Fred Astaire - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

[@jamieolberding7731]

R.I.P Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987). You were always a great Narrator and actor. You will be greatly missed.... but never forgotten.

[@austinnixon6243]

Lsjahdhsjjwbzzb❤🎉

[@kylemorello4787]

That speech at the beginning is one of my favorite scenes in the special. It's honestly one of the deepest analysis of Santa and why we still celebrate him even after we find out he's a fictional character based on a real person. It's because you either see him two ways: 1. A commercial seen as representation of the dark side of Christmas. 2. A symbol of giving and faith that makes lessons like that fun to learn when you're little.

[@caroldefender4144]

You should listen to the song "Yes, There Is a Santa Claus" from The Stingiest Man in Town.

[@colonelmustang854]

I've heard many different versions of this song over the years, but no one has even come close to matching Fred Astaire's rendition.

[@floweringmandevillavine2310]

I Completely Agree! :-D There is something seriously wholesome about it. Love the little flute part too lol I downloaded a version done by an older Stevie Nicks & Chris Issak a couple years ago but I choose Fred for ever & ever. #1

[@jmumm0523]

Colonel Mustang the one that comes close for is Burl Ives' version

[@Dr.Disney]

I’ve been saying that for years

[@natedeanmaan2]

I think every Christmas song belongs to one person or band, depending on what you listen to, and this song definitely belongs to Fred Astaire

[@ninademci1500]

@colonelmustan…, 100% agree!

[@michelewalburger9729]

Ahhh Fred Astair. Love this old classic they don't make them like this anymore

[@futuremovieactor]

this is the infinitely best version of the song I've ever heard. easily.

[@TheMovieUniverse]

Agreed I always like the way Fred Astaire sang this song.

[@villarreal0706]

I third that

[@thejamesbridges]

And what a pity it’s not available on CD, digital download or streaming. It will keep me coming here!

[@Mariea4926]

No it's not

[@julieornelas3787]

I fourth that. lol

[@Cnw8701]

I've always loved that vehicle he drives!

[@marcusgarza7765]

I have a rare Christmas toy set of this vehicle and Fred Astaire is its postal driver with creatures and surround setting.

[@staceyseward402]

Thats amazing

[@Lano-cu2hp]

At 50 years old I still look forward to watching this. In a world of uncertainty, one thing for sure is that we give as told by Fred Astaire, perhaps the world would be a better place.

[@devonmartinez4961]

The very best version of this song

[@villarreal0706]

#facts

[@ineffablemars]

Fred had a really smooth voice.

[@renekackline2377]

Yes he did. Absolutely perfect!

[@JasonNation72]

He was a smooth dancer too.

[@rosapayne5660]

I didn't know Fred Astaire did this until I revisited. He sure did a good job.

[@maximusw01]

Just found out myself. A real legend

[@rosapayne5660]

@@maximusw01 Yea, he really adds a certain charm to it that lives on to this day that makes it a real classic.

[@PACbelltech1]

Me either 😮

[@scorpiomale3015]

This is a classic! I am 47 years old and still enjoy watching this every Christmas. This is one of the best!

[@piratemaster2699]

It's my favorite Christmas movie. i could watch it all year long but i try to keep it a tradition.

[@meloneycameron807]

I've still watch them all I am 52 makes my heart happy🎄🙏🎁❤

[@renekackline2377]

I am 52 and I agree with you! What a time to be young and experience all the wonderful shows that were around at that time! 🤗

[@cha5]

I'm 58 and this is still my favorite and this song always brings out poignant memories of my childhood Christmas years.

[@YungJack913]

Will still sit down an watch this at 21 years of age, loved this as a child

[@Ohhhitsashieb]

Vino 21 tyyuu juuiu

[@josephsutphin9275]

Classic

[@moviecharacter7362]

Me

[@adrianmotley8855]

I like listening to this year round! 🌲

[@user-cyberqueenie]

17 now

[@janebyrne6463]

This special was my jam growing up! I admit I was starting to outgrow Santa (I was 10 years old), but I still loved this special. From the voice work (Fred Astaire as the narrator, Mickey Rooney as Kris Kringle/Santa, Keenan Wynn as the Winter Warlock, and Paul Frees as Burgermeister Meisterburger) to the stop motion animation, to the songs. Today's kids will never know just how magical Christmas specials were when there were just three networks, as well as PBS and a few syndicated stations.

[@vincenthannah6556]

Another one of my favorites for Christmas. I watch it every year. Brings back so many memories of my childhood. I am almost 50 now and will keep watching it for the rest of my life.

