Santa, Baby! (TV 2001)

Songwriter Noel is struggling to write a hit song, and so he takes his frustrations out on his family. His daughter Dakota is granted one wih for doing a good deed and she wishes that her ... See full summary »

Director:

Lee Dannacher

Writers:

Peter Bakalian (teleplay), Suzanne Collins (teleplay)

Stars:

Gregory Hines, Patti LaBelle, Vanessa Williams

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Gregory Hines	...	Noel (voice)
Patti LaBelle	...	Melody Songbird (voice)
Vanessa Williams	...	Alicia (voice)
Eartha Kitt	...	Emerald (voice)
Tom Joyner	...	Mr. Sweet (voice)
Kianna Underwood	...	Dakota (voice)
Danny Burstein	...	(voice)
Lawrence Clayton	...	(voice)
Lynne Lipton	...	(voice)
Stanley Mathis	...	(voice)
Michael McElroy	...	(voice)
Rozz Morehead	...	(voice) (as Rosalyn Morehead)
Hugh Morgan	...	(voice)
Mary Gordon Murray	...	(voice)
Natalie Toro	...	(voice)

Storyline

Songwriter Noel is struggling to write a hit song, and so he takes his frustrations out on his family. His daughter Dakota is granted one wih for doing a good deed and she wishes that her daddy will write a hit song. There is a sub-plot about kindness to animals that has almost nothing to do with the main story.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas | santa claus | based on song | character name in title

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Genres:

Animation

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 December 2001 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rankin/Bass Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Avoid it at all costs.

This is the worst Christmas special I have ever seen. It makes little sense and the plot is boring. It's just stereotype after stereotype about black culture and it's not heart warming at all. I give this 0 out of 10! Don't watch.