'Twas the Day Before Christmas (Animaniacs)

"'Twas the Day Before Christmas" is the first featured segment of the 50th produced episode of the Warner Bros. animated series , and the first Christmas-themed segment of the series. It was aired with "Jingle Boo", "The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert", and "Toy Shop Terror".

Synopsis
It's Christmas Eve, and Skippy is too keyed up to sleep. Slappy agrees to read Skippy one story, and then it's straight off to bed with him.

The story is the Warners' version of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. While Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are preparing for Santa's arrival, Plotz looks for someone to deliver the Warners' presents from the studio. He asks Scratchansniff to do it, but settles on Ralph instead when the Doctor points out he did it last year.

The Warners, meanwhile, are awaiting Santa's arrival with great anticipation. Finally, Ralph arrives with presents, in a sleigh drawn by a team of pigeons. He lands on, and then falls through, the roof, drops off the presents, and leaves, plummeting to the ground immediately after takeoff. The real Santa flies by, and wishes everyone season's greetings.

The story ends, and Slappy has put herself to sleep. Skippy starts to go to bed, then rushes downstairs to open his toys.

Trivia

 * This segment was later adapted into comic book form as part of the Animaniacs Christmas Special comic book, along with another Animaniacs episode, "Taming of the Screwy".