I tried to hold out on posting anything X-Mas related as long as possible, but tonight I’m finally giving in. Sorry fellow Halloween fanatics, I let you down.

Today, Yahoo! premiered the first full trailer for the upcoming animated film, Arthur Christmas. You can now view that same trailer here on UTG by clicking past the jump.

I’m not generally one for holiday films, especially those involving Christmas, but this one looks better than most. Agree? Comment below and let us know!

Arthur LOVES everything to do with Christmas; indeed, he is the only one in his family still captivated by the magic of the holiday. Laurie will play Arthur’s older brother Steve, heir to the reins, a cool, incredibly capable guy who has given the North Pole high-tech efficiency, military-style precision. Broadbent plays Santa, who pictures himself as the guy in charge at the North Pole, but is now more of a figurehead as the operation has outgrown him. Nighy plays Santa’s 136-year-old father, Grandsanta, a cranky old codger who hates the modern world, is always grumbling that Christmas ‘was better when I was Santa’ and has a tense relationship with Steve, who he calls ‘A postman with a spaceship.’ Jensen will play Bryony, a lowly elf from the Giftwrap Battalion, with an eager-to-please attitude and an obsession with wrapping and bows. Imelda Staunton rounds out the cast as Mrs. Santa, dedicated wife and mother to her husband and sons.

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