To me, this movie is perfection.

Fantastic!

When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

cant remember much about this cartoon but i know its stuck with me ever since i saw it in the seventies, every Christmas when the holiday TV books come out the first thing i do is to look to see if any of the channels are showing this, as usual there not, this should be shown every Christmas , like the wizard of oz is, the Christmas cartoons they show now are rubbish compared to the seventies ones, another great Christmas cartoon thats just recently come out on DVD is Santa clause and the bears anyone remember that, so there could be hope of getting the night the animals talked on DVD that would be one great Christmas present, anyone know what studio made this maybe if we all bombard them with messages they might have it released, would be worth a try anyway, lets hope it comes out soon and start to get back to the traditional Christmas cartoons about the birth of Christ etc

Well, as the above commentor said, the animation is not the best, and that most certainly is true. But still, I think the tone and message of this little film is great.If you can track this special down, give it a try. It would be great for some Christian elementary school classes, that might want try something different during the holiday season.I would classify this special as a "B" movie. The A's being the ones that got popular and constantly repeated. This means that this isn't bad, but wasn't given the chance to catch on. It's a pity the networks didn't replay this a few more times when it came out.The scene when the animals lose their one night gift is particulary poignant, and it does stick in the mind.I hope it comes out on DVD in the next few years, along with a few other Christmas seventies cartoons that seem to be forgotten these days.

This may be pathetic, but twenty-five years after the last broadcast of this cartoon, my brother and I still 'baaaa' at each other like goats every Christmas Eve.This truly beautiful piece of holiday animation combines two of the most cherished genres in the world: namely (and no offense to non-Christians), Christmas and talking animals. And it mixes these two genres in a touching, intelligent way.It's the story of one night when all the animals in a stable discover that they can speak. With this "gift" comes conflict, provoked mostly by the arrival of two (soon to be three) unwanted guests to their stable. Each animal has a differing and fitting personality and a differing stance on whether to allow the guests to stay. The eventual resolution is not only heart-warming, but, dare I say...haunting.You will never forget this.

It's a shame this movie is so unrecognized as a Christmas classic. It's a wonderful story.