When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
Shirley Booth
- Mrs. Santa
- (voice)
Mickey Rooney
- Santa Claus
- (voice)
Dick Shawn
- Snow Miser
- (voice)
George S. Irving
- Heat Miser
- (voice)
Bob McFadden
- Jingle Bells
- (voice)
Rhoda Mann
- Mother Nature
- (voice)
Bradley Bolke
- Jangle Bells
- (voice)
Ron Marshall
- Mr. Thistlewhite
- (voice)
- …
The Wee Winter Singers
- Chorus
- (voice)
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- TriviaThe painting hanging in Santa Claus' bedroom is the same one that is put up in the town hall at the end of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970).
- GoofsMother Nature tells Snow Miser to allow snow in Southtown, and Heat Miser to allow a warm day at the North Pole. But that's backwards -- it would be Heat Miser allowing snow in Southtown and Snow Miser allowing warmth at the North Pole.
- Quotes
Snow Miser: So, Mrs. C., how's your hubby?
Mrs. Santa: Not too good, Snowy, he's got a bad cold.
Snow Miser: Aw, that's a shame. He should've come to see me, I'd've given him a good one! HO HA HO... a little chilly humor, there.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Batman & Robin (1997)
- SoundtracksThe Year Without A Santa Claus
Words and music by Billy Hayes and Jay Johnson
Performed by The Wee Winter Singers
Featured review
Brings me great joy every time I see it
Rankin/Bass have been responsible for a fair number of Christmas classics, such as Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Coming To Town, Frosty the Snowman and The Little Drummer Boy. The Year Without A Santa Claus is almost as good as them and definitely one of the better Rankin/Bass Christmas specials. The stop-motion animation is wonderful, very detailed and both enchanting and atmospheric. I also loved the music, the score is whimsical with some lovely themes that never take away from the story or the festive feel of Christmas. The songs are sweet and catchy, I happen to think that they are memorable too. The Miser Brothers songs are a lot of fun as is Blue Christmas, and I also want to give a shout out to I Believe in Santa Claus, which I have always found very touching with a beautiful and truthful meaning without beating the audience around the head with it. The writing is amusing with the Miser Brothers, and there is evidence of conflict and pathos, and the story while bizarre in places has a lovely subtly handled message and gets you into the Christmas spirit. The characters I also like very much. The Miser Brothers definitely steal the show, especially Heat, but I do also enjoy Mrs Claus' wit and sarcasm, Vixen's cuteness and Santa's benevolence. The voice acting is terrific. Overall, a lovely special that brings me great joy every time, when something gives you that feeling you know it's done something right. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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- Runtime51 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) officially released in Canada in English?
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