'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas is a 1974 American animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions that features Clement Clarke Moore's famous 1823 poem A Visit from St. Nicholas, the opening line of which is the source of the title of this animated special. The special first originally aired on CBS on December 8, 1974, and the network aired it annually until 1994, when The Family Channel (now Freeform) took over its syndication rights. AMC took over syndication rights for the special in 2018.
Synopsis adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from the Internet Archive.
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas streams free on CARTOON REWIND, with no ads, no account and no algorithm. Press play and it runs straight through, all 24m of it.
What year is 'Twas the Night Before Christmas from?
'Twas the Night Before Christmas dates from 1974.
Is 'Twas the Night Before Christmas 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.