The Christmas Tapes

Several months after the Prince was returned to human form, a Christmas party is held at the castle, with most of the villagers in attendance. While reminiscing about the previous year's celebration, Lumière and Cogsworth get into an argument over who "saved" that Christmas, leading Mrs. Potts to tell the villagers the story. A few weeks after the Beast saved Belle from the wolves, Belle and the servants are anticipating the coming Christmas. However, the Beast is not because Christmas is when the spell was cast. After bumping into each other in the courtyard, Belle teaches the Beast how to skate. They are observed from a room in the West Wing by Forte, the castle's music conductor who was transformed into a pipe organ, and his piccolo minion, Fife. Forte has a passion for ominous music that went underappreciated when he was human, but his music is now more appreciated because it makes the Beast feel better, leading Forte to no longer wish to become human again. Forte sends Fife to sabotage Belle and the Beast's newfound friendship by promising to give Fife a solo, causing Belle and the Beast to crash into the snow. When Belle makes a snow angel, the Beast sees his beastly snow figure and storms off in anger. Despite the Beast's misgivings, Belle decides to celebrate Christmas, even enlisting the help of Angelique, the castle's decorator who was transformed into an Angel ornament. She and Chip try to find a good Christmas tree, but all of the trees on the castle's premises are small and underwhelming. Forte lures them in his room, where he suggests that they can retrieve a larger tree from the Black Forest. Though this would break her promise to not leave the castle's premises, Belle agrees in hopes it will make the Beast happy. When the Beast looks for Belle, Forte lies that she abandoned him and manipulates him into a rage. The Beast destroys the Christmas decorations in the dining room before storming off to look for Belle. In the Black Forest, Belle and Chip find a good tree, unknowingly followed by Fife. Fife accidentally startles Phillipe, causing a chain reaction that leads to Belle falling through ice and almost drowning. The Beast saves her, but confines her to the dungeons as punishment for leaving the castle's premises. While Belle is comforted by the servants and Fife, Forte tempts the Beast to destroy the rose when a petal falls on the storybook that Belle made for him. After reading it, he realizes that she wants him to be happy, the Beast goes to Belle and apologizes for the cruel treatment and agrees to celebrate Christmas. Not wanting his music to be underappreciated again, Forte attempts to destroy the castle with his music, thinking that Belle and the Beast cannot fall in love if they are dead. Fife tries to stop Forte, thinking that this is too extreme, but Forte rebukes him and reveals he was never planning to give Fife a solo. Belle and the Beast confront Forte while Lumière, Cogsworth and Angelique save the rose. Forte's music disorients the Beast, but Fife reveals that Forte's power comes from his keyboard. The Beast separates Forte's keyboard from him and smashes it before Forte's bolts rip from the wall, causing Forte to crash to the floor and killing him. Despite learning Forte's true nature, the Beast still mourns his friend's death. Soon after, the castle is repaired, the Beast pardons Fife, and Christmas is celebrated. As she finishes the story, Mrs. Potts concludes that it was Belle who saved Christmas. Belle and the Prince enter the court to greet their guests, giving Chip a storybook as a gift. While new music conductor Fife leads the orchestra, Belle and the Prince share a moment on the balcony where he gives her a rose as a gift.