Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas is an in-between-quel set amidst the events of the first film. The cursed Beast (Robby Benson) has forbidden Christmas celebrations. But Belle (Paige O'Hara) thinks he just needs to see Christmas is all about.The Enchanted Christmas is completely pointless, but's made with the good Disney formula. The animation is good, songs are good, characters are likeable.Additionally to the main cast Tim Curry and Paul Reubens lend their voices to supporting roles. They really stand out and steal the show!I can see why some people don't really like this movie, but I think it's worth it, at least for the children.The other good news is that it doesn't turn into a preachy Christmas movie instead focusing on an interesting villain to keep the feel of a fairy tale throughout.I recommend it to less-demanding viewers.

I for one, loved this movie! It has everything the original had. Memorable songs, characters and plot. It's also the first film where we get to hear Belle sing her first solo: "Stories." We also hear Belle, accompanied by the enchanted servants sing "As Long as There's Christmas." This song alone makes the film stand out among the other Direct-to- Video sequels Disney released. Another thing this film offers is an extended flashback of the enchantress, casting her spell on the castle. Along with new characters, such as: Forte, Angelique, and Fife. "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" truly shows us the meaning of the season, and is always such a joy to watch!

This is a "midquel" to Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an additional chapter to the original story that takes place after the Beast rescues Belle from the pack of wolves. In this new story, the Beast has forbidden celebration of Christmas in the castle, but Belle decides to celebrate it anyhow to bring in the joy of the season. However, the Beast's loyal servant, the pipe organ Forte, fears that Belle will bring an end to the curse, which brought more importance to Forte's life.Released directly to video, this movie was probably not meant to be a masterpiece and was probably made to capitalize on the success of the original movie, but it's still a nice and enjoyable family film nonetheless that captures the magic, music and beauty of any Disney film and of the Christmas season. The animation is good and the characters are lovable. The plot about Belle and the enchanted objects trying to spread Christmas in the castle while the evil Forte (portrayed brilliantly sinister and cold) tries to foil their plans and drive Belle out of the castle is an amusing story, definitely made the movie engaging for me. In addition, it was interesting to see the actual transformation of the humans to the creatures/objects when the curse first took place, and the songs in the movie were quite catchy and touching, especially the "As Long As There's Christmas" number.The film, though, does have some dark tones which I thought was too excessive for a Christmas-theme Disney tale, especially the dungeon and some of the Forte scenes. And, the film is also a little rushed-through for such a large cast, considering so many characters were packed into the movie which makes it a little difficult for emphasis to be placed on each one. Overall, though, this movie is a nice addition to your Disney video/DVD collection and an enjoyable one for the entire family.Grade B

It has its flaws, no doubt, but so does just about every other Disney movie. Heck, its for kids right? This was entertaining and that's what the movies are about aren't they? I don't understand you people that keep writing these papers about the movie. It's ENTERTAINMENT. It's SUPPOSED to be a bunch of candy fluff to amuse the kids. Give Disney a break, I've already ranted at them enough (lol).I actually like this better then the first. Well....nowadays. When I was a kid this movie terrified me. It was the piano, Forte. Man. Who knew a thing with a bunch of wooden keys and strings could be so sinister and scary?But I like the Christmas one a lot better then the original now. And its because of that piano. That scary, sinister piano. It adds a villainous character onto the scene, and Disney actually succeeded in making Forte a more sophisticated character then the usual cartoony piece of dog poop on screen that makes you laugh at their pathetic antics. Forte was sophisticated, and he actually had some reason behind his actions. Very nice. It also created some nice conflict for the Beast and Belle and that was nice to see as well.So. Disney's finally decided to grow up a bit.