The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus

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2000
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1h 15m

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The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (2000)

A human orphan raised by the Faire Folke becomes the benefactor of all human children.A human orphan raised by the Faire Folke becomes the benefactor of all human children.A human orphan raised by the Faire Folke becomes the benefactor of all human children.

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6.9/10

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Robby Benson

Young Santa Claus
(voice)

Dixie Carter

Necile
(voice)

Hal Holbrook

Ak - Master Woodsman of the World
(voice)

Carlos Alazraqui

Wisk
(voice)
(as Carlos Alazaraqui)
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Jim Cummings

Old Santa Claus
(voice)
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Mary Kay Bergman

Martha
(voice)
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Melissa Disney

Gardenia
(voice)
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Jess Harnell

Wagif Knook
(voice)
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Nick Jameson

Peter Knook
(voice)
(as Nick Jamison)
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Maurice LaMarche

Mogorb
(voice)
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Brianne Brozey

Ethan
(voice)
(as Brianne Siddall)
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Cynthia Songé

Sheigra
(voice)

Kath Soucie

Sylvie Boyer

Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Roger Freeland

Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Gary Lamb

Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Margie Nelson

Singer
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Glen Hill
Writers
- Hank Saroyan
- L. Frank Baum
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Trivia
L. Frank Baum's fairylands were meant to give America a mythology. Though based on European archetypes, their characters are very American in their thoughts and mannerisms. By contrast, this version has more British accents (mostly Scottish) than American, and the soundtrack is based on Celtic folk music.

Connections
Referenced in Familiar Faces: Familiar Faces #46: The 12 Forgotten Animated Christmas Classics (2010)

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6/10

Not as good as the stop motion version

This version of The Life and adventures of Santa Claus is a pale, saccharine sweet sham when compared to the supurbly done stop motion animation of the 1985 version of this same story done by Rankin / Bass. This felt cheesy and half-hearted whereas the stop motion animated one has the distinct feel of a classic and was more true to the heart and feel of the old story by L. Frank Baum.

The story is good but it feels dumbed down compared to the stop motion version. A seldom known fact, Baum connected this story to his loved The Wizard of Oz by saying the immortal faeries of this story are the ones who enchanted the land of Oz to begin with.