The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas (1941) is a Tom and Jerry cartoon short you can watch online on iFILM. Nine minutes, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera for MGM. Snow outside, a cozy house, a decorated tree and a pile of presents — the perfect stage for one more chase between cat and mouse.

Jerry slips out for a treat and, half-asleep, mistakes the dozing Tom for a stuffed toy. Tom wakes, and holiday chaos breaks loose among the ornaments, crackers and a waiting mousetrap. By the end, as any Christmas story demands, the old enemies call a brief truce. An early gem from the duo, it earned an Academy Award nomination. Stream The Night Before Christmas (1941) online on iFILM.