We Are Family - A Family Christmas

A Family Christmas is a We Are Family movie released in 2002, it was released on October 22, 2002 by HIT Entertainment in Canada after an early release on August 27, 2002 by Paramount Home Entertainment in the USA
== Overview ==
It's Christmas Time, and all your favorite TV and video characters are putting on a Nativity Play at the Character Family Town Fire Department on Christmas Eve, The Wiggles help Gus keep track of the 9 days until Christmas day, and enjoy the festivities with Lionel, Leona, Announcer Bunny, SpongeBob, Patrick, Dora, Boots, Blue, and Joe, meanwhile, Squidward is the director with assistance from Susie, and principal George Ringo (played by Steven Burns, actor and former host of Nick Jr's Blue's Clues) and teacher Bill Guapo (played by Noel McNeal, actor and puppeteer of Jim Henson and Disney's Bear in the Big Blue House) Susie has to teach Angelica to tap dance for the intermission, with help from Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Captain Feathersword, and Henry the Octopus, while Barney, Theo, Cleo, Dora, Boots, Squidward, Mr. Krabs, Sandy and the Rugrats watch, but when the play is about to start before the audience arrives, and the cast is about to get on stage for the play, Dorothy stops to blow her nose, The rest of the cast realizes that Dorothy has caught a cold, so Bill sends Dorothy back to HIT street to get some rest, and calls guest star Howie Dorough (Award winning singer and member of the Backstreet Boys) to perform an opening act with Dora and Boots while Captain Feathersword, The Wiggles, Gus, and Joe ask Susie to take over as the shepherd, Deck the Halls with the best Christmas movie from the people who brought you the We Are Family Musical Message PSA, It's a Countdown to the Holidays in We Are Family Holiday Calendar
== Canadian Content ==
* FBI and Interpol Warning Screens
* HIT Entertainment logo
* Kipper - Let It Snow preview
* The Wiggles - Dorothy's Magical Birthday A Movie Adventure preview
* The Wiggles - Yule Be Wiggling preview (updated reprint and DVD version)
*Barney PBS promo
* Bob the Builder - A Christmas to Remember preview
* Angelina Ballerina - Friends Forever preview
* We Are Family - Holiday Calendar
* Up on the Housetop (recycled from Chuck E Cheese's Holiday Party in 1999)
* HIT Entertainment logo
== USA Content ==
# Coming to Videocassette and DVD
# Charlotte's Web Trailer/ Charlotte's Web 2: Wilbur's Great Adventure VHS & DVD Teaser Trailer
# Coming to DVD
# Grease DVD Trailer
# Now Available on Videocassette and DVD
#Rugrats in Paris The Movie VHS and DVD trailer
# Nickelodeon Holiday VHS Trailer (Rugrats, Little Bill, Blue's Clues, and Dora The Explorer)
# SpongeBob SquarePants VHS and DVD Trailer
# Paramount Feature Presentation/FBI Warning
# Paramount Home Video Logo (90th Anniversary) (2002)
# We Are Family - Holiday Calendar
# Paramount Home Video Logo (90th Anniversary) (2002)
== Songs ==
* Here Comes Santa Claus - The Wiggles
*I Love the Holidays - Barney
* Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer - Rugrats
* Come On Everybody (We'll Tap For You) - The Wiggles' friends, Susie Carmichael
* Angels We Have Heard on High - The Wiggles and Gus the Bunny
* Toys for the Girls - Rugrats
* Away in a Manger - The Wiggles
* Feliz Navidad - Dora the Explorer
* Unto Us This Holy Night - The Wiggles
* Go Santa Go - The Wiggles
* We Wish You a Merry Christmas - The Wiggles (played in the credits)
== Brands Appearing (By distributor) ==
* Between the Lions (WGBH)
* The Wiggles (HIT Entertainment)
* Barney (HIT Entertainment)
* Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
* Blue's Clues (Nick Jr/Nickelodeon)
* Dora the Explorer (Nick Jr/Nickelodeon)
* SpongeBob SquarePants (Nickelodeon)
