| A Christmas Story | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Animation |
| Written by | Ken Spears Joe Ruby |
| Directed by | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Voices of | Daws Butler Paul Winchell Walter Tetley Janet Waldo |
| Music by | Hoyt Curtin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producers | Joseph Barbera William Hanna |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Hanna-Barbera Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | December 9, 1972 |
A Christmas Story is a 1972 American animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast in syndication on December 9, 1972.[1]
As a family gathers around the tree on Christmas Eve, their son Timmy has made a special wish in his letter to Santa Claus. But the letter is found – unmailed – by the lovable family dog Goober and his friend, Gumdrop the mouse. Together, they set off into the snowy night to deliver the letter to Santa. Overcoming many perils – including a lurking gang of alley cats – they finally find Santa. Timmy's letter is delivered, Gumdrop and Goober make it home safely and a boy's special wish magically comes true on Christmas.
The songs featured in A Christmas Story included:
"Which One is the Real Santa Claus?", "Sounds of Christmas Day" and "Hope" were re-used five years later in the 1977 TV special A Flintstone Christmas. "Hope" was also re-used in Yogi's First Christmas (1980).
It was released by AVCO Broadcasting Corp. in the early 1970’s for use with Cartrivision. Cartrivision item number 10264S-NN.
The special was first released on VHS as part of the Hanna-Barbera Super Stars video collection by Hanna-Barbera Home Video on November 9, 1989, and re-released again on September 26, 1995 by Turner Home Entertainment.
On July 31, 2012, Warner Home Video released Hanna-Barbera Christmas Classics Collection on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection burn on demand service. This collection features a trilogy of Christmas specials: A Christmas Story, The Town Santa Forgot and Casper's First Christmas.[2]
