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The year without a Santa Claus / Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass.

Rankin, Arthur, Jr. (Added Author). Bass, Jules. (Added Author). Booth, Shirley. (Added Author). Rooney, Mickey. (Added Author). Shawn, Dick. (Added Author). Irving, George S. (Added Author). Miller, Roger, 1936-1992 (Added Author). Vaccaro, Brenda, 1939- (Added Author). Frees, Paul. (Added Author). Skelton, Red, 1913-1997 (Added Author). Gorshin, Frank. (Added Author). Amsterdam, Morey. (Added Author). Peary, Harold, 1908-1985 (Added Author). Richards, Billie. (Added Author). Laws, Maury. (Added Author). Marks, Johnny, 1909-1985 (Added Author). McGinley, Phyllis, 1905-1978 (Added Author). Autry, Gene, 1907-1998 (Added Author). Primer, Don. (Added Author). Burgess, Dave. (Added Author). Keenan, William. (Added Author). Muller, Romeo. (Added Author). May, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1905-1976 (Added Author). Rankin/Bass Productions. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author).

Summary:

The year without a Santa Claus: When Santa decides to take Christmas off, two elves go to find children to convince Santa to come back, but first they have to get past the Heat Miser and the Snow Miser. Nestor the long-eared Christmas donkey: An outcast donkey escorts an expectant couple to Bethlehem. Rudolph's shiny new year: Father Time asks Rudolph to find the missing New Year baby.

Record details

ISBN: 1419854968
ISBN: 9781419854965
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Deluxe edition.
Distributor: Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2007]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, publication date, and aspect ratio may vary Title from container. Special features: Festive new featurette: "We are Santa's elves:" profiling Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass; Festive new featurette: "Stop motion 101:" stop-motion masters the Chiodo Brothers show how it's done step by step. Year without Santa Claus originally broadcast on television in 1974; Nestor, the long-eared donkey originally broadcast on television in 1977; Rudolph's shiny New Year originally broadcast on television in 1976. Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey based on the song by Gene Autry, Don Primer, Dave Burgess. Year without a Santa Claus based on the book by Phyllis McGinley.
Formatted Contents Note:	The year without a Santa Claus / teleplay by William Keenan -- Nestor, the long-eared Christmas Donkey / written by Romeo Muller -- Rudolph's shiny New Year / written by Romeo Muller ; story by Robert L. May.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Rudolph's shiny New Year: Music and lyrics, Johnny Marks (features the song Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer). Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey: Additional music and lyrics, Maury Laws and Jules Bass. Year without a Santa Claus: Music, Maury Laws ; lyrics, Jules Bass.
Participant or Performer Note:	Rudolph's shiny New Year cast: Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam, Hal Peary, Paul Frees, Billie Richards. Year without a Santa Claus cast: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving. Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey cast: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	This DVD is copy protected and may be played only on licensed devices.
Language Note:	English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.