Wow Everybody, here is an old Christmas Special that hasn't made a YouTube appearance in quite a long time. Christmas Is is a tradition cell-animated TV holiday special produced by Lutheran Television.
Benji and his dog Waldo take an imaginary trip back to Bethlehem during the time of the Roman Empire. The story moves fast so there isn't a lot of wasted narrative - we see the point for the existence of Christmas very quickly!
This Holiday Special was direct-to-syndication and the opening songs were designed for easy editing to reduce run time.
Here is the opening sequence which never aired in some markets across the country due to the need for ad space from local sponsorship. All the same, the first song leads to the start of the main story.
Here is the actual television special, and yet some areas of the country saw run-time edits even to the first scene!