If you loved The Year Without a Santa Claus, try Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass, and they both carry the cozy, playful mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Family / Fantasy / TV Movie territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Year Without a Santa Claus, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is
Santa gets an origin story, because why not. Kris grows up with elf toymakers and wants to deliver toys to Sombertown. It's a cute attempt at festive fun.
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