Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving

Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving is the 35th episode of VeggieTales (1993-2015)/VeggieTales Reboot and the third Christmas special of the series.

October 6, 2009

Characters

• Bob the Tomato
• Larry the Cucumber
• Junior Asparagus
• Petunia Rhubarb
• Pa Grape (Captain Pa)
• Laura Carrot
• Mom Carrot
• Dad Carrot
• Grandpa George
• Mr. Lunt (Octavius)
• Annie Onion
• Gus (Tow Truck Person, Gustav)
• Dirk Evert
• Nicky the Pepper
• Epiphanus and Tona
• Archibald Asparagus
• Jimmy Gourd
• The French Peas (Roman Guards)

Songs

• Hope It's Gonna Be A Happy Christmas
• Greece
• I Can Love
• Fa-La-La
• Helpful Humanitarian Songs with Mr. Lunt: Donuts for Benny
• Nicholas, Nicholas
• Helpful Young Saint Nicholas
• Up on the Rooftop
• I Can Love (Reprise)
• Give This Christmas Away

Trivia

• This is the first episode for several things:
  • The first Christmas episode since The Star of Christmas.
  • The first holiday episode to be animated in 16:9.
  • The first episode since An Easter Carol to not feature the VeggieTales Theme Song.
  • The first episode to be distributed by Vivendi Entertainment.
  • The first episode to not feature Madame Blueberry since Moe and the Big Exit.
  • The first episode to have Archibald Asparagus, Laura Carrot, Dad Carrot, Mom Carrot, Percy Pea, Lil' Pea, Dad Pea, Mom Pea, Scooter, Grandpa George, and Annie Onion animated by Huhu Studios.
  • The first episode to feature a Pepper character since Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed

• This is the last episode for a few things:
  • The last time when Petunia has permanent visible teeth until VeggieTales in the House, although they would appear in the title card and make a small cameo appearance (probably by mistake) in Where Have All the Staplers Gone?.
  • The last episode of VeggieTales of the 2000s.
  • The last episode of VeggieTales to not feature the VeggieTales Theme Song.
  • This episode to not have countertop segments at the beginning and end.
  • The last episode not to have someone screaming.
• The last episode to have Robert G. Lee as a writer until the reboot

Transcript

• Saint Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving/Transcript