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| Arthur: Arthur's Perfect Christmas | 
 enlarge | Director: Greg Bailey
Actors: Michael Yarmush, Oliver Grainger, Bruce Dinsmore, Daniel Brochu, Jodie Resther
Studio: Sony Wonder (Video)
Category: DVD
List Price: $5.98
Buy New: $4.62
You Save: $1.36 (23%)
New (5) from $4.62
Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 4257
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 60
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 074645539997
EAN: 0074645539997
ASIN: B00004Y7J6
Theatrical Release Date: November 23, 2000
Release Date: September 12, 2000
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Arthur: Arthur's Perfect Christmas January 12, 2007
We should all be as lucky as Arthur and have the perfect christmas with snow. We were all happy for Arthur. Great Christmas DVD. The whole family enjoyed it.
A MUST HAVE FOR THE HOLIDAYS!!!! November 16, 2006
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
My 4-year-old daughter LOVES this DVD. It is a perfect movie for the holidays. A nice message, catchy tunes - WE LOVE IT!
Excellent Holiday Movie! November 23, 2005
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you're familiar with the Arthur program airing on PBS, you already know just how clever this show can be. Created by Marc Brown and based on his books, Arthur Read is an aardvark who shares adventures (and misadventures!) with friends like Buster Baxter (a rabbit), Francine Frensky (a monkey), Binky Barnes (a bulldog), Muffy Crosswire (a very RICH monkey), and others. Arthur is often at odds with his little sister D.W. (Dora Winifred) which makes for much of the shows comedic moments.
In Arthur's Perfect Christmas, the scene begins with Arthur sitting at the piano, softly playing Pachebel's Canon. This movie, like the TV show, uses day-dream sequences--and Arthur plunges into a snazzy song called "Perfect Christmas". You see, this holiday, Aruthur wants it to be absolutely PERFECT...but things go wrong in the town of Elwood City, for both Arthur AND his friends!
For example, Muffy expects Francine to attend her big Christmas party, but Francine has told Muffy REPEATEDLY that her family is having a Hannukah gathering the same night. What happens when Francine doesn't show up for the party to receive her present?
Buster Baxter worries about his Mom who seems to obsess over having a perfect Christmas for her son, especially since the divorce. Buster comes up with "Baxter Day" which takes the pressure of his Mom and displays the true meaning of the holidays--love and kindness.
Arthur searches the mall for presents for his parents, D.W. is desperate for a Tina the Talking Tabby (whose theme song haunts Arthur everywhere he goes!), Uncle Fred makes an unexpected visit on his way to a Floridian Christmas, and Arthur's Dad insists on making an "authentic" dinner that was likely served in Bethlehem over 2000 years ago.
Holidays such as Kwanzaa and Hanukkah are also highlighted making this a fun and informative DVD.
I bought the Arthur's Perfect Christmas DVD for my son several years ago and it's STILL his favorite. I just brought out the Christmas DVD's and VHS's and he plays this one several times a day. It's filled with fun songs (24 of them!), witty banter, and clever wordplay. Not only that, there's a great message that expectations often disappoint and that a wonderful experience can arise out of mishaps and situations not going as planned.
This 60 minute DVD doesn't have any extras (except for previews of other Arthur DVD's), but this excellent movie is well worth the price in my opinion. My husband and I get a kick out of the cleverness shown in Arthur TV series and this movie is no exception. And as I said, it's my son's favorite holiday movie.
Highly recommended for kids and parents alike!
ive adjusted, and love it!! <3 July 23, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
first i shood warn you, for any true arthur fans [[as am i]], it might be a little bit hard to adjust to the new voices of arthur, DW, and others, when the DVD first arrived, i was shut to the idea of changing my all-time fave kids show!!! but i gave it a second chance...and found i loved the musical numbers. Tina the Talking Tabby, arthurs Piano Piece, Muffys Christmas Madness and more!!! its an enjoyable DVD with all of your favorite elements. It never gets old, and is even fun to watch for hundreds of days in a row!!! =o]
This is our favorite movie! July 15, 2005
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't believe this only got 4 stars. I have a 9-year old and a 3-year old. They love the movie so much they watch it year round. Arthur has a perfect Christmas because of his family and friends and there is no mention of what he got for Christmas: I find that refreshing. There is a very respectful treatment of everyone else's holiday traditions, whether they celebrate Hanukah, Kwannza or nothing at all.
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