The year without a Santa Claus / 
Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. 
 - Deluxe ed. 
 - Burbank, Calif. :  Distributed by Warner Home Video,  2007. 
 - 1 videodisc (125 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Title from container.  Full screen.  Year without a Santa Claus based on the book by Phyllis McGinley.  Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey based on the song by Gene Autry, Don Primer, Dave Burgess.  Special features: Festive new featurette: "We are Santa's elves:" profiling Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass; Festive new featurette: "Stop motion 101:" stop-motion masters the Chiodo Brothers show how it's done step by step.  Year without Santa Claus originally broadcast on television in 1974; Nestor, the long-eared donkey originally broadcast on television in 1977; Rudolph's shiny New Year originally broadcast on television in 1976. 
<br/><br/> The year without a Santa Claus /  Nestor, the long-eared Christmas Donkey /  Rudolph's shiny New Year /  teleplay by William Keenan --  written by Romeo Muller --  written by Romeo Muller ;  story by Robert L. May. 
<br/><br/>Year without a Santa Claus: Music, Maury Laws ; lyrics, Jules Bass.  Year without a Santa Claus: Music, Maury Laws ; lyrics, Jules Bass. Rudolph's shiny New Year: Music and lyrics, Johnny Marks (features the song Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer).  Rudolph's shiny New Year: Music and lyrics, Johnny Marks (features the song Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer). Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey: Additional music and lyrics, Maury Laws and Jules Bass.  Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey: Additional music and lyrics, Maury Laws and Jules Bass. 
<br/><br/>Year without a Santa Claus cast: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving. Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey cast: Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro, Paul Frees. Rudolph's shiny New Year cast: Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam, Hal Peary, Paul Frees, Billie Richards. 
<br/><br/> The year without a Santa Claus: When Santa decides to take Christmas off, two elves go to find children to convince Santa to come back, but first they have to get past the Heat Miser and the Snow Miser. Nestor the long-eared Christmas donkey: An outcast donkey escorts an expectant couple to Bethlehem. Rudolph's shiny new year: Father Time asks Rudolph to find the missing New Year baby. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; Dolby Digital mono., dual-layer. 
<br/><br/><br/>English dialogue; English SDH. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1419854968 9781419854965 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>085391162629 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>116262  Warner Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Midwest Tape  http://www.midwesttapes.com 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Santa Claus (Fictitious character) --Juvenile films.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Elves--Juvenile films.<br/>Donkeys--Juvenile films.<br/>Reindeer--Juvenile films.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Christmas television programs.<br/>Animated television programs.<br/>Fantasy television programs.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.45/75