The Twelve days of Christmas

Stills from the picture book illustrated by Robert Broomfield and accompanied by the music and song. Jennifer Brown sings the lyrics as the geese, swans, doves, drummers, pipers, dancing ladies and the partridge all appear on screen.

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Credits

production company

Weston Woods Studios

Duration

00:05:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1971

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300271

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 0-6

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Christmas stories

Literature → Literature

Music & Performing Arts → Christmas music

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United Kingdom, 1971

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