source: Shrek the Halls

There are quite a few family films that have attempted the short TV special or straight to video Christmas special, and not all are brilliant, and this is the attempt from Shrek and gang. Basically it is near Christmas Eve, Fiona (Cameron Diaz), Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and the new ogre kids are obviously excited, but grouchy Shrek (Mike Myers) would prefer it if it was just him, with his wife and kids, no-one else. Of course, the disasters he was expecting start happening when all their friends: Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas), Pinocchio (Cody Cameron), Gingerbread Man (Conrad Vernon) and Wolf (Aron Warner) come over to join them. Shrek is like a Scrooge that really doesn't like what Christmas is becoming, but he reveals near the end it is because he has never celebrated it, so he has no idea what goes on, e.g. Present giving, family get together, decorations, etc, but he and the others get their Happy Christmas (Eve). Worth watching!

it is a outstanding short you will laugh hard on this holiday classic full of hart it is a great movie for the holidays you and your family will like seeing this wonderful Christmas special it is one of the best shorts you will just stand up and cheer when this is over that is how good this is you will wish it came on every day that is how good this is it is a hoot it is a great treat for the holidays it is a heart warming movie that the whole family will like it is the perfect holiday treat bring it home for the holidays it is a short that you don't want to miss it is the best short on the planet it is a sweet short you will cry sometimes in this movie this movie should be out in theaters on the IMAX 3D screen that is how good this thing is you will laugh hard when you see this amazing holidays classic it is a miracle i never saw a movie like this before it is a short that you don't want to miss it is a great movie you will say lets watch that again that is how good Shrek the Halls is have a great day

awesome, hilarious, cute, way better than shrek the third or forever after by far. the 2 sequels should have been as awesome as shrek the halls. watch it! it's hilarious and wonderfully written, witty writing really good script, brilliant, entertaining, and makes me smile in happy mood --awesome, hilarious, cute, way better than shrek the third or forever after by far. the 2 sequels should have been as awesome as shrek the halls. watch it! it's hilarious and wonderfully written, witty writing really good script, brilliant, entertaining, and makes me smile in happy mood--awesome, hilarious, cute, way better than shrek the third or forever after by far. the 2 sequels should have been as awesome as shrek the halls. watch it! it's hilarious and wonderfully written, witty writing really good script, brilliant, entertaining, and makes me smile in happy mood

This review *may* contain spoilers, please read at your own will. I absolutely loved this Christmas special. I don't really think it makes much sense in the world of Shrek but it was absolutely hilarious and just plain joyous to watch, and as my review title suggests, a lot better than Shrek the Third. The first two rocked but the third one felt tired, but Shrek the Halls has injected adrenaline into a classic franchise that has become as funny and as charming as it used to be. The animation, as always from DreamWorks, is a delight and the acting the animators have put into the characters are great; I loved the scene where Puss is telling the story about Senor Claus and becomes entranced by the ball hanging off the Santa hat. Which reminds me of how great it is to see Christmas from different perspectives, like Gingy's horrific Christmas nightmare (but hey, that's what you get for being a gingerbread man on Christmas Eve), and I also love how the different perspectives also reiterate the fact Christmas can be celebrated however you want and you don't need to go by the books, both metaphorically and in reality. All in all, a great family Christmas special to cuddle up to with your family as the rats are roasting and the frog baubles are hanging on the tree stump with dirty laundry hanging on the chimney for ol' Ogre Claus. A welcome addition to the Shrek family, four stars (out of five)!

Mildly amusing Christmas special with the usual quota of moral uplift and some nice jokes here and there. They could have done a lot more with the Shrek characters and some more adult oriented jokes would've been welcome. Such as it is, too much fartin' doesn't generate too much feelin'. Okay kiddie fare. More in the league of Shrek 3 than the two earlier installments. Watch out for the much funnier second television special taking place on Halloween. 5 out of 10 enervating donkeys

This short film is about how Shrek prepares to spend his first Christmas with his family. "Shrek the Halls" is a colourful, fun and festive animation. It retains the original elements of Shrek, especially the highly annoying donkey which I really dislike. It is packed with action and fun, full of different things going on as the Shrek babies, Gingerbread man, donkey, Puss In Boots and other characters have their share of screen time. I like "Shrek the Halls" up until the appearance of fart jokes. Why do the filmmakers so obsessed with farts? It appears not just once but twice! And Shrek even wishes you a smelly Christmas! Now kids throughout the country will wish each other smelly Christmas. I am not sure that is a good idea. "Shrek the Halls" is annoying but strangely likable. It will go down as a guilty pleasure.

