What’s In My Big SACK!? - A Villager Christmas Carol

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Who is this!? A stranger comes into town and brings with him a Musical Minecraft Song! But what’s this behind him? Is that…a SACK?! What’s in it!? Watch this to find out what’s in the big sack! Come watch a Christmas event that’s worthy of Villager News coverage and where everyone feels just a little empty when it’s over.
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[@splatoon2364]

Anyone else want a sequel where the villagers go to war with Santa to get the children back? I can't be the only one.

[@WOLFPLAYZ5975]

Idk

[@fumarc4501]

Yea

[@JohnMkrv]

He'll end up in the pit of death

[@nikolajthepig]

Yessss also because I feel bad for the kids.. I mean.. it's funny but also sad.

[@silkswitch]

yes

[@nenufarsalamander1062]

0:30 The villager saying "Do my eyes deceive me" is holding the telescope to his eyepatch... Just pure perfection.

[@jaynedoh7823]

Also "eyes"

[@jaynedoh7823]

@Lembit09 oh

[@IndyGibb]

Bro needs Optifine.

[@ImRyze15]

No his eye patch is deseiving him ahaha

[@FluffyDuckYT]

You spelt deceiving wrong!☺

[@shyguymike]

The Villagers may be focused on trivial things, like Children being kidnapped by a shirtless man singing about his great big sack, but the real important thing about this video is - the voxel effect on the bag was so trippy, I loved that!

[@drunksaharan5787]

Yeah, hold up-

[@TheGreatAshenOne]

So You're saying that you were staring at his big jiggly sack the whole time?...

[@gigonio]

this out of context is the greatest comment ever 💀

[@shyguymike]

@@TheGreatAshenOne what can I say, the guy's got a great magical bag.

[@mikeobannion2129]

@@shyguymike true

[@shinysilverstardust]

It's only a year old, but this already feels so nostalgic.

[@SmoochTheCat]

Nostalgia can start at a few months

[@dexter6052]

Yeah lol, i said the same thing and predicted it would be. It just hits so hard

[@sergeant_cheese]

you know you will have to edit this comment every year

[@tolstartheking]

Gen alpha moment. Edit: you’re not Gen Alpha, but it sounds like something they’d say.

[@sergeant_cheese]

I AM GEN ALPHA. IM A ALPHA MALE@@tolstartheking

[@MINE_OK]

I don’t think Dan gets enough credit tbh. His singing voice is amazing.

[@Arvl.]

I prefer the old style since this one just looks like the one they did for minecraft which is fine and all but i would like them to have a distinctive style too

[@tom139o7]

@@Arvl. I think the animation has changed from what it used to look like a little bit, but the plot of the video feels perfect.

[@RidhoFebrian-]

Honestly, I think the whole video should just be his name all over the screen.

[@Arvl.]

@@tom139o7 their songs are always good yeah

[@Oliver-wv4bd]

Dan Lloyd > Dan Bull

[@glitchyfox8706]

I love the way they go from subtle implication to flat out someone saying their kids got stolen by Santa in such a smooth way. Great job guys!

[@Boiled_Pizza]

1:14 yeah i like how there's a suspicious elf at the back of the trees, it serves as a really good hint

[@xiswarmin]

What were the subtle implications cuz I don't think anything alluded to him stealing the kids before the guy just flat out said it

[@permafox]

@@xiswarmin 1:15 in the way back

[@lastwymsi]

@@Boiled_Pizza Theres also one at 0:34 in the tree trunk to the right of the sack

[@Studimus]

@@xiswarmin the fact that the sack is getting bigger, he says to not ask about and the fact that the sack moves and there are barely any kids

[@Oliver-wv4bd]

0:38 "Without any traces, all your problems disappear" After watching the entire song I can only say how right Santa was

[@jakepeng9962]

I love all the tiny foreshadowing.

[@briarpelt2333]

I just noticed that too!

[@Pentagon005875]

awful realization XD

[@ParkourCutieSpicy]

Santa used *abortion*

[@Bobbies1]

@@jakepeng9962 there's also a villager in the trees in 1:15

[@christian0h]

Arguably the darkest Element Animation song, possibly Minecraft song as a whole. I couldn't help but feel terrified once the Librarian figured it out and was practically being drowned out by everyone singing as he panicked and "Santa" got farther and farther away until it was too late.

[@ready0008]

Love the fact that you used air quotes, which implies that you think the "get in the bag" guy has learned magic and stole the kids

[@christian0h]

@@ready0008 It probably really is him!! This is probably a prequel to "Your Door was Locked" which is why you can see him in the pit of death later on. I mean, the GITB Guy always asked you to go into the bag and if you refused he just knocked you out manually and stuffed you in there. So of course he'd do it again but with more flair once he learnt magic

[@John-bw1gm]

Does that mean he could be the first person to escape the pit of death?

[@DeerEwe]

The way Santa pushes the librarian back and they get drowned by the crowd is so terrifying??? Like it sent asunder down mybacl

[@DooplissTheTrickster]

Magnus Archives vibes (probably the spiral)

[@wetwillyis_1881]

I love how Element Animations has never changed their stance on Santa Claus. You guys never disappoint me with what you’re able to create, thanks for spreading villager joy for so long.

