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Build-A-Bear Animals Come to Life in New Animated Holiday Feature

October 15th, 2009 • Related • Filed Under

Move over Frosty and Rudolph. Holly and Hal Moose are joining the holiday television lineup.

ABC Family and Build-A-Bear Workshop® are coming together to create a little holiday “hoofla” this season as the network debuts an animated special that marks the first time in the retailer’s 12-year history that its plush animals are brought to life on television.  “Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure,” a one-hour feature movie, makes its nationwide premiere on ABC Family on Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 7:00 PM ET/PT (with an encore presentation on Saturday, Nov. 28 at 10 AM ET/PT).  The television special is based on a book and series of webisodes that introduced Holly and Hal Moose last year and captured their holiday antics, powerful imaginations and love of adventure.

build a bear pix“Holly and Hal” features Meaghan Martin (“10 Things I Hate About You,” “Camp Rock”) and Jonathan Morgan Heit (“Bedtime Stories”) as the voices of Easton and Weston (respectively), two high-strung elves who monitor the North Pole Weather Center. 

“The tale of this antlered-sibling duo is meant to inspire people to follow their dreams – no matter how big they seem,” said Maxine Clark, founder and chief executive bear of Build-A-Bear Workshop.  “It’s a classic holiday adventure that offers families the opportunity to start a new tradition of watching it together each season.”  

Families can relive the excitement of the movie by making their own Holly and Hal stuffed animal friends and dressing them in new signature outfits and accessories from the movie.  In addition, Build-A-Bear Workshop is introducing Lil’ Hal, a rogue robot in Santa’s Workshop until Holly rescues him from recycling and he becomes her skillful and loveable sidekick.  Merchandise is available at Build-A-Bear Workshop stores and online at buildabear.com.® 

The movie DVD will be released starting Nov. 25.

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