Santa Claus is Comin' to Town [1970 TV movie]
by Arthur Rankin, Jr. (Director), Jules Bass (Director), Romeo Muller (Screenwriter)
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The story of how Kris Kringle got his start as the world's most famous gift giver by struggling to bring toys and happiness to the children of Sombertown.Tags
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I'm not a big fan of Santa Claus, but this movie on its own is fairly charming for a 1970s Christmas film.
A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a small baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grew up, he wanted to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock who lives between the Kringles and Sombertown, but Kris manages to melt the Warlock's heart and deliver his toys.
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The Original Television Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town / Frosty the Snowman / Frosty Returns / The Little Drummer Boy) by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Children's Christmas Classics (A Very Merry Cricket / The Little Drummer Boy / Frosty the Snowman / Santa Claus is Coming To Town / Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) by Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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- Canonical title
- Santa Claus is Comin' to Town [1970 TV movie]
- Original title
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- Original publication date
- 1970-12-14
- People/Characters
- S.D. Kluger; Santa Claus (Kris Kringle); Winter Warlock; Burgermeister Meisterburger; Grimsley; Doctor (show all 9); Tanta Kringle; Mrs. Claus; Miss Jessica
- Important places
- Santa's Workshop; North Pole
- Important events
- Christmas
- Related movies
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970 | IMDb)
- Quotations
- 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, Ding... (show all)le?
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.
Burgermeister Meisterburger: I hate toys! And toys hate me! Either they are going or I am going! And I am certainly not going, Grimsely.
Kris: You better watch out, better not cry, better not pout.
Children: Why?
Kris: I'm telling you why!
Children: Yeah?
Kris: 'Cause I came to town. And look what I brought!
Children: Toys! - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Do not combine with the adaptation by Diane Wright Landolf or the unrelated picture book by Carolyn Quattrocki.
- Original language
- English
- Canonical DDC/MDS
- 791.4572
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- DDC/MDS
- 791.4572 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Movies, TV, Video Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Television Programs; television plays Single programs
- LCC
- PN1992.77 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Broadcasting Television broadcasts
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- 185
- Popularity
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (4.05)
- Languages
- English
- ISBNs
- 15
- UPCs
- 15
- ASINs
- 22
