The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) now on DVD!

[BetaSignal]

I've been looking for this movie for at least 4 years... Thanks to Google, Yahoo Answers, and this video, I have found it! Thanks!

[diacron]

They didn't show this this year! #OccupyWB

[amydearmas]

Can somebody please post the whole movie of this?

[tvideoman2000]

Why didn't come out on ABC Family this 2011 this is an awesome tv special every year it came out what happened this year?

[Montork]

WOW the book was penned almost one hundred years ago! in 1902

[Montork]

i LOVE this story by frank l. baum and i love this version done by rankin bass. its got a Chinese dragon, goblin creatures, decent songs, and the most bad ass origin story for santa clause ever. i really wish this was the one that people remembered.

[KashaDatBitchHanyou]

@Montork I remembered it ;3;

[AxelOwnz]

remeber this one from when i was a kid. Year without Santa Claus and this are my favorites.

[NewtonAsh]

I love this Christmas special... and partially because it is like stop-motion meets LOTR meets Wiz. of Oz (since it is L. Frank Baum). It's sweet, poignant, and beautifully done.

[AaronsGame]

Lol this is a major plot hole of "Santa Claus is coming to town"

[diacron]

@AaronsGame Agreed. 'SCiCT" is my favorite Santa origin story. I watched again just this morning!

[vivconable]

"Council of Elrond" - the Musical.



[KakashisWatcher]

Oh man, I remember this, I wish I can watch again.

[CHJ242]

i grew up with this movie and i love it to this day. and now i am an old married fart. if anyone knows where i can buy this i would sure appreciate it. i saw it at walmart years ago and am kicking myself for not purchasing it then. they have the new version out and it's animated. it's not as good as this one. i want this original one. amazon.com sucks. i want to be able to see it and make sure it's the righ tone. last time i ordered a movie they sent the wrong one. any suggestions?????

[thebarkpetition]

@CHJ242 I ordered the one at the link above last year, and it is the correct version (though unrestored).

[ResidentEvil7]

I always thought the singing to this movie was quite good and classical. I don't know what the name of this one is, but I think it's called "Imortality." It's my favorite from this movie.

[A88mph]

Wathced this yesterday at my cosins house, He called this "christmas 'Lord of the Rings'".

[finalfreak17]

he left the baby with a lion...-___-

[alexvlk]

This is always the answer for "Most obscure stop-motion" special

[jaredofmo]

@alexvlk "Nutcracker Fantasy"

[alexvlk]

@jaredofmo oh man.... Thank you!

[Warrior1984100]

Not only is this Christmas special made by the creators of the original ThunderCats; it is based on a novel by the author of the Wizard of Oz novels, or should I say, L. Frank Baum.

[HolyExplosion]

I love this!!!!! My freinds and I are putting on the play at my school. It is going to be amazing!

[TekJansen99]

come to me ye nooks of the forest

[Jaymik99]

@TekJansen99  lol :)

[IngridCalvo]

MUITO LINDOOO!!!! *_*

Muito pagão... ♥

[KingOystar]

I love when Ak starts to sing at 1:30!

[pipefox19]

god i havent seen this in forever i was 5 or 6 yrs old then.

thanx for uplaoding and i was trying to spell the great huntsmans name or what ever he's called...but i never understood why they had no kids.

Oh get this i saw the animated version of this at my job today at goodwil at colledge squar shopping center XD.

[woollybully100]

the rankin/bass stop motion x mas special mixed with the style of songs from the rankin/bass the hobbit... I must see this film!!!!!!!!!

[kevdaniels]

This was an awesome Xmas special -one of the best Rankin/Bass did.

[rafflesia]

Aw man, I love this one and didn't see it on ABC Family this year. :( I know I recorded all of the Rankin/Bass shows one year, but I'm not sure if I can find those tapes now. xD

[Neko212]

I love this movie! <3 Finally we can have it on DVD!

[starangeldragon]

this is my favorite movie when i was a kid and every time it was christmas i would always watch it and even now i have memories of this from back then

[mthomas0930]

@Kayanadayo It is my favorite too. We had it recorded on a VHS labeled Baby Claus. It took me forever to find it.

