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** The stop-your-course-before-you-and-the-whole-community-get-it-in-the-neck aspect reminds some of ''An AMerican Carol'',

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** The stop-your-course-before-you-and-the-whole-community-get-it-in-the-neck aspect reminds some of ''An AMerican American Carol'',
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** And the Windigoes make him look positively nice by comparison.


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* OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions: Deconstructed. The Windigoes are all too real.
* SchizoTech: Might be just Starlight's mental image, but we see GenteelInterbellumPeriod gramophones in the ponified version of VictorianLondon.


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** The stop-your-course-before-you-and-the-whole-community-get-it-in-the-neck aspect reminds some of ''An AMerican Carol'',

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** Flintheart is is designed like the movie version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Professor Snape.]]

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** Flintheart is is designed like the movie version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Professor Snape.]]



** Two background ponies seen in crowd scenes of the story are modeled after [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson]]. Later on, a shifty-looking pony is seen near them, possibly modeled after Professor Moriarty.



* VillainSong: A preview shows that the presumed antagonist of "A Hearth's Warming Tail" (portrayed in-universe by Starlight Glimmer) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNK1KIw52Pk has one]].

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* VillainSong: A preview shows that the presumed antagonist of "A Hearth's Warming Tail" (portrayed in-universe by Starlight Glimmer) [[https://www."[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNK1KIw52Pk has one]].com/watch?v=3rB0x2TVu9Q Say Goodbye to the Holiday]]" sung by Snowfall (portrayed in-universe by Starlight Glimmer).
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* Flintheart is is designed like the movie version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Professor Snape.]]

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* ** Flintheart is is designed like the movie version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Professor Snape.]]

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* ContinuityNod: Not the first time [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E20ForWhomTheSweetieBelleToils Luna showed somepony a bad future.]]
* CrystalBallScheduling: Essentially the Snowfall story is holiday themed condensed version of Starlight's story. From blowing a notion of something out of proportion thanks to something in the past, to creating something she hopes will "fix" it that will only cause more damage and finally some friends that show her the wrong of her ways and help her reform.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Or rather "What I Was Going To Do" as the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Future shows Snowfall what will happen if she goes through with he spell: The Windigos grow out of control and blanket all of Equestria in eternal winter to the point of causing an ice age.



** The story takes elements from two well-known Christmas tales: ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' and ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.

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** The story takes elements from two well-known Christmas tales: ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' (Snowfalls attempt at ruining Hearth's Warming for everyone via a snow storm) and ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' (Snowfall despising Christmas and three spirits that show her the past, present and future).
* Flintheart is is designed like the movie version of [[Literature/HarryPotter Professor Snape.]]

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* ApocalypseHow: Regional or Continental. The BadFuture the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come shows Snowfall sees Equestria buried under an EndlessWinter caused by the returning Windigoes if her spell succeeds.
* BadFuture: The Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come shows Snowfall a future where her spell succeded, causing the Windigoes to return and bury Equestria underneath an EndlessWinter.



* EvilTeacher: Professor Flintheart is cruel and berates Snowfall for wasting her time celebrating Hearth's Warming when she should spend it working towards the betterment of Equestria.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By casting the spell that would make Hearth's Warming disappear, Snowfall would doom Equestria as the Windigoes would return and bring about EndlessWinter.



* TheGrinch: Even though Snowfall is clearly seen as one through the story, Professor Flintheart, the one responsible for her turn, is '''''worse'''''.

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* TheGrinch: Even though Snowfall is clearly seen as one through throughout the story, Professor Flintheart, the one responsible for her turn, is '''''worse'''''.



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Flintheart tells Snowfall to work towards the betterment of Equestria. Too bad she took that lesson to heart and tries to make Hearth's Warming disappear, dooming Equestria in the process.



* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: "A Hearth's Warming Tale" takes several elements from the story.

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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: "A Hearth's Warming Tale" takes several elements from the story. A VillainProtagonist who hates the holiday, a visit by three spirits and a HeelFaceTurn at the end.

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Snowfall Frost was a pony that hated Hearth's Warming Eve, saying that ponies should spend all their time working for the betterment of Equestria, not believing the old legends of ponies coming together to stop the Wendigoes. After being interrupted from her spellwork one too many times, Snowfall sends her assistant Snow Dash home early to avoid any more distractions. When she still can't concentrate due to the celebrations outside, Snowfall elects to create a spell that will cause all of Equestria to forget about Hearth's Warming Eve. As she prepares to cast the spell, a spirit arises from her cauldron, introducing herself as the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past. She shows Snowfall her own past, where Snowfall was quite happy to celebrate Hearth's Warming Eve with everypony else, until a cruel teacher named Flintheart told her that she was wasting her time. He repeats that Snowfall ought to be spending all of her time working for the betterment of Equestria, a lesson that Snowfall took to heart.

