#The year without a santa claus tv

Shirley Booth has the perfect old-fashioned school teacher-y voice, having fun with a Mrs. But 4- and 5-year-olds may still be able to appreciate the way this resembles a recorded puppet show, a kind of old-style cartoon with its own set of charms. Older kids more used to today's seamless, computer-generated animation may find this 1974 show's stop-action movement creaky and outdated. This is a sweet piece for younger viewers, promoting 'Christmas spirit' and a belief in the jolly Christmas symbol that can make the holiday memorable for kids. This renewed demonstration of spirit impels Santa to jump on his sleigh and un-cancel Christmas. Sad children write notes and send gifts to Santa, turning Christmas into a holiday of giving and loving rather than one of receiving. Claus negotiate with the Miser Brothers for a day of snow in a Southern town that hasn't seen the white stuff in a hundred years, and that instills spirit in many. Santa goes to the pound, bails Vixen out, and flies her back to the North Pole for TLC and bed rest. A friendly boy named Iggy, who says he is too old to believe in Santa, invites him in and is surprised to learn that his own parents still believe in Santa.

Hearing his innocent elves are struggling down in the big world, a disguised Santa hops on a sturdier reindeer to find the elves. To make matters worse, the reindeer poses as a dog to fit in and is hauled away by a dog-catcher. She sends the elves to a small town in the American South to find the proof, but they immediately get ticketed for riding a reindeer the wrong way on a one-way street. Claus (Shirley Booth) puts him to bed and goes along with his wishes, all the while scheming with elves and reindeer to prove to him that Christmas spirit and belief in Santa are as vital as ever. So Christmas is officially canceled, as headlines everywhere report.

#The year without a santa claus tv

THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS is a 51-minute, animated TV special exploring the possibility that Santa (with the voice of Mickey Rooney), suffering aches, pains, and a bad cold, could decide there just isn't enough goodwill and Christmas spirit in the world to make him climb in his sleigh and deliver gifts all around the world this December 25th.