Review of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) by Luke B — 11 Dec 2011
A really wonderful Christmas special from Rankin and Bass. I kind of wish I had these growing up, but I'm glad they are still around today. Fred Astaire plays a mailman that decides to educate us about the origins of Santa Claus.
This was done in a very original way, and handled a lot of the traditions in a way I hadn't heard before. In the town of Somber, toys are outlawed. Enter Kris Kringle, a man raised by Elves that love to make toys and have no way of delivering them.
We are introduced to some wonderful chaarcters, such as The Winter Warlock and Topper the lost penguin. The songs aren't as memorable as other specials, but the film has so much creativity and charm that I was taken in by it all.
Will certainly be promoted to my yearly watchings.
This review of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) was written by Luke B on 11 Dec 2011.
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town has generally received very positive reviews.
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