As she reappears back in her own chamber, Snowfall is greeted by the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents, who shows how happy and joyful that her assistant Snow Dash is, along with how much everypony is enjoying the holiday. The spirit says that the holiday isn't about gifts; it's about being with your friends. As the spirit leaves, Snowfall is surrounded by an ominous coat of ice, greeted by a taller, dark spirit; the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come. That spirit shows Snowfall that forgetting Hearth's Warming Eve will cause all of Equestria to be overtaken by the Wendigoes, covering the land in eternal frost. Seeing the error of her ways, Snowfall Frost says that she hasn't yet cast the spell, and promises to understand the holiday better. She reappears in her chamber, and takes several gifts down to the same party that Snow Dash and her friends were holding. Snowfall admits that she was wrong, saying that what matters most in the holiday isn't the gifts, but the thought behind them. The ponies of the town welcome her to the party, with Snowfall Frost becoming the most charitable of all ponies around the holiday from that day forward.

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Snowfall Frost was a pony that hated Hearth's Warming Eve, saying that ponies should spend all their time working for the betterment of Equestria, not believing the old legends of ponies coming together to stop the Wendigoes.Windigoes. After being interrupted from her spellwork one too many times, Snowfall sends her assistant Snow Dash home early to avoid any more distractions. When she still can't concentrate due to the celebrations outside, Snowfall elects to create a spell that will cause all of Equestria to forget about Hearth's Warming Eve. As she prepares to cast the spell, a spirit arises from her cauldron, introducing herself as the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past. She shows Snowfall her own past, where Snowfall was quite happy to celebrate Hearth's Warming Eve with everypony else, until a cruel teacher named Flintheart told her that she was wasting her time. He repeats that Snowfall ought to be spending all of her time working for the betterment of Equestria, a lesson that Snowfall took to heart.

As she reappears back in her own chamber, Snowfall is greeted by the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents, who shows how happy and joyful that her assistant Snow Dash is, along with how much everypony is enjoying the holiday. The spirit says that the holiday isn't about gifts; it's about being with your friends. As the spirit leaves, Snowfall is surrounded by an ominous coat of ice, greeted by a taller, dark spirit; the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come. That spirit shows Snowfall that forgetting Hearth's Warming Eve will cause all of Equestria to be overtaken by the Wendigoes, Windigoes, covering the land in eternal frost. Seeing the error of her ways, Snowfall Frost says that she hasn't yet cast the spell, and promises to understand the holiday better. She reappears in her chamber, and takes several gifts down to the same party that Snow Dash and her friends were holding. Snowfall admits that she was wrong, saying that what matters most in the holiday isn't the gifts, but the thought behind them. The ponies of the town welcome her to the party, with Snowfall Frost becoming the most charitable of all ponies around the holiday from that day forward.


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* AdaptationalVillainy: Snowfall, being an [[Literature/AChristmasCarol Ebenezer Scrooge]] {{Expy}}, falls under this. While the original Scrooge was certainly not a nice guy at all (until his eventual CharacterDevelopment), he was merely a cold jerk who just didn't want anything to do with Christmas. Snowfall, however, actively tries to destroy Hearth's Warming Eve with dangerous magic.


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* DisproportionateRetribution: Snowfall nearly invokes ApocalypseHow on all of Equestria just to get rid of one holiday. Somewhat justified, though, given whom she's portrayed by.
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* MusicalEpisode: The fourth after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E18CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]].

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* MusicalEpisode: The fourth after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E18CrusadersOfTheLostMark [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E19CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]].

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The official synopsis is: “Starlight Glimmer has a case of the holiday blues, so Twilight tries to help cure her by reading one of her favorite Hearth Warming's Eve stories, A Hearth's Warming Tale.”

This episode will air May 14, 2016.

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The official synopsis is: “Starlight Glimmer has a case of the holiday blues, so Twilight tries to help cure her by reading one of her favorite Hearth Warming's Eve stories, A As Hearth's Warming Tale.”

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Eve approaches, the ponies of Ponyville gather in Twilight's castle, decorating it for a grand celebration of the holiday. However, Starlight Glimmer has decided to skip the party, saying that she doesn't think the holiday is all that special. To help convince her otherwise, Twilight takes Starlight and Spike into her library to read Starlight an old story about a mare named Snowfall Frost.

Snowfall Frost was a pony that hated Hearth's Warming Eve, saying that ponies should spend all their time working for the betterment of Equestria, not believing the old legends of ponies coming together to stop the Wendigoes. After being interrupted from her spellwork one too many times, Snowfall sends her assistant Snow Dash home early to avoid any more distractions. When she still can't concentrate due to the celebrations outside, Snowfall elects to create a spell that
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cause all of Equestria to forget about Hearth's Warming Eve. As she prepares to cast the spell, a spirit arises from her cauldron, introducing herself as the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Past. She shows Snowfall her own past, where Snowfall was quite happy to celebrate Hearth's Warming Eve with everypony else, until a cruel teacher named Flintheart told her that she was wasting her time. He repeats that Snowfall ought to be spending all of her time working for the betterment of Equestria, a lesson that Snowfall took to heart.

