The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970)

Directed by

John Moffitt

Genre

Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Santa Claus is kidnapped by an evil magician who plans to take his place. The Muppets team up to rescue Santa and save Christmas.

whimsicalplayfulfestivelightheartedmusicalcheerfulcampynostalgic

What happens

The Great Santa Claus Switch is a musical Christmas special featuring Jim Henson's Muppets. It first aired on CBS on December 20, 1970, as an episode of The Ed Sullivan Show. It was directed by John Moffitt, written by Jerry Juhl, with music by Joe Raposo and puppets by Don Sahlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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