The writers really seemed like they wanted to use Starlight as a villain again. I'm glad they squeezed that extra potential out of her. All the songs in here were great, too.

The writers also wanted to add Discord as, uhh, what's-his-name... Ebenezer's assistant, but he was cut for time.


19:07 "I'm getting goosebumps!"
Luna's song does that to me every time, including this one.

its impressive that they made a song that can trigger goosebumps everytime xD

@@NicWir I'm honestly not sure whether it's the instrumentals or the vocals that are causing it, or the combination of them.


Twilight: (in her Pinkie voice) “And the reason is to be with your friends!”

It’s funny because Tara Strong was originally gonna voice Pinkie.

Gotta love meta-humor. Although I found it both hysterical and adorable BEFORE I knew that.


16:19 Starlight: "You know you're doing your Pinkie Pie voice, right?"
Fun fact: When Tara Strong auditioned for Friendship is Magic, one of the roles she auditioned for was Pinkie Pie.


Love all the songs in this episode. Especially Luna's Future, and Pinkie's present. To be fair tho this show just has amazing music all around. Daniel Ingram is a genius.


I love this episode. Aside from the amazing songs, it shows a lot of Starlight's character, even with a small screentime for the actual Starlight, it shows her desire to change and interact with other people.<br>And it's my favorite adaptation of the Christmas Carol.

I love this episode. Aside from the amazing songs, it shows a lot of Starlight's character, even with a small screentime for the actual Starlight, it shows her desire to change and interact with other people.
And it's my favorite adaptation of the Christmas Carol.


To this day, “A Heart’s Warming Tail” is among my favorite holiday themed episodes of the show and one of the best of S6. This story is one of the most enjoyable adaptations to the “Christmas Carol” story in my opinion and part of my holiday traditions too. The songs alone have the power to get you in the holiday spirit and are one of the best highlights of this episode for me. Great reaction by the way!

P.S: You’ve unlocked access to the “It’s a Pony Kind of Christmas” album, now that you’ve seen and heard the songs from this episode.

Yeah, many shows did an adaptation of Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", and I usually hate when they do that, because it's totally unoriginal. But MLP surprised me positively of how well they did it and how well it actually fits the characters, especially Starlight and her backstory :>  It doesn't feel forced at all. Quite the contrary. That was very creative, because it took an entirely new turn on the original story, and added to it with some amazing songs. There's only one other adaptation I liked: the Disney's one (with Scrooge McDuck as Ebenezer Scrooge, and Mickey Mouse as Cratchit).

Bon Bon Yeah, I like “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” too and it was actually the first adaptation of “A Christmas Carol” that I was introduced to at a young age.

It's not this gen, but I still love A Very Minty Christmas


I remember when I watched this and everyone in the live chat was just loving it and making jokes about how it was almost summer when it aired. There was even a poll on EQD about which song everyone thought was the best!

Also, apparently the writers said Discord was going to play Jacob Marley's ghost who would visit Starlight before all the other spirits of Hearthswarming, but they ran out of screen time to fit it in!

I wonder if he was going to sneak in any pop culture references during his scene.


To be honest, I found THIS Hearth's Warming Eve themed episode to be so much better than Hearthbreakers

not even a fair comparison: this is arguably the best holiday themed episode in the whole show


"You know you're doing your Pinkie Pie voice, right?"

It's funny to hear Starlight say that because originally, Tara Strong (Twilight's VA) originally auditioned for Pinkie


"Luna's Future" is freakin' awesome, though sadly too short.  There are, however, a TON of Fanmade extended versions.


This is my 8th best episode of the series. The Christmas carol parody is great. The casting choices for each part is great. Twilight doing her Pinkie Pie voice is great.


Fun Fact: Discord was originally gonna be part of the episode, assuming the role of the Jacob Marley character. But, the scene was cut short for time.

Another Fun Fact: Tara strong made an audition to be Pinki Pie first so that part where Glimmy says to Twilight that she is doing her pinkie voice was a little joke about that.

Carlos Resendiz Yep. I addressed that fact in one of my comments.


If you ever decide to take another look at previous generations, I recommend the My Little Pony Tales episode Battle of the Bands.  It focuses on a character named Melody, who's played by Starlight Glimmer's voice actress.