[secretaznjen]

YES. the most awesome xmas special ever because it's just SO WEIRD and non conventional. 

[oliverjam92]

iii love this one! :D :] i wish they'd play it :[

[MaskedMan66]

IMDb gives a different actress's name, but Necile sure sounds like Audrey Landers.

[ztslovebird]

AWWWW!!!!! I never understood what kind of heartless person could just abandon a cute little baby in the snow like that.

[MaskedMan66]

@ztslovebird Actually in the book, Ak finds Claus in the grass rather than the snow, but even so you have to wonder. On the other hand, Necile theorizes that maybe Claus's parents knew full well that the nymphs and fairies of Burzee would find the child and care for him.

That's a part of the story that Baum never, ever went into.

[robocoastie]

@ztslovebird actually it happend often and it didn't mean they were heartless. Winter solstice was the last feast for months as they then entered the starvation period (winter). The hope that animals or gods will rescue a child from a slow miserable starvation death is timeless.

[MaskedMan66]

@robocoastie And foolish. How many babies starved to death or became meals themselves because of such superstitions?

[robocoastie]

@MaskedMan66 probably all of them. Anthropologically speaking though you made a judgment on people without ever living or experiencing real hardship like they did - that is foolishness.

[MaskedMan66]

@robocoastie And you've just made a judgment on me without living my life or experiencing what I've been through.

That is hypocrisy.

Or at least inconsistency.

[robocoastie]

@MaskedMan66 I never said a dam thing about you.

[ztslovebird]

@robocoastie There have always been other options for sparing children a slow and painful death. Leave them on a doorstep, with another family, in a warm place, but not on the ground all alone!! Why not hang a sign over him that says "Free Meal Here" while they were at it?

[MaskedMan66]

@ztslovebird I think we're in agreement at last.

[MaskedMan66]

@ztslovebird Read the book. Claus's parents left him at the edge of Burzee because they knew for sure that he'd be safe there.

[MaskedMan66]

I'm playing Ak in a stage production starting tomorrow.

[jaredofmo]

@MaskedMan66 I'd be interested in seeing some clips of it. (RoyalKidofOz on alternate account here.)

[MaskedMan66]

@jaredofmo I don't know if it'll be filmed, but there will certainly be photos. I'll direct you to them when they come out. It's a very trimmed-down version of the story covering some of the key moments in Claus's life, and except for me, everyone has more than one role; even our Claus appears in the opening scene as a fairy.

[dnightwalker]

Man, the immortals song has to be the most kick ass song in a christmas special. It just makes this story larger than life. I remember being a little kid and watching this with my brother. We couldn't belive the story of santa claus could be that cool. Specially the Commander of the Wind Demons. In the spanish version he had a commanding voice that made him the coolest character.

[HeninBerlin]

By far my favorite Christmas movie. I'm so happy it's on DVD!

[JAKESTADAGANGSTA92]

@HeninBerlin Mine too

[billwenham]

I'm so disappointed I can't get just this on DVD by itself. I wish this was back up on YouTube so I could watch it again this year.

[camlawn]

my favorite christmas cartoon.

[MaskedMan66]

@camlawn CARTOON????????????????

[moviedudeful]

this was always my favorite one everytime i metion the title pepole say do u mean santa clase is comin to town

[anaximanderia]

@moviedudeful i know exactly how you feel. i sit and search for it daily on tv during christmas time. when i find it i call the people who questioned me and i tell them to watch it.

[MaskedMan66]

@moviedudeful Right production company, wrong show.

[alexp9999]

00:10 fail-ass Council of Elrond xD

[MaskedMan66]

@alexp9999 Baum's council of Immortals predates Elrond's by forty years and was populated by far more powerful beings. Have a care how you speak of them; Elrond himself would bow the knee to them.

[60BloodyChamp60]

@funincluded this is awesome...definitely not the walk through the daisies that the other Rankin-Bass specials were. I assumed that Chuck Jones worked on this for a long time because it's straight out of his bag and he was doing different things that have since went under the radar, at the time.