[@senabecool7232]

Santa here steals boxes and kidnaps people

[@mrcp9345]

I think it is krampes Santa brother take the bad kids away

[@MrRuePine]

Yeah, when I saw the title, I instantly knew the answer and I was right.

[@Overlyamplified]

I dont think that Krampus is in relationship with Santa(brother, cousin etc.)

[@fumarc4501]

Get in the bag is a great running gag.

[@typemasters2871]

I hope this gets a sequel where the villagers preform a rescue mission in their usual villager way to rescue the kids from Santa

[@jonathanwatson4484]

They have to watch out for those elf villages

[@qwerty4o4]

This calls for… TESTIFICATE MAN!

[@theparrishshow9803]

Well, the description says that this is worthy of Villager News coverage so we might get a sequel

[@TheRaiderGCS]

this needs to happen on some other holiday so its like an actual rescue mission. Santa doing his thing with the kids that were kidnapped, and villagers from around the Cube aswell with any holiday creature assisting them on their mission

[@xendordawnburst9969]

New Years Resolution: Be Better Parents!

[@loganpassmorr9343]

Santa went from "get in the bag" to successfully stealing every kid in the village while keeping the adults all distracted. Quite the character development

[@BleuDoesBallet]

Atleast he upped his game this year 🤣🤣

[@cloneskeleton95]

thats daerk bleu bell👇

[@cloneskeleton95]

@@BleuDoesBallet thats daerk bleu bell

[@ChrisHinners008]

Bro kidnapped the whole village’s population under 28

[@killershark3846]

One adult understand whats happening

[@Devintheanimationkid]

Easter eggs that I found: A villager peeking with his head 0:34 A elf behind the tree in the background 1:15 In the background 2 villagers saying “oooohhh” 1:20 A villager gets blasted 1:30 A villager try’s to take off the coat on his head 2:17

[@arasmith9076]

Not the sequel to "Please get in the bag" we expected, but definitely the one we needed.

[@joehonsaeble2584]

So true I love that song

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

lol agreed

[@lancetheking7524]

Where's the video

[@aaronbouck7730]

Santa’s learned a subtler approach to get people in his bag, it seems.

[@StarBeam500]

@@lancetheking7524 the song was from Christmas with the villagers 2

[@BlockFacts]

The animation has improved SO MUCH since their last Christmas song! Look how sparkly the snow is!

[@CommonTungstenW]

Hi

[@Anjum.]

Yeah, I love the new style

[@godzillatoons3947]

We must pester Dan about rebooting "Your Door was Locked!"

[@Arvl.]

The style looks exactly like the ones they did for Minecraft which is fine and all but i would like them to have their own style

[@BaineBloodhof]

But not as good as Your Door Was Locked. I prefer the art they used then

[@gravewatcher6690]

I like how santa has the power to teleport the librarian, but doesn't use it to "adopt" the children. He uses an elf. 1:14. Good old-fashioned manual labour. Such a dedicated worker.

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

omg i didnt see the elf before thanks

[@elijanzen4015]

Oh wow, yeah! Peeking around the tree in the background, waiting to grab ‘em

[@mr.schrodinger7219]

holy, havent seen it either xD

[@SonicRooncoPrime]

Oh, that's SO well spotted, thank you!

[@melvyncardenas6493]

Omg I didn’t notice

[@RafaelFlagit]

Love how Santa tells a villager to not ask about his sack and does nothing when a entire crowd does it.

[@user-sw9ym2jk9j]

I think its because the rest of the villagers are in a sort of trance-like state, if you watch the beginning scene closely you'll notice Santa bumps into the librarian causing him to "snap back to reality" in a way. It appears that the Trance can be broken if an outside force not under the trance makes contact with the villager, for example the villager that Santa blew glitter onto seemed to be very confused and not going with the crowd. Another smaller example is when Santa start's his epic Sax solo(Which I honestly love) and throws his robes onto a villager, notice how for a moment the villager keeps jumping in motion with the rest but then all of a sudden starts struggling to get it off. Santa knows that the librarian and glitter villager are not in the trance so he does his best to keep them at bay to ensure they don't ruin his plan i.e pushing them aside and going back to the glitter villager to get him again

[@RafaelFlagit]

@@user-sw9ym2jk9j Jesus Christ Matthew Patthew chill out

[@user-sw9ym2jk9j]

@@RafaelFlagit OMG FREE ROBUX

[@RafaelFlagit]

@@user-sw9ym2jk9j lol

[@lucas_sf5873]

​@@user-sw9ym2jk9j Yeah ! I'm so happy I wasn't the only one to notice that bump in the beginning

[@BuiHieuDong]

It's so good to see a full animation like this on a Christmas day, it can really brighten our day.

[@Homeless_Pigeon_History]

Your even on element? Geez man how many channels are you subbed to lmao

[@DurJanJ]

I've never seen a video from this time the last time they afflicted was last year I think

[@Arvl.]

Their songs are always gud :D

[@mrcp9345]

I think it is krampes Santa brother take the bad kids away good music anyway

[@tristanwebb5290]

It’s not Christmas Day

[@GreatSageEqualtoSokkon]

There's a reason Mojang themselves asked Element to do ads for the villager update. It's because they are the undisputed kings of making the best Minecraft villager content.