[@helendoyle9653]

Great memories. Can't wait to introduce this movie to my nieces and nephews. Thank you, Daddy, for showing these movies when I was little.

[@manan1816]

I remember I use to watch this exact video when I was a kid. Those beautiful memories I will never forget.

[@matthewjimenez655]

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year

[@theemeraldminecartorange3390]

Fred Astaire put the legend of Santa Clause exactly on the Tee

[@scottie781x]

Fred Astaire had such a great voice! Can't wait to watch this again in a couple more months!!!

[@supermariof0521]

This was/ and is still my favorite Rakin N Bass special.

[@brersam9473]

Fred Astaire's voice is so soothing. I could listen to it all day.

[@porygonwarrior9000]

This, the Rudolph stop motion, How The Grinch Stole Christmas: The old animated one and Year without a Santa Claus are my FAVOURITE Christmas movies. The newer movies are good, but these are the best. They all show good lessons and the true meaning of Christmas. The animations might not be the best, but the plot behind these films are amazing and I'll love them forever. The last AMAZING christmas stop motion I saw was A Miser Brothers Christmas from 2008. We need more movies like this.

[@yasmineply820]

Every year on abc, I always sit by the tv and watch these classic's! it just makes me feel so warm and brought the kid in me again. I'm 20 years old now!

[@tracyhopkins8452]

I just love it...Bing, Fred, Burl and Ella, The Rat Pack OMG so many memories of my childhood & sharing the classics with my children every year (even though they are 16, 17 and 20 now)

[@Jokester6293]

I always tear up at the opening part.

[@murielsartre]

Well, by 1970 maybe Astaire couldn't have danced like he did in the 1930s, but that voice still sounded as young as ever.

[@trippcory]

He might have been able to, he was only in his early 70s when this came out

[@tylerbaldwin9513]

There's a clip of him dancing at the 1970 Oscars here on KZbin, and he could still do it at 71 years old.

[@humbleradioTokyoAdventures]

One of the classics. Even if not in high resolution, for many of us out here, it's still just as good. Remember, we all watched these and fell in love with them before 720p existed, and we watched them on old TVs, some with bad reception before cable. Move the rabbit ears a little, there's still some snow! ;) Merry Christmas.

[@jpeg1455]

Ok

[@robbiereilly]

+humbleradio Exactly!!

[@lissmcclain2829]

Miss Fred Astaire

[@richardbergeron4941]

Legendary, Iconic the phenomenal Fred Astaire 💋👍👍🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@derrickboudreaux]

one of the best christmas shows in history and i still watching it every christmas.

[@umaara100]

This one of my at time favorite christmas program.This is the Santa of my childhood.And Fred Astair singed this song better than anyone else

[@tommylane5023]

One of my favorite Christmas songs sung by Fred astair ever

[@vivaldireal1741]

0:42 Wow, this is like, really moving actually

[@emmaboudreaux5961]

Christmas was just last week and you know what I'm looking forward too now? NEXT YEAR'S CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@blackgold6604]

+Emma Boudreaux I agree Emma Boudreaux, Christmas is a Sensational time of the year, maybe even the best time of the year! I love it!

[@zhanejackson5062]

Emma's Beauty Channel well it's coming up now😂

[@danimarie1381]

This gives me so much nostalgia . I remember going to my aunt's house for a big family Christmas party watching all these specials.

[@coyotesnper]

Reminds me of my childhood. Sitting on the floor in front of the TV. Such good memories.

[@MrAitraining]

My favorite Christmas special when I was a kid! Tells the whole story, great music and characters.

[@katmd03]

This is spectcular!! I watch this every Christmas, it NEVER gets old.

[@ZombieSurvivalist11]

A massive concrete block of childhood memories just smashed in my face...oh those were the days. Thanks Fred people like you make the world a happier place.

[@its4it]

This was always my favourite Rankin/Bass cartoon!

[@loganhigh8582]

Anyone else watch this, Frosty, and Rudolph on Freeform whenever they do the 25 Days of Christmas?

[@GeekSquad24B]

👍

[@TheIcecaps]

I have all the classics on DVD so I watch them any time I want

[@MelanieAnneAhern]

So wonderful, so nostalgic. Makes my heart warm and sad at the same time. Can’t wait for Christmas this year.

[@abigailroberts4410]

Melanie Anne Ahern you said it!

[@eamonlynch1580]

Silent Night

[@saintchristiano580]

Melanie Anne Ahern 6 more months ! 🎅🏻🎁🦌🎄🍪🥛☃️

[@matthewjimenez655]

Christmas is the most magical time of the year

[@catvalentine4602]

Melanie Anne Ahern is

[@sarahcostello4767]

I first watched this movie when I was 4. 13 years, I don't care what others think, this along with all the stop motion pictures has been my greatest Christmas tradition filled with so much heart. Thank you so much to the company who has given me these movies of sheer love and happiness.

