When my kids were little we would watch this together. Just sent them this clip. It was their favorite. They are 39, 37, and 36 now. Christmas never gets old!
I wish they still made wonderful Christmas Specials like this! How I miss being a child, especially around Christmas time. I desperately miss my family being whole!
A lot of it has to do with the viewership figures and how valuable the studio was that made all the TV specials. Unfortunately, Will Vinton Productions’ fortunes really declined since the turn of the century.
Watched this every year with my grandparents and family. My grandma loved it. Too bad this will be the first Christmas without her. COVID got her but I wanna buy the movie so I can keep the tradition going.
I'm so sorry about your grandma. We have been (still are) going to extreme measures to keep my mom (who's now a great-great-grandma) from getting covid. So far so good. It's terribly sad what covid did to the lives of old people.
A formerly lost memory of 1980s childhood. Couldn't buy the DVD of the whole show fast enough; this segment was always a favorite! Thank you for the memories!
I remember watching this special in band class in 6th grade. Right before the holiday breaks or days after our concerts, my band director would always show us some sort of interesting movie. He was a really great guy, learned a lot from him.
Finally!! The best christmas special ever thanks to an underappreciated art form. Weird how yt search can't find things yet this shows up in related only years after giving up.
I used to love ❤ the California Raisins when I was little such a precious time of year. Merry Christmas 🤶 🧑🎄🎄 ☃️ everyone. The ringing of the bells 🔔 🎶 is fantastic claymation and the dinosaurs 🦕 😂😂😂
During elementary school we would watch this special in our music class the day before Christmas break every year and I remember that being one thing I looked forward to every year. I never knew the name and never bothered to ask, so when I left for middle and high school I had to try describing it to people to see if they had an idea of what it was lol. (you sound like you're describing a fever dream while describing this special) But alas, I finally found it and I have my own copy now!
It's amazing to me how Will Vinton was just this tour-de-force powerhouse of animation output at this time, and then just suddenly faded away to obscurity. Animation truly can be a fickle industry.
My moms grandma had a vhs tape with this along with several other Christmas cartoons that are so nostalgic. Sadly the vhs tape was ruined and everything from it was lost
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR YEARS- Spooky story time: when I was about seven years old, my grandparents bought a new TV for the room I stayed in at their house when I visited (it was Christmas btw). I was told by my parents and grandparents that the TV had no cable, but they could plug in a video player where they only had one movie - I believe it was the old Pac Man Christmas Special. Watched it on repeat about three or four times. I looked away for about a couple of seconds to play with toys only to hear the sound of laughing and bells. I turned around to see the bell scene playing, and it terrified me for some odd reason. I got up and ran to tell my parents, so my dad followed me back to the room. It was back on the main menu screen, the Pac Man Christmas Special being the only video available. I continued to describe the scene in detail to my dad, but he thought I was making things up. For years I've been trying to find this exact scene, but I couldn't find anything on it. No one could tell me what this was. For me, it kinda became my own Candle Cove. Thank you, OP, for helping me bring this decade long mystery to a close!
This Christmas special gets me every time when he plays the guiter on his bell Mallet to ring his Bell!! And it's supposed to be his Q the ring his Bell! This is never too old! 😍❤️💯🤣😂🤣
I just saw this for the very first time last night at a mom friend’s house when we went to celebrate her autistic son’s birthday and she decided to share her Christmas tradition with us and we were all laughing till our sides hurt, and so was my own autistic brother and it usually takes a lot for him to laugh that hard
I also love the Joy to the World segment. I like how it reminds us that all children bring Joy to the world, well if they are wanted by someone that is.
Thanks for posting this- haven't found a good-quality version of this special on TH-cam lately, and this was always my favorite segment! *Happy Holidays!!!*
OMIGOD I KNEW THIS EXISTED!!!! Don't ask me why but this has stuck in my brain since my childhood. It was played at my elementary school and since then, I have never been able to find it again... That is until now
2:58 as a man who’s seen a lot of theatre stuff and pageantries this is one hundred percent accurate of someone making a total ass of themselves on stage
Rex: Magnificent!!! Uh, who was that conductor? Herb: I don't know, but you know his face sure does rings the bells. ( Rex facepalmed and stick his tongue out ). LOL 😂
Has anyone found a song like this yet? Just a version of "carol of the bells" that sounds like this! I absolutely love this version. Just...wish there was a version without the silliness is all ☺️
There is a video on TH-cam named Cast in Bronze Carol of the Bells. That's the closest I've found to this. The bells are pretty big, but one man plays them all with a device hooked to the bells. He wears an odd mask on his face the whole time. I found the performance a bit strange, but beautiful
crgzero ??? The Bells look like hey have caucasian features to me??? And Quasimodo is a fictional character so I’m not seeing the issue. If you want to read racism and classism into it go ahead I guess, but I’m not seeing much evidence
Missing you Daddy! We used to watch this during Christmas and not the same without you. Merry Christmas to you 2023!
