it's a cartoon.
After Mickey Mouse puts on a gala Christmas pageant at The House of Mouse (a spin-off of House of Blues), all the Disney characters find themselves snowed in with no where to go. When Mickey Mouse discovers his friend Donald Duck has no holiday spirit, he decides to have a Christmas Party while they are snowed in, hoping to revive his missing spirit. Mickey pulls out all the stops:
1. Mickey Mouse shows a video of Donald Duck's children building a snowman and ice skating, including all the mishaps:
falling on the ice and getting a piece of ice stuck over their beak, glad us humans don't have that problem!
2. A video of Yuletide Wishes, two of my favorites: the Seven Dwarfs ask for bunk beds, and Pinochio wishes for no strings to hold him down.
3. A video is also shown of Mickey and his dog Pluto picking out and decorating their first Christmas Tree together:
a couple of crazy chipmunks, you remember, named Chip-n-Dale cause havoc and pick on Pluto. The chipmunks toss acorns at Pluto behind his back, and sneak into the Christmas tree that's been chosen to be a part of Mickey Mouse's Christmas. I loved the way the
2 munks rearranged the ornaments while hiding in the tree.
After none of this works in renewing Donald Duck's Christmas Spirit, Mickey Mouse becomes dejected, until Jiminy Crickett gives him some pure wisdom:
"A Christmas Spirit doesn't come just from having a party, it comes from spending time with true friends and family."
Mickey Mouse then asks his best friend Donald Duck to place the star atop the newly decorated Christmas tree, which lifts Donald's Spirit to new levels.
I love the way this film ends with the story of Ebenezzar Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.
"Kindness is of little use in this world." - Ebenezzar Scrooge
It's unfortunate that there are people like Scrooge out there,today. But there are also people you will meet this holiday season who will have no Christmas Spirit because of circumstances. If you run into someone who may appear having no Christmas Spirit, shed some light upon them and let them know God loves them no matter what they are going through.
Sure, this Christmas film may seem quirky to some of you, but it's a great story to share with your kids, grandkids, or nieces and nephews.
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