[@CJODell12]

This song was written back in 1934. BTW, the original songwriters, John Frederick Coots (1897-1985) and Haven Gillespie (1888-1975) were still alive when this special premiered in 1970 (Coots was 73 and Gillespie was 82). It makes me wonder what they thought of this.

[@candlelight482]

im 45 & still watch these wonderful classics all my life

[@timoshi119]

i have watched this every year for 16 years

[@scottboone8603]

Do tv networks still air these old classics during Holidays? They did in the 90s. I understood these old clips were classics when I was kid. It made no difference, because without these classics, Christmas wouldn't have had the same impact. Boy, I'll tell ya - I've never wanted to step into a time machine more so than I do now. I miss simpler times. I miss old traditions that nearly seem to be canceled out by modern society. You know, as of late, I've wondered if our perception of the world, during our youths, was more exciting and extravagant, because as children, everything was such a big deal. It's as if there was a magic within. I miss that feeling, where our imaginations were full of endless possibilities, where are the impossible was possible. Magic was real! I once lied beneath a Christmas Tree so that I could stare up at the multi-colored lights through the tree branches, consumed of Christmas ornaments. You have to understand, as a child, to me, that moment to me was so magical, I nearly felt as though a fairy dust substance would swirl around me and I'd disappear, as I would then rapidly travel through time and space to the North Pole itself. I thought for sure I was going to meet Tim Allen A.K.A. Santa Claus in 1994. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I wonder if Christmas, and Holidays in general, were a bigger deal in the 70s/80s/&90s as oppose to current times, and if they were, was it because we as children perceived it that way, because everything was a vastly bigger deal? Or is it because Holidays in current times don't quite compare? Personally, I believe Holidays were just better 30 years ago. People got out and took the initiative. Christmas lights and other holiday displays were more common. It seemed as though in any given neighborhood, you saw Christmas lights everywhere. Family dinners were more common. Old traditions were more common. Hanging ornaments together as a family was more common. You know... all as mentioned above is so uncommon in current times, I find myself here, in search for nostalgia, trying to feel even a glimmer of the warmth and the magic I once felt. I miss simpler times...

[@trevorwarne1166]

Beau Weaver: Be sure to stay tuned after the feature for a special program: “The Story Behind Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” Taken from Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 1997 VHS.

[@cha5]

This scene always brings on the tears for me, I think this has to be my favorite bit out of all my childhood Christmas specials.

[@TheMovieUniverse]

I have always like this special and I think Fred Astaire sung this song the best.

[@renekackline2377]

471 people are BAH HUMBUGS! I love Fred Astaire's voice as the mailman. Love these shows! I grew up in a great time to be able to enjoy these wonderful shows! 🎁🎄

[@ChristinaToto]

It's 2015 and this is still accurate.

[@Robplayz71]

This will be accurate forever

[@Mr.AtheTriggerGalleon6310]

Christina Toto 2018 and still accurate even now.

[@brentsaunders8401]

Isn’t it great when something so special from your childhood still brings it 50 years later?

[@Sousuke15]

nothing beats the classic's like this :)

[@JohnCastillo-t1c]

He was in one of the best Christmas movie ever ( Holiday Inn) and the best Christmas special ever.

[@danielmoultrie]

Such a beautiful and heart-warming special. They don't make them like this anymore. Even to this day, the message from this special is still accurate and 100% right

[@BlackLilac43]

Fred would've made an incredible Christmas album, had he gotten the chance to.

[@kyawmawthu]

I can't resist singing christmas songs, especially on christmas. It brings me much joy

[@madwifey5530]

As a kid, I lived for this, cartoons on a night? Happiest day of my life. Now cartoons stay on all night long.. If I tried to get my kids to watch this, they would be rolling all on the floor crying like someone through Hot oatmeal in their face... Thanks for posting... I love this..:-)

[@TripleCCC05]

I love this song and this movie so much!!! I always watch this movie every time it comes on at Christmas! When I found out that Fred Astaire sang this, I was never more HAPPY!!

[@chaudspieler]

The greatest version of the song and nobody can do better in my opinion! I always come back to this one! Great movie and great memories!

[@natalieramirez9454]

This is one of my favorite movies about Santa clause ever and i still enjoy seeing it today!!!

[@nonofyourbuisness5016]

I Got this movie from best buy in Blu Ray along with Rudolph and Frosty! Watching them now!!!! I LOVE CHRISTMAS!

