(Cover) - EN Showbiz - James McAvoy loves the "build up" to Christmas Day.

The actor voices the title character in the new animated film Arthur Christmas.

The film follows Santa's son Arthur voiced by James - as he uses his father's high-tech equipment for an urgent mission on Christmas Eve.

"He is innocent in the extreme," he said of his character. "And he is enthusiastic to a fault about Christmas. Of all the Christmas clan he is probably the most warped and slightly touched."

James admits that he is just as excited about the holiday as Arthur.

The 32-year-old doesn't see anything wrong with getting in to the Christmas spirit. The father-of-one confessed that he enjoys singing Yuletide carols all year round.

"[I love Christmas] Not only Christmas Day, but the whole build up. Making mulled wine or having Christmassy-type food," he explained. "I'm in the mood to listen to Christmas songs throughout the year." (C) Cover Media