A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
Mickey Rooney
- Kris Kringle
- (voice)
- …
Keenan Wynn
- Winter Warlock
- (voice)
Joan Gardner
- Tanta Kringle
- (voice)
Robie Lester
- Miss. Jessica
- (voice)
- …
Andrea Sacino
- Child
- (voice)
Gary White
- Child
- (voice)
Greg Thomas
- Child
- (voice)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhen Kris gets captured by the trees, for three frames a man's arm and a flashbulb could be seen right when the flash occurs, before the Winter Warlock appears. This was fixed on later broadcasts and DVD releases.
- GoofsThere is no toy duck on the stairs when the Burgermeister comes out of the building. Yet he trips on the toy duck at the top of the stairs.
- Quotes
Dingle: Wiggle my ears and tickle my toes, methinks I see a baby's nose! It's more than a nose. There's a whole baby attached to it. Better call my brothers! Wingle! Bingle! Tingle! Zingle!
Zingle: What is it, Dingle?
Wingle: It's a baby, Zingle.
Tingle: A baby what, Wingle?
Bingle: A baby baby, Tingle.
Dingle: I like babies, Bingle.
Bingle: Our baby's the best baby of them all, Wingle.
- Alternate versionsThe ABC Family/Freeform version (as of 2020) adds back "A Kiss A Toy" and "My World is Beginning Today" songs, but still omits the scene where Burgermeister burns the toys.
- ConnectionsEdited into Saturday Night Live: Hugh Jackman/Mick Jagger (2001)
- SoundtracksSanta Claus is Comin' to Town
(Start) (uncredited)
Music by J. Fred Coots
Lyrics by Haven Gillespie
Arranged by Maury Laws (uncredited) and Jules Bass (uncredited)
Music Directed by Maury Laws (uncredited)
Performed by Fred Astaire
Featured review
My favorite of all Christmas cartoons!
I am an adult, and probably shouldn't watch Christmas cartoons, but I love them anyway! "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" is my favorite of all Christmas cartoons. Anyone who knows me knows that I love this cartoon! (I was a kid in the 70's when all the Rankin/Bass cartoons were on during Christmas, so I remember and have most of them!) The mailman (Fred Astaire) is just adorable! Mickey Rooney as Santa was such a perfect choice! I love to settle in a comfy chair, knowing I won't be interrupted, and put this tape in my vcr.
I agree (a little bit) about the cartoon being dated. Yes, it has those tones mainly in the middle of the cartoon, but it can easily be dismissed. I would like to explain about the wedding celebration between Santa and Jessica in the forest. They got married in the forest because "no church would have them". This a wonderful, innocent Christmas cartoon - a joy for anyone to watch.
I agree (a little bit) about the cartoon being dated. Yes, it has those tones mainly in the middle of the cartoon, but it can easily be dismissed. I would like to explain about the wedding celebration between Santa and Jessica in the forest. They got married in the forest because "no church would have them". This a wonderful, innocent Christmas cartoon - a joy for anyone to watch.
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- pattyjef
- Nov 6, 1999
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- Santa Claus llega a la ciudad
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- Runtime48 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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