As I have mentioned in previous reviews, I simply adore both the Christmas season and Winnie the Pooh so clearly A Very Merry Pooh Year seems like a perfect combination, and in my personal opinion it certainly is. There are 2 stories, but for some reason they aren't given titles. The first story is pretty much the same as Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too, that is, Pooh forgetting to list what he wants when Christopher Robin writes a letter to Santa and having to get the letter back. The second story is A Very Merry Pooh Year, which starts with Christopher Robin sharing his New Year's resolutions with Pooh and Pooh deciding to throw a New Year's party at Rabbit's house. Rabbit meanwhile is trying to raise a carrot in a pot and is teaching Piglet about it when Pooh, along with Tigger and Eeyore, come in. After Pooh raiding the pantry, Piglet hiding under the bed, Tigger threatening to knock things over, and Eeyore being just being plain glum, Rabbit declares he's had enough. Remembering Christopher Robin's resolutions, Pooh suggests that they all change in order to accommodate Rabbit and Eeyore finds happiness through eating honey, Piglet starts bouncing to overcome his fears, Pooh becomes gloomy due to hone withdraw, and Tigger gives up bouncing but becomes paranoid as a result.But when the others come back to Rabbit's house as their changed selves, Rabbit decides to leave and gets stuck up a tree. After Tigger saves Rabbit via bouncing, Pooh, Piglet, and Eeyore decide to go back to their old ways as well, all is forgiven, and there's a new year's party. Overall, I greatly love this movie just as I have always loved anything having to do with the Winnie the Pooh series.
