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The Year Without a Santa Claus

1974 stop-motion television special
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The Year Without a Santa Claus

Summary

The Year Without a Santa Claus is a television film[1]. It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus was directed by Jules Bass[4].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus was directed by Arthur Rankin Jr.[5].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's composer is recorded as Maury Laws[6].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's genre is Christmas film[7].
  • The original language of The Year Without a Santa Claus was English[8].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's original broadcaster is recorded as American Broadcasting Company[9].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus was released on January 1, 1974[11].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's distributed by is recorded as Warner Bros. Television Studios[12].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's title is recorded as The Year Without a Santa Claus[13].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+51'}[14].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's set during recurring event is recorded as Christmas and holiday season[15].
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus's P14449 is recorded as 128679[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Directors include Jules Bass[4] and Arthur Rankin Jr.[5].

Publication

The Year Without a Santa Claus was released on January 1, 1974[11]. The original language of it was English[8]. Its genre is Christmas film[7].

Why It Matters

The Year Without a Santa Claus is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bechdel test movie list id → 11993
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4632]]: 11993, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274819|batch #274819]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 161600
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 161600, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269269|batch #269269]]"
  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv tropes id → WesternAnimation/TheYearWithoutASantaClaus
    Wikidata description → 1974 stop-motion television special
    All the tropes article id → The_Year_Without_a_Santa_Claus
    Trakt.tv film id → 7876
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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