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A Christmas Story (1972 TV special)
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Wikipedia article
'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.
Summary
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
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?"
"Sounds of Christmas Day'" uses the same melody as "Those Happy Friends Who Live in My TV," from the Enchanted Voyage attraction at The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, which opened the same year at King's Island in Cincinnati, Ohio. "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
*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
Production credits
*Produced and Directed By William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
*Associate Producer: Alex Lovy
*Story: Ken Spears, Joe Ruby
*Voices: Daws Butler, Don Messick, Hal Smith, John Stephenson, Walter Tetley, Janet Waldo, Paul Winchell, Paul DeKorte, Randy Kemner, Stephen McAndrew, Susie McCune, Judi Richards
*Animation Director: Charles A. Nichols
*Production Design: Iwao Takamoto
*Layout: Mike Arens, Ric Gonzalez, Dan Noonan
*Backgrounds: F. Montealegre, Gary Niblett
*Animation: Ed Barge, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Jerry Hathcock, Ed Love, Don Patterson, Ray Patterson
*Production Supervisor: Victor O. Schipek
*Musical Director: Hoyt Curtin
*Technical Supervisor: Frank Paiker
*Ink & Paint Supervisor: Roberta Greutert
*Xerography: Robert "Tiger" West
*Sound Direction: Richard Olson, Bill Getty
*Editorial Supervisor: Larry Cowan
*Music Editor: Pat Foley
*Effects Editor: Earl Bennett
*Negative Consultant: William E. DeBoer
*Post Production: Joed Eaton
*Camera: Charles Flekal, Roy Wade
Home media
Released by AVCO Broadcasting Corp. in the early 1970s for use with
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'.
See also
*List of works produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions
*List of United States Christmas television specials
References
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