About this release
Celebrate the season with the story of Kris Kringle in the original holiday special, Santa Claus is Comin' To Town! After being discovered by a family of elves, baby Claus is raised by the Kringles and grows up to become a toymaker. Wanting to share his toys with the children of Sombertown, Kris must overcome the Winter Warlock and the Burgermeister Meisterburger along with some help from Miss Jessica and Topper. Based on the timeless song, the Rankin/Bass production of Santa Claus is Comin' To Town features groundbreaking "Animagic" stop-motion animation and is sung and told by Fred Astaire. It's pure holiday magic for the entire family!
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Disc 1
DVD
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)
51 min
AnimationFamilyFantasyTV Movie
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.
Credits
Director
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Jules Bass
Cast
Fred Astaireas S.D. Kluger (voice)
Mickey Rooneyas Kris Kringle (voice)
Keenan Wynnas Winter Warlock (voice)
Paul Freesas Burgermeister Meisterburger / Grimsley (voice)
Joan Gardneras Tanta Kringle (voice)
Robie Lesteras Miss Jessica / Mrs. Claus (voice)
Composer
Maury Laws
Producer
Jules Bass
Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Release Details
- Packaging
- Keep Case
Images
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 3, 2026