About Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas is a 2011 animated television special and part of the Ice Age franchise, produced by Blue Sky Studios. The story revolves around Sid who destroys Manny's favorite Christmas rock and he has to find a way to fix it. This leads to an adventurous journey to the North Pole where they meet Santa Claus himself and have a lot of fun.

Making / Production

The television special was produced by Blue Sky Studios, the studio behind the entire Ice Age series, and was directed by Karen Disher. It first aired on November 24, 2011 on Fox in the United States, and later got a home video release.

Actors

• Ray Romano as Manny - Ray did a fabulous job as Manny, bringing the mammoth's character to life.
• John Leguizamo as Sid - John's unique voice and performance truly captured Sid's clumsy and lovable nature.
• Denis Leary as Diego - Denis continues his role as Diego with ease and wonderful humor.
• Queen Latifah as Ellie - Queen Latifah perfectly portrayed Ellie's caring and motherly instincts.
• Seann William Scott as Crash and Josh Peck as Eddie - The pair combined their comedic skills to create lovable antics for these characters.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• This is the first Christmas special in the Ice Age franchise.
• This TV special is only 26 minutes long, a significantly shorter runtime compared to other Ice Age productions.
• The original Ice Age cast reprised their roles for this Christmas special.

Awards

Despite its short length and TV special status, Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program.

Quotes

• "I'm a sloth, I see a tree, I sleep" - Sid
• "You're on my naughty list" - Santa Claus
• "And to all, a good night!" - Manny

Music and Soundtrack

The soundtrack features Christmas-themed music. However, due to the short length of the TV special, no official soundtrack album was released.