The Candlemaker is a 1956 animated short film directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor for the United Lutheran Church in America. The story is about a candlemaker and his son at Christmas time. Synopsis A candlemaker delivers candles to faraway customers, leaving his son Tom to produce candles for the church's Christmas services. Tom forgets about his duty and rushes to deliver the candle on time, and the Christmas services are poorly lit. The next day, Tom prepares a new candle, demonstrating the values of responsibility and Christian stewardship. See also List of Christmas films References External links 1956 films 1956 animated films 1956 short films 1950s animated short films 1950s Christmas films Animated Christmas films British animated fantasy films British Christmas films Christian animation British animated short films Halas and Batchelor films Films directed by John Halas 1950s English-language films 1950s British films