Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Year: 2011

Runtime: 26 mins

Language: English

Director: Karen Disher

AnimationFamily

Join the Ice Age herd for a frosty holiday adventure. Sid accidentally shatters Manny’s treasured Christmas rock, lands on Santa’s naughty list, and launches a comedic trek to the North Pole to set things right—only to tumble into even greater chaos. In a whirlwind of slapstick mishaps, Manny and the prehistoric posse must unite to save Christmas for the entire world.

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1

Scrat's acorn theft and failed stash

Scrat eyes a beaver's cache and sneaks in to steal an acorn and decorations. He ties a stash of acorns to a piece of bark and attempts to slip away, but the pile breaks loose and rolls off, leaving him empty-handed and frustrated.

Beaver dam area
2

The Christmas Rock revealed; Naughty List danger

Manny unveils the Christmas Rock, a family heirloom symbolizing Santa's visit. Sid mocks the Rock and Manny forbids him near it. In a mishap, a star-shaped ice piece is flung from the tree and smashes the Rock, prompting Manny to declare Sid on the Naughty List and sending Sid into tears.

Snowy village
3

Sid's despair, Peaches proposes a North Pole mission

Sid sobs over his Naughty List status while Peaches encourages him to make amends. She plans to travel to the North Pole with Sid to plead for Santa's mercy, and Crash and Eddie insist on joining to save Christmas.

Snowy village
4

The North Pole quest begins

The group follows the Northern Lights toward the North Pole. A brief whiteout scatters them, and Sid nearly tumbles off a cliff until a flying reindeer named Prancer saves them and agrees to guide the way.

Arctic skies / North Pole approach
5

Manny patches the Rock; group goes missing

Back in the village, Manny attempts a patch-up of the Rock using mud and sticks. Ellie discovers that Peaches, Sid, Crash, and Eddie are missing, and Diego tracks Sid's scent to help lead the search toward the North Pole.

Snowy village
6

Near Santa's HQ; santourage and danger loom

Prancer and the group reach the vicinity of Santa's headquarters, where the santourage guards the workshop. The scene is festive with sugar plums and peppermint bark, but an avalanche triggered by the chaos disrupts operations.

Santa's workshop vicinity
7

Naughty List escalates; Santa reveals reality

Santa inflates the Naughty List as a formal reminder of rules and reality, and Manny realizes that Santa is real. This revelation inspires the animals to rally and repair the damage to Christmas Eve.

North Pole / Santa's Workshop
8

Plan to restore Christmas Eve takes shape

The crew works together to restore order, and Santa enlists Prancer to fly the sleigh. He also calls on his family—Dasher, Dancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen—to help pull the sleigh and revive Christmas Eve magic.

North Pole Workshop
9

Sleigh restored; Santa departs with hope

By nightfall, Santa departs with the revived fleet, and the group returns to the Nice List, even Sid. The Christmas mission is back on track as the season's magic spreads.

Night North Pole
10

Scrat's final nut moment

Scrat glances at his present from Santa—a small nut—but the gift slips away in a gust. He is humorously knocked around by the reindeer as he circles the Earth once more, a lighthearted coda to the tale.

Around the world
11

Sid's status restored on the Nice List

Back at the North Pole, Sid is formally restored to the Nice List, ending his fear of eternal Naughty status. The group celebrates their teamwork and the season's renewed magic.

North Pole
12

Farewell to the Pole and a holiday return

With Christmas saved, the gang heads home to celebrate with loved ones as the holiday arrives, a moment of unity and renewal for all. Scrat's and everyone else's adventures linger as the world spins on.

North Pole / Home

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