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

villagers are the best

[@aleksandersmirnow2157]

The intelligence of the villagers and their stupid lowing at the machines is not at all what we see in Element. So before the ideal update, Mojang is not even started walking.

[@QuinnOfGilead]

Pretty sure they animate all the newer traliers

[@The_radiodemon.]

Imagine you see this in an actual minecraft village at Christmas

[@Oliver-wv4bd]

This feels like the evolution of the Get In The Bag song from Christmas With The Villagers 2. Santa has now realised it's far easier to kidnap children than adults, no bludgeoning required!

[@jakepeng9962]

The get in the bag song was so catchy, and they pretty much extended it now.

[@TheEldritchGaurdianThaumaturge]

wasn't even santa, was literally just a guy dressed as santa

[@erihgioqe3798]

@@TheEldritchGaurdianThaumaturge santa is a guy dressed as santa though, isn't he? he is a guy, and he's dressed in a santa claus outfit.

[@mypic1]

what about the Your Door was Locked song?

[@Fandom_Junkie]

@@mypic1 if I remember correctly Your Door Was Locked was about someone dressed as Santa stealing presents and then getting thrown into the Pit of Death which already had Santa in it

[@ChristopherBerdebes]

I have returned to listen to this in the middle of July. Happy Summer to all you absolute legends.

[@KonigHoff]

It's nice to see that he's gone for the subtle route...I guess asking people to "get in the bag" wasn't working.

[@TheScarletSlayer]

Aha I anticipated this would happen which is why I strapped 20lbs of C4 to my child knowing Santa would steal them.....wait *bag explodes with all the children inside* 😶......

[@jimmyg3835]

yea useing magic to kidnap peple is so mush eazer and no resistins

[@creeprvictor]

Get in the baaaaaaaaaaag

[@TheScarletSlayer]

@@creeprvictor why didn't they call it a bag, something about Santa wanting all the children to get in his giant sack just doesn't sound family friendly.

[@Lokear]

@@TheScarletSlayer I mean, that might be the point lol, he never puts his coat back on..

[@Ghost7264]

After 8 years we finally know why Santa was put in the Pit of Death.

[@christopherl8568]

Oh yeah! That video where Santa was in the pit from that other Christmas song! Looks like we need to put him back in!😅

[@christopherbravo1813]

You forget He's not the *real* Santa he's just a fake

[@melissaharris8131]

@@christopherbravo1813 nah he’s actually the real Santa in the vidio

[@robertfifik908]

@@melissaharris8131 Get in the bag!

[@charliesalzman8580]

@Melissa Harris he’s literally a witch and at the end when he’s thrown in the the pit he and Santa are both there and Santa says “Hellooo”

[@daviscalledfred]

honestly, element animation and the massive team behind everything they do is one of the most consistent and best things to come to both the minecraft and animation community. always absolute stellar animation, and with the rather restricting form of minecraft models, its incredible what they can do

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

beautiful art

[@kinoko384]

I wish Slamacow also still made animations. He was another giant but suddenly disappeared.

[@MistaWind]

@@kinoko384 Slama cow was absolutely incredible. My guess is he made bank off his animations, invested and is now just living life.

[@squigwart]

I think he has some allegations pushed on him or something? I don’t really remember I need to look into it again

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

beautiful art they make honesty is key ART

[@ToastLord42]

"Hey, where are all the children?" "Don't ask A-BOUT IT" gets me every time XD

[@Nekrotix12]

This is actually a prequel to "Your Door Was Locked". Santa was in the Pit of Death, which means they eventually caught him and saved those kids.

[@jasonchiu272]

The good ending

[@FireCraftEntertainment]

Exactly!! I too noticed Santa in the Pit of Death

[@matthewmac5787]

He was in the hole for the "get in the bag" thing from "christmas with the villagers 2"

[@superbubsymariobobcat1097]

So did they de-update the game?

[@TheRealAxolotlAnimates]

I think that santa actually escaped the Pit Of Death, as this is an update after he got trapped.

[@adarts2025]

I literally can’t explain how much joy I get whenever they post something 💀✨

[@bossbabyfunnymoments6187]

Christmas cheer

[@Osiris1634]

Bot

[@BuilderManStudios]

Christmas is in 1 week from now :)

[@LeafyJolt]

@@Osiris1634 Get out of here!

[@crh1985]

Same

[@GreenDeemonll]

I love how the subtitles are like a normal song subtitle until the Villager that notices Santas crime talks, then the subtitles are offset and blend in and out quickly, as if they just say whatever the Villagers say and don't just repeat the song. Thats a nice detail! I love you guys! You make the funniest animations! And songs I guess!

[@krefix]

love how all of the villagers are more interested in the sack than the presents under the tree, hilarious animation!!

[@adv3nturehq517]

haha True dude they do wanna know whats in the giant sack!

[@lorj6360]

I think they're in a trance

[@tinny6517]

There was even an elf hidden in the background of the shot of the presents under the tree lol!

