Christmas Is Here Again
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| Directed by | Robert Zappia |
| Produced by | Robert Zappia Jim Praytor |
| Written by | Robert Zappia Marco Zappia |
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Edward Asner Brad Garrett Kathy Bates Andy Griffith Norm Macdonald Madison Davenport |
| Narrated by | Jay Leno |
| Music by | John Van Tongeren |
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Easy to Dream Productions
Renegade Animation |
| Distributed by | Screen Media Films |
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Running time
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74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Christmas Is Here Again is a 2007 animated Christmas film released on DVD by Screen Media Films. The first feature production from the Renegade Animation studio, it was co-written, co-produced and directed by Robert Zappia. Narrated by Jay Leno, the film features the voices of Edward Asner, Kathy Bates, Madison Davenport, Colin Ford, Brad Garrett, Andy Griffith, Shirley Jones, Norm Macdonald, and Daniel Roebuck, and marked Asner's second role in a Christmas-themed film after the 2003 film Elf, though unlike that film, he does not play Santa.
Sophiana, an unhealthy orphan girl who carries a cane, sets out to find Santa's toy sack, (which is a magical source of toys since it was made from the baby Jesus' swaddling clothes) which is stolen by Krad who wants revenge after Santa stopped handing out coal to naughty children. She is helped in her quest by Paul Rocco, one of Santa's elves, Dart, a reindeer calf, Buster the fox, and his friend, Charlee the polar bear.
Renegade Animation, an animation company located in Glendale, California and known for the TV series Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi and The Mr. Men Show, teamed up with Easy to Dream Entertainment to create Christmas Is Here Again. A small crew spent nine months on the principal animation, which was completed in mid-2006.
One of the songs in the film's soundtrack (as well as the film's working title) was "Who Stole Santa's Sack?"
Co-producer Darrell Van Citters, a Renegade staff member, once directed a Disney short called Fun with Mr. Future (1982).
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