| The Candlemaker | |
| Director: | John Halas Joy Batchelor |
| Animator: | Harold Whitaker Vic Beavis John Smith John Williams |
| Music: | Matyas Seiber |
| Producer: | John Halas Joy Batchelor |
| Studio: | Halas and Batchelor |
| Distributor: | ULCA Films |
| Runtime: | 13 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
The Candlemaker is a 1956 animated short film directed by John Halas and Joy Batchelor for the United Lutheran Church in America. The story is about a candlemaker and his son at Christmas time.[1]
A candlemaker delivers candles to faraway customers, leaving his son Tom to produce candles for the church's Christmas services. Tom forgets about his duty and rushes to deliver the candle on time, and the Christmas services are poorly lit. The next day, Tom prepares a new candle, demonstrating the values of responsibility and Christian stewardship.