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''''Twas the Night Before Christmas''' was a single-segment [[webcast]] story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. It was uploaded to the BBC's [[YouTube]] channel and various social media feeds in 2018.
'''''{{'}}Twas the Night Before Christmas''''' was a [[Christmas]] themed webcast story featuring the [[Thirteenth Doctor]]. It was the second of two animated Thirteenth Doctor webcasts released in December of 2018, the first being ''[[Festive Thirteenth Doctor Yule Log (webcast)|Festive Thirteenth Doctor Yule Log]]''.


== Synopsis ==
== Summary ==
Get in the [[Christmas]] spirit with a very Doctor Who [[poem]]!
Get in the festive spirit with a very [[Doctor Who]] [[poem]]!


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his [[sleigh]] isn't working. He phones the [[Thirteenth Doctor]] for help, and she agrees to loan him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. As Santa zips around the world in the TARDIS, a TV news anchor reports that there have been multiple sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky.
On [[24 December|Christmas Eve]], [[Santa Claus]] is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its [[magic]]al flying power. He calls the [[Thirteenth Doctor]], who agrees to lend him her [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a [[Sophie Raworth|news anchor]] reports that there have been sightings of a [[police box]] in the sky.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[The Doctor]] - [[Jodie Whittaker]]
* Narrator - [[Bradley Walsh]]
* [[Thirteenth Doctor]] and herself - [[Jodie Whittaker]]<ref name="io9">[https://io9.gizmodo.com/doctor-who-saves-christmas-again-in-this-adorable-hol-1831172114 Doctor Who Saves Christmas (Again) in This Adorable Holiday Short]</ref>
* [[Santa Claus]] - TBA
* [[Santa Claus]] - TBA
* News reporter - TBA
* News anchor - [[Sophie Raworth]]
* Narrator - TBA


== Crew ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* [[Santa Claus]] crashlands in [[Lapland]].
** The place is filled with [[snowman|snowmen]] and [[candy cane]]s.
* A sign points towards the [[North Pole]].
* Santa's [[sleigh]] has lost its [[magic]]al flying [[power]].
** Santa moans that it is too late to call a [[mechanic]].
* Santa has an [[iPhone]] with a cover that reads [[Plum]].
** Santa knows the [[telephone]] number to the TARDIS.
* The [[Thirteenth Doctor]] is on an [[Planet ('Twas the Night Before Christmas)|unnamed planet]].
* [[The Doctor]] uses the [[TARDIS telephone]].
* The Doctor offers Santa to borrow [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]].
* A news anchor reports about sightings of a flying [[police box]].


== References ==
== Notes ==
* Santa is situated in [[Lapland]]. A sign that says "[[North Pole]]" can also be seen.
* This story is the first in the "[[Jodie Whittaker]]/[[Chris Chibnall]] era" to not feature [[Graham O'Brien]], [[Yasmin Khan]] and [[Ryan Sinclair]]. However, the story is narrated by Graham actor [[Bradley Walsh]].<ref name="TwasBrad" />
* Various [[snowmen]] and giant [[Candy Kane (sweet)|candy kane]]s can be seen around Lapland.
** Various media prior to this "era" have depicted her without [[Team TARDIS|her "friends"]], although most of these stories were written prior to her first television story.
* The story is named after the [[Twas the Night Before Christmas|famous Christmas poem of the same name]], and told to the same rhythm and metre.
** This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the [[The Night Before Christmas (audio story)|Big Finish audio story]].
* Jodie Whittaker breaks character at the conclusion of the webcast to wish the viewer a "merry christmas from everybody at Doctor Who".


== Story notes ==
== Continuity ==
* [[The Doctor]] has met [[Santa Claus]] before on multiple occasions. ([[COMIC]]: {{Cs|A Christmas Story (comic story)}}, {{Cs|Silent Knight (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{Cs|Dr. Tenth: Christmas Surprise! (novel)}}, {{Cs|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas (short story)|The Man Who (Nearly) Killed Christmas}}, {{Cs|A Visit from Saint Nicholas (short story)}}, [[TV]]: {{Cs|A Christmas Carol (TV story)}}, {{Cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}}, {{Cs|Last Christmas (TV story)}})
* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] also used [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] to help Santa do his job. ([[COMIC]]: {{Cs|Silent Knight (comic story)}})


 
== Footnotes ==
 
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* The story is named after the [["Twas the Night Before Christmas"|the poem of the same name]], and is narrated in the same way.
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]]
** This is the second story to be named after the poem, after the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] [[The Night Before Christmas (audio story)|audio story]].
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor has met Santa many times before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]'', et al)
[[Category:2018 webcasts]]
[[Category:2018 webcasts]]
[[Category:Thirteenth Doctor stories]]
[[Category:Thirteenth Doctor webcasts]]
[[Category:Stories set at Christmas]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 21st century]]
[[Category:Stories set in Europe]]
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]]

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'Twas the Night Before Christmas was a Christmas themed webcast story featuring the Thirteenth Doctor. It was the second of two animated Thirteenth Doctor webcasts released in December of 2018, the first being Festive Thirteenth Doctor Yule Log.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Get in the festive spirit with a very Doctor Who poem!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus is in a panic because his sleigh has lost its magical flying power. He calls the Thirteenth Doctor, who agrees to lend him her TARDIS for the night. Later, as the TARDIS zips around the world, a news anchor reports that there have been sightings of a police box in the sky.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.blogtorwho.com/video-twas-the-night-before-christmas-a-doctor-who-christmas-poem/
  2. ↑ Doctor Who Saves Christmas (Again) in This Adorable Holiday Short
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