It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.
Score
Scott Bradley's orchestral chaos matching every pratfall.
Direction
Hanna-Barbera timing so precise it hurts to laugh.

Director
Joseph Barbera
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This short established the Tom & Jerry Christmas truce template, copied by cartoons for decades.
The single-tear ending became a Hanna-Barbera trademark, reused in over 20 subsequent shorts.
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