When I was a child, this special WAS Christmas.
When my kids were little we would watch this together. Just sent them this clip. It was their favorite. They are 39, 37, and 36 now. Christmas never gets old!
I'm 36 and come back to youtube to search for this every year! Lol
@@cor314 Me too
I watched when I was 9. Now I’m 40
I'm 39 myself and I remembered this
I’m 41 and wish this was on still
I remember that part the most vividly in the California Raisins Christmas. I’m 50. I still love it. I was 13 when I first saw it.
The California Raisins Christmas special will always be one if my favorite hidden gems of the late 80s.
Yes!! Born in 86. We watched this as youngsters every year, (claymation Christmas!)
I agree
I remember them
@@747Amyk You are too young to have seen this.
“His face sure rings a bell!”
I had a hunch he was going to say that!!
😁👍
My family and I watch this video every single Christmas as a tradition. So nostalgic, I love it so so much.
I neeeever thought I would see this again. ❤❤❤ This is part of my childhood. The internet can be magical
I remember when this first aired. I did some of my own stop motion clay videos as a kid.
One of my favorite sequences from this special.
I had a hunch that Quasimodo would make a great conductor.
Chaos A.D. GROAN!!
LOL
It only took me 30 years to catch that
Uhhhhhhhh!!!! It feels Soo good but it hurts so much just reading that XD 10/10
Heh. You said hunch. 😀
The show was a Christmas classic.
the air date was Monday December 21, 1987
"I lost mine."
Gets me every time. My dad sometimes says it to be cute when he does something dumb. 😆
I realize you made this comment over a year ago, but I just had to reply and say my dad does the exact same thing.
lol dads
Omg, my dad did the same!!!!!
Mine too! This is an icon for kids born in the 80s
my dad says it too, what the heck
I wish they still made wonderful Christmas Specials like this! How I miss being a child, especially around Christmas time. I desperately miss my family being whole!
Hang in there, man. Prayers for you and your family...
All they can make now is politically correct and woke C R A P !!
A lot of it has to do with the viewership figures and how valuable the studio was that made all the TV specials. Unfortunately, Will Vinton Productions’ fortunes really declined since the turn of the century.
@@AudiophileTommy It’s all about what the broadcasters think will get revenue for the advertising sponsors. It’s all about making money.
Absolutely , I couldn't agree with you more 🎄☃️💖.!
Watched this every year with my grandparents and family. My grandma loved it. Too bad this will be the first Christmas without her. COVID got her but I wanna buy the movie so I can keep the tradition going.
I'm so sorry about your grandma. We have been (still are) going to extreme measures to keep my mom (who's now a great-great-grandma) from getting covid. So far so good. It's terribly sad what covid did to the lives of old people.
That announcer's voice at the beginning of the concert slays me!! Like a PBS announcer...
one of my best child hood memorrys love this
Omg, this broadcast was formative in making me an absolute pinko nerd 💯
Its almost a Mr. Bean sketch.
Late night TV when I was a kid... And seeing this whole special.. Epic..
I learned so many carols from this special ❤
MY FAVE CHRISMAS SONG COMBINED WIOTH EPIC CLAYMATION ......I CANT
A formerly lost memory of 1980s childhood. Couldn't buy the DVD of the whole show fast enough; this segment was always a favorite! Thank you for the memories!
I used to watch this every year at my grandmother's house for Christmas! Classic claymation Christmas ❤❤
I remember this so well. Was my favorite segment of the entire special!
I literally haven't seen this special in decades, and Carol of the Bells in particular was one of my favorite segments, so thank you for posting this.
Still makes me laugh 30 years later.
I'm 35 and I remember this, holy crap.
Ah yes this little gem from Will Vinton's Christmas special. This is what high quality stuff is about.
