The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

Overview · Where to watch · Cast & crew · Reviews

Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.

• Released: 1974-12-10
• Genres: Animation, Family, TV Movie, Fantasy
• Runtime: 51m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.1/10 from 220 votes

Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr..

Top cast

• Shirley Booth as Mrs. Claus (voice)
• Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus (voice)
• Dick Shawn as Snow Miser (voice)
• George S. Irving as Heat Miser (voice)
• Bob McFadden as Jingle Bells (voice)
• Rhoda Mann as Mother Nature (voice)
• Bradley Bolke as Jangle Bells (voice)
• Ron Marshall as Mr. Thistlewhite (voice)
• Colin Duffy as Ignatius Thistlewhite (voice)
• Christine Winter as Blue Christmas Girl (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Year Without a Santa Claus

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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