I STILL come back and watch these every so often. Missed ya dude


00:12 We did, mostly in spring or summer :D  MLP can bring you the spirit of Christmas even in July :)
02:16 Yeah, you liked even those who were deliberately made to be bad :D
03:02 Starlight is an atheist ;)
03:33 You mean, the Labour Day? :J
03:36 Yeah, like almost every country in the world :D  Does that mean that they're all communist countries? :J
05:30 Yup, basically a reënactment of "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens ;J  Starlight is Scrooge, Rainbow Dash is Cratchit ;)
06:24 Yeah, for all the fans of villain Starlight (myself included), this episode was a blast :)  It was cool to see her former evil self again, even if it was just inside a fictional story :>
06:52 Another villain song that brought the vibes of the song "Poor Unfortunate Souls" sung by Ursula in Disney's "Little Mermaid". However, it's got its own unique motifs too.
07:35 Snowfall Frost is a real SJW: she doesn't like the holiday, therefore no pony else should be allowed to celebrate it either :q
07:45 Good catch :)
11:24 This episode is like the missing link in Starlight's backstory that we never had, disguised as Snowfall Frost's story. Because there's a lot of parallels between Snowfall Frost's character and his/her past, and Starlight's past.
11:47 Pony Snape :J  BTW Alan Rickman who played Snape died shortly before this episode has been aired. Many fans speculated that this might be a tribute for him.
12:10 It won't, but it would definitely help in the third part of the motto: bettering Equestria :J
14:44 Big Band time :)
14:52 This might be a reference to another fairy tale, Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl".
15:08 Oh, and Featherweight is Tiny Tim from "A Christmas Carol" ;)
16:19 ADORABUL!!! :3   Fun fact:  Tara Strong was originally auditioned for Pinkie Pie's voice ;)  But it turned out that she's better suited for Twilight's voice, and Andrea Libman took her place for Pinkie.
16:37 Commercial break ;q
17:05 I guess it's a jab on "MERRY Christmas" and "Happy HOLIday" ;)
17:34 Rainbow Dash – the queen of impersonation ;)
18:54 Which is another parallel between Snowfall Frost and Starlight: they both "messed with time" and the consequences were tragic. They both were allowed to see that terrible future they caused, and that helped to change their mind.
19:19 Yup, epic and dark. Two words one would never expect to use in the context of MLP, right? :J  (BTW is there any word that rhymes with "magic" other than "tragic"? They used this particular pair at least two times in the songs in this show.)
22:18 Excited Lyra :)


This episode is great. I love the "ponification" of the story.


Loved this episode so much that is actually in my top 10 of favorite episodes of the show allong with Crusaders of the Lost Mark and Magical Mystery Cure. If i had one complain about this it would be Luna's song and is the fact that is way to short.


this is my favorite heartswarming episode of the entire series.


This is one of my favorite episodes of the entire series, and one I gladly place in with all the classic holiday shows I watch every year.


What an episode it was. Definitely one of my favorites in general and sure is close second to Best Gift Ever among Hearth's Warming Themed. Maybe even tied, as both have different flavor to it.


4:19 'And here we see a book horse spreading her wings to make herself seem larger to her prey.' - DoodledPony '[HORSE]'
7:30 'Oh, it's like butter for the ears!' - LuffyIsCool in his reaction
18:19,18:34 '...but plot things always happen in threes, so a horrifying eldritch abomination with the head of a waifu shows up'. - DWK 'Totally Legit Recap'

Just a few moments from other channels covering this episode that I found enjoyable.


I've seen lots of adaptations of “A Christmas Carol”, but this one has to be my favourite. Mostly because of the musical numbers.


"Seed's of the past" & "Pinkie's Present" are my favorite of the songs in this episode.

It kinda hard to choose one favorite song because all of them are so good! But if I had to choose my top three, they would be “Hearth’s Warming Eve is Here Once Again,” Pinkie’s Present” and “Luna’s Future(not in order).”

My favorites are Say Goodbye to the Holiday and Luna's Future, but all of them are great

@@Silver-Arm Yeah Daniel ingram did a great job

The first two songs of the past and present ghosts were fun, but Luna’s Future was the most dramatic! Love it most!

This is my favorite episode of the show mostly because of the awesome songs.


I love this episode so much, all the songs are incredible

my favorite is "say goodbye to the holiday "


Came back to watch this for Christmas. Specially since I had nothing better to do since I'm deployed n all. Tbh watching ur reactions make it feel as tho I'm watchin the show with someone else which is a nice feeling.  Crazy to think I get teary eyed over this episode at some points still haha. Merry Christmas ponybro🤙🤙


Applejack and Rainbow Dash have the best singing voices in my opinion. Then again, it's the same voice actor and she's part of a band XD but I still freak out on every character being able to sing so well on this show😱😄❤


These Christmas/ Hearths Warming Eve episodes are some of my favorites of the series. Because I absolutely love Christmas ( literally to the point where I can’t stop thinking about it ), Christmas tv episodes always tend to be some of my favorites.


At last! Favorite Christmas (or Hearths Warming Eve) episode.

Christmas Carol crossed with The Cutie Re-Mark.

With a bit of How the Grinch Stole Christmas mixed in as well.

