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The Year Without a Santa Claus is a american film of genre Animation directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. released in USA on 10 december 1974 with Shirley Booth
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
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Add to a movie listThe Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 Rankin/Bass stop motion animated television special. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name, illustrated by Kurt Werth.
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Santa Claus wakes up with a cold on Christmas Eve. He is told by his doctor–who thinks that nobody cares about Christmas any more–that he should make some changes to his routine. Santa decides to take a holiday instead of delivering gifts, and leaves it to the elves, Jingle and Jangle, to find proof that people still believe in Santa Claus.Actors
Shirley Booth
(Mrs. Claus (voice))
Mickey Rooney
(Santa Claus (voice))
Dick Shawn
(Snow Miser (voice))
George Irving
(Heat Miser)
George S. Irving
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