The Hot Chocolate sequence comes from The Polar Express, the 2004 animated Christmas film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. The song Hot Chocolate was written by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard and performed by Hanks as the train's waiters serve cocoa in an elaborate musical number. The scene became a beloved holiday staple, replayed every December. Online, short clips of the chant circulate as cozy Christmas memes, reaction sounds and winter video accents, keeping the moment alive far beyond the film.