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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
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Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) end credits sequence

  • Credits

Studio: Rankin/Bass Productions
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Written by: Romeo Muller

Music: Jules Bass, Maury Laws
Production Design: Paul Coker Jr.
Production Supervisor: Kizo Nagashima
Sound Recording Engineers: John Boyd, Jim harris, Phil Kaye
Re-recording Mixer: Bob Elder

Designer: Paul Coker Jr.
Animators: Takeo Nakamura, Hiroshi Tabata
Continuity Animation: Don Duga
Editorial Supervisor: Irwin Goldress

Orchestrator: Maury Laws
Choir Vocals: The Westminster Childrens Choir

Music: 
"Santa Claus is Comin' to Town" performed by Fred Astaire
Music by J. Fred Coots
Lyrics by Haven Gillespie

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Title sequence

  • Production Studio

    Rankin/Bass Productions
  • Category

    Film
  • Styles

    1970s, animation, copyright line, main title, stop motion
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
  • Film Directors

    Jules Bass
    Arthur Rankin Jr.
  • Release Date

    December 14, 1970
  • Aspect Ratio

    1.33:1
  • Studios

    Rankin/Bass Productions, Video Tokyo, Videocraft International
  • Country

    USA
  • Language

    English
  • Reviews

    Reviews on Letterboxd
  • IMDb has full details

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