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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 American stop-motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in New York. The film is narrated by Fred Astaire and stars the voices of Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Robie Lester, Joan Gardner and Paul Frees, as well as an assistant song performance by the Westminster Children's Choir.
In 1970, Rankin-Bass produced Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, an hour-long animated TV film based on the song, with Fred Astaire narrating the origin of Santa Claus. The same year, the Jackson 5 included the song on their best-selling album Jackson 5 Christmas Album. The Jackson 5 version would chart 50 years later on the Billboard 100 at #33.
Jackson 5 Christmas Album was the first Christmas album, and fourth studio album, by Motown family quintet the Jackson 5, released on October 15, 1970.Included on the Christmas Album is the Jacksons' hit single version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town".
Functionally a claymation Santa biopic, this beloved special is narrated by Fred Astaire and follows a young Kris Kringle. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (1970) is streaming on Amazon Prime Video ...
“Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” has been covered by nearly everybody – plus it has a 1970 Rankin/Bass animated TV special – but Zaleski chose to highlight The Jackson 5 version, sung ...
Robie Lester (March 23, 1925 – June 14, 2005) was an American voice artist, actress, and singer, best known as the voice of "Miss Jessica" in the Rankin/Bass animated special Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, the singing voice of Eva Gabor in Disney's The Aristocats and The Rescuers, and the original "Disneyland Story Reader" for Walt Disney Records read-alongs.
With this change, "White Christmas" was now on the second side of disc three moving "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" to the first side of disc four and "Winter Wonderland" to the second. The 1951 Reissue: The same contents as 1947, only the album was now available on a 10" LP (LPM-51) vinyl record as well as a 45 RPM set, containing 4 records.
“Santa Claus is Comin' to Town” made its return to the E Street Band setlist at the Nov. 6 Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, thanks to a sign request. The Boss donned a Santa hat for the occasion.