Santa Claus is comin' to town Year without a Santa Claus

May, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1905-1976 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. (Added Author). Coots, J. Fred, 1897-1985 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Santa Claus is comin' to town. (Added Author). McGinley, Phyllis, 1905-1978 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Year without a Santa Claus. (Added Author). Autry, Gene, 1907-1998 Motion picture adaptation of (work) : Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey. (Added Author). Roemer, Larry, (television director.). Rankin, Arthur, Jr., (screenwriter,, director,, producer.). Bass, Jules, (lyricist,, composer,, producer,, director.). Marks, Johnny, 1909-1985 (composer,, lyricist.). Muller, Romeo, (screenwriter.). Keenan, William, (screenwriter.). Gillespie, Haven, 1888-1975 (lyricist.). Laws, Maury, (composer,, music director.). Pfrimmer, Don, (composer,, lyricist.). Burgess, Dave, 1934- (composer,, lyricist.). Astaire, Fred, (narrator,, performer.). Rooney, Mickey, (voice actor.). Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986 (voice actor.). Booth, Shirley, (narrator,, performer.). Shawn, Dick, (voice actor.). Irving, George S., (voice actor.). Ritchard, Cyril, 1897-1977 (voice actor.). Skelton, Red, 1913-1997 (narrator,, performer,, voice actor.). Gorshin, Frank, (voice actor.). Amsterdam, Morey, (voice actor.). Miller, Roger, (narrator,, performer.). Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939- (voice actor.). Frees, Paul, (voice actor.). Westminster Children's Choir, (performer.). Rankin/Bass Productions, (production company.). Classic Media, Inc., (other agent associated with work.). Universal Pictures (Firm), (publisher.).

Summary: Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass created holiday specials that have been part of Christmas traditions for over 50 years since they were originally broadcast on television. Iconic "Animagic" stop-animation is used in these two timeless tales of Santa Claus.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally broadcast on NBC in 1970, 1974, 1976, and 1977. Santa Claus is comin' to town Special features: The animagic world of Rankin/Bass ; commentary by animation historian Greg Ehrbar. Year without a Santa Claus Bonus features: We are Santa's elves ; stop motion 101 ; Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey ; Rudolph's shiny new year.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1. Santa Claus is comin' to town (1970 ; 51 min.) / teleplay by Romeo Muller, based on the song by J. Fred Coots, lyrics by Haven Gillespie -- Disc 2. The year without a Santa Claus (1974 ; 50 min) / teleplay by William Keenan, based on the book by Phyllis McGinley -- Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey (1977 ; 25 min) / written by Romeo Muller based on the song by Gene Autry, Don Pfrimmer and Dave Burgess -- Rudolph's shiny New Year (1976 ; 50 min.) / written by Romeo Muller from the song by Johnny Marks and story by Robert L. May.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music and lyrics by Maury Laws and Jules Bass.
Participant or Performer Note:	Rudolph's shiny New Year told and sung by Red Skelton, with the talents of Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam. Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey told and sung by Roger Miller, starring Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees. Year without a Santa Claus : Shirley Booth sings and tells, starring Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving. Santa Claus is comin' to town told and sung by Fred Astaire, voiced by Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, featuring The Westminster Children's Choir.
Target Audience Note:	Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD ; full frame 1.33:1 ; Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital 2.0, Dolby digital mono ; region 1.
Language Note:	English and Spanish dialogue; French subtitles. English dialogue; English SDH.
Source of Description Note:	Titles from disc surfaces.