A marathon collection of Christmas shorts from the Baby Boomer era -- Some unbelievably creative, some unintentionally hilarious, and some just downright bizarre! A Christmas Dream (1945): This extraordinary Czechoslovakian film uses stop-motion animation to tell the story of an unwanted rag doll on Christmas Eve. The first work of Karel Zeman ( The Fabulous World of Jules Verne ), A Christmas Dream won the Grand Prix International for best short fiction film at the 1946 Cannes Film Festival. This is the slightly edited version sold by Castle Films for the home movie market. Santa Claus' Story (1945): A maniacally laughing Santa Claus slides down the chimney to regale little Jackie and Virginia with his knowledge of...monkeys. Yes, this Castle Films entry uses Christmas as an excuse to teach children about primates. "Monkeys are very much like human beings in many ways", says that jolly old elf. They even have their own Santa! Bizarrely, Virginia is played by a child in some shots, and a midget wearing makeup in others. The Night Before Christmas (1946): This film mixes live-action and animation to bring Clement C. Moore's immortal poem to life. Castle Films kept this short in circulation until 1972, longer than any of their other holiday offerings, meaning it was seen by generations of schoolchildren as a special treat before Christmas vacation. Santa lights a pipe in the family's living room, something that would never happen today! Santa In Animal Land (1948): Scary animal puppets with screechy voices are upset that Santa Claus doesn't bring them gifts, so they head to the North Pole to find him. Before they can perish in the snow, Santa shows up to assure them that he cares about soulless hand puppets, too. A disturbing holiday offering from Castle's competitor, Official Films.