'' Christmas Cracker '' ( French : '' Caprice de Noël '' ) is a 1963 animated short about Christmas , co-directed by Norman McLaren , Gerald Potterton , Grant Munro and Jeff Hale . The film consists of a playful clown who presents three segments : a rendition of " Jingle Bells " in which cutout animation figures dance , a dime-store rodeo of tin toys and a story about decorating the perfect Christmas tree with a Christmas star . Between each segment the clown does a short transition . Produced by the National Film Board of Canada , this film without words garnered seven awards including the prize for Best Animated Short at the 1964 San Francisco International Film Festival and a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 37th Academy Awards
37th Academy Awards
37th Academy Awards
Christmas Cracker (film)