# The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

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**Runtime**: 51 min
**Genres**: Animation, Family, TV Movie, Fantasy
**Directed by**: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
**Written by**: William J. Keenan
**Starring**: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Bob McFadden, Rhoda Mann

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Even in the North Pole, no one reads the memo. With Christmas spirit as elusive as a caroler’s sheet music, Santa threatens to stay home mid-vacation. The elves must audition Santa’s emotional encore before the last ornament melts.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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