Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas

Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas is a half-hour animated special from Aardman, set on the farm as the flock prepares for the festive season. Shaun hopes to get hold of larger stockings so the sheep can collect more presents and sweets, but the plan goes wrong and young Timmy goes missing. What follows is a search that takes the farm's residents beyond their usual surroundings.

The special is directed by Steve Cox, made before his later Shaun the Sheep film The Beast of Mossy Bottom. Mark Burton, Giles Burton and Giles Pilbrow wrote the screenplay, and Richard Beek produced. Justin Fletcher voices both Shaun and Timmy, with John Sparkes as the Farmer and Bitzer, Kate Harbour as Timmy's Mother, Laura Aikman as Ella, Marcus Brigstocke as Farmer Ben and Anna Leong Brophy as Jin.

Released in December 2021, the special has a rating of 7.2 out of 10 on IMDb from around 4,100 votes, and 7 out of 10 on TMDB from roughly 187 votes, indicating a generally favourable response from viewers. Its worldwide box office of about 2 million US dollars is modest but notable for a television-length production.