Trivia

The depiction of a dog spinning a wheel is quite accurate; the dogs were called wheel turners and were bred for that exact purpose, but became extinct during the late nineteenth century.

Both Danny Kaye and Cyril Ritchard played Captain Hook in different televised productions of Peter Pan.

The little girl that Danny asks about the tin soldier is dubbed by an uncredited Iris Rainer.

This is the second Rankin-Bass special to star Danny Kaye, the first being "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" (1971).