Véspera de Natal com Lorena ("Christmas Eve with Lorena") was a Portuguese series of Christmas television specials aired annually on RTP2 from 2000 to 2003, spun off from the children's variety television program Lorena e Companhia. Much like Lorena, it was created by songwriter and author Lota Maria Simões and a co-production of Kirschner Ibérica and Telebom Porto with approval from Magic World Licensing.
Format[]
Much like the show it's based on, Véspera de Natal com Lorena featured main characters Lorena (Wisteria from Sonnawood), Adel Fox, José (Joe from Joe's Real Weird School Life), Gatarina and original characters Luiz (an Iberian wolf) and Gonçalvo (a rooster) getting ready for Christmas when a situation would spring forth which the characters would have to solve shortly before Christmas Day arrives.
In addition to providing comedy, the specials included musical interludes and Christmas-themed episodes of featured cartoons. There were also morals relating to the Christmas spirit such as those involving kindness, empathy and charity.
List of specials[]
- O Castelo de Flocos - December 24, 2000
- Lorena and her pals receive a letter from Pai Natal informing them that the Castle of Snowflakes has been taken over by a greedy businessman who wants to industrialize snowflake production, taking away the charm of each snowflake being different and accidentally threatening Christmas present delivery
- Os Cartoons e o Quebra-Nozes - December 24, 2001
- Lorena, her pals and other characters from Lorena e Companhia cartoons (e.g. Arthur Read, the Road Rovers, Pajama Sam and the Love Angels) all play a part in a quest to help the Nutcracker Prince overthrow the evil Mouse King and make Christmas merry once again
- O Dia em Falta - December 24, 2002
- A stressed out retail worker, with the aid of an unscrupulous wizard, decides to erase Christmas Day for good so she doesn't have to suffer from the busy Christmas shopping period anymore but when Lorena and her pals notice, they undergo a time-travelling adventure with the help of Pai Tempo to restore Christmas
- O Natal num OVNI - December 24, 2003
- An alien sees Lorena's message of Christmas joy and invites her and her pals on board his spaceship, asking her to bring the same Christmas message to the big city of his home planet where they don't know how to love and share, and their corrupt mayor is determined to try and prevent Christmas from being instated in his domain.
Specials included[]
- Animaniacs ("Twas The Day Before Christmas/Jingle Boo/The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert/A Christmas Plotz/Little Drummer Warners", "The Twelve Days of Christmas", "Noel", "The Christmas Tree")
- Arthur ("Arthur's Perfect Christmas")
- A.S.A.P: As Silly As Possible ("Cold Turkey & Hot Cocoa")
- Joe's Real Weird School Life ("A Real Weird Christmas")
- The Magic School Bus ("Family Holiday Special")
- Pingu ("Pingu's Family Celebrates Christmas")
- Sonnawood ("Memory of Christmas")
- Wedding Peach DX Episode 3 ("Reunion - We'll Fight, Even On Christmas Eve")
Broadcast[]
The specials were aired on RTP2 on Christmas Eve from 16h-19h (4 PM to 7 PM) without ad breaks, as was standard with the channel's programming.