Rankin/Bass Christmas Classic !
A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 stop motion Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in New York, New York. The film is narrated by Fred Astaire and stars the voices of Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Robie Lester, Joan Gardner, and Paul Frees, as well as an assistant song performance by the Westminster Children's Choir. The film tells the story of how Santa Claus and several Claus-related Christmas traditions came to be. It is based on the hit Christmas song "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", which was written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie for Leo Feist, Inc. and introduced on radio by Eddie Cantor in 1934, and the story of Saint Nicholas.

Voice cast
Fred Astaire as Special Delivery "S.D." Kluger
Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle/Santa Claus
Keenan Wynn as Winter Warlock
Robie Lester as Miss Jessica/Mrs. Claus
Paul Frees as Burgermeister Meisterburger, Grimsley, Topper, animals, guards, doctor, Newsreel Announcer, Kringle Brothers, male townspeople, businessman, Scrooge-related man, and more
Joan Gardner as Tanta Kringle, grouchy store lady, female townspeople, and more
Dina Lynn, Greg Thomas, Gary White, and Andrea Sacino as the children (Greg Thomas also as Young Kris Kringle)

Songs

"The First Toymakers to the King" - Tanta and the Kringles featuring the Mike Sammes Singers
"No More Toymakers to the King" - Burgermeister Meisterburger and Grimsley
"Be Prepared to Pay" a.k.a. "If You Sit On My Lap Today" - Kris and the Westminster Children's Choir
"Put One Foot in Front of the Other" - Kris and Winter featuring The Mike Sammes Singers
"My World Is Beginning Today" - Jessica
"Wedding Song" a.k.a. "What Better Way to Tell You" - S. D. Kluger and The Mike Sammes Singers
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" - S. D. Kluger and the Westminster Children's Choir
Released by Rhino on October 1, 2002, the soundtrack for Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is available along with that of Frosty the Snowman, the Rankin-Bass special produced the previous year in 1969. This edition contains the full dialogue and all songs for both specials.

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