A Christmas Story (1972 TV special)
| A Christmas Story | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ken Spears Joe Ruby |
| Directed by | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Voices of | Daws Butler Paul Winchell Walter Tetley Janet Waldo |
| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | December 9, 1972 |
A Christmas Story is a 1972 American animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast in syndication on December 9, 1972.[1]
Summary
[edit]As a family gathers around the tree on Christmas Eve, their son Timmy has made a special wish in his letter to Santa Claus. But the letter is found – unmailed – by the lovable family dog Goober and his friend, Gumdrop the mouse. Together, they set off into the snowy night to deliver the letter to Santa. Overcoming many perils – including a lurking gang of alley cats – they finally find Santa. Timmy's letter is delivered, Gumdrop and Goober make it home safely and a boy's special wish magically comes true on Christmas.
Featured songs
[edit]The songs featured in A Christmas Story included:
- "Sounds of Christmas Day"
- "O Come, All Ye Faithful"
- "Where Do You Look for Santa?"
- "Hope"
- "Which One is the Real Santa Claus?"
"Which One is the Real Santa Claus?", "Sounds of Christmas Day" and "Hope" were re-used five years later in the 1977 TV special A Flintstone Christmas. "Hope" was also re-used in Yogi's First Christmas (1980).
Voices
[edit]- Daws Butler – Gumdrop, Second Dog
- Paul Winchell – Goober, Sleezer, Runto
- Walter Tetley – Timmy, Boy
- Janet Waldo – Timmy's Mother, Girl
- Don Messick – Timmy's Father, Squirrel
- John Stephenson – Polecat, Postman, First Dog
- Hal Smith – Santa Claus, Fatcat
Home media
[edit]It was released by AVCO Broadcasting Corp. in the early 1970’s for use with Cartrivision. Cartrivision item number 10264S-NN.
The special was first released on VHS as part of the Hanna-Barbera Super Stars video collection by Hanna-Barbera Home Video on November 9, 1989, and re-released again on September 26, 1995 by Turner Home Entertainment.
On July 31, 2012, Warner Home Video released Hanna-Barbera Christmas Classics Collection on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection burn on demand service. This collection features a trilogy of Christmas specials: A Christmas Story, The Town Santa Forgot and Casper's First Christmas.[2]
See also
[edit]- List of Christmas films
- List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions
- List of United States Christmas television specials
References
[edit]- ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 65–66. ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "Hanna-Barbera Christmas Classics Collection". WB Shop. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
External links
[edit]- 1972 television specials
- 1970s American television specials
- 1970s animated short films
- 1970s animated television specials
- Christmas television specials
- Hanna-Barbera television specials
- Films scored by Hoyt Curtin
- Santa Claus in television
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Animated Christmas television specials
- 1972 films
- 1970s American films