Ron Miller And a dab of Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tales :J  ("The Little Match Girl")


This is a pony version on a perfectly original story. Just like snowfall frost, Ebenezer Scrooge hated Christmas. So the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future taught him a powerful but meaningful lesson.Sometimes the best lessons learned come from our mistakes.


FINALLY! Someone who reacted to the Snape reference! :D


Fun fact Tara Strong original auditioned to be the voice of Pinkie Pie.


1:35 I actually never paid attention to it, but it seems Lemon hearts(from amending fances) got a boyfriend.
I must say, that although I love reformed starlight sometimes I miss her villainous days, she was a really good villain. Regarding this episode, another musical episode and as the previous musicals this one delivers. I like all the songs and "say goodbye to the holiday" is really good. Plus that "luna" scene was awesome.


One of THE Best epsiodes in MLP:FiM. You might have seen references to Sherlock and Watson (6:48) or Dr Who versions; 11th (14:39) 4th (14:44).


During Snowfall’s song, I think I saw Jim Moriarty.

Not to mention a ponified Severus Snape as Snowfall’s old teacher. Respect to Alan Rickman, who passed a few months before this episode originally aired.

Also, Sherlock Holmes and Watson made a cameo.


Fun Fact: Aloma Steele replaced Kazumi Evans as the singing voice for Luna in this episode and beyond.


This episode's songs sounded like the following genres: carol (with reprise at the end), operatic, country, pop, and prog rock(?).


MLP makes you buy tons of plushies so you have no money to buy unhealthier drinks!<br>MLP saves lives since 2010!

MLP makes you buy tons of plushies so you have no money to buy unhealthier drinks!
MLP saves lives since 2010!

Tons of plusies or one Fluttershy daki – what to choose, what to choose?... :J

I lost count, but I have 20 background plush characters and the Mane Six themselves. All of which are 10 inches tall (though the CMC are 8 inches).


10:48 I like how going back in time is transformin a conifer into a leaf tree


"What's up, Snape?"<br>My sides are in orbit, good lord.

"What's up, Snape?"
My sides are in orbit, good lord.


Watching this episode made me think right away of the movie Barbie: A Christmas Carol and the voice actress of Barbie in the movie films (Kelly Sheridan) is the same voice actress of Starlight Glimmer so in a way it comes full circle.

Did she voice Barbie in that film? It it does come full circle

@@Nick-ty9us In fact, Kelly Sheridan was the voice actress for almost all the Barbie movie films (especially the ones from the 2000s).

@@kidanygascot1410 but was she the voice of the character in that Christmas Carol movie

@@Nick-ty9us Actually, the main character of that movie, whose name is Eden Starling, wasn't voiced by Kelly. However, she was the voice of Barbie when she was telling the story about Eden Starling.

@@kidanygascot1410 so she is The Voice a Barbie in that

@@kidanygascot1410 also some other people from my little pony like the voices of Trixie and rarity Katharine Barr and Tabitha St. Germain are also in that

@@kidanygascot1410 does she does the same voice as starlight in the film

@@Nick-ty9us Isn't interesting that the voice actress of Barbie and Starlight has the same first name as Barbie's little sister Kelly?


amazing episode but still not my favorite hearth warming episode, the season 8 one and the special one are my favorites.
one of them is sure to draw some feels, and this one put me in the mood to watch the feelsy one,
Awesome reaction.


21:14 "Look what Lyra's wearing!"
That's conservative compared to Bon Bon's scandalous looking outfit!


Happy Hearth's Warming to anyone else watching this during the holidays!


22:28 "Ooh, is that mistletoe?"
Settle down, Romeo!  That's just holly.


2:47 Derpy knows she's the real star here.  ;)


Pinkie's Present is one of my favourite christmas songs in general tbh not even just mlp lol


Do you know why starlight voice is so sexy. Well, she’s voice by the actress who voiced Barbie for many years. Makes a whole lot of sense doesn’t it?


7:51 this part in the song sounds a bit like the “A better way to be evil” song.

Better way to be bad.<br>Both make use of Habanera/Tango Villain song cliche (in a good sense), minimalistic low strings bass lines. That's why those part seem similar.

Better way to be bad.
Both make use of Habanera/Tango Villain song cliche (in a good sense), minimalistic low strings bass lines. That's why those part seem similar.


goodbye to the holiday starts: starts mouthing the lyrics and making dramatic movements<br>my sister: "pathetic child" rolls eyes

goodbye to the holiday starts: starts mouthing the lyrics and making dramatic movements
my sister: "pathetic child" rolls eyes


The movie your thinking about is called a Christmas Carol where Mr scrooge is visited by  the ghosts of Christmas past present and future


I love this episode, though I don't like propagating the concept that people who dislike the holidays are always bad people or that we're supposed to force people to join in and that will always improve their mood and not depress them more.

