The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The story is based on Phyllis McGinley's 1956 book of the same name, illustrated by Kurt Werth. It was originally broadcast on December 10, 1974 on ABC.
When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his Elves set out to change his mind.
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Santa Claus | Mickey Rooney | Enrique Pontón | Asei Kobayashi |
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Mrs. Claus | Shirley Booth | Silvia Rey | Pinko Izumi |
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Jingle | Bob McFadden | Jesús Brock | Noburo Harada |
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Jangle | Bradley Bolke | Rogelio González Garza | Kuniaki Shimizu |
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Heat Miser | George S. Irving | Esteban Siller | Junpei Takiguchi |
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Snow Miser | Dick Shawn | Ramón Menéndez | Chikao Ôtsuka |
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Mother Nature | Rhoda Mann | Carmen Donna-Dío | Ikuko Tani |
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Ignatius Thistlewhite | Colin Duffy | Cristina Camargo | Satomi Majima |
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Mr. Thistlewhite | Ron Marshall | Víctor Mares | Isao Sasaki |
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Mrs. Thistlewhite | Rhoda Mann | Miyuki Ueda | |
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Doctor | Bob McFadden | Rubens Medel | Tamio Ôki |
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Mayor | Ron Marshall | Eduardo Liñán | Shôzô Iizuka |
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Policeman | Bradley Bolke | Edgar Wald | Masayuki Kato |
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Dog Catcher | Agustín Sauret | ||
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Girl | Christine Winter | ||
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Blue Christmas Girl | Christine Winter | ||
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Titles | N/A | Eduardo Liñán |
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