Mrs. Santa Claus

TV Movie
1996
Not Rated
1h 30m

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6.6/10

1.3K

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Angela Lansbury and Michael Jeter in Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

These 5 holiday movies might have flown under your radar, but they still have the makings of a classic holiday watch. For the romcom lovers, check out Queen Latifah in 'Last Holiday,' a story about living one's wildest dreams, or Netflix's queer-romcom 'Single All the Way.' For a surprising twist on a Christmas icon, see Angela Lansbury dazzle as 'Mrs. Santa Clause.' And for the comedy enthusiasts, '8-Bit Christmas,' or 'Surviving Christmas' starring Ben Affleck and James Gandolfini, could be the perfect holiday film for you.

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Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multicultural neighborhood of Manhattan's Low... Read allNeglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multicultural neighborhood of Manhattan's Lower East Side of the early 1900s.Neglected by her husband during the pre-Christmas rush, Mrs. Claus takes the reindeer and sleigh out for a drive, only to end up stranded in the multicultural neighborhood of Manhattan's Lower East Side of the early 1900s.

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6.6/10

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Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 7 nominations total

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Trivia
To cheer up Santa (Charles Durning) during the absence of Mrs. Claus (Dame Angela Lansbury) the elves come in playing "We Need a Little Christmas". This song was first sung by Lansbury during the Broadway musical of "Mame". The music for "Mame" was written by Musical Supervisor and Lyricist Jerry Herman, who wrote the music for this movie.

Goofs
Mrs. Santa Claus says, "Oh, team, we've done it - 1910 is a record year." The U.S. was comprised of just 46 states in 1910. But in the suffrage parade, people are carrying an unfurled American flag that has 48 stars. New Mexico joined the Union in January 1912 and Arizona joined in February of that year.

Quotes
Mrs. Santa Claus: [takes Nora aside] I have to go now, sweetheart.
Nora Kilkenny: All right, I'll see you tomorrow.
Mrs. Santa Claus: Actually, I'm going back home.
Nora Kilkenny: But you can't go! Not yet!
Mrs. Santa Claus: Someone back home really needs me. Now, don't worry, I haven't forgotten. I still have presents for you and the other kids.
Nora Kilkenny: Will I ever see you again?
Mrs. Santa Claus: Oh, I hope so. In the meantime, when you look up at the evening sky, and you see a star. You'll know who I'm thinking of.
[hugs Nora goodbye]

Connections
Featured in Biography: Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act (1998)

Soundtracks
Praise Mrs. Claus
Music and Lyric by Jerry Herman
Performed by Michael Jeter, Kristi Lynes, Jamie Torcellini, Angela Lansbury and company

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7/10

A Christmas Gift

BEWARE OF FALSE REVIEWS & REVIEWERS. SOME REVIEWERS HAVE ONLY ONE REVIEW TO THEIR NAME. NOW WHEN ITS A POSITIVE REVIEW THAT TELLS ME THEY WERE INVOLVED WITH THE MOVIE. IF ITS A NEGATIVE REVIEW THEN THEY MIGHT HAVE A GRUDGE AGAINST THE FILM . NOW I HAVE REVIEWED OVER 300 HOLIDAY FILMS & SPECIALS. I HAVE NO AGENDA.

The movie is set in December 1910. Mrs. Santa Claus is trying to convince her husband, Santa Claus, to take a new route, but he is preoccupied with the Christmas rush and won't listen. Disgruntled, she takes the sleigh out herself, but is forced to land in New York City, where she is stranded when one of the reindeer (Cupid) becomes injured. As "Mrs. North", she takes up board with a family of Jewish immigrants who do not celebrate Christmas. She befriends many of the local children and women, and becomes involved with political issues of the period such as child labor and women's suffrage.

This film run 90 minutes and its very charming. This film is way above the average Christmas TV-Movie. You should watch this when you are making Christmas cookies. You can tell they put a lot a work in this production and it paid off.