The Night Before Christmas

1941 9 min ★ 7.4 Animation, Comedy, Family

It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.

Cast

Frank Graham

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Details

Director

Joseph Barbera

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

MGM Cartoon Studio, Rudolf Ising Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

July 11, 2025

★ 7/10

This might be my favourite “Tom and Jerry” cartoon as it combines the fun of their mischievous antics with a sentiment that Charles Dickens would have been proud of. With Christmas looming and plenty of snow outside, “Jerry” ventures out from his hole to explore some of the gifts that have been left for the humans, and he soon finds himself facing his long-tailed nemesis and unusually for him he d...