A Miser Brothers' Christmas

*A Miser Brothers' Christmas*
A Miser Brothers' Christmas
	Official logo
Based on	The Year Without a Santa Claus
Directed by	Dave Barton Thomas
Starring	Catherine Disher; Mickey Rooney; Juan Chioran; George S. Irving; Brad Adamson
Theme music composer	Jono Grant
Composer	Jono Grant
Country of origin	United States; Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Tedd Anasti; Patsy Cameron-Anasti ; Adam Shaheen
Running time	approx. 1 hour
Production companies	Warner Premiere; Warner Bros. Animation; Cuppa Coffee Studios
Original release
Network	ABC Family
Release	December 13, 2008
Related
	Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964); Frosty the Snowman (1969); Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970); Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971); 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974); The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974); The First Easter Rabbit (1976); Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976); Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976); The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977); Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977); The Stingiest Man in Town (1978); Jack Frost (1979); Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979); Pinocchio's Christmas (1980); Frosty Returns (1992); Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001); The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005); A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008);
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A Miser Brothers’ Christmas is a 2008 Christmas stop motion spin-off special, based on the characters from the 1974 Rankin-Bass special The Year Without a Santa Claus.^[2] Distributed by Warner Bros. Animation under their Warner Premiere label (the rights holders of the post-1974 Rankin-Bass library) and Toronto-based Cuppa Coffee Studios, the one-hour special premiered on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13, 2008, during the network's annual The 25 Days of Christmas programming.^[1]

Mickey Rooney (at age 88) and George S. Irving (at age 86) reprised their respective roles as Santa Claus and Heat Miser.^[1]^[3]^[4] Snow Miser (originally portrayed by Dick Shawn who died in 1987) was voiced by Juan Chioran,^[4] while Mrs. Claus (voiced in the original by Shirley Booth who died in 1992) was portrayed by Catherine Disher.^[5] The movie aimed to emulate the Rankin/Bass animation style.^[6] This is the last Christmas special to feature Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus, as he died in 2014, as well as the last time George Irving voiced Heat Miser, as he died in 2016.

^ ^a ^b ^c "ABC Family's Annual '25 Days Of Christmas' Kicks Off Monday, Dec. 1". Starpulse.com. 2008-11-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ Robert Lloyd (2008-12-13). "A few holiday tugs at the heartstrings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ "New Christmas shows aren't destined to be classics - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ ^a ^b "New 'A Miser Brothers' Christmas' save Christmas". NY Daily News. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9781476672939.
^ "Keeping classic Christmas TV shows alive". The Michigan Daily. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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[starpulse1-1] "ABC Family's Annual '25 Days Of Christmas' Kicks Off Monday, Dec. 1". Starpulse.com. 2008-11-27. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[21] Robert Lloyd (2008-12-13). "A few holiday tugs at the heartstrings". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[22] "New Christmas shows aren't destined to be classics - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. 2008-12-11. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[nydailynews1-23] "New 'A Miser Brothers' Christmas' save Christmas". NY Daily News. 2008-12-13. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[24] Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 197–198. ISBN 9781476672939.

[25] "Keeping classic Christmas TV shows alive". The Michigan Daily. 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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A Miser Brothers' Christmas
Official logo
Based on	The Year Without a Santa Claus
Directed by	Dave Barton Thomas
Starring	Catherine Disher Mickey Rooney Juan Chioran George S. Irving Brad Adamson
Theme music composer	Jono Grant
Composer	Jono Grant
Country of origin	United States Canada
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Tedd Anasti Patsy Cameron-Anasti Adam Shaheen
Running time	approx. 1 hour
Production companies	Warner Premiere Warner Bros. Animation Cuppa Coffee Studios
Original release
Network	ABC Family
Release	December 13, 2008 (2008-12-13)^[1]
Related
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)^[a] Frosty the Snowman (1969)^[b] Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)^[c] Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971)^[d] 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)^[e] The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)^[f] The First Easter Rabbit (1976)^[g] Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)^[h] Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)^[i] The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977)^[j] Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)^[k] The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)^[l] Jack Frost (1979)^[m] Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)^[n] Pinocchio's Christmas (1980)^[o] Frosty Returns (1992)^[p] Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)^[q] The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)^[r] A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008)^[s]
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