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{{Infobox film
| name = Casper's Haunted Christmas
| image =
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| director = Owen Hurley
| producer = Byron Vaughns
| writer = [[Ian Boothby]]<br/>Roger Fredericks
| based_on = {{based on|[[Casper the Friendly Ghost]]|[[Seymour Reit]]<br />[[Joe Oriolo]]}}
| narrator = [[David Kaye (voice actor)|David Kaye]] (rhyming scene only)
| starring = [[Brendan Ryan Barrett]]<br/>[[Kathleen Barr]]<br/>[[Ian James Corlett]]<br/>Graeme Kingston<br/>[[Terry Klassen]]<br/>[[Scott McNeil]]<br/>[[Tegan Moss]]<br/>Colin Murdock<br/>[[Tabitha St. Germain]]<br/>[[Lee Tockar]]<br/>[[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Samuel Vincent]]
| music = [[Robert Buckley]]
| cinematography =
| editing =  Andrew Duncan
| studio = [[Harvey Entertainment|The Harvey Entertainment Company]]<br/>[[Mainframe Entertainment]]
| distributor = [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Video]] (United States)<br>The Harvey Entertainment Company (International)
| released = {{film date|2000|10|31}}
| runtime = 86 minutes
| country = United States<br/>Canada
| language = English
| budget =
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}}
'''''Casper's Haunted Christmas''''' is a 2000 animated Christmas [[Supernatural film|supernatural]] [[black comedy]] film produced by [[Harvey Comics|The Harvey Entertainment Company]] and [[Mainframe Entertainment]], based on the character [[Casper the Friendly Ghost]], and was released in the United States by [[Universal Pictures Home Entertainment|Universal Studios Home Video]] on October 31, 2000.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Crump |first1=William D. |title=Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film |date=2019 |publisher=McFarland & Co |isbn=9781476672939 |page=42}}</ref> Unlike either [[Casper (film)|its theatrical]] or two direct-to-video predecessors, which combined live-action and [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]], the film was fully made in computer animation. It stars [[Brendon Ryan Barrett]] (who previously starred in ''[[Casper: A Spirited Beginning]]'' as Casper's best friend, Chris Carson) as the voice of the title character. [[Randy Travis]] provided original music.

==Plot==
After a scaring spree at a drive-in theater, [[The Ghostly Trio|the Ghostly Trio's]] are confronted by Casper who is then confronted by Officer Snivel who informs him that his scare quota is down. The Trio take Snivel's whistle and blow it which summons Kibosh, the perfidious King of Ghosts, who decrees that Casper must scare someone before Christmas Day, according to ghost law which requires him to purposely scare at least one person a year, or he will be banished to the Dark, together with his uncles, for their failed responsibility for him, for all eternity. To make sure Casper scares someone, he confiscates the Trio's haunting licenses and flings them to the Christmas-influenced town Kriss, Massachusetts, on account of the Trio's hatred of the holiday, where they meet the Jollimore Family. When Casper's good behavior starts to act up, which includes befriending the daughter of the family, Holly, the Ghostly Trio call in Casper's lookalike cousin [[Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost|Spooky]], who brings along his girlfriend Poil, to do the job disguised as Casper in the hope of fooling Kibosh.

With Casper and Spooky unlikely to scare someone after a series of failed attempts the Trio decide to plot a scaring spree stealing every Christmas present in Kriss, in a reference to ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]'', and taking them to the Jollimores' house where they plan to lure the townspeople then set off scary booby traps to go out with a bang before being banished to the Dark. Casper along with Spooky and Poil scare the Trio using a fake Kibosh made from the Jollimores' giant Santa. Casper then summons the real Kibosh using Snivel's whistle to inform him he scared the Trio, fulfilling his ghostly obligation, but Snivel informs Kibosh of the booby traps, violating the no scaring order on the Trio. To prevent Kibosh from banishing them to the Dark, the Trio claim they intend to spring the traps on themselves to entertain Kibosh. After the act, Kibosh accepts the Trio's claim and returns their haunting licenses before leaving with Snivel. The film ends with the remaining ghosts celebrating Christmas with the Jollimore family.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Brendon Ryan Barrett]] - [[Casper the Friendly Ghost|Casper]]
* [[Tegan Moss]] - Holly Jollimore
* [[Scott McNeil]] - [[Ghostly Trio|Stretch]], Noel Jollimore
* Graeme Kingston - [[Ghostly Trio|Fatso]]
* [[Terry Klassen]] - [[Ghostly Trio|Stinkie]]
* [[Sam Vincent (voice actor)|Samuel Vincent]] - [[Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost|Spooky]]
* [[Tabitha St. Germain]] - [[Poil (Casper the Friendly Ghost)|Poil]]
* Colin Murdock - [[Kibosh (Casper the Friendly Ghost)|Kibosh]]
* [[Lee Tockar]] - Snivel
* [[Kathleen Barr]] - Carol Jollimore
* [[Ian James Corlett]] - Little Kid
* [[David Kaye (voice actor)|David Kaye]] - Narrator (rhyming scene only)
}}

==Crew==
* [[Ian Boothby]] - co-writer
* Roger Fredericks - co-writer
* [[Kris Zimmerman]] - voice director
* Byron Vaughns - producer
* Owen Hurley - director

==Marketing==
In the United States [[Baskin Robbins]], whose logo is featured on an ice cream store in the film, made a tie-in promotion with the VHS release of ''Casper's Haunted Christmas'', by inventing a Casper-themed ice cream flavor that was available throughout December. The chain also inserted a coupon good for free ice cream sundaes inside every video.

==Music==
A soundtrack featuring original [[Country music|country]]-styled covers of classic [[christmas songs]] that also feature in the film, such as [[Winter Wonderland]], [[Deck the Halls]], and [[Jingle Bell Rock]], performed by country artists [[Ricky Van Shelton]] and [[Randy Travis]], among other pre-existing Christmas country covers, was made to accompany the film's release, under [[Koch Records]].<ref>https://youtube/618871LfWsQ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/caspers-haunted-christmas-mw0000099616#trackListing | title=Casper's Haunted Christmas - Original Soundtra... &#124; AllMusic | website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref>

Additionally, the original Casper the Friendly Ghost theme can be heard in the opening sequence of the film performed by Travis,<ref>https://youtube/PlEY9geyXWg {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> and is also included in the soundtrack.

==See also==
* [[List of ghost films]]
* [[List of Christmas films]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0284946}}

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