Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too (1991)

This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Purely Joyful Movie!

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

"Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too" is, as the title already gives away, an Emmy-nominated Winnie Pooh Christmas special from almost 25 years ago. It runs for 25 minutes and takes place in winter when we see Winnie, Christopher Robin and the gang trying to deliver us the spirit of Christmas. I am not the greatest Winnie the Pooh fan or the greatest fan of Tigger and the Rabbit (only really like Donkey and Piglet), which may be why I did not like it that much, but also I felt that the humor and the emotion came short here compared to other Winnie the Pooh movies. Of course, the final hug was nice, but that's just not enough, even for 25 minutes only. And I was also missing Winnie's greed for food/honey. It is permanent in other films and in this one here, during a time that is also the season of eating all kinds of delicious stuff, it was basically a non-factor. Is Pooh on a diet or something. Not too great of a watch unless you really love the characters. Thumbs down.

Christopher Robin writes a letter to Santa Claus asking for various presents for him and his friends. He sends the letter into the wind. Later, Winnie the Poon realizes that he didn't ask for anything. He and Piglet search and find the letter. They go to Rabbit's house to rewrite the letter. Everybody wants more than their original wishes. Winnie releases the letter. However when he gets home, the letter gets blown under his door. Santa is not getting their letter. Winnie must pretend to be Santa Claus to fulfill the gang's wishes with Piglet as his reindeer. None of the gifts work quite right and the gang confronts the fake Santa.This is an utterly charming Winnie the Pooh cartoon. It has the light comedic touch that its franchise is famous for. It's also so adorable that Winnie the Pooh is dressed up as Santa Claus. The early 90s version just needs colors that are a bit sharper and cleaner. It doesn't need to be re-edited or anything like that. The story works perfectly fine and I expect any post editing is for time only.

Christmas special with Winnie the Pooh and his friends. It's a lovely, pleasant, cartoon. A very cute story that will put a smile on most faces. The main plot is about Pooh and friends writing to Santa giving him their wishlist for Christmas. What each of them wants is fun. Pooh tries to hand deliver the letter to the North Pole but doesn't make it. Everybody learns a valuable lesson about what's really important at Christmas. It's a nice Christmas story. Not one of the greats but enjoyable. Tigger, Piglet, Rabbit, Gopher, Eeyore are all here. Tigger gets the best lines, as usual. If you like Winnie the Pooh you'll like this cartoon. Give it a shot.

Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too (1991) *** (out of 4) Cute animated film starts off with Pooh, Christopher Robin, Rabbit, Tigger and Eeyore filling out their lists for Santa. The group sends the letter but soon Pooh realizes that he forgot to put anything down so they track the letter down and make sure it's not sent but by doing this it means the letter won't hit Santa in time. With nothing left to do and wanting to please his friends, Pooh dresses as Santa and plans on getting them their gifts. WINNIE THE POOH & Christmas TOO isn't going to make you forget the classic holiday films out there but if you're a fan of the gang then you should have a good time. The story itself is a pretty good one that allows some nice laughs and a cute adventure. I think the strongest character here is without question TIgger who really gets to shine in his few scenes. Pooh dressed up as Santa also works fairly well and of course there's that certain message for children watching the film. The animation is pretty good and the voice work is also very nice. At just around 22-minutes the film flies by without any slow spots.