| The Swan Princess: Christmas | |
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| Directed by | Richard Rich |
| Screenplay by | Brian Nissen |
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| Based on | Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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| Starring | Laura Bailey Yuri Lowenthal James Arrington G.K. Bowes Sean Wright |
| Edited by | Joe Campana |
| Music by | Vassal Benford |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Swan Princess: Christmas is a 2012 American animated fantasy family film directed by Richard Rich, produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment.[1] It is the fourth film in The Swan Princess series, and the first in 14 years. It follows the adventures of Odette and Derek celebrating their first Christmas together. While the three previous films in the series were animated using traditional 2D hand-drawn techniques, The Swan Princess Christmas was the first in the series to be created entirely with CGI animation.
Out of all of the cast members James Arrington is the only one to return from the original film and its sequels, Doug Stone reprises his role as Speed from the sequels and Sean Wright reprises his role of Rothbart from The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure. The movie is followed by an animated direct-to-DVD entitled The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale released one year later. Chronologically, it is revealed that this takes place after the first film, but before the second film, because it is said that this is Odette's first Christmas with Derek and without her father; in the second film, Odette and Derek have been married for a year, meaning one Christmas must have gone by between the two films.
- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 305–306. ISBN 9781476672939.