[MaskedMan66]

@60BloodyChamp60 "Walk through the daisies?" You've never seen "Mad Monster Party?" have you?

[anaximanderia]

@funincluded have you seen the entire film? its based of a frank l baum story, and it isnt supposed to be like the other rankin bass works for a reason.

[funincluded]

@anaximanderia

Yes, I have seen it

It's ridiculous and anyone who thinks of THIS as an acceptable form of Christmas movie should be on a government watch list of some kind

you freak!

[MaskedMan66]

@funincluded It's a brilliant Christmas story, what are you talking about?

[anaximanderia]

@funincluded what do you deem as acceptable then? in case you havent noticed, christmas is no longer about the birth of christ, its about what is most marketable, so yes, for society this is a very acceptable christmas movie.

[funincluded]

@anaximanderia

...because not liking this movie makes me christian

of course

[anaximanderia]

@funincluded

in order for you to be christian than you shouldnt watch movies about santa claus in general, because he isnt a christian figure. the santa claus that society recognizes is a german pagan figure.

stop ruining the film for those who are able to love all things equally (which is what christ preaches)

[funincluded]

@anaximanderia

I was saying that your assumption that I am Christian is not only false, but completely unfounded

This movie sucks, get over it

[anaximanderia]

@funincluded

i never assumed you were christian, you said it.

stop trolling on the comments for one of the cult classic christmas specials.

[funincluded]

@anaximanderia

What you said was " christmas is no longer about the birth of christ", insinuating that I was a "keep CHRIST in christmas" type of person, and that my objection to this movie had something to do with it lacking jesus or something

I'm not trolling, just posting an honest opinion. I'm sorry you're offended that this movie is awful

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia 'Scuse me? Have you ever heard of Saint Nicholas? He was a Catholic bishop, and one of many figures that went into the Santa (which means "saint") we know today.

And where does Christ preach to "love all things equally?" He most certainly does not want people to love any other belief system than the one He gave us.

[anaximanderia]

@MaskedMan66 I know what Santa stands for. The "Claus" is what comes from the german paganism. And in case any of the Christians who read this actually celebrate Christ's birthday, then they know that Christmas has nothing to do with the birth of Christ. 12/25 was chosen to ween Pagans off of their religion and into Christianity, so Roman Bishops adopted this date as the birth date of Christ bc it coincided with the Pagan ritual, Saturnalia.

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia Christmas = The Mass (celebration) of the Christ. No matter when it's celebrated, that's what it's called.

It is a celebration of the birth of Yeshua bar-Yose, the Nazarene known as the Messiah, or, adapted from the Greek, the Christ. Most likely He was born in September, or some even posit April.

Now once again, where does Christ preach to "love all things equally?"

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia Incidentally, I just discovered that Jesus's birth being celebrated on 12/25 has nothing to do with any pagan or other winter celebrations. Ancient Christian tradition places the date of Jesus's conception as March 25th. Nine months later brings you to December 25th.

[anaximanderia]

@MaskedMan66 actually, if you read any writings on the conversion of pagans to christianity they state that it was easier to adopt 12/25 as the birth of Jesus because of the proximity to the pagan rituals, and since the actual birth date of Jesus is unknown it was simple to adopt this date as the probable date of birth. and if he was conceived on 3/25 doesnt mean he is born on 12/25 because the actual day can be different.

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia Of course it can, but since to this day we can't pinpoint when conception actually takes place, the choosing of a date for the Annuciation just makes rounding off to the same day nine months later logical and convenient.

[anaximanderia]

@MaskedMan66 And in case you didn't know, St. Nicholas has his own holiday which is not 12/25. He is not Santa Claus, yet rather a legend that helped form the modern belief of Santa Claus, along with other men of history, which when all combined become the modern Santa Claus.

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia "And in case you didn't know, St. Nicholas has his own holiday which is not 12/25."

True, but irrelevant.

As for the rest of what you said, I already said it when I wrote that he was "one of many figures that went into the Santa... we know today." And indeed, St. Nick is one of the names he's known by, along with "Kris Kringle," which was adapted from "Kristkindl," or "Christ Child," referring to a Christian tradition from Germany of Jesus Himself delivering gifts.

