''Noël Noël'' is a 22-minute animated short produced by the

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in 2003 as a

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. It was directed by

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and written by Martin Barry. The English-language version was adapted by John Weldon and narrated by

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. The original

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version was narrated by

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. Awards for the film included the

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for Best Animated Program or Series and an Award of Excellence in the category of Animation age 6 - 8 from the

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. In the United States, the short aired on

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Plot

Billionaire businessman Noel Noël is rich but rude. He falls for a

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named Beatrice, and tries to win her love with material gifts before learning the true meaning of love from a little girl named Zoey Murphy, her dog Snooze, and a blue-eyed reindeer.

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