[@kryptoknight3953]

And yet another magically brilliant villager news Christmas song by the greatest animators on the platform 🎄

[@jakepeng9962]

I agree with you, this is Cuphead quality.

[@JamesTDG]

You know we are getting a follow-up in January, lol

[@kryptoknight3953]

@@JamesTDG oh…ok

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

this is art

[@darkner2390]

Just imagine what the situation must be like for the kids in that scenario. They're so happy that they are getting presents, or so they think, and suddenly they are inside that big sack. They struggle and scream desperately, calling out to their parents, but their parents' very singing makes it so nobody can hear them. Despite all the happy and cheerful music, this is actually one of the most terrifying things a kid can experience.

[@luitr]

Fnaf lore:

[@sugreF_YT]

The second-worst thing to ever happen to those orphans.

[@catsandfriends5918]

I have a silly sleep deprived theory: the kids are being kidnapped because there's not enough elves, and so Santa goes and takes the bad children to work for him 😂

[@sirarietichee7260]

You're not alone, I had the theory to lol

[@Jet-Black_Cat]

making it worse that "Big Sack" might also be an ennuendo for big balls

[@aidenkaisuperguy]

I love how santa's face is deranged when he said DONT AAASK AABOUT IT! 1:36

[@AshishXMC]

3:00 I love how at the end, he was just exhausted and crying at the same time, while saying it's on spotify.

[@HVMinns]

Probably how all the elect guys are feeling now 😂

[@HVMinns]

*element obviously 🙄

[@patrikfrankovic2256]

I like how he says "Without any traces all your problems dissapear". Afterwards, you could technically find out he meant the children as "problems". Or that is at least what I think it is.

[@davidmolin8944]

I ironically just realized that just now lol

[@melvyncardenas6493]

I thought the same thing

[@miningthecrafters633]

@@melvyncardenas6493 same. Him just saying that is the slightest foreshadowing yet very.. I dont know a word for it.

[@monke7919]

Puts a whole context to the rhythmic dancing of the magic sac

[@Maple38]

Haven't watched this channel in such a long time... multiple years. I'm so happy it still has that somewhat edgy humor that I love.

[@Virtualleeeeee]

Very weird humour…. Still funny tho

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

quite psychotic and i love it

[@Maple38]

@@Virtualleeeeee Yeah it's pretty good

[@samsthebeztatstuff8885]

Plot twist, this takes this is connected to your door was locked Either this is the theif from last time in disguise coming for revenge Or it takes place before, and this is how Santa got locked up Or maybe Santa escaped and they forgot he was in the pit of death

[@TheEPICMarioBros2]

I personally thought the "Get in the bag" guy learned magic but this is also a good theory

[@isaiasaguirre342]

​@@TheEPICMarioBros2I honestly think the "Get in the bag" santa, the santa in the pit of death, and the one in this video are the same guy.

[@jayrod1050]

Same.

[@daverex3127]

At 1:16 you can see an elf in the backround looking like he's about to kidnap the children as they aproach the tree; I love the attention to detail!

[@MBAnimations2K8]

I don’t see the elf tho

[@TheStefonio]

I love the small detail where the dancing villagers aren't quite in sync so it looks like actual dancing and less mechanical. Something else I noticed is the 2 people Santa physically interacted with were the ones that had the charm broken. We know the one that was yelling (Bumped at 0:41), but the other one was just assaulted by glitter repeatedly so he couldn't make much sense of what was going on (0:45 and 1:34).

[@genio2509]

I hadn't noticed that! It is just amazing.

[@cr0sad3r70]

No way

[@JadenAizen]

69th like... I'm so sorry

[@gabrielleone2485]

Didn't Santa also shoot his candy cane at him at 1:30 ? and he didn't get a hat but rather just vanished

[@thepizzaman6310]

Also the villager at 2:16 has Santa's shirt land on his head, and he starts trying to shake it off, because his curse was broken.

[@DogsWithPurpose]

So glad he was so kind to rid them of their problems, truly a jolly figure

[@the_expidition427]

Someone elses problems is another mans treasure he left an entire society without a support structure except free labor

[@thdenwheja756]

Too bad we never find out what's in the sack. I bet it's diamonds.

[@antfarm5845]

@@thdenwheja756”or a resource pack. QUACK”

[@rabbidyoshi9452]

Nah it’s cookies definitely

[@AxoThe2nd]

Hey what’s in there it’s probly someth8ng square there is something in his giant sack it’s festive everywhere it could be-I pause the video lol

[@snakyYT]

2:11 can we just admire this sax solo.

[@Oliver-wv4bd]

Did you know that the story this song is based on, the Pied Piper, is actually buried in truth? The tale goes that in 1284, a piper was hired to get rid of rats in the German town of Hamlin. But because he did the job so easily, the villagers refused to pay him the promised amount. So on 26th June 1284, the angered piper led their children away with his pipe-playing, just as he had led the rats to their deaths in the very same way.

[@helizteil2625]

Uh... Wow Dark, but cool

[@thememeqween]

okie

[@FabelWings]

Ahhh german folk tales....

