There's no vacations at the North Pole?

Starring: Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, George S. Irving, Bob McFadden, Rhoda Mann, Bradley Bolke, Ron Marshall, Colin Duffy, Christine Winter

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"Who cares? Nobody cares about Christmas anymore!" – Santa's Doctor

Why watch this? Santa's sick and might miss Christmas! It's up to Mrs. Claus and Mother Nature.

Plot Summary: Discouraged and feeling unappreciated, Santa Claus decides to take a year off from delivering presents on Christmas Eve. Mrs. Claus and two elves, Jingle and Jangle, embark on a mission to find enough Christmas spirit to change Santa's mind. Their journey takes them to a town that has never seen snow on Christmas, where they must contend with the mischievous Heat Miser and Snow Miser to prove that belief in Santa and the Christmas spirit are still alive.

Dad's Preview: This is the final Rankin and Bass TV Special on my list. This holiday classic makes the list for the wonderful feuding brothers, Snow Miser and Heat Miser. They each have a wonderful song, and their sparring is legendary.

Rankin/Bass Productions; ABC