Review of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) by Stacy H — 04 Dec 2007

Another classic Rankin-Bass Xmas show!!! Full of great songs and claymation!

This review of Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) was written by Stacy H on 04 Dec 2007.

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Broianta T (1) on 24 Dec 2013

Great movie!! :) I love it! Pretty Funny…

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By Dylan P (378) on 24 Dec 2012

A Christmas classic. It has a very creative plot and good music. Rudolph is superior, but this is better than Frosty…

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Put one foot in front of the other…

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By Jake S (662) on 06 Nov 2013

Rankin n Bass made the best christmas children films this and Jack Frost are the two best I loved them as a kid and still love them till this day…

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