Cinematic background from The Year Without a Santa Claus 1974 - Feeling forgotten by the children of the world, old St. Nick decides to skip his gift-giving journey and take a vacation. Mrs. Claus and two spunky little elves, Jingle and Jangle, set out to see to where all the season's cheer has disappeared. Aided by a magical snowfall, they reawaken the spirit of Christmas in children's hearts and put Santa back in action.

The Year Without a Santa Claus

1974

Animation, Comedy, Family

Directors:
Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Writers:
William J. Keenan, Phyllis McGinley
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Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of cartoon characters sitting on top of a wooden bench; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A man in a blue suit and a blue hat holding a pen and a tablet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of a doll with a fake mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of a doll; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A cartoon of a man in a red hat and a boy in a red shirt; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A painting of a street scene with people walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of an old lady doll; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A doll wearing a santa clause outfit; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A wax statue of a man sitting at a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people that are standing together; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A statue of a man with a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A person sitting at a table talking to an old man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An old lady doll with a white hair and blue dress; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of children dressed in red and blue costumes; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people sitting in a rocking chair; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of three people standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people dressed in red with a dog; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A picture of an animal with a face in a frame; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The face of an old woman doll; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An old woman doll standing in front of a fire pit; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of cartoon characters sitting on a bench; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of an old lady doll; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An old town with a clock tower in the middle of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The face of a cartoon character; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The face of a doll wearing a top hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An animated character is standing at the entrance of a house; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An old woman doll is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of a doll with a fake mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A toy cowboy is standing in front of an arched doorway; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people sitting at a table with cups of coffee; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people standing next to each other on a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A statue of an old woman in a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of puppets; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of a puppet character; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people that are standing in a row; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A clown's face with a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – Three people are standing in front of a house; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An old lady doll with white hair and blue eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The face of a cartoon character; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people standing next to a christmas tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A doll holding a present in its hands; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – An image of a snow scene in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A large castle like building with snow on the top of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of stuffed animals sitting next to each other on top of a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A character from the muppets; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A man and a woman dressed as santa claus; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A crowd of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people sitting at a table with dolls; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of a cartoon character; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The face of a doll wearing a red outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A troll doll with a fire - haired doll; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The head of a doll wearing a jester's hat; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – The face of a santa clause doll holding a cup of coffee; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of children standing next to a christmas tree; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A small child and a dog in a city street; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A woman standing in front of an ice sculpture of an iceman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Year Without a Santa Claus” (1974), directed by Jules Bass – A group of people sitting around a fireplace; Wide shot, High angle