As a kid I was so entertained by the goofy bell I never even realized Quasimodo the hunchback was the maestro lol
ManMonkey600 when he’s introduced the guy says. “I have a hunch”. I never caught that ever as a kid
I remember watching this special in band class in 6th grade. Right before the holiday breaks or days after our concerts, my band director would always show us some sort of interesting movie. He was a really great guy, learned a lot from him.
The look of pure rage at 2:45 is probably my favorite
Finally!! The best christmas special ever thanks to an underappreciated art form. Weird how yt search can't find things yet this shows up in related only years after giving up.
Love it when he tried to take the hammer from the other bells
I used to love ❤ the California Raisins when I was little such a precious time of year. Merry Christmas 🤶 🧑🎄🎄 ☃️ everyone. The ringing of the bells 🔔 🎶 is fantastic claymation and the dinosaurs 🦕 😂😂😂
During elementary school we would watch this special in our music class the day before Christmas break every year and I remember that being one thing I looked forward to every year. I never knew the name and never bothered to ask, so when I left for middle and high school I had to try describing it to people to see if they had an idea of what it was lol. (you sound like you're describing a fever dream while describing this special) But alas, I finally found it and I have my own copy now!
My art teacher did this every year. The music teacher if we had her instead would have us color
This is absolutely the best version of the song, as it was meant to be heard. 💯👍🏼👏🏼&🙏🏼 for us all.
The quality is so good! Better than I've ever seen.
My mom recorded the whole thing on VHS when I was a kid , I remember it in bits. Found the vhs not to long ago
Wow, I can't believe how many times I watched this as a kid. Thank you for posting!
This sure brings back memories especially around the holiday Christmas season.
It's amazing to me how Will Vinton was just this tour-de-force powerhouse of animation output at this time, and then just suddenly faded away to obscurity. Animation truly can be a fickle industry.
There were a lot of factors which were excellently covered in the film Claydream, I totally recommend it!
Thank you! Merry Christmas
On of my all time favorite Christmas animations. Classic and will be forever.
My moms grandma had a vhs tape with this along with several other Christmas cartoons that are so nostalgic. Sadly the vhs tape was ruined and everything from it was lost
We eventually bought it on DVD. Maybe you have found it by now.
This unlocked a memory I had long since forgotten. Thank you
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR YEARS-
Spooky story time: when I was about seven years old, my grandparents bought a new TV for the room I stayed in at their house when I visited (it was Christmas btw). I was told by my parents and grandparents that the TV had no cable, but they could plug in a video player where they only had one movie - I believe it was the old Pac Man Christmas Special. Watched it on repeat about three or four times. I looked away for about a couple of seconds to play with toys only to hear the sound of laughing and bells. I turned around to see the bell scene playing, and it terrified me for some odd reason. I got up and ran to tell my parents, so my dad followed me back to the room. It was back on the main menu screen, the Pac Man Christmas Special being the only video available. I continued to describe the scene in detail to my dad, but he thought I was making things up. For years I've been trying to find this exact scene, but I couldn't find anything on it. No one could tell me what this was. For me, it kinda became my own Candle Cove.
Thank you, OP, for helping me bring this decade long mystery to a close!
I've never seen these guys before. Delightful.
Claymation Christmas
This Christmas special gets me every time when he plays the guiter on his bell Mallet to ring his Bell!! And it's supposed to be his Q the ring his Bell! This is never too old! 😍❤️💯🤣😂🤣
Wow a blast from the past. I forgot about this...
Forever a classic and a favorite of mine ! 😊
What a lovely holiday musical 🎼 tune.
I just saw this for the very first time last night at a mom friend’s house when we went to celebrate her autistic son’s birthday and she decided to share her Christmas tradition with us and we were all laughing till our sides hurt, and so was my own autistic brother and it usually takes a lot for him to laugh that hard
Keeps getting funnier every single year
I've never this animation or claymation, there's bells playing Carol of the bells. It's pretty epic
I love claymation easter, I didn't know this one
Quasimodo is the conductor, wow I'm impressed 👏.
My best memories of Christmas was watching this. Thank you so much for this video ❤
Need the whole episode!
you can order it on Amazon & you also get a claymation Halloween special with it
It's out there friend. If not TH-cam, def. on Internet Archive.
We 3 kings by the camels..lol
Oh, that was my favorite! I *still* sing it that way sometimes....and the mustached camels 😂
That’s a great one too!!
