How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Page #2

Synopsis: Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things. The village is sure to have a sad Christmas this year.
Director(s): Chuck Jones, Ben Washam (co-director)
Production: Warner Home Video
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
8.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
1966
26 min
23,104 Views


He paused.

And the Grinch put a hand to his ear.

And he did hear a sound

rising over the snow.

It started in low...

...then it started to grow.

[WHOS HUMMING]

[WHOS SINGING

"WELCOME CHRISTMAS"]

But this sound wasn't sad.

Why, this sound sounded glad.

Every Who down in Who-ville,

the tall and the small...

...was singing without any presents at all.

He hadn't stopped Christmas from coming,

it came.

Somehow or other, it came just the same.

And the Grinch,

with his Grinch feet ice-cold in the snow...

...stood puzzling and puzzling.

How could it be so?

It came without ribbons.

It came without tags.

It came without packages, boxes or bags.

He puzzled and puzzed

till his puzzler was sore.

Then the Grinch thought of something

he hadn't before.

"Maybe Christmas," he thought,

"doesn't come from a store.

Maybe Christmas, perhaps,

means a little bit more."

And what happened then?

Well, in Who-ville they say...

...that the Grinch's small heart

grew three sizes that day.

And then the true meaning of Christmas

came through.

And the Grinch found the strength

of 10 Grinches plus two.

And now that his heart

didn't feel quite so tight...

...he whizzed with his load

through the bright morning light.

With a smile in his soul,

he descended Mount Crumpit...

...cheerily blowing Who-Who

on his trumpet.

[TRUMPET PLAYING]

He rode into Who-ville,

he brought back their toys.

He brought back their floof

to the Who girls and boys.

He brought back their snoof

and their tringlers and fuzzels.

He brought back their pantookas,

their dafflers and wuzzels.

He brought everything back,

all the food for the feast.

And he himself, The Grinch...

...carved the roast beast.

Welcome Christmas, bring your cheer.

Cheer to all Whos far and near.

Christmas day is in our grasp,

so long as we have hands to clasp.

Christmas day will always be

just as long as we have we.

Welcome Christmas while we stand,

heart to heart and hand in hand.

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