The Year Without a Santa Claus

About this episode

The 200th episode celebrates Christmas Eve with a discussion on the Rankin/Bass special 'The Year Without a Santa Claus'.

🎄 It’s the 200th episode of the Advent Calendar House, but more importantly, it’s Christmas Eve! So we’re celebrating with a salute to the last remaining special we have left to talk about in the Rankin/Bass Christmas canon: 1974’s “The Year Without a Santa Claus.” 🎙️ It’s a packed party with Tim Babb , Michael DiGiovanni , Joey O. , and Matt Spaulding as we spread Christmas cheer over Southtown and everywhere else — something we could’ve seen Mrs. Claus search for if she hadn’t immediately dropped the idea, but then we wouldn’t have met the true stars of the special: The Miser Bros. **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: The original story by Phyllis McGinley. A read-along record narrated by Boris Karloff. The DVD menu and only the DVD menu, if that interests you. Snow Miser’s song in “ Batman and Robin .” Shirley Booth (Mrs. Claus) as “ Hazel .” Today’s TV Tropes: Dressed to Heal , Spinning Paper . Bob McFadden (Elf Doctor) as “ Cool McCool .” “ Panic In New York: Menagerie Breaks Loose ,” and other prop newspaper headlines . Are Santa’s Reindeer Female? (Old Farmer’s Almanac) Survivor Series 1994: Clowns Are Us vs. the Royal Family . Ron Marshall (Iggy’s dad) marks the first time I…

People in this episode

Host: Mike Westfall

Guests: Tim Babb, Michael DiGiovanni, Joey O., Matt Spaulding

Topics covered

• Christmas specials
• Rankin/Bass
• The Miser Bros
• holiday traditions
• animation history
• TV tropes

Keywords

• Christmas Eve
• Rankin/Bass
• The Year Without a Santa Claus
• Miser Bros
• holiday specials
• animation
• TV tropes

Sponsors

Coca-Cola

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Year Without a Santa Claus, Santa in His Own Words, A Bomb for Christmas 2: Past, Present, and