Santa Claus Is Comin' to TownJesus would get more recognition at Christmas if he'd only allow children to sit on his lap at the local shopping mall.Until then the holiday belongs to the urchin in this animated movie.An orphan named Claus fortuitously finds his way into the home of a family of toy-making elves named Kringle.Raised as one of their own, Kris (Mickey Rooney) vows to deliver elf-made toys to the kids of Sombertown - despite the Burgermeister's (Paul Frees) stringent laws against it.For years, Kris, his wife (Robie Lester) and their woodland friends outwit the Burgermeister's men with what are now Clausian traits, i.e. sneaking down chimneys. Narrated by Fred Astaire, this Rankin-Bass stop-motion origin tale maintains the company's reputation for quality holiday fair.With memorable songs and oddball supporting characters, this is a believable beginning to an unbelievable legend.Furthermore, it's more inspiring than Santa's real origins as a Coca-Cola mascot.Green Lightvidiotreviews.blogspot.ca

I love the Rankin/Bass Christmas specials so much. The animation, the songs, the fun characters. They're just a simple joy that always brings a smile to my face. How anybody can watch them without getting the warm fuzzies is beyond me. This particular special is about the origin of Santa Claus (charmingly voiced by Mickey Rooney), as told by everybody's favorite mailman Fred Astaire. A lovely, funny story with lots of heart and an innocence we just don't seem able to replicate these days. Sigh times have changed so much. Just look at some of the reviews here or go to the message board. So many people trying to turn every song or stray sentence into something dirty or crass. It's disheartening. Anyway, try to ignore all that and just watch these timeless specials and enjoy them as they were meant to be enjoyed.

Like Rudolph in the way it looks, this X-mas special would come out six years after Rudolph and while it looks good, it just is not as entertaining as Rudolph. Still somewhat good for a kid, but it lags a bit more so than does Rudolph. This one does not have the lively characters and takes itself way to seriously at times too. However, at least Santa Claus is never quite as mean spirited as he got at times during the Rudolph special. This one shows how Santa, became Santa. Basically his early days, before he was a tubby guy with white beard. No, here for the most part he is a red head who grows a red beard before finally becoming the Santa we all know and love, or loath a bit if we work retail. The animation is like that used in the 1964 Rudolph special, however it is a step or two better. The main drawback is the story just is not as fun as the previous story. There are no misfit toys, know crazy elf wanting to be a dentist or a Yeti who wants to attack then befriend the denizens of the north pole. Instead, you get a guy who bans all toys cause he is a clumsy idiot. Just not on par, but it is still good enough to be okay.

Well you better not pout or cry cause Santa Claus is coming to town...This animated classic that chronicles the birth and life of Santa Claus as he fights conformity in order to deliver toys to the children of the world. So will Santa overcome the dreaded Burgermiester or the Evil Warlock? Well now you should check it out.This movie is really corny and the voice acting is pretty bad but at the same time this movie actually has a plot to it and entertaining sing along songs for the children. As movies go this belongs as a Christmas classic and therefore though my least favorite of the classic animated films I have to give it props and it is a million times the quality of some of the ones I've viewed. So if you have a family to watch this with you should definitely enjoy this film.