Out of all of the cast members James Arrington is the only one to return from the original film and its sequels, Doug Stone reprises his role as Speed from the sequels and Sean Wright reprises his role of Rothbart from The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure.

The film is followed by an animated direct-to-DVD entitled The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale released one year later.

Unbeknownst to them, the evil sorcerer Rothbart has returned and enlisted the help of a black cat named Number 9 by promising nine extra lives.

Rothbart starts his plan to destroy the kingdom's Christmas spirit, the only thing more powerful than the Forbidden Arts, as this will make him mortal again.

Derek and Odette learn of Rothbart's return when wind chimes playing "Far Longer than Forever" make him visible and hold him immobile.

Odette, who is staging her own song, invites the children to perform "Christmas is the Reason" which momentarily weakens Rothbart's power over Uberta and Rogers.

Derek rushes back to the Christmas Eve party to stop the tree from being lit, but he is too late.

He casts a spell on the moonlight, so that when it touches Odette's wings, she will transform into a swan-shaped ornament forever.

[3][4] Both albums contain a studio version of "Season of Love", Odette's song from the film, performed by Anna Graceman.