Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas is a 1979 animated Christmas television special produced by the Canadian-based Atkinson Film-Arts.[1] It was originally broadcast on CBC and in syndication on December 24, 1979.[2]
| Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Christine Atkinson |
| Directed by | Vic Atkinson |
| Voices of | Adam Rich Sterling Holloway |
| Music by | Hagood Hardy |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Beryl Friesen W.H. Stevens Jr. |
| Cinematography | Ron Haines Colette Brière |
| Editor | Gerald Tripp |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Atkinson Film-Arts Titlecraft Pooled Film Services |
| Distributor | CBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Original release | December 24, 1979 |
Plot
Tukiki (voiced by Adam Rich) is a small Eskimo boy who sets out to discover the meaning of Christmas along with a magical character known as North Wind (voiced by Sterling Holloway). While on his journey, Tukiki visits different lands with varying cultures and customs. At each of these places, he learns something different about Christmas and is given gifts which he eventually takes back to give to his selfish arctic friends. The thoughtful giving of gifts brings about a change in Tukiki's homeland and suddenly harmony reigns where once was none, and through Tukiki's act of love, the true meaning of Christmas is discovered.
Cast
The voice cast included:[3]
Principal characters
- Adam Rich – Tukiki
- Sterling Holloway – North Wind
Other voices
- Sharon Burke
- Bob Dermer
- Fred Little
- Bill Luxton
- Bernard McManus
- Richard Perigrine
- Noreen Young
Award nominations
- Outstanding Independent Film - W.H. Stevens Jr., Beryl Friesen
- Outstanding Animation - W.H. Stevens Jr., Beryl Friesen
- Outstanding Musical Score (Non-Feature) - Hagood Hardy
Home media
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas was released on VHS by Embassy Home Entertainment in 1986 which has long been out of print. On August 12, 2008, it was released as a manufacture-on-demand DVD-R as part of the "Holiday Classics" series by Phoenix Learning Group, Inc.
References
- Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. p. 323. ISBN 9781476672939.
- Television/radio age - Google Books. 1980. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 427–428. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.