The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (TV 1985)

The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave ... See full summary »

Directors:

Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.

Writers:

Jules Bass, L. Frank Baum (novel)

Stars:

Earl Hammond, Earle Hyman, Larry Kenney

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Earl Hammond	...	Santa Claus (voice)
Earle Hyman	...	King Awgwa (voice)
Larry Kenney	...	Commander of the Wind Demons (voice)
Lynne Lipton	...	Queen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices (voice)
Bob McFadden	...	Tingler (voice)
Lesley Miller	...	Necile (voice)
Peter Newman	...	Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice)
Joey Grasso	...	Weekum (voice)
J.D. Roth	...	Young Claus (voice)
Alfred Drake	...	The Great Ak (voice)
Amy Anzel	...	Child (voice) (as Amy Anzelowitz)
Josh Blake	...	Child (voice)
Ari Gold	...	Child (voice)
Jamie Lisa Murphy	...	Child (voice)
Al Dana	...	Chorus (voice)

Storyline

The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Agua, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the chidren to be happy. and there is a great battle among Immortals.

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Plot Keywords:

santa claus | immortal | orphan | council | valley | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Musical | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rankin/Bass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The last Animagic special produced by Rankin-Bass.

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Goofs

When the Great Ak and Young Claus travel the world, they're supposed to be invisible, but blurry so that the audience can see them. When they reach their last stop, which shows two armored men fighting, the Great Ak and Young Claus are fully visible.

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Quotes

Santa Claus: In all this world, there is nothing so beautiful as a happy child.

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Connections

Featured in Hewy's Animated Movie Reviews: The Top 10 Characters of the Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Ho Ha Ho"

User Reviews

Santa was Wiccan!

I've never heard the "raised by faerie folk" story of Santa before. It was refreshing to see fantasy wood elves instead of the usual fat bearded ones. The council around the table looked as if they were drinking Wassail and celebrating the Winter Solstice. If you grew up playing D&D, you'll most likely enjoy this!