[robocoastie]

@MaskedMan66 actually he didn't offer anything original to us at all. The teachings are found in many classical and eastern texts. What was different was basically telling the Jews that they've taken the old testament laws far too literal (fundamental). Their lawyers (clergy today) had lost the forest for the trees. The message of transforming the jews failed miserably as their lawyers were still too strong - what DID help though was PAUL who took the message of love to the gentile.

[MaskedMan66]

@robocoastie Jesus's teachings (which, being truth, had-- naturally-- long since been absorbed into other belief systems, even though those systems were wrong otherwise) were not the main point of His mission on Earth.

His primary job was to pay the spiritual and eternal penalty for our sins so that we wouldn't have to. We still have to face the physical and temporal consequences of sin, but because of Jesus's sacrifice, we need not fear Hell.

Jesus welcomed Gentiles, too.

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia L. Frank Baum, actually. His first name was Lyman.

[anaximanderia]

@MaskedMan66 thanks! i got the initial and the name backwards.

[MaskedMan66]

@anaximanderia A lot of people do. ;-)

[puppetmaster983]

*sigh* 3 fingers.

[TLSm00ve]

Ak is a hot boy

[MaskedMan66]

@TLSm00ve Why, thank you! (I happen to be playing him on stage this season.)

[osue69]

Thanks for posting !

[hnkroddenberry]

My All Time Fav. Christmas Movie..

[theSuperMetroid]

where can i watch this online?

[KingOystar]

i love when Ak starts singing at 1:30!

[TravisInWonderland]

I used to love watching this on TV as a kid! It's always been overshadowed by "Santa Clause is Coming to Town"...although truth be told the Baum story is far better mythology in my opinion.

[MaskedMan66]

@TravisInWonderland Claus.

[solitaryamazon]

This would be great for Wiccan kids for Solstice....if you can overlook it coupled with "Nester the Longeared Donky". Still there is the VHS tape.

[canackal]

Um, how? Not for nothing, but the solstice isn't mentioned in this movie. It's still a great movie for kids who celebrate Christmas, though(whether they are chrstian or not). When I was little this was one of my favorite rankin/bass specials.

[MaskedMan66]

@canackal Nor is it mentioned in the book; Baum wasn't an orthodox Christian, but he was far from being "pagan."

[robocoastie]

@MaskedMan66 heck no educated person was "orthodox christian" at that time including the clergy because they had studied enough of it all to know it was rubbish. It was long long been believed though that the commoner needs a crutch to get through the toils of the day. Only a small handful actually believed completely their nonsense. CS Lewis is the most modern one and we are now at the tail end of the Lewis style Christianity. We are now back to the feelgood style led by WordFaith movement.

[MaskedMan66]

@robocoastie Lots of educated people were and are Christians, and lots of uneducated people were and are unbelievers. Level of education is irrelevant. As for your silly notion of "only a small handful," I would point out that 2,000,000,000 (the estimated current number of Christians in the world) is one heckuva handful.

Through Christian history, millions have died for their belief in Christ, and more die every day even now. Would you die for something you weren't 100% sure was true?

[MaskedMan66]

@solitaryamazon Wiccan? Oh yes, "Wicca," that fake religion invented by a British government official in the 1940's to provide an excuse for his nudism and misogyny.

[Kahley]

I have been looking everywhere for this version of the Santa Claus story. Thank you so much for posting it! :D

[riadse87]

aren't they making a live action remake of this in 2011?

[saintfighteraqua]

I hope so!!!

[jaredofmo]

@riadse87 2010

[jaredofmo]

@riadse87 And it's going to be CG animation. Wish they would do a live action adaptation, though.

[solitaryamazon]

That would be so cool!

[MaskedMan66]

@riadse87 More likely a new adaptation of the book rather than a retread of this version.

[VideoSam16]

An OFFICIAL DVD . . . wonder how the picture and Sound ae on the actual disk.

Hopefully GOOD and Remastered.