Director: Mathew Miguel Cullen
Story by: Mathew Miguel Cullen, Josh Chesler
Production Company: London Alley
Executive Producers: Luga Podesta, Brandon Bonfiglio
Producer: Andrew Lerios
Production Supervisor: Alex Randall
Director of Photography: Jeff Cronenweth
Production Designer: John Richoux
1st AD: David Goldstein
Post Production Supervisor: Ivan Ovalle
Video Commissioner: Targa Sayhoun
Animation Studio: Nathan Love
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Animation Producer / Director: Joe Burrascano
Executive Producer: Jon O’Hara
Art Director: Anca Risca
Production Designer / Illustrator: Tim Probert
Designer / Illustrator: Ellen Su
Motion Graphics Design
Featuring: Meg Donnelly («ZOMBIES,» «American Housewife»), Madison Hu («Bizaardvark»), Sky Katz («Ravens Home»), DeVore Ledridge («Bizaardvark»), Peyton Elizabeth Lee («Andi Mack»), Kayla Maisonet («Stuck in the Middle»), Jenna Ortega («Stuck in the Middle»), Sophie Pollono («Fast Layne»), Dara Renee («Freaky Friday»), Navia Robinson («Ravens Home»), Olivia Rodrigo («Bizaardvark»), Sofia Rosinsky («Fast Layne»), Kylee Russell («ZOMBIES»), Olivia Sanabia («Coop
Queen icons Brian May and Roger Taylor today, Sunday December 15, posted their personal Christmas messages to worldwide fans with the gift of a new specially created animation film for the band’s ‘Thank God It’s Christmas’ track originally released in November 1984.
‘Thank God It’s Christmas’ was a rare song writing collaboration between Roger and Brian. The song spent six weeks in the UK charts over the Christmas/New Year period 1984/1985. It enjoyed a second lease of life Christmas 1995 coupled with the hit single ‘A Winter’s Tale’ from the Made In Heaven album. Here the track receives a fully animated treatment.
The concept for this new animated film came directly from Brian and Roger who explain their thoughts behind it with Roger saying: “Ironically, Christmas tends to be such a stressful time for so many of us. So many emotions, joyful memories of past Christmas’ as delighted children and responsible adults / parents. Its just a great relief when it finally happens.”
Brian adds: “The video goes a little further by including a subtle reminder that we as humans now need to feel a responsibility for the welfare of ALL creatures on Earth — not just for our own benefit, and that of our grandchildren, but out of respect for the rights of the animals themselves.”
Working with Brian and Roger, the film was directed