The Spirit of Christmas (short film) The Spirit of Christmas (short film) Spirit of Christmas is the name of two different animated short films made by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. They are precursors to the animated series "South Park". To differentiate the two, they are often referred to as Jesus vs. Frosty (1992) and Jesus vs. Santa (1995). "Jesus vs. Frosty" begins with four boys 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 Kenny (who resembles
Rupert and the Frog Song song "We All Stand Together". The film is displayed as a looping video at the Museum of Canterbury in England. In 1984, the year of its release, it won a UK BAFTA (British Academy Award) for Best Animated Short Film. Rupert and the Frog Song Rupert and the Frog Song is a 1984 animated film based on the comic strip character Rupert Bear, written and produced by Paul McCartney and directed by Geoff Dunbar. The making of "Rupert and the Frog Song" began in 1981 and ended in 1983. The film was released theatrically as an accompaniment to McCartney's feature