| Director: | Vic Atkinson |
| Producer: | Beryl Friesen W.H. Stevens Jr. |
| Voices: | Adam Rich Sterling Holloway |
| Music: | Hagood Hardy |
| Cinematography: | Ron Haines Colette Brière |
| Editor: | Gerald Tripp |
| Company: | Atkinson Film-Arts Titlecraft Pooled Film Services |
| Network: | CBC |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas is a 1979 animated Christmas television special produced by the Canadian-based Atkinson Film-Arts.[1] It was originally broadcast on CBC and in syndication on December 24, 1979.[2]
Tukiki (voiced by Adam Rich) is a small Eskimo boy who sets out to discover the meaning of Christmas along with a magical character known as North Wind (voiced by Sterling Holloway). While on his journey, Tukiki visits different lands with varying cultures and customs. At each of these places, he learns something different about Christmas and is given gifts which he eventually takes back to give to his selfish arctic friends. The thoughtful giving of gifts brings about a change in Tukiki's homeland and suddenly harmony reigns where once was none, and through Tukiki's act of love, the true meaning of Christmas is discovered.
The voice cast included:[3]
Tukiki and His Search for a Merry Christmas was released on VHS by Embassy Home Entertainment in 1986 which has long been out of print. On August 12, 2008, it was released as a manufacture-on-demand DVD-R as part of the "Holiday Classics" series by Phoenix Learning Group, Inc.