The Spirit of Christmas is the name of two different animated short films made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The two shorts are notable for being precursors to the South Park animated series. To differentiate the two, they are often referred to as Jesus vs. Frosty (1992) and Jesus vs. Santa (1995). The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Randolph Severn Trey Parker III (born October 19, 1969) is an Academy Award nominated American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor, actor and musician. ... Matthew Richard Matt Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American animator, screenwriter, film director, voice actor and actor. ... This article is about the TV series. ...

Jesus vs. Frosty

In 1992, Trey Parker and Matt Stone, then students at the University of Colorado, made Jesus vs. Frosty, under the "Avenging Conscience Films" moniker. Parker and Stone animated the film using only construction paper, glue, and a very old 8 mm film camera, and premiered the film at the December 1992 student film screening. The movie features four kids who are very similar to the four main characters of South Park, including a character resembling Cartman but called 'Kenny', a hooded boy resembling Kenny, and two other nameless boys similar to Stan and Kyle. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). ... The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder, UCB officially[3]; Colorado and CU colloquially) is the flagship university of the University of Colorado System in Boulder, Colorado. ... Construction paper or sugar paper, is a type of coarse colored paper typically available in large sheets. ... Polyvinyl acetate formula Polyvinyl acetate or PVA is a rubbery synthetic polymer. ... This article is about the 8 mm film format. ... For other uses, see Camera (disambiguation). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Eric Theodore Cartman, commonly referred to by his family name, Cartman, is one of the five main characters in the animated series South Park (the others being Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Kenny McCormick and Butters Stotch). ... Kenny McCormick, voiced by Matt Stone, is one of the five (originally four) central characters of South Park, the four others being Eric Cartman, Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, and in recent seasons, Butters Stotch. ... Stanley Stan Marsh is a fictional character in the animated television series South Park. ... Kyle Broflovski is a fictional character in the Emmy-award-winning animated series South Park. ...

The story depicts the four kids building a snowman and, in the vein of Frosty the Snowman, putting a magic hat on it to make it come to life. Unfortunately Frosty turns out to be evil and deranged, sprouting huge tentacles and killing the Cartman-resembling boy by throwing him. This leads one of the boys to be the first to utter the famous line: "Oh my God! Frosty killed Kenny!", though it is missing the "You bastard(s)!" response. The boys go to Santa for help, but it's Frosty in disguise when Santa makes a scary face, and he kills the Kenny-resembling boy by throwing him. The two remaining kids run away, and then find a nativity scene with a baby Jesus, who flies to the evil snowman and kills it by slicing off the magic hat by throwing his halo. After seeing this, one of the two says another well-known line: "You know, I learned something today." The two kids realize the true meaning of Christmas: presents. So, as a deer nibbles on the Cartman-resembling boy, they go to their homes to find the presents hidden by their parents. A classic snowman. ... Frosty the Snowman is a popular Christmas song written by Walter Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson and recorded by Gene Autry and the Cass County Boys in 1950. ... Tentacles can refer to the elongated flexible organs that are present in some animals, especially invertebrates, and sometimes to the hairs of the leaves of some insectivorous plants. ... A typical depiction of Santa Claus. ... This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... This article is about the ruminent animal. ...

Jesus vs. Santa

In 1995, Fox executive Brian Graden saw the film and paid Stone and Parker $2,000 to make another animated short as a video Christmas card he could send to friends. In turn, the duo created Jesus vs. Santa. This version of The Spirit of Christmas featured an animation style very similar to the eventual South Park series, as well as more developed versions of Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny (each referred to by name) living in South Park. Wendy Testaburger also makes an unnamed and non-speaking cameo as the child sitting on Santa's lap when he is confronted by Jesus at the mall. It largely established the characters as they would be used in South Park. The movie also contains elements which would recur in the series, such as Kyle being Jewish, and rats eating Kenny's corpse. The film reportedly had a budget of $750, with Parker and Stone keeping the rest of their commission. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... FOX redirects here. ... Brian Graden is an American television executive. ... For other uses, see Video (disambiguation). ... Some christmas cards A Christmas card is a greeting card that is decorated in a manner that celebrates Christmas. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... With regard to living things, a body is the integral physical material of an individual, and contrasts with soul, personality and behavior. ...

