A Christmas To Remember

Summary
Christmas is coming and Thomas and his friends preparing for the jolly holidays. And those festivities look set to be even jollier than usual because Sir Topham Hatt's twin brother Tom is coming to visit. Tom is a celebrated zoologist based way up north in the snowy arctic circle, with his husky Pongo, and Scoot the skibogan, and he's not seen his brother in ages.

As Tom prepares for his visit, Sir Topham Hatt is planning a cracking Christmas concert at Knapford, with those old rockers Lennie and the Lazers as the stars of the show. But - oh - how the best preparations go awry. The side of The Fat Controller's office gets bashed by a wayward fir tree, the Christmas lights short circuit the town, Diesel runs over the Christmas Fairy, Lennie loses his voice and worst of all, poor Tom has missed his boat South. Also work is going badly after a war sparks up between the steam team and the DAB stacks. The only spare engine is Diesel 11, although Thomas gets cold feet trying to ask him as he thinks he looks scary. But that night he has a dream about Wart and Skarloey and Wart tells him that he must not give up. He manages to persuade everyone after a meeting, including Diesel 11. Harold goes over to the Arctic to pick Tom up secretly. The stage is completed in time and the concert is a success. Sir Topham Hatt then meets Tom and everyone is as happy as can be. Truly, this is shaping up to be a christmas to remember...

Theatrical Release
A Christmas to remember was shown in select theaters in the U.S. throughout July and showing on the weekends and in the U.K., throughout September. Australia will also get it in November.

Characters
Thomas

Edward

Henry

Gordon

James

Percy

Toby

Emily

Duck

Donald and Douglas

Oliver (Non speaking role) (Also, his scrap model from Escape is seen at the Smelters yard)

Sir Topham Hatt

Lady Hatt

Tom Hatt (New character)

The Mean Controller

Mayor of Sodor

Skarloey

Miss Jenny Jack

Alfie

Oliver (The Pack)

Max and Monty

Kelly (Music Video Cameo Only)

Ned

Isobella

Byron

Buster

Diesel

Bill and Ben (Non Speaking Roles)

Mavis

'Arry and Bert (Non Speaking Roles)

Bluck and Bart

Buck and Bob

Salty (Non-Speaking Role)

Harvey

Arthur

Wart

Hank

Flora (Cameo)

Neville

Murdoch

Fergus

Ian

Stepney

Diesel 10 (Non Speaking Role)

Molly (Non-Speaking Role)

Dennis (Non Speaking Role)

Daisy

BoCo

Rosie (Cab Cameo Only)

Whiff (Cameo Only)

Annie and Clarabel (Non Speaking Roles)

Henrietta (Music Video Cameo)

Coral and Emma (Non Speaking Roles)

Toad (Non Speaking Role) (Also, his scrap model from “Escape!” is seen at the Smelters yard)

Troublesome Trucks (Non Speaking Roles)

Rocky (Non-Speaking Role)

Terence (Non-Speaking Role)

Bertie (Non-Speaking Role)

Trevor (Non-Speaking Role)

Harold

George (Cameo Only)

Cranky

Elizabeth (Cameo Only)

Bubba

Ricky

Butch (Cameo Only)

Jeremy (Non-Speaking Role)

Madge

Pinchy (Cameo Only)

The Refreshment Lady (Cameo Only)

Songs
Busy decoratin' the station Everybody's got a job Try and get it right Engine Roll Call A Christmas to remember Crocodile rock

Trivia
A Christmas to remember features the returns of Jack, Alfie, Oliver, Max and Monty, Kelly, Ned, Byron, Isabella and Buster (last seen in The Great Discovery), Terence (last seen in The Great Discovery), George (last seen in The Great Discovery), Diesel 10 (last seen in The Great Discovery), Fergus (Last seen in season 7), BoCo (Last seen in season 5), Daisy (Last seen in Calling All Engines!) and Dennis (last seen in The Great Discovery).

The only Pack Vehicles that didn't appear in A Christmas To Remember are Patrick and Nelson.

The Great Discovery features some stock footage from Season 11. This is the Thomas & Friends production to only use models since season 11.

Though Wart and Diesel 11 returned, Alex and Winston are still absent. According to sources their scenes were filmed but were replaced by Buck and Bob.