Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (TV) | | Cast : | Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney | | Director : | Arthur Rankin Jr., Jules Bass | | Studio : | Sony Music (Video) | | Format : | Color | | Released Date : | December 14, 1970 | | DVD Released Date : | September 24, 2002 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | NR (Not Rated) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | November 09, 2004 | | Summary | A Rankin & Bass Classic! | Content
 | I was a bit stunned to see that this first appeard on TV in 1970. I could have sworn I watched it in the 1960's alongside Rudolph and Charlie Brown.
In anycase this is one of those great Rankin & Bass stop motion animated films detailing the life of Santa Claus from the time he was just a baby. The story is told by a friendly postman voiced by Fred Astaire.
Santa is taken in by the Kringles a family of toymakers and once he grows into a young man he begins delivering the toys to the children of Sombertown.
This earns him the status of public enemy #1 from the towns Burgomeister who has outlawed all toys and Kris must think of more secret methods to get the toys to the children.
Along the way we see how Kris gets the name Santa clause, his red suit, flying reindeer, and how the night for delivering toys was chosen.
Mickey rooney voices Kris/Santa and does so with gusto. But Keenan Wynn is the standout as his gruff, but sweet portrayal of the Winter Warlock.
The film also features some great songs such as the title sung by Astaire and "Put one foot in front of the Other".
Over 30 years later I now watch this one with my kids and still enjoy it. But get it on DVD since so much is cut out today to make room for commercials. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 22, 2004 | | Summary | wonderful! | Content
| I highly reccomend this for ANYONE and if you liked this you will probably like The Year Without a Santa Clause and the 1964 original Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer. |
| Rating | | | Date | December 04, 2003 | | Summary | Great! | Content
| I watched these Rankin and Bass Christmas productions on TV when I was a child and I loved them, I especially like The Little Drummer Boy which is narrated by Greer Garson and is a beautiful heart-stirring story about the true meaning of Christmas! Santa Claus is Coming to Town is good too about how this boy grew up to became Santa Claus and I highly recommend this DVD set! |
| Rating | | | Date | November 17, 2003 | | Summary | quite the classic | Content
| The old, separate, VHS versions of these two holiday movies were what I watched when I was in the single digits, and now they're better than ever on a timeless DVD. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a humorous new twist on the entire life of one Santa Claus, and is worth the viewing for kids and adults alike. Me, though, I bought the DVD for the Little Drummer Boy, which is what I think is one of the best Christmas movies, EVER. Hands down. So, come on down, and spend a little money on a couple mini-movies that have already survived for decades and are sure to last for many more to come. |
| Rating | | | Date | May 29, 2003 | | Summary | Truly Classic Christmas | Content
| You remember - you wait every year until that one showing of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" and if you miss it? How awful do you feel? Now, you have the opportunity to watch it whenever you want. What a great example of the tremendous work of Rankin Bass. Fantastic story, great music and a great transfer to DVD (considering the age). This is one not to be missed - and of course you won't when you own it! |
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