Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

Overview

This animated story for the whole family revisits the characters from the Disney favorite Beauty and the Beast, as Belle tries to overcome the Beast's cynicism about the Christmas season with a lesson about the warmth and giving of the holiday, though Forte the evil pipe organ tries to foil her good intentions for reasons of his own.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/25/2016
UPC:	0786936851359
Original Release:	1998
Rating:	G
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Region Code:	1
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:11:00
Sales rank:	24,069

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paige O'Hara	Belle
Robby Benson	Beast
Angela Lansbury	Mrs. Potts
Jerry Orbach	Lumiere
David Ogden Stiers	Cogsworth
Bernadette Peters	Angelique
Tim Curry	Forte/Organ
Paul Reubens	Fife
Haley Joel Osment	Chip
Frank Welker	Phillippe/Sultan
Jeff Bennett	Axe/Poke
Jim Cummings	Various
Kath Soucie	Enchantress
Pee-Wee Herman	Voices
Kimmy Robertson	Voices
Don Black	Composer
Rachel Portman	Composer
Michael Starobin	Composer

Technical Credits

Flip Kobler

Cindy Marcus

Andy Knight	Director,Director
Susan Kapigian	Producer
Flip Kobler	Screenwriter
Cindy Marcus	Screenwriter
Gina Shay	Producer

Editorial Reviews

The Enchanted Christmas -- another in Disney's line of direct-to-video sequels to its animated classics -- is a welcome gift for the holiday season that keeps the beloved Beauty and the Beast characters warm in our hearts. While the animation and songs in this 1997 feature are not on a par with the 1991 Oscar-winning original, the participation of the original voice cast goes a long way toward recapturing the magic. Belle (Paige O'Hara) and her handsome husband, the prince formerly known as Beast (Robby Benson), recall how the once-imprisoned Belle melted the Beast's heart by bringing the holiday spirit into the cursed castle. Mrs. Potts (Angela Lansbury), Lumiere (Jerry Orbach), and Cogsworth (David Ogden Stiers) keep the proceedings festive. New characters include Forte, a treacherous pipe organ (played in just the right malevolent style by Tim Curry), and the charming Angelique, a Christmas tree ornament (Bernadette Peters).