The new Channel 4 animated short film is based on the book of the same name by Judith Kerr, and tells the story of a family cat Mog, struggling to get used to changes at Christmas.

The team last worked together on Emmy award-winning adaptation of Kerr’s The Tiger Who Came to Tea, which was the third highest-rating programme on the channel in the whole of 2019. When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs to the roof, where she refuses to . From the creator of The Tiger Who Came to Tea and Mog the Forgetful Cat comes a delightful Christmas adventure about a really remarkable cat! When she spots the huge Christmas tree, she freaks out and climbs to the roof, where she refuses to move no matter how hard the family tries.Since she first appeared in Mog the Forgetful Cat, Mog has become everyone’s favourite family cat and her adventures have delighted countless children worldwide. However, according to the film's director Robin Shaw, its appeal lies not in any of its bells and whistles, such as its blend of modern animation techniques in a classical style, but in its "domesticity". Judith Kerr’s beloved tabby cat is that rare thing in children’s literature, an animal that doesn’t talk or embody all sorts of human characteristics. But then she got used to the tree and spent the next month eating pine needles and throwing them back up. My family suffered bereavement this December, and I’ve realised that I can barely understand loss myself.

When I was a smallish child (I have always been quite freakishly tall), I loved this book so much I thought my heart might burst.This means I have a more than normal investment in Channel 4’s adaptation of Judith Kerr’s 1976 children’s classic Mog ’s Christmas. This, I think, is evidence that the aunts are blood relatives of Mrs Thomas, who displayed a tenuous grasp on reality in Mog and the Baby.

The starry voice cast includes Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy as Mr and Mrs Thomas, but you wouldn’t know it because everyone is so unshowy. This funny, charmingly observed portrayal of family life is sure to resonate with parents and children alike. After an unpleasant bath, Mog is treated to a placatory meal of fish and soft boiled eggs and then she gets given some presents. The theme song to Mog’s Christmas also has a crack team behind it, with vocals from Murder on the Dancefloor singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. This new animated special will see a team of artists bring to life Judith Kerr’s vivid illustrations in Lupus Films’ distinctive, hand-drawn animated style from their studio in London.

Yes there's now an official trailer for Mog’s Christmas which will send you into a Whisker Wonderland! The 22-minute film has taken the equivalent of 24 human years to make, with over 16,000 hand-drawn, animated frames. Channel 4 and Universal Pictures Content Group have released the trailer for the animated Christmas special adaptation of Judith Kerr’s classic children’s book Mog’s Christmas, from Lupus Films.