Santa reappeared in The Year Without a Santa Claus, the 1974 adaptation of Phyllis McGinley's poem of the same name. Santa appears again at the end of the special, when Peter, now having become the new Chief Easter Bunny, delivers an egg to him. When the evil Irontail steals Peter's Easter eggs and flies off, he accidentally crashes into Santa's sleigh, and Santa is able to return the eggs to Peter. Peter briefly encounters him when he and Antoine find themselves landing the Yestermorrowbile in December. Santa makes a few brief appearances in Rankin/Bass' first Easter special, Here Comes Peter Cottontail. Eventually, Kris, now known as Santa Claus, becomes loved by more and more people, but since he cannot keep up with all the toy requests, he decides to limit his journeys to once every Christmas Eve. Afterward, he and his group travel to the North Pole, where they build his new workshop and castle. Kris, having now grown a beard, returns to his birth name, Claus, to be on the safe side, and eventually marries Jessica on Christmas Eve. However, Kris also makes a powerful enemy in Sombertown's leader, Burgermeister Meisterburger, who declares him an outlaw and sends him, along with the Kringles, Jessica, and Winter on the run. ![]() ![]() In doing so, Kris brings joy to the children of the town, additionally winning the heart of Sombertown's schoolteacher, Miss Jessica, and befriending a wizard named the Winter Warlock. When he grows up, the young adult Kris Kringle volunteers to deliver the toys to the nearby town of Sombertown. The Kringles teach him about their art as renowned toymakers. He is born as a baby named simply " Claus", adopted by a family of elves named the Kringles and given the name Kris Kringle. Rankin/Bass' next Christmas special, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, was the first one to give Santa the starring role, also providing his backstory. Santa's younger self, known as Kris Kringle, as seen in Santa Claus is Comin' to Town. Afterward, Santa brings the revived Frosty the North Pole with him, dropping Karen off at her house on the way. When Hinkle tries to steal Frosty's magic hat again, Santa stops him, saying that if he keeps this up, he'll never bring him another present again, and gives him a chance to repent by writing an apology letter. However, Santa explains to Karen that Frosty isn't completely dead, because he was made from magical Christmas Eve snow, and he is able to resurrect Frosty simply by letting a cold December breeze blow in. After Hocus explains the situation to Santa, who is fluent in all animal languages, they make it to the greenhouse, seemingly too late to save Frosty from melting. ![]() However, before Santa arrives, Frosty brings Karen into a greenhouse in which Professor Hinkle traps them. Hocus Pocus suggests that they wait for Santa to show up so he can help. During his journey to the North Pole, Frosty realizes he's going to need someone to not only help him get there, but also bring his friend Karen back to her home. Rankin/Bass next featured Santa in Frosty the Snowman. Santa as he appears in Frosty the Snowman. However, he is also honorable, as he upholds his promise about finding homes for the Misfit Toys after Rudolph informs him about them. The Santa in this special is also noticeably fussier and crankier than his later depictions, as he is shown to dislike the elves' performance of " We Are Santa's Elves" and even scolds Donner when Rudolph is tormented at the reindeer games. His design in this special is noticeably different from his later appearances, most notably having black bead eyes. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the first Rankin/Bass Christmas special, naturally also marked the company's first production to feature Santa. Santa with Donner's family in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
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