The Year Without a Santa Claus

*The Year Without a Santa Claus*
The Year Without a Santa Claus
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Based on	The Year Without a Santa Claus; by Phyllis McGinley
Written by	William Keenan
Directed by	Jules Bass; Arthur Rankin Jr.
Voices of	Shirley Booth; Mickey Rooney; Dick Shawn; George S. Irving
Narrated by	Shirley Booth
Composer	Maury Laws
Country of origin	United States; Japan
Production
Producers	Jules Bass; Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cinematography	Akikazu Kono; Ichiro Komuro
Running time	51 mins
Production company	Rankin/Bass Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 10, 1974
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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The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 stop motion animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name. It is narrated by Shirley Booth (her final acting credit before her retirement from acting) and starring the voices of Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, and George S. Irving.^[1] It was originally broadcast on December 10, 1974, on ABC.^[2]

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^ 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. 348–349. ISBN 9781476672939.
^ Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 461–463. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

[20] 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. 348–349. ISBN 9781476672939.

[Specials-21] Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 461–463. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved March 27, 2020.

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The Year Without a Santa Claus
Official logo
Based on	The Year Without a Santa Claus by Phyllis McGinley
Written by	William Keenan
Directed by	Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.
Voices of	Shirley Booth Mickey Rooney Dick Shawn George S. Irving
Narrated by	Shirley Booth
Composer	Maury Laws
Country of origin	United States Japan
Production
Producers	Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cinematography	Akikazu Kono Ichiro Komuro
Running time	51 mins
Production company	Rankin/Bass Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	December 10, 1974 (1974-12-10)
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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