After weeks of research, our team of elf and reindeer interns have compiled the following five VFS student shorts as a special seasonal treat. Featuring snow, bears, aliens, and magical gifts, these shorts are just a tiny sample of the many great reels you can watch on our YouTube channel over the holidays.

In Chance of Flurries, Classical Animation grad Nicole Garber takes us inside the world of a polar bear who discovers where snow comes from.

Sound Design for Visual Media grad Steven Bigras demonstrates how finding otherworldly intelligence might be harder than we previously thought in The Snowman. (Note: All visual elements in this video generously provided by Duck Soup Studios.)

Our elves were showing a curious fascination with Snow from Classical Animation grad Anamika Barauh — then they all disappeared. Weird…

Writing for Film & Television grad Curry Hitchborn tells a tragic “Beauty and the Bear” story in Unbearable Love.

Finally, The Gift from Classical Animation grad Louise Etienne Vallee sums up what this time of year is really about: anonymously delivered gifts with magical powers that make you laugh.

Happy Holidays from the VFS Blog!