Product Details

• Actors: Nell Carter, Lacey Chabert, John Forsythe, Tahj Mowry, Travis Tritt
• Format: Animated, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
• VHS Release Date: October 7, 1997
• Run Time: 48 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303215785
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #485,526 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

The question the video We Wish You a Merry Christmas sets out to answer isn't exactly on the order of the chicken and the egg in terms of head-scratchers, but it's a worthy one nonetheless. And because it's put to the audience by the country singer Travis Tritt, it'll be that much more compelling for some viewers. "How did Christmas carols come to be?" asks the twangy crooner, disguised as a sleighbell-bejeweled cartoon reindeer who moonlights as a Christmas-special host. Don't sweat it if you're stumped--who would have guessed that, instead of spiraling from age-old spirituals, it all started with three hapless orphans in the tiny, make-believe town of Harmony? Ollie, Ted, and Cindy, down on themselves for forever being on the receiving end of Christmas exchanges, are intent on giving something back to their harried but good-hearted fellow townspeople--but what, given their nearly resourceless scenario? Cindy taps out a tune on a found xylophone, her two compatriots noodle around with some accidental lyrics, and voilà--their gift is a wrap. Folks, at first reluctantly, forget about the holiday frenzy and, through the magic of music, let the true spirit of the season flood in. This pat, predictable video is perfectly acceptable for all ages--essentially light, take-it-or-leave-it holiday fare. In the end, one wishes a different mystery, one that's dogged singers of the title tune for generations, had been explained: What's all the figgy pudding business about? -Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Quite a Classic...., September 15, 2005

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (DVD)

This is billed as part of the Christmas Classic series. In truth it should be billed as the Christmas forgettable series. This is one of those humdrum, mundage animated Christmas specials that fail to capture even a tiny bit of the magic of some of the true classics like Rudolph or Frosty. Voices are provided by Travis Tritt, Nell Carter, and John Forsythe. It's a sappy story about how three orphans in the town Harmony look to give the the people of the town a gift and basically come up with Christmas Carols. It's a pretty weak premise to begin with and when you couple it with weak animation, and an annoying theme songs that plays over and over, this one adds up to a very forgettable holiday chunk of coal.

5.0 out of 5 stars I finally found it, December 19, 2011

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Moose - See all my reviews

This review is from: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (1998) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

OMG. I remember I used to watch this everydayyy around Christmas time. I love this so much and I'd always sing along with the music.

It took me soooo long to find this. But now that I remember the name of this cartoon, I'ma buy it and keep it with me forever and ever. <3

5.0 out of 5 stars We Wish You A Merry Christmas, January 9, 2010

A Kid's Review

This review is from: We Wish You a Merry Christmas (DVD)

A wonderful Christmas movie for little ones. We loved this film because it is age appropriate for our 3 year old.