A Christmas Story (1972 TV special)
| A Christmas Story | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Ken Spears Joe Ruby |
| Directed by |
Joseph Barbera William Hannah |
| Voices of |
Daws Butler Paul Winchell Walter Tetley Janet Waldo |
| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Joseph Barbera William Hannah |
| Editor(s) | Larry Cowan |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Distributor | Avco Broadcasting |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Original 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.
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.
The songs featured in A Christmas Story included:
"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).
The special was first released on VHS as part of the Hanna-Barbera Super Stars video collection by Hanna-Barbera Home Video in 1989, and re-released again in the 1990s 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.
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