Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 American stop-motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in New York, 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. The film tells the story of how Santa Claus and several Claus-related Christmas traditions came to be. It is based on the hit Christmas song, "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", which was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie for Leo Feist, Inc. and introduced on radio by Eddie Cantor in 1934; and the story of Saint Nicholas.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. / Jules Bass
Genres - Action-Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy |
Sub-Genres - Christmas Film, Musical |
Release Date - Dec 14, 1970 |
Run Time - 50 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - G
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Arthur Rankin Jr, Christmas, Family Relationships, Foundling, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus, Surrealism, Wedding
Attributes
Narrative Location: Arctic
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Alternate Titles
A Verdadeira História de Papai Noel
BR
Mestem chodí Santa Claus
CS
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
, US
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Santa Claus llega a la ciudad
ES
V meste je Santa Claus
CS
В город приехал Санта-Клаус!
, RU
サンタが街にやってきた サンタクロースの秘密
JP