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| Director: | Yvonne Mackay | 
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| Writer: | Burton Silver | 
| Staring: | 
| On Christmas Eve, a nameless little girl reads 'The Monster's Christmas' storybook to her teddy bear, as something sneaks around in the trees outside her window. She hears a noise in the other room, and thinking that it's Father Christmas, she goes to investigate. She finds one of the monsters, who has come seeking help to defeat an evil witch that has stolen all the monsters' voices. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 25, 1981 | 
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| Director: | Yvonne Mackay | 
| Writer: | Burton Silver | 
| Genres: | Family, Fantasy, Horror, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | monster, new zealand, little girl, christmas horror, christmas, auckland, low budget, television feature | 
| Production Companies | New Zealand Film Commission, Television New Zealand, New Zealand National Film Unit, Gibson Film Productions, Children's Film Fund of the I.Y.C. Telethon Trust, Tourist Hotel (NZ) | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: May 16, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Lucy McGrath | Girl | 
| Paul Farrell | Mountain Monster | 
| Lee Hatherly | Witch | 
| Paul Jenden | Insect Monster | 
| Jane Waddell | TV Witch | 
| Roger Page | Mud Monster | 
| Ingrid Prosser | Mud Monster | 
| Michael Wilson | Nasty | 
| Bernard Kearns | Monster Voices (voice) | 
| Jeremy Stephens | Monster Voices (voice) | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Yvonne Mackay | Director | 
| Burton Silver | Writer | 
| Dave Fraser | Music | 
| Simon Reece | Editor | 
| Janet Williamson | Costume Design | 
| Patricia Cohen | Makeup Artist | 
| Paul Jenden | Choreographer | 
| Geoff Shepherd | Sound | 
| Tony Rabbit | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Peter James | Director of Photography | 
| Gaylene Preston | Art Direction | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Dave Gibson | Producer | 
| David Compton | Executive Producer | 
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