Christmas Comes But Once a Year (1936)
Christmas Comes But Once a Year is a 1936 animated short produced by Fleischer Studios and released on December 4, 1936 by Paramount Pictures. It is part of the Color Classics series. The cartoon features Professor Grampy, a character from the Betty Boop series, in his only solo cartoon. An edited version was featured during the Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special in 1988, as the featured short shown by the King of Cartoons.
Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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Where can I watch Christmas Comes But Once a Year for free?
Christmas Comes But Once a Year streams free on CARTOON REWIND, with no ads, no account and no algorithm. Press play and it runs straight through, all 8:33 of it.
What year is Christmas Comes But Once a Year from?
Christmas Comes But Once a Year dates from 1936, produced by Fleischer Studios, part of the Color Classics series.
Is Christmas Comes But Once a Year in the public domain?
This copy is served from the Internet Archive, where it is held as public domain material. Theatrical shorts lapsed into the public domain in large numbers, which is why so much classic animation can be streamed freely and legally.