[@mrcp9345]

I think it is krampes Santa brother take the bad kids away

[@fumarc4501]

Father winter is cruel. Ask Odin… oh wait

[@killeing]

God, watching "Your Door was Locked" and this back-to-back really makes you admire how far Element Animation has come as an animator, it's beautiful X*)

[@larawabsie]

Its truly wonderful

[@gingersnap3356]

Indeed

[@King_Ace429]

Merry Christmas you get kidnapped

[@kleioslibrary5451]

"Your Door Was Locked" is my favorite Christmas song. :-) I'm weird.

[@morbrakai8533]

Hey what's in there?

[@supadupt7278]

Man, just thinking about how long it’s been since Your Door was Locked has got me feeling old, I’m glad Element animation is still around, keep making great things guys.

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

that was 7 years ago.... wow im old

[@veethebeaniest]

This song feels like a mixture of that and that one scene from Christmas With The Villagers II (you know, the ‘get in the bag’ one) Gotta say, all three are amazing. I, actually, have been listening to Your Door Was Locked! quite a bit lately, so seeing this was an amazing coincidence.

[@StarBeam500]

@@veethebeaniest I'm pretty sure it litterally is a direct sequel.

[@mypic1]

@@StarBeam500 someone told me that it was a different guy dressed up as santa i believe that the guy just grew a beard and escaped the pit of death :shrug:

[@AustinDash]

this makes me want an actual full villager news movie with some funny villain doing shenanigans like this, it'd be so fun

[@xxgavinbirdxx9449]

I miss testificate man

[@theotherguy4456]

I mean they have a book

[@grandaduck]

I've grown out of the phase of watching Minecraft animations, but Element Animation is certainly an exception. So much charm and fun in every scene they animate, I love it!

[@SixSilverStones]

Element animation is the best

[@SoloWingGutman]

Same here dude, most old minecraft animation channels got cringe, element animation did not tho Their animations are the best

[@TrentonDoesStuff.]

I love how the librarian is the only one smart enough to realize what Santa's plan is and what he is doing

[@SupersuMC]

He's got a book on his head, what did you expect? ;-)

[@hyzmarie]

I love him.

[@enderandbonnie335]

@@SupersuMC there is other librarians somehow fell for it

[@Angel-2-7-]

@@enderandbonnie335 to be fair, if someone were to kidnap me by singing such a banger, I would fall for it too

[@GraySlicerAnimations]

“Without a trace, all your problems disappear” *Takes the children* What are you trying to tell us Element?

[@ayoitsvince2812]

Abortion

[@michaelhinton8530]

Villager Librarian:Hey! Where are all the children? Santa:Don’t ask *About It…*

[@royalfelineandtracygrant]

“Hey, where are all the children?” *makes a maniac face* “DON’T ASK A-BOUT IT!”

[@tolstartheking]

@@ayoitsvince2812Fetus Deletus

[@DU0LINGO_THE_BIRD]

@@tolstartheking letus letetus

[@Galarticuno]

I love how you could’ve chose any villager to use the spyglass, and you chose the one with an eyepatch. Not sure if this is a funny joke or animation mistake, but it looks like that villager is also looking out the spyglass out of the eyepatched eye Edit: spelling

[@pixbo9133]

It's even funnier when you listen to the lyrics. "Do my eyes deceive me", like, he's only got a single eye.

[@ItsTheCloudy]

Pirate reference i think

[@RednocNivert]

Given the track record here, I'm placing a wager it was 100% intentional

[@Creepalotl]

given the fact that that is literally the only weaponsmith in the entire video, id say its intentional

[@mariobasketball30]

After re-watching it a few times, I have found at least two elves in the video aiding the villager Santa in his mischief. The most noticeable one is at 1:15 behind the tree when the two villager children run up to receive their presents. However, there is one before this point at 0:34 in the background. He does not appear to be wearing the proper Christman acquire, but he looks awfully suspicious, hiding in the forest, so it is a good possibility that he is one of the elves.

[@pig_master101]

Cool

[@johnmcwick1]

Dude the dedication!

[@fumarc4501]

Nice catches. Pun intended.

[@shawnlam3109]

At 2:15 two villagers give this usupicious look at each other. Any thoughts?

[@johnmcwick1]

@@shawnlam3109 I think that was a more “Oh it’s this kind of show” Look.

[@TwiShorts]

1:00 I never thought I would see a villager animated as a duck... and i love it

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

well hi twi I realy like that resource pack, what about you?

[@healingalternatives3254]

quack

[@inconsistentlysleepy]

While the rendering seems to have changed, the comedy is still the same as what I grew up with. Don’t change, element animation.

[@ultmatepotato]

Hello human, do you work at the aperture science computer aided* enrichment center by any and or all chance?

[@inconsistentlysleepy]

@@ultmatepotato I used to, I quit after Cave started making employee testing mandatory.

[@midnitethedsixl4601]

It's bothering me to no end that they don't bend their legs anymore

[@LostLich]

@S S Probably has something to do with the fact that they are one of the official minecraft trailer creators now.

[@Cloudly_Round]

​@@ultmatepotato i think chell is still asleep

[@warmcanadain7649]

0:30 I love how he’s holding the spyglass to the wrong eye

[@BloxyMatt]

Took me so long to see it

[@professorpoyo7211]

2:52 I love how he just cares about his candy cane being there

[@diamondzilla7379]

@@spencerelliottspencere1792 ???

