Christmas Fairy Tale (1961)
** 1/2 (out of 4)
Mildly entertaining short that has appeared on few Christmas compilations, although there's very little to nothing known about the actual film. The film starts off with a little girl looking through some of her books and imagining that the people in them come to life. We see Robin Hood, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Rip Van Winkle and various others before we're told the story of The Littlest Snowman. Overall this here is certainly far from a classic and there's no question that it doesn't feature anything that makes it a must see. At the same time I think the narration by Bob Leonard is sweet enough to where it really brings you into the story and lets your imagination go just like a kid's would when it came time for them to imagine that their toys or favorite characters are coming to life. The life action nature of the film is good and I thought the various sets for the toys looked quite good. At just under 10-minutes the film has a rather slow pace but I think this actually helps things as it allows one to really get into the story.