Where will my feet take me today: The Year Without a Santa Claus

"Heat Miser" redirects here. For the American alternative rock band, see Heatmiser.

Where will my feet take me today: The Year Without a Santa Claus
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Based on	The Year Without a Santa Claus by Phyllis McGinley
Written by	William Keenan
Directed by	Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.
Voices of	Shirley Booth Mickey Rooney Dick Shawn George S. Irving
Narrated by	Shirley Booth
Composer(s)	Maury Laws
Country of origin	United States
Production
Producer(s)	Jules Bass Arthur Rankin Jr.
Cinematography	Akikazu Kono Ichiro Komuro
Running time	51 mins
Production company(s)	Rankin/Bass Productions (dedication)
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	December 10, 2002 (2002-12-10)
Chronology
Preceded by	Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
Followed by	Finding Thidwick
External links
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Where will my feet take me today: The Year Without a Santa Claus to Town is a 2000 American animated direct-to-video musical comedy film starring the the cast of Where will my feet take me today. It is the second Winter Wonderland Compilation of Where will my feet take me today? The film is an live-action adaptation of The Year Without a Santa Claus the 1974 television film with the addition of Where will my feet take me today? as characters and seen through their point of view. It is originally broadcast on December 10, 2002.

Plot

Santa Claus wakes up with a cold sometime before Christmas in the early 20th century. His doctor, who thinks nobody cares about him anymore, advises him to make some changes to his routine, so Santa decides to take a holiday instead of delivering gifts. Mrs. Claus unsuccessfully tries to convince him otherwise, so she enlists two elves named Jingle and Jangle to find proof that people still believe in Santa.

Jingle and Jangle set out with Santa's youngest reindeer Vixen, but are shot down by crossfire between the conflicting Miser Brothers: Snow Miser, who controls the world's cold weather, and Heat Miser, who controls its warm weather. Vixen saves her guardian elves from falling to their doom and they continue on their uncertain path.

Jingle, Jangle, and Vixen come upon Southtown, a small community in the southern United States. They ask a group of children, including a boy named Iggy, if they believe in Santa, but they are skeptical. To make matters worse, Vixen grows sick due to the warm weather and is sent to the local animal shelter after Jingle and Jangle disguise her as a dog. The town's police officer refers them to the town's mayor, who laughs at their story but agrees to free Vixen if they can prove they are elves by making it snow in Southtown on Christmas.

Jingle and Jangle call Mrs. Claus to pick them up. As she leaves, Santa discovers Vixen is missing and travels to Southtown himself to retrieve her while disguised as a civilian named "Klaus". While there, he meets Iggy and his family. Klaus reveals his belief in Santa, and Iggy's father reveals that Santa personally visited him one Christmas, and he still believes as well. When Claus leaves to retrieve Vixen, Iggy realizes his true identity and resolves to help Jingle and Jangle.

Iggy joins Mrs. Claus when she arrives to pick up Jingle and Jangle, and together they visit the Miser Brothers. They ask Snow Miser to send snow to Southtown for a day; he is agreeable but says he cannot as it is part of Heat Miser's territory. They then ask Heat Miser, who says he will only comply if Snow Miser turns the North Pole over to him in exchange. When the brothers begin bickering again, Mrs. Claus goes over their heads and visits their mother, Mother Nature, who convinces her sons to compromise.

As Christmas approaches, the world's children send their own presents to Santa, setting off international headlines. Touched by the outpouring of generosity and appreciation, Santa decides to make his journey after all. On Christmas Eve, he makes a public stop in Southtown during a snowfall. The next day, the children, including Iggy, are delighted to receive their presents. As the special ends, Mrs. Claus narrates that somehow, "yearly, newly, faithfully and truly", Santa always comes. Santa is shown getting out of bed to prepare himself, his reindeer, and his gift-loaded sleigh, remarking he could never imagine "a year without a Santa Claus".

Live-Action cast

• Gina Joplin as Little Jenny (with blue winter dress)
• Matthew Joplin as Little Matthew
• Linda Kerr-Scott as Grandmamma
• Robin Stevens as Grandpappa
• Harvey Virdi as Mrs Lady
• Mark Ramsey as Mr Man
• Manuel Bravo and Vee Vimolmal as Brother and Sister
• Sachi Kimura as Auntie
• Nathaniel Kimura as Junior
• Zoe Ramsey-Virdi as Emily
• Dottie as Little Dog Fido

Voice cast

• Shirley Booth as Mrs. Claus
• Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus
• Dick Shawn as Snow Miser
• George S. Irving as Heat Miser
• Bob McFadden as Jingle Bells, Elf Doctor
• Bradley Bolke as Jangle Bells, Police Officer
• Rhoda Mann as Mother Nature, Mrs. Thistlewhite
• Ron Marshall as Mr. Thistlewhite, Mayor of Southtown
• Colin Duffy as Ignatius "Iggy" Thistlewhite
• Noelle Magargle as the Blue Christmas Girl
• The Wee Winter Singers as the Children Choir

Songs

1. "Sleigh Ride" (instrumental)
2. "The Year Without a Santa Claus"
3. "I Could Be Santa Claus"
4. "I Believe in Santa Claus"
5. "It's Gonna Snow Right Here in Dixie"
6. "The Snow Miser Song"
7. "The Heat Miser Song"
8. "Blue Christmas"
9. "Sleigh Ride" (instrumental)
10. "Here Comes Santa Claus"
11. "The Year Without a Santa Claus (reprise)"

Television rights

The special premiered in 1974 on ABC and aired annually on Freeform during its 25 Days of Christmas programming block until 2017. As of 2018, AMC: American Movie Classics currently airs the special uncut as part of the Best Christmas Ever block. Warner Bros. Entertainment currently distributes the special through their ownership of the post-1974 Rankin/Bass Productions library.

See also

• List of Christmas films
• Santa Claus in film
• List of animated feature films
• List of stop-motion films
• List of Rankin/Bass Productions films

External links

• The Year Without a Santa Claus on IMDb Search this movie on
• Review by critic Jayson Harsin at Blogcritics Magazine

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• 2001–02 United States network television schedule (Saturday morning)
• Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen

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