The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

50 mins | Animation, Family | Dec. 17, 1985

The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

50 mins | Animation, Family | Dec. 17, 1985

The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
The Great Ak calls a council of the Immortals to ask that Santa Claus be given immortality. And to justify it, he tells the history of Santa Claus. The Ak found an abandoned baby and gave it to a lioness and a fairy to raise, who named him Claus. When Claus grew up, the Great Ak showed him the evil and hardship in the world and Claus decides to live there and relieve some of the suffering. He decides to make toys for orphans, but King Awgwa, the ruler of the valley where Claus lives doesn't want the children to be happy, and there is a great battle among Immortals.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Rankin/Bass Productions
Original title The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Directors Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Writers Jules Bass, L. Frank Baum

Cast

Earl Hammond

as Santa Claus (voice)

Earle Hyman

as King Awgwa (voice)

Larry Kenney

as Commander of the Wind Demons (voice)

Lynne Lipton

as Queen Zurline / Wife / Additional Voices (voice)

Bob McFadden

as Tingler (voice)

Lesley Miller

as Necile (voice)

Peter Newman

as Peter Knook / Awgwas / The Gnome King / Husband / Additional Voices (voice)

Joey Grasso

as Weekum (voice)

J.D. Roth

as Young Claus (voice)

Alfred Drake

as The Great Ak (voice)

Amy Anzel

as Child (voice)

Josh Blake

as Child (voice)

Ari Gold

as Child (voice)

Jamie Lisa Murphy

as Child (voice)

Al Dana

as Chorus (voice)

Margaret Dorn

as Chorus (voice)

Arlene Martel

as Chorus (voice)

Marty Nelson

as Chorus (voice)

David Ragaini

as Chorus (voice)

Robert Ragaini

as Chorus (voice)

Annette Sanders

as Chorus (voice)