As she reappears back in her own chamber, Snowfall is greeted by the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Presents, who shows how happy and joyful that her assistant Snow Dash is, along with how much everypony is enjoying the holiday. The spirit says that the holiday isn't about gifts; it's about being with your friends. As the spirit leaves, Snowfall is surrounded by an ominous coat of ice, greeted by a taller, dark spirit; the Spirit of Hearth's Warming Yet to Come. That spirit shows Snowfall that forgetting Hearth's Warming Eve will cause all of Equestria to be overtaken by the Wendigoes, covering the land in eternal frost. Seeing the error of her ways, Snowfall Frost says that she hasn't yet cast the spell, and promises to understand the holiday better. She reappears in her chamber, and takes several gifts down to the same party that Snow Dash and her friends were holding. Snowfall admits that she was wrong, saying that what matters most in the holiday isn't the gifts, but the thought behind them. The ponies of the town welcome her to the party, with Snowfall Frost becoming the most charitable of all ponies around the holiday from that day forward.

As Twilight finishes the story, she invites Starlight down to the party that the rest of them will have. After some thought, Starlight decides to join in the festivities after all, having learned the same lesson that Snowfall Frost did: it's not the gifts, it's the thought behind them.

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%%* HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas: In "A Hearth's Warming Tale", a wizard attempts to ruin the holiday and fails.
%%* MusicalEpisode: The fourth after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E18CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]].

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%%* * GreaterScopeVillain: Professor Flintheart, the CynicismCatalyst to Snowfall losing her interest in Hearth's Warming as a filly.
* HeelFaceTurn: Just like TheScrooge and TheGrinch, Snowfall also undergoes one through the course of the episode.
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cast a spell that will make Hearth's Warming disappear forever.
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MusicalEpisode: The fourth after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E18CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]].



%%* ShowWithinAShow: "A Hearth's Warming Tale" shows a past wizard (fittingly a [[GenerationZerox carbon copy]] of Starlight Glimmer) who, like Starlight, is sad during the holiday season.

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** The story takes elements from two well-known Christmas tales: ''Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' and ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''.
** The plush doll Snowfall takes for her Hearth's Warming erasing spell look like [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb Perry the Platypus]].
* TheGrinch: Even though Snowfall is clearly seen as one through the story, Professor Flintheart, the one responsible for her turn, is '''''worse'''''.



%%* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: Based on the promos, "A Hearth's Warming Tale" appears to Equestria's version of "A Christmas Carol".

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%%* HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas: In "A Hearth's Warming Tale", a wizard attempts to ruin the holiday and fails.


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%%* ShowWithinAShow: "A Hearth's Warming Tale" shows a past wizard (fittingly a [[GenerationZerox carbon copy]] of Starlight Glimmer) who, like Starlight, is sad during the holiday season.
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* VillainSong: A preview shows that the presumed antagonist of "A Hearth's Warming Tail" (portrayed in-universe by Starlight Glimmer) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNK1KIw52Pk has one]].
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%%* MusicalEpisode: The fourth after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]], Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E12PinkiePride Pinkie Pride]], and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E18CrusadersOfTheLostMark Crusaders of the Lost Mark]].
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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: Based on the promos, "A Hearth's Warming Tale" appears to Equestria's version of "A Christmas Carol".

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* YetAnotherChristmasCarol: "A Hearth's Warming Tale" is Equestria's version of "A Christmas Carol".

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* TheBusCameBack: Starlight Glimmer returns from the void after her brief, unexplained [[AbsenteeActor disappearance]] in "Newbie Dash".
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The trailer shows the cast singing the closing song, spoiling the finale of the episode.
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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E21Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]]. ...too bad it's airing in the spring...

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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E13HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E21Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]]. ...too bad Hearthbreakers]]. Amusingly, much like "Hearthbreakers", it's not actually airing in the spring...anytime close to Christmas.
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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E21Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]].

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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E21Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]]. ...too bad it's airing in the spring...
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* MythologyGag: To the IDW comic series. In one of their issues, Spike and Twilight read each other stories while snowed-in at a train station. In this episode, Twilight reads Starlight a story.
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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E20Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]].

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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E20Hearthbreakers [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E21Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]].
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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E20Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]].

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* ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E20Hearthbreakers [[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E20Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]].
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*ChristmasEpisode: The third, after [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E11HearthsWarmingEve Hearth's Warming Eve]] and [[MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS5E20Hearthbreakers Hearthbreakers]].
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The official synopsis is: “Starlight Glimmer has a case of the holiday blues, so Twilight tries to help cure her by reading one of her favorite Hearth Warming's Eve stories, A Hearth's Warming Tale.”

This episode will air May 14, 2016.

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