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The year without a Santa Claus / directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass ; written by Romeo Muller and William Keenan. - Deluxe edition - 1 videodisc (125 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally released as a motion picture in 1974. Features: 2 festive new featurettes: "We are Santa's elves" profiling Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass, "Stop Motion 101": stop-motion masters the Chiodo brothers show, how it's done step by step.

The year without a Santa Claus (1974, 51 min.) -- Nestor the long eared Christmas donkey (1977, 22 min.) -- Rudolph's shiny New Year (1976, 47 min.).

The year without a Santa Claus: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth ; Nestor the long eared Christmas donkey: Roger Miller ; Rudolph's shiny New Year: Red Skelton.

Three holiday stories for the family about a year when Santa Claus decides to not make his Christmas Eve trip, a donkey is asked to escort a couple in Bethlehem, and Father Time picks Rudolph for an important task.

TV rating: Not rated.


DVD, Dolby digital mono.


For private home use only.


Closed-captioned.

ISBN: 1419854968

Standard No.: 00085391162629

Publisher. No.: 116262 Warner Home Video

LCCN: be2007022289

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christmas plays

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction television programs.
Animated television programs.
Christmas television programs.

LC Class. No.: PN1992.77.A1 / Y43 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 791.45/75