We loved the whole program, but the ice skating walruses (Dame Margo Pontoon!) will always be my favorite. ⛸❤️
For me, it's the ice skating walruses, and this segment. And wasn't Margo's partner named Rudolph Nervesonedge? 🤣
Yes!
I also love the Joy to the World segment. I like how it reminds us that all children bring Joy to the world, well if they are wanted by someone that is.
Serious super serious dose of nostalgia right here
Thanks for posting this- haven't found a good-quality version of this special on TH-cam lately, and this was always my favorite segment!
*Happy Holidays!!!*
OMIGOD I KNEW THIS EXISTED!!!! Don't ask me why but this has stuck in my brain since my childhood. It was played at my elementary school and since then, I have never been able to find it again... That is until now
The maestro traumatized me for life!
"this isn't driving you off" 😂😂
Wow! Loved this....my Mom taped this for us (siblings and I) and we would watch it every Christmas season. ❤️ thanks for the memory!
Thank you for this. Brings back so many great memories!!! The bells are my favorite
Merry Christmas 2023🎄🎅🎁⛄
🎄⛄❄️🤍❄️♥️❄️💚Merry Christmas 🎄⛄
Everyone, December 14 2022, and to all the wonderful memories 🤍♥️💚❄️💙🎄⛄🤣💙🫶🎉🙏🍰🎄🎄
Love those Christmas 🎄 Bells 🔔
Still my favorite-LOL. and love the music and joy.
That dimwitted bell with one tooth is so hilarious.
2:58 as a man who’s seen a lot of theatre stuff and pageantries this is one hundred percent accurate of someone making a total ass of themselves on stage
This has got to be one of those rare instances where self-injurious behavior actually resulted in something beautiful.
took me 20 years to find out what this was.saw as a kid and could never forget the bells.thnx
Yasssss! Love this so much...I remember watching in on TV back in the day when people actually watched live TV.
Now we watch livestreams which is better.
@@justthefacts7414 not really
The conductor seems to be really annoyed with a dim-witted bell
That was a cute musical scene.
If they do a live action remake of this Rowan Atkinson would most definitely play the Dopey Bell.
This was nominated for an Oscar!
Rex: Magnificent!!! Uh, who was that conductor?
Herb: I don't know, but you know his face sure does rings the bells.
( Rex facepalmed and stick his tongue out ).
LOL 😂
3:01
I've lost mine.
That gets me every time.
"I lost mine." 😂😂
this is a classic!!!!!!!! classic video
I love the Christmas classic cartoons
lol this part is hilarious
Hey @snowdogsvlogs I listened to the podcast today & heard this was your favorite part of this animation show!! 😀🎄🎅🏼 This was really cool to watch! 😀
I LMAO when he got bull's-eyed with the slingshot!
When I was a child, I thought Quasimodo looked like Scrooge for some reason.
It wasn't Christmas until my family all watched this special at least once!
Say good night Herb
Good Night Herb!
Awsome my brother as a kid laughed so freaking hard we all laughed at him lol
Has anyone found a song like this yet? Just a version of "carol of the bells" that sounds like this! I absolutely love this version. Just...wish there was a version without the silliness is all ☺️
There is a video on TH-cam named Cast in Bronze Carol of the Bells. That's the closest I've found to this. The bells are pretty big, but one man plays them all with a device hooked to the bells. He wears an odd mask on his face the whole time. I found the performance a bit strange, but beautiful
@@ld6103 yeah, I've seen that guy. I appreciate your time and suggestion. It was close ☺️
Wow! Thanks for sharing! I haven't seen this since I was a kid! My parents had it recorded on vhs tape and we will watched it during the holidays!
This is pretty much the best version of this song in my opinion, now if I could just find one like this without the comedy...
Home alone soundtrack has a good version, but no bells like this.
Oh my god they don’t make shit like this anymore. And people wonder why we are the way we are now LOL but we’re awesome so it’s good
crgzero ??? The Bells look like hey have caucasian features to me??? And Quasimodo is a fictional character so I’m not seeing the issue. If you want to read racism and classism into it go ahead I guess, but I’m not seeing much evidence
crgzero So what is the social commentary behind the dinosaurs then? 🙄
@dwdeline55 you two seem more like crybabies to me, lol
@dwdeline55
ok snowflake
This used to scare the shit out of me when I was a kid.
Wil Vinton was a genius.
Childhood Memories.
That bell is ADHD in a nutshell lmao
My childhood!!!!! 😍 Oh my goodness, thank you for posting. 🤗❤️
This is perfect