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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus is a 1985 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions and based on the 1902 children's book The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum, the writer of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The special first aired December 17, 1985 on CBS in the United States, and December 24, 1986 on TV Asahi in Japan under the title Santa's Secret and Great Adventure. This was Rankin/Bass' final "Animagic" stop motion production filmed in Japan; later productions would be traditionally animated.
Original Release
12/17/1985
US Release
12/17/1985
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Earl Hammond | Santa Claus / Santa Claus (voice) |
| Earle Hyman | King Awgwa / King Awgwa (voice) |
| Larry Kenney | Commander of the Wind Demons / Commander of the Wind Demons (voice) |
| Lynne Lipton | Queen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Bob McFadden | Tingler / Tingler (voice) |
| Lesley Miller | Necile (voice) / Necile |
| Peter Newman | Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices |
| Joey Grasso | Weekum (voice) / Weekum |
| J.D. Roth | Young Claus (voice) / Young Claus |
| Alfred Drake | The Great Ak (voice) / The Great Ak |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Earl Hammond | Santa Claus / Santa Claus (voice) |
| Earle Hyman | King Awgwa / King Awgwa (voice) |
| Larry Kenney | Commander of the Wind Demons / Commander of the Wind Demons (voice) |
| Lynne Lipton | Queen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices / Additional Voices (voice) |
| Bob McFadden | Tingler / Tingler (voice) |
| Lesley Miller | Necile (voice) / Necile |
| Peter Newman | Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice) / Additional Voices |
| Joey Grasso | Weekum (voice) / Weekum |
| J.D. Roth | Young Claus (voice) / Young Claus |
| Alfred Drake | The Great Ak (voice) / The Great Ak |
| Amy Anzel | Child / Child (voice) |
| Josh Blake | Child (voice) / Child |
| Ari Gold | Child (voice) / Child |
| Jamie Lisa Murphy | Child (voice) / Child |
| Al Dana | Chorus (voice) / Chorus |
| Margaret Dorn | Chorus (voice) / Chorus |
| Arlene Martell Martin | Chorus |
| Marty Nelson | Chorus (voice) / Chorus |
| David Ragaini | Chorus (voice) / Chorus |
| Robert Ragaini | Chorus (voice) / Chorus |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Arthur Rankin Jr. | Producer |
| Jules Bass | Producer |
| Lee Dannacher | Producer |