[@professorpoyo7211]

@@spencerelliottspencere1792um I’m still here

[@randomguyonyoutube3297]

​@@spencerelliottspencere1792tf

[@spartancrusader449]

The librarian’s mistake was not adding another verse encouraging everyone to open the sack by force

[@Iwastheman]

well he couldn't. santa shut him up every time he spoke. plus in the end he teleported him

[@itspotatotime5041]

This is better than most Christmas carols. The next generation should go door to door singing this.

[@clawedmoss9030]

*walks up to my elderly religious neighbour* ♪HEY WHATS IN THERE THINK ITS PROBLY SOMETHING SUQARE♪ ♪THERE'S SOMETHING IN HIS GIANT SACK ITS FESTIVE EVERYWHERE♪

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

agreed xd

[@nataliaentalia]

Imagine a bunch of kids come up to your door and sing 1:47 "Could be chocolate" "CHILDREN!" "Cookies" *"CHILDREN!"* "Tasty Christmas snacks" "NOOO MY CHILDREN!"

[@kings-cz2vz]

It's going to be quite hard for them to do that, as they were all kidnapped by santa

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

@@nataliaentalia i would be concerened

[@EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOOOOO]

“It’s Christmas time for all and you’re so easy to distract!” Gives me chills to this day

[@jamozmynamoz6516]

2:26 My favorite verse. Not only because the interruption by librarian dude is the funniest, but Santa teleports next to him just to mock him. I noticed this a month ago and it made it 5x funnier. The details in this video are insane

[@Homeless_Pigeon_History]

I can’t imagine singing this whole song with a straight face

[@soniahernandez8902]

These yearly Christmas songs always finish the year off with a bang. Merry Christmas, everybody! 👍🎄

[@Areullekino]

You too

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

dang these songs are really good

[@windows_vista43549]

"without any traces, all your problems... dissapear!" *a minute later: all the kids are nowhere to be seen*

[@destroyer4385]

2:15 even the shirt landing on the guys face, amazing

[@spamtong_art]

Villagers: *”DAMN.”*

[@Ollimus]

2:12 my life feels complete after listening to the sax solo

[@SimplicityAnimations]

I love the subtle hints you can pick up when you watch the video for the second time, such as him saying all your problems “disappear without a trace.”

[@Mazzy_Arts]

2:11 this part is my favorite, I was not expecting that lol.

[@ObsiObosminecraft]

Fun Fact: This song has a very informative lesson for everyone especially for kids, and the lesson is don't take gifts from everyone especially from strangers. Nice video by Element Animation.

[@godzillatoons3947]

Unless it's Santa or the Easter Bunny

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

a lesson to all children: dont trust a man dressed as santa

[@godzillatoons3947]

@@krzysztofwaldon6802 Unless it's Father Christmas.

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

@@godzillatoons3947 yea.. i guess you re right

[@godzillatoons3947]

@@krzysztofwaldon6802 What's interesting, is that you just went against what you said.

[@blotstudioofficial]

Element Animation's humor hasn't changed for years and I hope it stays like this forever!!

[@ariwatsonartsandstorys2599]

True

[@vedji1857]

I love the style change they have for their animation and characters now! Also love how long this running gag of “get in the bag” has become.

[@ActuatedGear]

Ya know what's crazy is that I expected something more... but my idea was the "Get in the bag" being this thing we're he saves the world when it was disappearing... But he would still be totally evil. It's more a... the enemy of my enemy's world is popping out of existence sort of thing.

[@Aircraft_with_Chin]

1:15 If you look hard hard, you can see an evil elf waiting to snatch the kids up 😮

[@NickAndriadze]

''What's in my big sack'' has to be one of the funniest most vineboom-worthy out of context names I've ever seen and I love it.

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

agreed 👍

[@creepernumber7]

yes

[@theocartwright2810]

1:53 the look of insanity in Santa's eyes. He knows he's gotten away with it and nobody can save the children.

[@cheeseandhat]

Besides... *TESTIFICATE MAN*

[@DaKingKayden]

@@cheeseandhat no hes playing fortnite he cant fight him sadly

[@Amphibilaterz]

we gonna talk about 1:38 tho? 💀💀💀

[@NoN053]

@@cheeseandhat or get in the bag Santa

[@hammbonethegamer4505]

@@Amphibilaterz As he said “Don’t ask about it”

[@aimsvillagerpower38officia93]

This has to be a perfect example of a Christmas themed villain to use a song to distract the others by joining in without being caught (Edit) or probably it’s that same villager from Is Your Door Locked?

[@jimmyg3835]

its the same villager telling peple to get in the bad most likly was not working so this is a eary way to kidnap peple

[@camblycreeper7999]

The implication that it's the guy who tells you to get in the bag while the villagers prosecuted the real Santa Claus is the better and funnier thought, I think

[@owengifkins995]

Coming back after a year and after completely forgetting about it and now rewatching this I want to say….. Amazing work like always. Keep it up element! Take your time on these because we know no matter what it will turn out great.