This holiday special was a true delight. The characters were all in top form, there was the always needed underlying messages, and it was entertaining. I love the baby ogres and really love the baby Donkey-Dragons. This show has something for adults and children and is a classic for years to come. Shrek never celebrated Christmas before. In a world where our rituals are diminishing daily, and there are attacks on every form of Christmas this transcended any debates and focused on the joy of a holiday like this, the coming together of family, whether "blood family" or the family of friends that is so important in our lives no matter what our age. Instead of focusing on gifts or anything like that, the show celebrates the early traditions, even pre-Christian, the bringing of the family, neighbors, and friends together in the darkest time of the year around the hearth. A time to just 'be'. I particularly loved the party because it reminds us all that we live in joy each day. and we see how the "true meaning of Christmas" changes with each individual. We get a chance to see through the lens (as Jung would say) of all the different characters, and bring together quite and odd and diverse group to merge into a wonderful holiday time, a family of caring friends. Shrek is his usual grumpy but dear hearted self, and the rest of the gang are a hoot. Donkey, Puss n Boots (I cracked up when he whisks off his hat and says to the baby ogres, OK I will assume the position, the ever cranky but loving Uncle), and the sweet pink Dragon who sits on the outside, unable to come into the home yet still very much a part of the family and the event. Fiona ties in the family and friends well, reminding Shrek and the world that family can mean so very much to us, and comes in many types and blessings. Thanks for such a wonderful show and I just hope that ABC airs it again during the holidays. This is one that I'd get in DVD and where is the CD??? The talent in Shrek is amazing, as always, the writing terrific, the animation awesome. Happy Shrekadays to all and to all a good night.

Let me add first that I haven't seen a single one of the Shrek movies in their entirety, although I'm familiar with most of the characters (including Fiona, the Donkey, Puss in Boots) as you just couldn't escape them in pop culture these days. Sadly, watching this 27-minute animated short film, which was released after the third Shrek movie, could not really raise my interest in watching the real movies anytime soon. We get to see Shrek juggling his babies like Michael Jackson when we find out he's not really common with or interested the whole phenomenon of the Christmas holidays. As his wife thinks otherwise, he goes to a library and finds out what it's all about. After some initial struggles, he decorates the house with his beloved ones and everybody is ready for Christmas Eve. Shrek's attempts to tell the story of Christmas to his kids gets disturbed by the arrival of all his friends willing to spend Christmas at Shrek's place. They each get to tell their very own Christmas story right before chaos ensues and Shrek ends up lit on fire. Shrek, furious by now, throws out everybody, but reconciliation soon happens and Shrek learns about the true spirit of Christmas. While the story left me rather unattached, I quite liked the animation here. The locations, snowy landscapes and characters all looked beautiful, especially these sugar-sweet little baby-donkeys. I'd recommend it to watch with your kids, not even necessarily during the Christmas days (if you're okay with them witnessing the stone-cold murder of a gingerbread woman), who probably gonna like stuff like a roasted turkey rising and singing "Everybody dance now"a lot, but I don't think it's one of the better animated Christmas tales for grown-ups unless you saw it as a child and built some kind of emotional connection to it.

Hey fellow Shrek the Halls watchers... I have reversed my DVR about 20 times and re-watched this section of the movie. My husband and I have a bet going on because we both swear he says two different things... When Gingerbread is talking to the Angel does he say - "Did you hurt yourself when you fell out of Heaven?" OR does he say "Did you hurt yourself when you fell out of the oven?" I've searched online trying to see if I can find this anywhere and have not found anything... I need someone to end our feud.. Please help!! The sooner we get an answer, the better, I'll be checking in!!