== Credits ==
=== CAST ===
* TEACHER
* Noel MacNeal
* MR. GEORGE RINGO/SANTA CLAUS
* Steven Burns
* JAMES APPLESEED
* Al Roker
* MUSIC TEACHER
* Howie Dorough
* ELVES
* Tara Strong
* Carolyn Lawrence
* Debi Derryberry
* Jeff Bennett
* ARTHUR
* Michael Yarmush
* LEONA
* Pam Anciero
* LIONEL
* Anthony Asbury
* GUS THE BUNNY
* Tim Lagasse
* CLEO
* Jennifer Barnhart
* THEO/ANNOUNCER BUNNY
* Peter Linz
* THE WIGGLES
* Murray Cook
* Jeff Fatt
* Anthony Field
* Greg Page
* CAPTAIN FEATHERSWORD
* Paul Paddick
* DOROTHY THE DINOSAUR
* Corrine O'Rafferty
* VOICE OF DOROTHY
* Carolyn Ferrie
* WAGS THE DOG
* Andrew McCourt
* VOICE OF WAGS
* Mic Conway
* HENRY THE OCTOPUS
* Kristy Talbot
* VOICE OF HENRY
* Jeff Fatt
* OFFICER BEAPLES
* Leeanne Ashley
* BARNEY
* David Joyner
* VOICE OF BARNEY
* Tim Denver
* BJ
* Jeff Brooks
* VOICE OF BJ
* Patty Wirtz
* TOMMY PICKLES
* E.G. Daily
* CHUCKIE FINSTER
* Nancy Cartwright
* PHIL, LIL, & BETTY DEVILLE
* Kath Soucie
* ANGELICA PICKLES
* Cheryl Chase
* KIMI FINSTER
* Dionne Quan
* GRANDPA LOU PICKLES
* Joe Alaskey
* CHAS FINSTER
* Michael Bell
* DIDI PICKLES
* Julia Kato
* STU PICKLES
* Jack Riley
* SUSIE CARMICHAEL
* Cree Summer
* BLUE
* Traci Paige Johnson
* JOE
* Donovan Patton
* DORA
* Kathleen Herles
* BOOTS
* Harrison Chad
* MAP & SWIPER
* Marc Weiner
* BACKPACK
* Sasha Toro
* SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS
* Tom Kenny
* PATRICK STAR
* Bill Fagerbakke
* SQUIDWARD TENTACLES
* Rodger Bumpass
* MR. KRABS
* Clancy Brown
* SANDY CHEEKS
* Carolyn Lawrence
* PLANKTON & FRED THE "MY LEG!" FISH
* Doug Lawrence
* KAREN
* Jill Talley
=== CREW ===
* Animators
* Tom King
* Ron Rodecker
* Arlene Klasky
* Gabor Csupo
* Angela Santomero
* Chris Gifford
* Stephen Hillenburg
* Associate Producer for The Wiggles
* Paul Field
* Choreographer
* Walter Bobbie
* Choreographer for The Wiggles
* Leeanne Ashley
* Additional Set Decorators
* Freenage Animation
* Andrew Horne
* CFX Design
* Chris Burdys
* Timothy Gurner
* Kelton Cole
* Daniel M. Leonard
* Kelley Johnston
* Costume Maker for The Wiggles
* Maria Petrozzi
* Incidental Music
* Nile Rodgers
* Paul Jacobs
* The Wiggles
* Dominic Lindsay
* Joe Phillips
* Mark & Bob Mothersbaugh
* Michael Rubin
* Chris Gifford
=== SONG LIST ===
* Here Comes Santa Claus (Traditional, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page)
* I Love the Holidays (David Bernard Wolf)
* Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh, Johnny Marks)
* Come On Everybody (We'll Tap For You) (Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page)
* Angels We Have Heard on High (Traditional, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page)
* Toys for the Girls (Traditional, Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Mothersbaugh)
* Away in a Manger (Traditional, Murray Cook, Jeff Fatt, Anthony Field, Greg Page)
* Feliz Navidad (Joshua Sitron, Billy Straus, Sarah Durkee, Jose Feliciano)
* Unto Us This Holy Night (John Field)
* Go Santa Go (John Field)
=== SONGS PUBLISHED BY ===
* HIT Entertainment
* Wiggly Tunes
* Nick Records
* Sony Music
* Paramount
* Special Thanks to the
* We Are Family Foundation
* Nickelodeon
* Nick Jr
* PBS Kids
* Disney Channel
* Playhouse Disney
* HIT Entertainment
* Paramount
* WE ARE FAMILY FOUNDATION (WAFF) is a non-profit organization
* that’s dedicated to the vision of a global family by creating and
* supporting programs that promote cultural diversity while nurturing
* and mentoring the vision, talents, and ideas of young people who are
* positively changing the world.
* donate online at www.wearefamilyfoundation.org
* © 2002 We Are Family Foundation
* © 2002 WGBH Educational Foundation
* © 2002 The Wiggles Touring Pty Ltd
* © 2002 Lyons Partnership L.P
* © 2002 Viacom International Inc