George Gobel, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver

In a punitive mood totally at odds with his usual message of generosity, Santa Claus decides to skip visiting the residents of a certain town, unless a bitter rodent turns his frown upside down.

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Release Date: January 1, 1974

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  • November 24, 2007
    A human family and a matching mouse family. This was shown on television every year. It has warm spirit, if you can get past the weird animation style.
  • June 5, 2007
    I'm glad that I'm not alone is liking this cartoon. I grew up watching this pretty much every Christmas. A tear still comes to my eye at the end.
  • January 26, 2007
    worst christmas special ever made
  • October 10, 2006
    Classic Christmas movie. really cute. definitely a family movie for young 'uns. a MUST HAVE for the christmas enthusiast.
  • April 25, 2009
    I still have the original VHS!
  • November 1, 2009
    I remember watching this when I was kid every year, it was on a tape with Frosty the Snow Man, Earnest Saved Christmas, and A Muppet Family Christmas (a movie that I passed up buying for $5 in 2001, and now sells for over $100). Like so many of the greats, it was a made for TV Ch...( read more)ristmas special, and though it hasn't had the same lasting appeal as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph, or Forsty, I think it belongs up there with them.
  • September 18, 2009
    Under-rated, but a little cheesy. The best of Rankin/Bass's seventies. (Not counting "Santa Claus is coming to town")
  • September 2, 2009
    one of my childhood favorites
  • November 26, 2008
    This movie was great, the mouse that stirs writes a letter to Santa that he doesn't believe in Christmas so Santa refuses to come to the town. The whole town has to teach the mouse about Christmas and convince him to apologize. The story is fun and teaches a good lesson to the ...( read more)children who believe and don't believe.
  • September 29, 2008
    FOR A CHRISMAS MOVIE IT'S REALLY CUTE

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