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The Rankin-Bass production first aired on CBS on December 17, 1985. The special truncates much of the story (it ran in a one-hour time slot) and simplifies some of the motivations, but its major alterations are setting up the hearing over the Mantle of Immortality as a frame story explaining just why Claus (J. D. Roth/Earl Hammond) deserves the mantle, although there is an edit that makes it ...
- L. Frank Baum
- Children's literature, Christmas stories
- 1902
- April 12, 1902
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
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. The special first aired December 17, 1985 on CBS in the United States ...
- Julian P. Gardner
Distributed by. Universal Studios Home Video. Release date. October 31, 2000. Running time. 75 minutes. The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus is a 2000 American direct-to-video animated fantasy film created by Mike Young Productions and released by Universal Studios Home Entertainment. It is based on the 1902 L. Frank Baum novel of the same name.
- Hank Saroyan
- Mike Young
- Glen Hill, Susan Blu (voice director)
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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus G 2000 1h 20m Holiday Fantasy Animation List Reviews 78% 100+ Ratings Audience Score Fairies adopt an orphaned human baby, who grows up to become Jolly Old St ...
- Holiday, Fantasy, Animation