Caillou's Holiday Movie

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Caillou's Holiday Movie
DVD Cover
Directed by	Nick Rijgersberg
Story by	Peter Svatek
Produced by	Lesley Taylor Natalie Dumoulin
Starring	Annie Bovaird
Narrated by	Merlee Shapiro
Cinematography	Mario Allard Benjamin Arcand Rachel Bernard Cathy Boisvert Frederic Bouchard Chu Ying Chow Sophie Codaire Thierry Dansereau Guy Dubé Rouja Koleva
Edited by	Nathalie Rossin Micheal Simard
Music by	Leon Aronson
Production company	CINAR Corporation (Caillou Special 1 Productions Inc.)
Distributed by	Sony Wonder
Release dates	October 7, 2003 (2003-10-07) (United States) October 28, 2003 (2003-10-28) (Canada)
Running time	73 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	French English

Caillou's Holiday Movie is a 2003 Canadian animated Christmas film,^[1] based on the Canadian TV series Caillou, itself based on the book series of the same name by Hélène Desputeaux.

Caillou's Holiday Movie was released direct-to-video on VHS and DVD in the United States on October 7, 2003 and in Canada on October 28, 2003;^[2] by Warner Home Video and Sony Wonder, respectively.

It's a very special holiday for Caillou when he learns about Christmas traditions around the world and the importance of giving and sharing. When Caillou wonders just how many days there are left until Christmas, his father, Boris gives him a Christmas calendar featuring holiday traditions from countries around the world in every window. Caillou also goes tobogganing, learns how to ski and plays Hanukkah games with his friend Leo. Caillou also gives away some of his toys when he learns about children around the world that are in need of toys such as his old ones he no longer plays with. Caillou's little sister Rosie also gets in on the Christmas fun. When Doris offers to help Rosie with making gifts, Rosie decides to try it on her own. The film features several songs performed by the cast of the film, including "Where Christmas is Not the Same", "Eight Days to Go" and "Everyday", which was performed by French-Canadian artist Marilou.

Caillou's Holiday Movie was produced at Caillou Special 1 Productions Inc (A subsidiary of CINAR Corporation). The previous English voice actress for Caillou, Jaclyn Linetsky, who also played Lori Mackney in What's with Andy?, Meg in Mega Babies, and Megan O‘ Connor in 15/Love, died in a traffic collision a month before release, and the film was dedicated in her memory.

Annie Bovaird was cast to replace Linetsky as the voice of Caillou. The film was directed by Nick Rijgersberg, written by Peter Svatek and produced by Evelyn Anyosz, Andre Auger, Diane Dallaire, Natalie Dumoulin, Louis Fournier, Julie Lovelock, Lesley Taylor and Steven Valin.

The soundtrack was released in Canada on December 14, 2010, featuring 18 songs. The score was composed by Jeffrey Zahn, but it wasn't featured in the soundtrack. The soundtrack is available on the Canadian iTunes Store.^[3]

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Mark Van Hook concluded the film is "inoffensive but bland", adding: "recommending it only to young children", in a review for DVD Verdict.^[4]

Warner Home Video released the film on VHS and DVD in the United States on October 7, 2003. The special features in the DVD include: an animated interview with Caillou; more holiday songs; the read-along of The Night Before Christmas; and six Caillou challenges, all in English, French or Spanish languages. The film was presented in full screen as well as in 2.0 Stereo audio.

The Canadian release from Sony Wonder, released on October 28, 2003, contains French, English and Spanish voicetracks as with the US release, with its DVD bonus features featuring two games and two sing-alongs.

The film was re-released by NCircle Entertainment and DHX Media (as part of the 27th anniversary of Caillou) on November 11, 2014.^[5]

• List of Christmas films

• Caillou's Holiday Movie at IMDb