The Year Without a Santa Claus

Jingle Bells: [answers the phone] Hello? Jingle Bells, number 1 elf speaking. May I ask who is calling please? Oh, hi, Mrs. Claus. Yes, Mrs. Claus. Okay, Mrs. Claus. Sure thing, Mrs. Claus. Right away, Mrs. Claus.[hangs up]Jangle Bells: Who was that?Jingle Bells: That was… Ooh. The Year Without a Santa Claus is my favorite silly Christmas special. This was pretty standard issue Rankin Bass stuff, jerky stop motion animation, sappy songs, and voices provided by has been actors. Mickey Rooney and Shirley Booth played Mr and Mrs Claus, but my favorite characters where Dick Shaw’s Cold Miser and George…

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