"A claymation Christmas story by XYZoo Animation"19 April 1999Animated, Drama23 mins
A claymation adaptation of "The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In". The Chimes was a short novel by Charles Dickens which was written and published in 1844, one year after A Christmas Carol. It is the second in his series of "Christmas books": five short books with strong social and moral messages that he published during the 1840s.
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A Billy Budd Films production based on the original story by Charles Dickens. Executive producer: Frank Moynihan Directed by Lindsay van Blerk.
Charles Dickens - The Chimes: A Goblin Story Of Some Bells That Rang An Old Year Out (part 1/4)
THE The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In commonly referred to as The Chimes is a novella ...
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