The film itself has been recently given a spectacular 4K restoration from the original camera negative for this Blu - ray. (mediamikes.com)
Special Features 4K Scan Of The Original Camera Negative With Standard Definition Inserts Slay Bells Ring: The Story Of Silent Night, Deadly Night — Featuring Interviews With Writer Michael Hickey, Co-Executive Producers Scott J. Schneid And Dennis Whitehead, Editor / Second Unit Director Michael Spence, Composer Perry Botkin, And Actor Robert Brian Wilson Oh Deer! (rogerebert.com)
After a number of archival film elements were scanned at 4K resolution at Warner Bros.» in - house Motion Picture Imaging lab in Burbank, the original camera negative of the film came to light, providing the basis for the majority of the restoration — that is, until the negative's inferior final reel necessitated dipping into another archive altogether. (criterion.com)