[@ChaoticEmperor01]

man does this take me back. I remember when i was a little kid I would watch this on ABC family when they started airing all those christmas specials.

[@josephbarber5645]

I love this movie, it's a Christmas classic

[@blue-sea8901]

Very true besides Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

[@johncenagaming7078]

Learn to give, man that always gets me

[@theUltimateBadass146]

when Fred tells you to behave yourself, you better. I guess 10 people would rather watch Justin Beiber style his hair than watch the joy and happiness that this special shows us. We love you Freddy :)

[@SoCalAdventurer19]

This is one of the best Christmas specials ever made.

[@bobbertx17]

Wish this version was available on Apple Music

[@stephenclaus]

I remember watching this on ABC when it first aired in December 1970. I was in Grade 1. This is my favourite Rankin Bass Christmas Special. #2 is Year Without a Santa Claus.

[@lindamgalvao]

As American kids in the 70's and 80's, my brother and I loved watching the Christmas "specials!" Just sent a compilation DVD to my brother in Germany to share with his young German son and German wife. Never noticed when we were kids that the evil villain in this plot is a super stereo-typically "German" bad guy!

[@mp2020202]

Takes me back to my childhood :)

[@renekackline2377]

Love FAstaire's voice. Perfect for this show!🎄

[@lovadore8472]

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas I love it! Jolly jolly jolly

[@animallover1404]

Happy 52nd Anniversary "SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN" (DECEMBER 14, 1970)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (R.I.P. Mickey Rooney and Fred Astaire)

[@deoxys3869]

3:14 no matter how many times I watch this special, that final moment with Santa waving at the viewers always warms my heart and makes me smile 😁

[@TerenaSHouse]

It's December 24th 2019, Merry Christmas!!!🌲⛄

[@animegx45]

I've always enjoyed the extended version of the song this special made.

[@UltimateThanos]

This finale has me tearing up every year. 🥺❤

[@Wolfyluvswaffles]

GOD, this brings back memories. :)

[@annettekoch3766]

I watched this every year as a kid and Fred Astaire was perfect in this. No other voice can match the same level of excitement when you hear Fred Astaire singing this. Thanks for posting.

[@racheltafoya]

I love these Rankin Bass productions! They're classics. I watch em every year. My favorite is Year Without a Santa :)

[@412anna]

i love this song !

[@voyager202000]

This was made back when I was a kid and is STILL a classic today! I still watch this every year it comes around, and enjoy it now just as I did then! Rankin-Bass studios REALLY knew how to put out Christmas programming for the family! It was priceless then and still is today some 40 plus years later!!!

[@ryanrabideau7940]

Brings back Childhood memories :)

[@DCLightning]

This is the only version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town that you're allowed to listen to

[@meica4290]

I absolutely love this movie

[@grandelderx7084]

How is this still not on Spotify

[@hypolyxa7207]

STREAMING SCRUBS

[@grandelderx7084]

@@hypolyxa7207 what

[@jadenmuniz8817]

@@grandelderx7084 Now it is!

[@sirenj3172]

I wish this showed behind the scenes of when he voiced this.. I love Fred Astaire

[@shake1shake]

Two things. One, I learned how to paint tee shirts as a hobby when I was 13. After watching this for the zillionth time, I really listened to what he said..."Giving of our hearts, our talents, and our love..." and it all made sense to me. So from that time till now, I do still buy gifts, but i also make paintings, I put designs on jeans and of course Tee-Shirts (only they're air brushed now). i really enjoy making things that are different or something that represents That person.

[@misspeta1]

My 22 month old daughter and I have watched this clip together about 30 times in the past few weeks. It's such a joy to see this again, and tyo share it with my little one, who seems to dig it just as much as I did as a child. They don't make 'em like they used to!

[@ineffablemars]

There are generations of people who watched these as a kid :') that's really amazing.

[@astra1079]

my childhood memories of christmas...tnx for posting!!! ☺

[@HeartWithOutGod]

After 1 hour searching this song, i must to said what this is the best version

[@7734ion]

yea this one here is a true classic , brings back memories when I was a child.

[@collinberend4052]

I am now 21, This is the best of my childhood. IF only they could make movies like this again and people take the moral out to use for real life.

[@GN77340]

Merry Christmas and Happy New year!!

[@brendasnyder9624]

Happy holidays to everyone

[@bayday5]

I still love to watch these classics, they bring back great memories

[@monychetraphonn6375]

this is a perfact gift for every body.

[@williammoseleyfan101]

I remember seeing this song when I was little... I STILL LOVE IT!!!!

[@josiespringfield4808]

Merry Christmas 🎄 🎅