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1974 CHRISTMAS MOVIE

Updated: March 2026
Posted: February 2026

1974

The Year Without a Santa Claus

The Year Without a Santa Claus
Santa is convinced that no one cares about Christmas anymore so he decides to cancel Christmas and stay in bed. His two main elves take Vixen and leave the North Pole to find some Christmas spirit, scout up some goodwill, and gather up enough proof to change Santa's mind.

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Blue Christmas:


I'll have a Blue Christmas,
Without you,
I'll be so Blue thinking,
About you,
Decorations of Red,
On a Green Christmas Tree,
Won't mean a thing,
If you're not here with me,
I'll have a Blue Christmas,
That's certain,
And when that Blue heartache,
Starts hurting,
You'll be doing all right,
With your Christmas of White,
But I'll have a Blue,
Blue Christmas

1974
The Year Without a Santa Claus was from 1974

DISTRIBUTOR
  • Rankin / Bass
STUDIO
  • Warner Bros.

STOP MOTION
Animation
The Year Without a Santa Claus is animated with Stop Motion

QUOTE:Great North Star but I'm tired. Painting wagons, red and bright, sharpening ice skates half the night, wrapping presents in ribbon and gauze, has warned me weary... "Said Santa Claus." Crick in my back, cold in my nose, aches in my fingers, and all 10 toes, and a sort of kind of kink inside, whenever I think of that Christmas ride.

QUOTE:Warn the people, tell the papers, I'm much too tired for Christmas capers.

QUOTE:Uh, hang up the harness in the big storeroom, cover up the shelves, we're staying home.

QUOTE:Hello? Jingle Bells, number one elf speaking. "And Jangle Bells." Will you stop that... may I ask who is calling please? Oh, hi, Mrs. Claus. Yes, Mrs. Claus. Okay, Mrs. Claus. Sure thing, Mrs. Claus. Right away, Mrs. Claus. "Who was that?" That was... come on!

QUOTE:Okay, what are you up to, Ma? "Me... up to something? Oh, ridiculous. Do I look like I'm up to something?" No, you don't look like you're up to something but whenever you look like you're not up to anything you're up to something. What are you up to, Ma?

QUOTE:Now, it's nothing that need concern you. Poor Jingle. Poor Jangle. "Jingle? Jangle? Consurnit Ma, what's going on?" They're only trying to help. "Where are they?" Well, they thought they'd just browse around the world and see if the folks didn't really care about you and Christmas and... "You mean, they went down there out into that cruel world by themselves?" Oh, of course not silly! Vixen went with them. "Vixen? She's just a baby. Oh! Poor little girl. No telling what might happen. Now I'll have to go after them."

QUOTE:The Miser Brothers? Oh dear! Oh, I forgot all about those two. "Of all the fool things for them to do. Why if Snow Miser doesn't freeze them just for the fun of it, his devil of a brother will put the heat on them for sure! Dasher! On the double!"

QUOTE:Gee, I wish there was something I could do. "When you've got a big problem Son, it often pays to go right to the top man. Why don't you stop by the mayor's office? Tell him the whole story. He should be able to help." Good idea, Dad!

QUOTE:Well Mrs. Claus, how's your hubby? "Well I'm afraid he's got a pretty bad cold Snowy." Oh, that's a shame the poor fella, he should've come to see me, I'd have given him a good one. A little chilly humor there.

QUOTE:Well, well, well, if it isn't Mrs. Claus. Where is your husband? Out doing another commercial for my brother?

QUOTE:God bless my soul. By the Big Borealis, by my maps and charts, I didn't know children had such kind hearts. How could a man feel gladder, prouder? A holiday? Nonsense!

THOUGHT:Never saw the Spring day in the North Pole.

THOUGHT:Mother nature got the brothers mixed up when she told them what to do. (She told Snow Miser to let a little snow fall in Southland and she told Heat Miser to allow just one nice spring day at the North Pole.)

THOUGHT:Did Jingle and Jangle and Mrs. C. abandon Vixen? Whatever happened to Vixen?

WALK OF FAME
Star Sightings!!
The Year Without a Santa Claus has 2 Stars!

Hollywood Walk of Fame Star
has multiple Hollywood Walk of Fame Stars

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