The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

Directed by

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Genre

Christmas film

Country

United States

Runtime

51 min

Rated

G

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 211 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

When Santa feels unwell and ignored, he decides to skip Christmas. Two of his elves, Jingle and Jangle, travel to the real world to prove that people still believe in him.

whimsicalcozylightheartednostalgicwarmgentleplayfulsentimental

What happens

The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 stop-motion animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book. It is narrated by Shirley Booth (her final acting credit before her retirement from acting) and stars the voices of Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn and George S. Irving. It was originally broadcast on December 10, 1974, on ABC. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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