Review of The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) by Ken T — 18 Apr 2010

I loved the music to this one...The Heat Miser and Snow Miser songs were da' bomb baby".

This review of The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) was written by Ken T on 18 Apr 2010.

The Year Without a Santa Claus has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Subhro R (80) on 28 Nov 2008

Out of all the badly animated 70's Christmas specials this is my favorite. You just can't get better than the Heat/Snow Miser song…

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By Ken S (1,985) on 15 Dec 2010

I enjoyed the Miser Brothers, but this wasn't something I watched as a kid, so I don't have a special place for it…

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By Luke B (1,067) on 11 Dec 2010

Another excellent Rankin and Bass Christmas special. Here, Santa decides to skip Christmas for a year…

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By Nicole T (348) on 29 Dec 2011

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By Mike T (1,122) on 02 Jan 2008

Christmas favorite for me. The songs are awesome in this and the story is very nice. Good for Christmas! Features Blue Christmas and I'm Mr…

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By Kathryn V (164) on 31 May 2008

Santa is sick and Jingle and Jangle (Elves) have to save the day! very cute story :)…

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By Andrew F (1,053) on 03 Jan 2009

Mickey Rooney's voice was not right for the part, but the Heatmiser and Snowmiser songs are so catchy that they make up for it…

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