[@armandbier2502]

0:30 love how the eyeglass is on his eyepatch

[@novaardiansyah6983]

Ah, you see it too

[@jaxoncouch1949]

also at the beginning 0:39 i love how he says "all your problems disappear" and he takes all the children.

[@soulsaretasty]

But the children are seen at 1:09

[@BA-we6bv]

Does that mean the children are mistakes?

[@alphabetfanaticgeo]

I mean he's not wrong

[@T128Productions]

1:16 This is where the children start to disappear.

[@eway44]

When I started watching this, my thought was "aww! Wholesome villager Christmas content!" ... Then the librarian mentioned the kids were missing and this went from adorably wholesome to hilariously dark in 2 seconds!

[@miningthecrafters633]

Uhm Actually.. According to my calcumalashions (yes i know how to spell it. Its just funny) The librarian realizes that halfway through the song. Wich the entirety of the US. Government can confirm that is not 2 seconds. {Insert nerd emoji here}

[@starsnstuff6929]

@@miningthecrafters633 it was adorably wholesome, then they said it and two seconds afterward it became hilariously dark, not two seconds in it became hilariously dark :P

[@NysnekTrains]

1:16 you can see a elf in the background, ready to take the kids😂

[@garettjohnson6978]

There are no words to describe this. It is both amazing and horrifying. Element Animation is either the most genius or the most psychopathic channel there is for making this!

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

agreed

[@estoncastillo8258]

at 1:15, you could see a green villager(possibly an elf) smiling far behind smiling at a distance. The amount in detail to turn a christmas song into something dark is hard to notice until the smart villager(does he have a name/number?) notices Santa is singing strange lyrics and going back to rewatch for more details on the environment and the song shows you the previous foreshadow. Please keep it up. Also, will there be a sequel?

[@riopark5274]

also someone else said the librarian who figured it out was the only one actually touched/bumped into by santa, (happened at 0:41) so the charm on him was prolly broken. maybe if a villager gets knocked out of sync from the beat, they become more aware.

[@PJiskewl]

@@riopark5274 o yeah

[@dexter6052]

dude, its a nitwit that's why he is away, cause everyone hates him

[@Quaternatary]

Also, the lyrics “all your problems… disappear!” Is more than likely foreshadowing

[@Abadraco]

the children are the problem

[@Just_Some_Gal]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate how talented Dan is? His singing voice is amazing!

[@robertfifik908]

Totally. The only thing I hate (a little bit) is that villagers' voices are higher due to aging. But the singing voices are ok though.

[@Plazmasoldier]

@@robertfifik908 That’s just par for the course

[@HunhowsShadowStalker]

Literally watching this in the middle of July, because I'm such an absolute legend.

[@endobendo2011]

yes.

[@benelkins757]

This song is just as good as "your door was locked," and that means that it is phenomenal

[@antfarm5845]

THE PIT OF DEATH

[@violetopal6264]

Oh, so that's where the elves came from. Loved it! 🤣

[@SupersuMC]

😂🤣💀

[@primrosevale1995]

Look in the background at 1:15

[@violetopal6264]

@@primrosevale1995 oh 😶 Here I thought they were eaten by the presents, which teleported back into the bag. 😄 Edit: They need to do another Villager News with official statement from Santa. "If see someone claiming free give away in the village it's not me!"

[@primrosevale1995]

@@violetopal6264 Villager News actually did his job a couple years back, they filed a defamation lawsuit and had to fill in for him.

[@josh_7345]

THEY’RE BAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCKKKKK (with the longer vids)

[@nachostar]

B

[@LeafyJolt]

A

[@Brandonkavanagh161]

YAY!

[@emefafrank]

@Fantasia Ff self promotion

[@scyblox4723]

I feel like in a live Video now idk why

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

I love this song but damn is this song dark 😂 I keep watching it because of how good it is and (as the villager at 2:57) says is catchy but santa kidnapped all the children!

[@coolnoobalert]

Re-watching it I’m noticing new things. “Children’s smiling faces I love this time of year- without any traces all your problems… disappear!”

[@Yuti640]

2:56 This is me, this is so me, i love this

[@Bad-Edits]

This is amazing! It reminds me of that one Christmas With the Villagers where they're like "Why does santa only come once a year?" "Because the rest of the year he's in prison for Breaking and Entering." And now kidnapping too. (Also, I thought it was gonna be the Warden or ender dragon in his sack wreaking havoc on the village.)

[@veethebeaniest]

Maybe, potentially, the ‘Get in the bag’ Santa…

[@cheesewallace5494]

Don't give him ideas

[@TheCappuccino04]

3:01 one of the villagers in the background clips into another lmao

[@JoelG-bk3mz]

#EverythingWrongWithAllVideos

[@WinglessMoonstone]

Gosh, their animation has improved so much over the years! There's so much detail in everything! The way the bag moves is so cool, the lighting is gorgeous, and the faces are so expressive! Great work everyone! Also the voice acting is phenomenal, and the plot is so funny hahaha.

