Plot
Princess Odette and Prince Derek are on their way to Queen Uberta's castle to celebrate their first Christmas together. Unbeknownst to them, the evil sorcerer Rothbart has returned and enlisted the help of a black cat named Number 9 by promising nine extra lives. Number 9 lures Derek to the cellar of Uberta's castle where he opens a chest with an R on it. When Derek leaves, Rothbart emerges from the chest as a ghost. Rothbart starts his plan to become mortal again by ruining the kingdom's Christmas spirit, the only thing more powerful than the Forbidden Arts. As a ghost, Rothbart is able to cast minor spells that cause people to act negatively. He does this until almost the entire kingdom is in disharmony.
Derek and Odette learn of Rothbart's return when wind chimes playing "Far Longer than Forever" make him visible and hold him immobile. They set up chimes around the castle, but Rothbart eventually re-enlists the help of Bridget, his former hag henchwoman. She helps remove the wind chimes for him.
As part of the Christmas festivities, Uberta and Rogers are staging musical performances. They have become aggressive and competitive with each other. Odette, who is staging her own song, invites the children to perform "Christmas is the Reason" which momentarily weakens Rothbart's power over Uberta and Rogers. Odette follows up on this by inviting Uberta and Rogers to give gifts and food to the poor. The good will breaks the spell on the whole kingdom, and Rothbart is severely weakened.
Rothbart's final chance to ruin the kingdom's Christmas spirit is to sabotage the royal Christmas tree. He sends Number 9 to steal one of the Christmas lights, which he casts a spell on that will destroy the tree. Derek learns of this plan thanks to Bridget, who has double-crossed Rothbart and traps him inside giant chimes.
Derek rushes back to the Christmas Eve party to stop the tree from being lit, but he is too late. The enchanted light bulb bursts the tree and its ornaments into flames. Rothbart becomes mortal again, takes Uberta's crown which he transforms into his own, and teleports Odette to Swan Lake.
At Swan Lake, Rothbart transforms Odette into a swan again and traps her inside a cage made of roots, just as Speed, Puffin and Jean-Bob arrive. Puffin tries to attack Rothbart, but the evil sorcerer transforms the bird into a Christmas ornament. He casts a spell on the moonlight, so that when it touches Odette's wings, she will transform into a swan-shaped ornament forever. Derek arrives to rescue Odette and Rothbart transforms into the Great Animal. Derek is overpowered, but Odette sings "The Season of Love". The positive lyrics weaken Rothbart until he bursts into flames, killing him for good. Odette changes back into a human while Puffin returns to his normal self. Derek dies from his injuries, but Odette sings again. The spirit of Christmas revives him and restores the royal Christmas tree. At the Christmas party, the kingdom puts up a new Christmas ornament on the tree that honors Derek and Odette.
Music
The film's music was composed by Vassal Benford. Two albums were released in conjunction with the film. A Christmas album, "17 Songs from The Swan Princess Christmas" was released on October 22, 2012, containing the film's Christmas songs and a few instrumental pieces from the film. [2] A more complete soundtrack album, "The Swan Princess Christmas Soundtrack", was released on November 8, 2012, containing 34 tracks of the film's songs and instrumental pieces. [3] [4] Both albums contain a studio version of "Season of Love", Odette's song from the film, performed by Anna Graceman.
| Soundtrack album | Christmas album | Song/track title |
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| 1 | 1 | Overture and Prologue |
| 2 | 2 | Jingle Bells |
| 3 | 3 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas |
| 4 | | Royalty |
| 5 | | Evil Schemes |
| 6 | | Ice Leopard Chase |
| 7 | 4 | Deck the Halls |
| 8 | 5 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing |
| 9 | 6 | Season of Love (movie version) |
| 10 | | Princess in Love |
| 11 | | The Theme |
| 12 | 7 | Jolly Old St Nicholas |
| 13 | | Jean Bob |
| 14 | 8 | Angels We Have Heard On High |
| 15 | | 12 Days of Rothbart |
| 16 | 9 | Christmas Is The Reason |
| 17 | | The Hag |
| 18 | | Root of Perrywinkle |
| 19 | | Cutting Down the Chimes |
| 20 | 10 | Food for the Poor |
| 21 | 11 | God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman |
| 22 | 12 | Joy to the World |
| 23 | 13 | The Great Escape |
| 24 | 14 | Away In A Manger |
| 25 | | The Great Chase |
| 26 | 15 | Here We Come A-Caroling |
| 27 | | The Countdown |
| 28 | | Rothbart's Wrath |
| 29 | | The Great Animal |
| 30 | | Aliens |
| 31 | 16 | Derek's Rebirth |
| 32 | | Epilogue |
| 33 | 17 | Christmas is The Reason (reprise) |
| 34 | 18 | Season of Love (Anna Graceman) |
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