@Starku I'm not saying Snowfall wasn't an asshole, just that everyone that dislikes Christmas isn't one. Some let other people do what they want and just want to be left alone themselves.<br>I don't know how many times I've been called 'scrooge' for not celebrating Christmas even though I've never said they couldn't or shouldn't.

@Starku I'm not saying Snowfall wasn't an asshole, just that everyone that dislikes Christmas isn't one. Some let other people do what they want and just want to be left alone themselves.
I don't know how many times I've been called 'scrooge' for not celebrating Christmas even though I've never said they couldn't or shouldn't.

To be fair, it's pretty much an adaptation of existing work, plus this concept is totally in place for this specific setting... but I agree.


Favorite holiday episode and favorite non 2-parter of season 6


Do not make the common mistake of most reactors that talk too much and do not pay attention to shows and dialogs, skipping some interesting and funny moments.<br>
Perhaps only for me it just seems like sometimes too much of it. But still ^^'

Do not make the common mistake of most reactors that talk too much and do not pay attention to shows and dialogs, skipping some interesting and funny moments.

Perhaps only for me it just seems like sometimes too much of it. But still ^^'


Those black screen transions happen right when a comerical break happened.


I didn’t know they had an Alan Rickman pony in this episode


damn you hated spike more than usual this episode


Snow Fall Frost is Ebenieser Scrooge from a Christmas Coral.


I have always been a fan of adaptations for A Christmas Carol.

'Cept that shitty Matthew McConaughey romcom.

An American Carol I can take or leave


I spent this whole episode saying "Oh, so Starlight is Pony-Jewish"


9:16 - and that's why we (endearingly) refer to him as, "Shitty Spike", a term created by BerryTube to describe his not-so-innocent insensitivity. He does this no less that three more times over the rest of the series - bringing up Starlight's less than stellar past >:/

9:16 - and *that's* why we (endearingly) refer to him as, "Shitty Spike", a term created by BerryTube to describe his not-so-innocent insensitivity. He does this no less that three more times over the rest of the series - bringing up Starlight's less than stellar past >:/


Discord was originally gonna be a Jacob Marley stand-in, but they had to cut him for time.

Other than that, the only thing I really dislike about this episode is Luna's Future (the song) as it's so loud and bombastic...yet the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come was notoriously silent, so thematically speaking a much more subdued version would be much more suitable.

Discord was originally gonna be a Jacob Marley stand-in, but they had to cut him for time.

Other than that, the only thing I really dislike about this episode is _Luna's Future_ (the song) as it's so loud and bombastic...yet the Ghost of Christmas Yet To Come was notoriously silent, so thematically speaking a much more subdued version would be much more suitable.


A weird fact about horses/ponies is they don't have uvulas. So, that close up on Starlights mouth was inaccurate.[laughing emoji inserted here]. I can't comment emojis on my laptop.


5:35 "Okay, what is that hairdo?"
I call it the Bob Cratchit.


16:42 "but hurry up the commercials only last two minutes"


7:30 "like butter for the ears"~
Luffy is cool


Sadly the last full musical episode in MLP.

Not sure if *SPOILER FOR PONYBRO*

The MLP special Rainbow Roadtrip counts as one

Not sure if **SPOILER FOR PONYBRO**

The MLP special Rainbow Roadtrip counts as one

@@twist58 Doesn't it only has like 3 songs in it? I think the shorter other special has about the same number of songs.


Charles Dickins A Christmas carol. Ebenezer Scrooge


That’s Sunni Westbrook singing for pinkie pie

Not according to the credits, she's not.


0:32 "I replaced my Bang with water."
Is that why you weren't on Discord late last night when I was posting Wonderbolt Rainbow Dash pics?  Asleep already?  :D


7:10
"Right up in your mouth"
No one else commented this so I will.


Christmas is not about Santa it’s about Jesus

I have some news for you, my little orthodox/jewish friend...

About that guy, that was born by a virgin? Please thats neither a fact, nor the origin of Christmas.


I don't like holidays, so this anti-anti-holiday propaganda is greatly offensive. lol.


Screw you Christmas/Happy New Year, Hearth Warming is much more cooler. Not only is this a national holiday that marks the unification of the entire pony race, but it also (with a high probability) does not allow Equestria to plunge into the ice age.


this songs are indeed great but i prefer this plz react to them

Say Goodbye to the holiday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqQ1FtQKocM&list=PL8HChHZeN1vadfw_jAiFSl7eoMz4TOz70&index=13

Luna's future:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPJI1MA-LDM&list=PL8HChHZeN1vadfw_jAiFSl7eoMz4TOz70&index=26