[@tom139o7]

0:16 - The nativity (three wise men, Mary & Joseph, Jesus 0:42 - Santa bumps into the librarian knocks him out of daze 1:10 - Less children than before 0:34 - Elf spotted? Child in tree? 1:16 - Elf spotted in background 2:17 - Santa's shirt on top of villagers

[@captain_doom4668]

easter eggs?

[@tom139o7]

@@captain_doom4668 yeah kinda

[@Rox700]

The last one was ment to happen cause Santa threw his clothes off at the end

[@tom139o7]

@@Rox700 Yeah I know, Im not entirely sure why I pointed that out, I just thought it was funny.

[@Rox700]

Lol

[@pastapastajfollower2919]

What unnerves me is how _fast_ the children disappear. Like this is actually kinda dark for a Christmas thing. Man it’s catchy as often tho.

[@danielwilliams7727]

0:31 how is that villager using the spyglass with his patched up eye? also now knowing the big ole twist in this song the line: "Without any traces, all your problems.... disappear!" hits different.

[@Sysel.]

It's just sooo perfect. The animation is stunning, the song is extremely catchy and it all has a beautiful christmas atmosphere!

[@creepernumber7]

ikr

[@myrealnameismichael]

You probably didn't watch the entire video 💀

[@Gibn89]

Krampus approves 👍

[@Polygonetwo]

What a fantastic Christmas carol. So festive. Makes you wonder just what exactly was in that big sack of his, but I guess we'll never know. Also I love all the little details going on. Not only do all the villagers have professions, but they have different levels of professions as shown by their belts. If you look behind the tree the children run to, an elf waits in lurk. The santa actually shoots the same guy with the magic dust since you can see he has a black eye the second time. The librarian at the end is tipped off because santa bumps into him, throwing off his groove. Everything is set up to minimize the number of people interacted with while making the whole thing a spectacle, that way the fewest villagers catch on as possible to the trance and he can get away with the whatever is in the sack at the end. Festive cheer, probably. It really is a wonder where all the children go throughout the video though... (Also the one guy getting absolutely DESTROYED by the candy cane present gun thing. Just FWOOMP knocked back off screen in a couple of frames. Fantastic. XD)

[@antfarm5845]

Yea it’s children in his sack

[@dmarcusdarby6400]

@@antfarm5845 "sack" 😂

[@antfarm5845]

@@dmarcusdarby6400 it’s only weird if you make it perv

[@powdereyes2210]

Didn’t the sack grow over time in the video?

[@royalfelineandtracygrant]

SAVE THE CHILDREN!! THEY WERE TAKEN BY SANTA!!

[@kronosestarfinder9574]

How have these guys not been offered the chance to turn the villagers into a TV show or something!

[@kidwolf0015]

You know that they are the animators for some of the Official Minecraft Minecon videos and Official Mibecraft Update Anouncements, right? Even waaaay back before that, they had an offical "gag" resource pack and I'm pretty sure that the official Aprils Fools event where everybody got turned into villagers was a reference to them. Okay, I'm mean it's not a TV show... But they're regularly acknowledged by Mojang at this point. In someways, that might actually be a bigger acomplishment.

[@kronosestarfinder9574]

@@kidwolf0015 yeah I know, just saying I'd love to see a short like 1 season thing of the villagers

[@pacomatic9833]

@@kronosestarfinder9574 Yeah. But if they want a TV show, then a lot of that is Mojang and Microsoft's choice.

[@Xghtif]

They do have villager tv 1-3 or 4

[@lukebowlby3848]

@@kidwolf0015 It wasn't a reference to them, they partnered with mojang to make the resourcepack

[@TripleM1782]

Found some problems, if ya make a mistake video with this animation. 1:38 - Three villagers behind the Librarian are just completely still. Like they are not moving at all. 3:00 - If you look at the guy next to the nitwit in the background, another villager litterally walks through him and just chills in his body.

[@Oliver-wv4bd]

Do you guys notice how the sack becomes larger and larger and begins to shake around more as the video progresses? In fact, there were probably already children in the sack right at the start of the song, stolen from neighbouring villages

[@PietersonOficjal]

It started getting even bigger after the scene in which children were running towards presents nested under tree

[@jakepeng9962]

Put a creepy eerie string sedtion with this it is horrifying.

[@choptil101]

@@PietersonOficjal in that scene, there is an elf? hidden in the background if you look carefully

[@mayotails4602]

@@choptil101 that is attention to detail did not even think to look for till i saw ur comment wonder if any more r hiding

[@bee11944]

@@choptil101 time stamp?

[@Adam-mh7zv]

Wasn't expecting a great song like this. Merry Christmas guys,

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

merry christmas!

[@Oliver-wv4bd]

🤣 At 2:16 the villager on the right in the second row gets his own special Christmas gift

[@krzysztofwaldon6802]

oliver ur commenting a lot, shows how much you love this song 🤣

[@elainad6728]

Their faces XD

[@planeguy737-1]

he also got gifted with a seizure too

[@MrGlobe600]

One year later, and this is still the best Christmas song

[@mickeystudios1985]

The dark ending would be that the Santa was a player and all those kids are now slaves just thought of it when watching this 2:45

[@FreeMyBoyPDiddy]

The elves have to come from somewhere

[@OrangeMongus-340]

@@FreeMyBoyPDiddy 💀