History YMMV / TheChristmasLight

* CommonKnowledge: Well, "common" might not be the right word to use for something this obscure, but there's a misconception that Jennifer is voiced by Jennifer Donofrio, while her sister Amy who appears in ''Brigade'' is voiced by Amy Donofrio. In reality, both characters are voiced by Amy. Jennifer voices one of the singing beetles in ''Brigade''.

** The confrontation between Santa and Dr. D in Santa's office in the second movie as well, due to the fact that Santa's lines seem to be implying that he's supposed to be furious with Dr. D over what the doctor is doing, including brainwashing Isaac. However, Santa's voice actor doesn't sound like he could be bothered to give off his dialogue in anything but a flat monotone voice in what was apparently supposed to be a serious scene.

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: While the voice-acting of the other characters is otherwise absolutely awful, Jamie [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Norton/Horton]] as Burton is an odd exception. It's a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed example]] to be sure, as he is [[HamAndCheese very obviously hamming it up like there's no tomorrow]] and not even his heart seems to be fully in it in ''Brigade'', but that being said, at the very least he still puts far more emotion into his acting than anyone else does ([[{{Narm}} sometimes to a fault]], as Burton's childish and overwrought tantrum will attest to).

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The first movie's failure to portray Burton for the {{Jerkass}} he supposedly is while making a point of mentioning that the other elves ostracize and bully him, along with Santa and Isaac's apparent lack of concern for Burton's well-being until Burton returns to normal, make Burton come off more like a JerkassWoobie who only acts like a jerk [[TheFriendNobodyLikes because nobody treats him well]] and making his motives as the Snowman seem motivated by [[WhosLaughingNow paying back Santa and the other elves]] for never treating him like a human being (or Christmas elf) more than anything else.

* MemeticMolester: Dr. D, due to a combination of his [[UnfortunateNames name]], his pedo-stache, and some very unfortunate dialogue choices.

* AccidentalInnuendo: The dialogue in both movies (though particularly in ''Brigade'') is peppered with so many ThatCameOutWrong moments that [[PoesLaw it's difficult to tell]] whether the dialogue was just ''that'' ineptly written or [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar the innuendoes are less accidental than we think]]:

* SoBadItsGood: It has the same hilariously kitschy and inept charm that made movies like ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' classics. Mind you, this really only applies to the first movie as the second movie is generally considered nigh-unwatchable.

** When Isaac enters the Dart, Dr. D exclaims: "Isaac! What an unexpected surprise!" Sounds like something [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb another "Dr. D"]] would say, especially since the tone of this quote makes him sound Isaac was ''totally expected''.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Santa and Isaac could very well be blamed for everything that happens in ''Light'', and the story holding them up as heroes throughout the movie just doesn't take because of it. The narrator outright states that Isaac and the other elves bully Burton and call Burton names behind his back, and Santa doesn't seem to do anything about the bullying nor does he try to treat Burton well either. They don't even seem to care that Burton has become the snowman, and Santa outright states that he and Isaac would have killed Burton had Jennifer not been there to hold them back. At the end of the story, Burton accepts that Santa and Isaac were his friends and were only trying to help him...which is blatantly not true as, again, Santa and Isaac almost ''killed him'', and before all this happened they didn't even treat him like a friend in the first place. Combined with the fact that the reason nobody likes Burton is largely an InformedFlaw and you've got two protagonists who are simply not as worth rooting for as the story presents them to be.

* MemeticMutation: '''AND YOU WILL''' '''''RUE''''' '''THE DAY THAT YOU HAD YOUR WAY WITH ME!!!'''

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The first movie's failure to portray Burton for the {{Jerkass}} he supposedly is while making a point of mentioning that the other elves ostracize and bully him, along with Santa and Isaac's apparent lack of concern for Burton's well-being until Burton returns to normal, make Burton come off more like a JerkassWoobie who only acts like a jerk [[TheFriendNobodyLikes because nobody treats him well]] and making his motives as the snowman seem motivated by [[WhosLaughingNow paying back Santa and the other elves]] for never treating him like a human being (or Christmas elf) more than anything else.

