A Kyletown Christmas

***A Kyletown Christmas*** is an upcoming 2018 American 3D traditional animated short film produced by Sony Pictures Animation. It will be a second Kyletown short film. It will be based on A Charlie Brown Christmas, but with Kyletown characters and it will ran 23 minutes. It will be played in Kyletown theaters on December 14, 2018 along with Sony Pictures Animation and Marvel's *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*.

## Plot

The short film begins on a frozen pond, put to use as an ice rink by the *Kyletown* cast, who skate together as the song "Christmas Time Is Here" is heard over the opening credits.

It's Christmas season, and Kyle is depressed. He confides in Mia this fact, citing his dismay with the over-commercialization of Christmas and his inability to grasp what Christmas is all about; Mia dismisses it as typical Kyle behavior at first. Scheyd's depression and aggravation only get exacerbated by the goings-on in the neighborhood. Though his mailbox is empty, he tries sarcastically to thank Olive for the card she never sent him, but Olive just uses the opportunity to put Scheyd down again. Eventually, Kyle visits Olympia in her psychiatric booth. Olympia, after presumptively diagnosing him with various phobias and admitting she wants real estate as a Christmas gift, determines that Kyle needs more involvement and recommends that he direct a Christmas play. On his way to the auditorium, he finds his dog Daisy decorating his doghouse for a neighborhood lights and display contest. En route to the rehearsals, he runs into his sister Tia, who asks him to write her letter to Santa Claus. When she tells him to put in a request for money ("tens and twenties"), Kyle becomes even more dismayed.

Kyle arrives at the rehearsals, but he is unable to control the situation as the uncooperative kids are more interested in modernizing the play with dancing and lively music, mainly Otto's rendition of "Mia and Olympia." Thinking the play requires "the proper mood," Kyle decides they need a Christmas tree. Olympia takes over the crowd and dispatches Kyle to get a "big, shiny aluminum tree." With Mia in tow, Kyle sets off on his quest, as an "O Tannenbaum" instrumental plays in the background. When they get to the tree market, filled with numerous trees fitting Olympia's description, Kyle zeroes in on the only real tree on the lot—a tiny sapling. Mia is reluctant about Kyle's choice, but Kyle is convinced that after decorating it, it will be just right for the play. They return to the auditorium with the tree, at which point the children (particularly the girls and Daisy) ridicule, then laugh at Kyle before walking away. In desperation, Kyle loudly asks if *anybody* really knows what Christmas is all about. Mia, standing alone on the stage, states he can tell him, and recites the annunciation to the shepherds scene from the Gospel of Luke, chapter 2, verses 8 through 14, as translated by the Authorized King James Version:

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not; for, behold, I bring you tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace and goodwill towards men."

"...That's what Christmas is all about, Kyle Scheyd."

Kyle quietly picks up the little tree and walks out of the auditorium, intending to take the tree home to decorate and show the others it will work in the play. When he arrives, he stops at Daisy's decorated doghouse, which now sports a first prize blue ribbon for winning the display contest. He puts an ornamental ball on the top of his tree; the branch, with the ball still on it, promptly flops over to one side instead of remaining upright, prompting him to declare "I've killed it" and run off in disgust at his perpetual failure. Mia and the rest of the group, along with Daisy, quietly arrive outside Daisy's doghouse. Mia goes up to the tree and gently props the drooping branch back to its upright position, wrapping his security blanket around the tree. After they reconsider their previous stance, they add the remaining decorations from Daisy's doghouse to the tree and start humming "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing". Kyle returns, surprised at the humming and the redecorated tree, as his peers greet him with a joyous "Merry Christmas, Kyle Scheyd!" The entire group joins to sing the first verse of "Hark!" as the special ends.

## Cast

* Kyle S as himself, Mia, Tia, Daisy, Olive, Otto, Otis, Olympia, Oscar, Ms. O, Oona, and others

## Production

On August 2016, it was announced that Sony Pictures Animation developing an another new short called *A Kyletown Christmas*, a Kyletown Christmas short about Kyle finds himself depressed despite the onset of the cheerful holiday season, and it was once again Kyle's idea for the next short film.

## Release

*A Kyletown Christmas* is scheduled to be release on December 14, 2018 in front of the Kyletown Theater screenings of the *Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse*.