Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton, also known as Christopher's Christmas Mission, is a 1975 Swedish animated short film and television film directed by Per Åhlin, adapted from Tage Danielsson's short story of the same name, telling the tale of a boy who steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm while working in a post office on Christmas Eve. The short story is also published in English with drawings by Per Åhlin by Trollboken AB 2018. The film has gained huge popularity in Sweden, and is broadcast every Christmas Eve on Swedish and Norwegian national television. It is also often shown on Christmas Eve by FST in Finland.

Christopher's Christmas Mission (1975)
Directed by Per Åhlin
Genres - Animation, Family |
Sub-Genres - Animated Film, Christmas Film, Family Film |
Release Date - Dec 24, 1975 |
Run Time - 23 min. |
Description by Wikipedia
Movie Info
Tags
Comedy Television Program, Finland, Fst, Norwegian, Social Criticism, Stockholm, Sweden, Tage Danielsson, Tale
Attributes
Based On: Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton
Narrative Location: Karl-Bertil Jonsson universe
Narrative Location: Karl-Bertil Jonsson universe
Alternate Titles
Christopher's Christmas Mission
GB, US
Karl-Bertil Jonssons jul
NO
Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton
SE