Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (TV 1974)

Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.

Director:

Bill Melendez

Writer:

Mort Green

Stars:

Jim Backus, Susan Silo, Courtney Lemmon

Won 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Backus	...	Narrator / Santa Claus (voice)
Susan Silo	...	Miss Taylor (voice)
Courtney Lemmon	...	Virginia O'Hanlon (voice)
Billy Green	...	Billy (voice)
Sean Manning	...	Specs (voice)
Tracey Belland	...	Mary Lou (voice)
Christopher Wong	...	Arthur (voice)
Vicky Ricketts	...	Amy (voice)
Jennifer Green	...	Pee Wee (voice)
Herb Armstrong	...	Officer Reilly (voice)
Arnold Moss	...	Sgt. Muldoon (voice)
Mort Green	...	Sam Shulman (voice)
Louis Nye	...	Lee Fong (voice)
Ken Sansom	...	Papa (voice)
Karen Smith	...	Mama (voice)

Storyline

Partly based on a true story, a little girl writes to the editor of a newspaper concerning the existence of Santa Claus.

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Plot Keywords:

little girl | girl | santa claus | editor | newspaper | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Joulupukki on totta

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill Melendez Productions, Burt Rosen Co., Wolper Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

25 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofed in Just Shoot Me!: How the Finch Stole Christmas (1998)

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Soundtracks

"Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus"
Performed by Jimmy Osmond

User Reviews

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus is another charming animated holiday special from Bill Melendez

"He will continue to make glad, the heart of childhood." So answered New York Sun editor Francis Church at the end of his editorial to one Virginia O'Hanlon one day in 1897 to her question of is there a Santa Claus. Taking a break from the "Peanuts" specials, director Bill Melendez put the same charm he visualized in those on this one to sentimental effect with once again children voicing the kid characters. I loved the scene between that street cop Virginia asked about the red-suited man and that cop's superior on the phone and his reply to Virginia about what that superior said about Santa. And how nice was it to hear Jim Backus as the narrator here. Since I don't want to spoil anything, you'll have to watch this to find out who he's supposed to be in relation to the story. So, yes, that's a recommendation...