The Swan Princess: Christmas

The Swan Princess: Christmas
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Directed by	Richard Rich
Screenplay by	Brian Nissen
Story by	Richard Rich Brian Nissen
Based on	Swan Lake by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Produced by	Richard Rich Seldon O. Young Jared F. Brown
Starring	Laura Bailey Yuri Lowenthal James Arrington G.K. Bowes Sean Wright
Edited by	Joe Campana
Music by	Vassal Benford
Production companies	Crest Animation Productions Nest Family Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date	November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
Running time	83 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Swan Princess: Christmas is a 2012 American animated fantasy family film directed by Richard Rich, produced by Crest Animation Productions and Nest Family Entertainment.^[1] It is the fourth film in The Swan Princess series, and the first in 14 years. The film follows Princess Odette and Prince Derek celebrating their first Christmas together. As the kingdom prepares for the festive season, Odette and Derek must thwart the villainous Rothbart's plans to destroy the kingdom's Christmas spirit. The film takes place after the events of the first film, but before the events of the second film. While the three previous films in the series were animated using traditional 2D hand-drawn techniques, The Swan Princess Christmas was the first in the series to be created entirely with CGI animation.

Out of all of the cast members James Arrington is the only one to return from the original film and its sequels, Doug Stone reprises his role as Speed from the sequels and Sean Wright reprises his role of Rothbart from The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure. The film is followed by an animated direct-to-DVD entitled The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale released one year later.