* EarWorm: The beetles' song from the second movie is (annoyingly) catchy. It doesn't help that it's a fairly repetitive song that lasts for minutes on end.

** In his reviews of both movies, WebVideo/{{Phelous}} suggests multiple times that Isaac is a secretly evil BitchInSheepsClothing due to Isaac immediately jumping to killing Burton in ''Light'' before Jennifer stops he and Santa from doing so (and Isaac sounding disappointed as he calls X the robot back) and the sheer lack of resistance Isaac shows when being captured and brainwashed by Dr. D in ''Brigade''.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Burton in the first movie before his HeelFaceTurn: An egotistical and [[{{Jerkass}} rude]] InsufferableGenius who is rightfully not taken seriously by the other elves? Or a JerkassWoobie who only wants to prove himself to the other elves and his boss but is unfairly ostracized and bullied by them, with their relentless bullying leading to Burton finally snapping and [[WhosLaughingNow deciding to bite back at them after he becomes the snowman]]?
* AssPull: ''The Christmas Light'' practically runs on these. Why exactly does [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext falling into his own toy machine turn Burton into the snowman]]? And his redemption comes off as more of a DeusExMachina than anything else.

* SoBadItsGood: It has the same hilariously kitschy and inept charm that made ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheRapsittieStreetKidsBelieveInSanta'' a classic.

--->'''WebVideo/{{Phelous}}''': Dr. D? Really?! That's it, I'm gonna flag this movie for being inappropriate!
** Pretty much everything Dr. D himself says, really.
--->'''Dr. D.''': Let me show you where I'll put it!

* SoBadItsGood: It has the same hilariously kitschy and inept charm that made ''WesternAnimation/TheChristmasTree'' a classic.

** Any time the characters use their "special gadgets" in the second movie, due to it coming off as an excuse to simply have the characters instantly pop from one location to another or even ''clip through walls'' rather than simply animating them walking or otherwise travelling to other places.

** The above-mentioned clipping and phasing through walls in ''Brigade''. Even with the [[HandWave in-universe justification]] it comes off as lazy.

** [[ChewingTheScenery Burton's melodramatic rant over being rejected by Santa]], particularly the lyrical way in which he speaks it and the fact that he falls down and seemingly ''[[IncendiaryExponent explodes]]'' once he's finished.

* AssPull: ''The Christmas Light'' practically runs on these. Why, exactly, does [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext falling into his own toy machine turn Burton into the snowman]]? And his redemption comes off as more of a DeusExMachina than anything else.

* DesignatedHero: Santa and Isaac come off as real jerks here; the narration makes a point of mentioning that Burton is ostracized by Isaac and the other elves and the jolly old elf himself comes off as apathetic at best to Burton. Then later after Burton transforms into the snowman, Isaac and Santa not only don't seem to care that this happened to Burton but seem to have no qualms whatsoever about outright killing him! (They're only prevented from doing so by [[MoralityChain Jennifer]].)

* DesignatedHero: Santa and Isaac come off as real jerks here; the narration makes a point of mentioning that Burton is ostracized by Isaac and the other elves and the jolly old elf himself comes off as apathetic at best to Burton. Then later after Burton transforms into the snowman, Isaac and Santa seem to have no qualms whatsoever about outright killing him! (They're only prevented from doing so by [[MoralityChain Jennifer]].)
* MemeticMutation: '''AND YOU WILL''' '''''RUE''''' '''THE DAY WHEN YOU HAD YOUR WAY WITH ME!!!'''

** Any time the characters use their "special gadgets" in the second movie, due to it coming off as an excuse to simply have the characters instantly pop from one location to another or even ''clip through walls''.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The characters' arms have a tendency to suddenly seize up at random points throughout both movies for one thing.

* {{Narm}}: Preeeeetty much everything for one reason or another. Some highlights include: