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Plot summary
An elf doctor's remark that nobody cares about Christmas the way they used to leaves Santa Claus set on staying home instead of making his Christmas Eve rounds. Mrs. Claus asks two elves, Jingle and Jangle, to gather proof that the Christmas spirit survives, and they set out with Vixen, Santa's youngest reindeer. The pair arrive in Southtown, a small Southern town where their search for Christmas spirit comes up empty.
Cast
- Rhoda Mannas Mother Nature (voice)
- Bradley Bolkeas Jangle Bells (voice)
- Ron Marshallas Mr. Thistlewhite (voice)
- Colin Duffyas Ignatius Thistlewhite (voice)
- Christine Winteras Blue Christmas Girl (voice)
- Christine Winteras Blue Christmas girl (voice)
- The Wee Winter Singersas Chorus (voice)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Shirley Booth, who narrates the special, never acted again afterwards: this was the final acting credit of her career before she retired.
- Its 2010 Blu-ray release was the first time any Rankin/Bass production had ever come out on that format.
- Dick Shawn and Shirley Booth, who voiced Snow Miser and Mrs. Claus, had both died prior to the sequel's production and were replaced by Juan Chioran and Catherine Disher.
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