It was the Grinch. Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
The Grinch stole Christmas in Whoville.
Whoville
Whoville
Cindy Lou Who is the smallest Who in Whoville from the Dr. Seuss story "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
Whoville
The Grinch Who Stole Christmas takes place in the fictional town of Whoville (which is south of Mount Crumpet).
The who song
Whoville.
In both the book and the cartoon, the word has a hyphen. It is Who-ville, not Whoville.
The name of the town in the Santa Claus is Coming to Town movie is "Sombertown", so called because of the grim lives of its citizens under the rule of the tyrannical Burgomeister Meisterburger.
In the Dr. Seuss book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," the Grinch steals Christmas from the Whos in Whoville because he dislikes the noise and commercialization of the holiday. He eventually has a change of heart and returns everything, learning the true meaning of Christmas.
In The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, the Grinch attempts to steal Christmas. He went into the town on Christmas Eve and removed every bit of Christmas related stuff he could find. He was surprised that the Who's in Whoville celebrated with joy and singing, even without the material goods.