The story differs significantly from Jesus vs. Frosty. It opens with the 4 boys singing "We Wish You a Merry Christmas", when Stan interrupts to tell Kyle he should sing Hanukkah songs, since "Jewish people don't celebrate Christmas!" Cartman insults the song Kyle starts singing ("Dreidel, Dreidel"), and they start arguing. They are only interrupted when Jesus suddenly appears, asking them to take him to a place where he can see Santa (the Mall is the obvious answer). It turns out that Jesus is angered with "Kringle", because, according to Jesus, Santa diminishes the memory of Jesus' birthday with his presents. Santa, insistent that Christmas is a time for giving, and not merely to remember Jesus' birthday, claims that "this time" they will "finish it", and that "there can be only one". They fight in a manner reminiscent of martial arts video games like Mortal Kombat (they actually borrowed the title screen and Subway stage music from Mortal Kombat 3), accidentally killing various bystanders in the process. Jesus pins Santa down, and they each ask the boys to help them. Stan hesitates, and wonders: "What Would Brian Boitano do?" (This joke would later be referenced in the movie via the song "What Would Brian Boitano Do?".) The figure skater miraculously appears and delivers a speech about how Christmas should be about being good to each other. The boys transmit the message to the ashamed fighters, and both Jesus and Santa, seeing that the boys have a point, apologize to each other. They thank the boys for helping and decide to bury the hatchet over an orange smoothie. As in Jesus vs. Frosty, the boys again realize the true meaning of Christmas: presents. Kyle remarks that if you're Jewish, you get presents for eight days. The others decide to become Jewish too and, while rats are eating Kenny's corpse, leave the scene. Connor MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Mortal Kombat. ... Mortal Kombat 3 (also known as MK3) is the third game in the Mortal Kombat series, released in arcades in 1995. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... What Would Brian Boitano Do? is a song from the film South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut written by DVDA (Trey Parker and Matt Stones band) in which figure skater Brian Boitano is treated as a role model for all situations which become increasingly ludicrous in the lyrics, in parody... Figure skating is an ice skating sporting event where individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on the ice, often to music. ... Blueberry Smoothie from Lollicup A smoothie is a blended, chilled, sweet beverage made from fresh fruit and fruit juices which is blended with crushed ice, frozen fruit, or frozen yogurt. ...

Graden initially distributed the video to 80 friends in December 1995, one of the friends rumored to be George Clooney. Brian Boitano ended up getting ahold of the tape, and was apparently flattered by his depiction. After months of being passed around on bootleg video and the Internet, the film caught the attention of cable network Comedy Central. The network hired the pair to develop South Park, which premiered in the USA on August 13, 1997. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... George Timothy Clooney (born May 6, 1961) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter who gained fame as one of the lead doctors in the long-running television drama, ER (1994–99), as Anthony Edwardss best friend and partner, Dr. Douglas Doug Ross, but is best known for... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... For other uses, see Bootleg. ... Cable TV redirects here. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel in the United States. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of television-related events in 1997. ...

In 1997, Jesus vs. Santa received a Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for best animation. The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. ...

Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa can be found on the South Park The Hits: Volume 1 DVD. A short clip is visible in a drive-in movie screen in some openers of South Park.

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Kenny's deaths

• In Jesus vs. Frosty: The boy resembling Cartman gets grabbed by one of Frosty's tentacles and is thrown at a distance. He gets slammed into the ground and quickly bleeds to death, leading the Kyle-like character to proclaim their famous statement that "Kenny" has been killed. The hooded boy resembling Kenny later gets grabbed by the throat by Frosty disguised as Santa then tossed to the ground where his head is knocked off; however, the boys do not make comment on his name.
• In Jesus vs. Santa: Kenny gets decapitated by Santa, causing his head to fly off and hit a statue (of Orgazmo) which topples over, crushing some children. Kyle then proclaims the famous statement. At the end of the film, a bunch of rats eat his corpse.

Orgazmo is a 1997 comedy-action film written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of the animated series South Park, and directed by Trey Parker. ...

References in the series

Jesus vs. Frosty

• A clip of the show can be seen during the earlier opening credit sequences.
• In "Simpsons Already Did It", when Tweek says "What if I put the nose on and the snowman comes to life and tries to kill me?", Stan replies "Tweek, when has that ever happened? Except for that one time."
• In "Red Sleigh Down", after Santa is shot down, Stan and Cartman have a conversation similar to the one the original Stan and Kyle after Frosty kills the Kenny prototype

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Jesus vs. Santa

• A short clip from Jesus vs. Santa is visible on a large TV in the background on some openings of the episode as the bus drives past, when the guitar playing man says "Heading' on up to South Park, Gonna see if I can't unwind".
• The boys try make the short as an "Animated Christmas Card" for the town in a parody of how Parker and Stone made the short in the episode "A Very Crappy Christmas".
• The reference to orange smoothies would later be used in several episodes, most notably in "Fingerbang".

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External links

• South Park Studios: Creator Bios
• Script of Jesus vs. Frosty
• Script of Jesus vs. Santa
• South Park Timeline
• South Park Studios: Behind the Scenes: How it all began
• The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Frosty at the Internet Movie Database
• The Spirit of Christmas: Jesus vs. Santa at the Internet Movie Database