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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.
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town (ABC, 1969) ... This cartoon proved so impressive it spawned a live-action TV-movie (starring John Goodman) in 2006.
The year 1970 brought another Christmas special, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. [7] Rankin/Bass enlisted Fred Astaire as narrator S.D. (Special Delivery) Kluger, a mailman answering children's questions about Santa Claus and telling his origin story.
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.
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 ...
A still of Kris Kringle with children from the film 'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town', 1970 Credit - ABC Photo Archives. M arching through somber streets, men in uniform confiscate items, entering ...
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town: Jules Bass Maury Laws: Video Tokyo Production Stop-motion [8] Here Comes Peter Cottontail: 1971 Jack Rollins [9] Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes: 1972 Maury Laws [10] Mad Mad Mad Monsters [a] William J. Keenan Lou Silverstone: Mushi Production: Traditional [11] Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid ...
'Santa Claus is Comin' to Town' (1970) Rankin/Bass clearly dominate Christmas, and this movie is proof. Fred Astaire narrates this story with Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle (aka Santa).