History WesternAnimation / TheYearWithoutASantaClaus

* HeightTropes: With the Miser Brothers no less, with Snow Miser being tall and Heat Miser being short.

''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastCorporation ABC]] in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Creator/MickeyRooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Creator/ShirleyBooth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).

''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastNetwork ABC]] in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Creator/MickeyRooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Creator/ShirleyBooth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).

''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingNetwork ABC]] in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Creator/MickeyRooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Creator/ShirleyBooth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).

''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Creator/MickeyRooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Creator/ShirleyBooth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).

''The Year Without a Santa Claus'' is a StopMotion puppet-animated (called "Animagic") [[ChristmasSpecial holiday special]] by Creator/RankinBassProductions that debuted on Creator/{{ABC}} in 1974. This time, SantaClaus (voiced by Creator/MickeyRooney, reprising the role from 1970's ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'') decides to take a holiday from Christmas when he becomes convinced that nobody really cares anymore. In an effort to get Christmas back on, Mrs. Claus (voiced by Shirley Booth in her final appearance) sends a pair of elves out to find enough Christmas spirit left in the world to make Santa change his mind. HilarityEnsues, contributed to in no small part by the memorable obstructiveness of the climate-ruling Miser Brothers, Snow Miser (Dick Shawn) and Heat Miser (George S. Irving).

* AnAesop: Siblings shouldn't fight, but get along instead.

* WaxingLyrical: As was common in the Rankin/Bass specials, there are references to the main song, in this case, Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus". The elves are named "Jingle Bell" and "Jangle Bell" after the line "Here those sleigh bells, jingle, jangle". And this is also why Vixen and Blitzen are the reindeer with the most prominent role.s

* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: A big part of what's making Santa take the year off is the nagging feeling that no one really cares about or believes in him and his mission, and won't notice his absence. After he gets a letter from a little saying how much she misses him ("I'll have a blue Christmas without you"), and starts ''receiving'' presents from the children of the world, Santa has a change of heart.

* LiveActionAdaptation: The 2006 TV movie with John Goodman as Santa, [[Series/DesigningWomen Delta Burke]] as Mrs. Claus, [[Film/ThisIsSpinalTap Michal McKean]] as Snow Miser, Harvey Fierstein as Heat Miser, and Carol Kane as Mother Nature. Among other famous faces. Despite rather dramatic changes from the original story (such as Iggy's father and the mayor of Southtown becoming a CompositeCharacter and Santa Claus negotiating with the Miser Brothers instead of Mrs. Claus), it still retained the songs.

* AmbiguouslyRelated: Snow Miser casually refers to Heat Miser as his stepbrother. However, both seem to address Mother Nature as their mother.