Hoodoo McFiggin's Christmas

Szasz, Eva, (film director.). Elliott, Floyd, (film producer.). MacDonald, Douglas, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Based on the short story by Stephen Leacock, this is a satirical camera-animated story about Christmas expectations and the loss of innocence. Young Hoodoo has bought his parents cigars and a brooch for Christmas. As he opens his presents expectantly on Christmas morning, he keeps his hopes up until the end--will the next gift from Santa Claus be a pair of skates, a puppy dog, Noah's Ark, a sleigh or a drum...? When none of the gifts meets his expectations, he decides to do things differently next year.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (8 min., 38 sec.) : silent
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2021.
Copyright: ♭1995

Content descriptions

General Note:	Original production:.Original production on filmstrip, 1979.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Eva Szasz ; producer, Floyd Elliott ; executive producer, Douglas MacDonald.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Alan Maitland.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1995.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).