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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a 1985 Christmas stop motion animated television special. It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, based on the 1902 children's book The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- Fantasy Family
Dec 17, 1985 · The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus: Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.. With Earl Hammond, Earle Hyman, Larry Kenney, Lynne Lipton. At a council convened by The Great Ak, the forest being tells the story of Santa Claus to explain why he deserves to be made immortal.
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- Animation, Adventure, Family
- Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
- 1985-12-17
Dec 4, 2020 · The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a 1985 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions and based on the 1902 children's book The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
- 44 min
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- Greelock
The story deals with Santa Claus's kidnapping by the Daemons of the caves, in an effort to thwart his yearly delivery of toys. However, Claus's assistants complete the task for him, and later attempt an unnecessary rescue.
- L. Frank Baum
- 1902
Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass. The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus.
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- Rankin/Bass Productions
- Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Larry Kenney. Commander of the Wind Demons. Lynne Lipton. Queen Zurline. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. Advertise With Us. Immortals adopt a mortal baby, who later returns to Earth to make children...
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- Fantasy, Holiday, Kids & Family
- TV-G
An animated special dramatizing the life of Santa Claus from boyhood to manhood and subsequent immortality, along with fictitious explanations of how the many traditions of Christmas originated.
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