The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

from Advent Calendar House · host Mike Westfall

🎄 From the author of “The Wizard of Oz” comes one of the craziest Santa origin stories ever. 🎙️ Brandon Medley and Paxton Holley stop by to witness Rankin/Bass go off the rails in its last-ever stop motion animated Christmas special, 1985’s “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, based on the 1902 book by L. Frank Baum, which explains a lot. **** 💬 Topics & Tangents: Santa Claus’s growth to manhood, from J.D. Roth to Mumm-ra, and the rest of the Thundercats are here, too! L. Frank Baum’s original book on the Internet Archive, in ebook, PDF, and audiobook format. Pax’s review of the book and “Road to Oz,” which also features Santa. Baum’s sequel story, “A Kidnapped Santa Claus.” King Awgwa looks like My Pet Monster. The Most Pagan Christmas Special You Will Ever See (Fit for Dragon Con, 2013) That’s not Santa in “Return to Oz.” That’s the Shaggy Man. A Doom Metal Tribute to The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. **** “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus” © 1985 Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc.Find us at adventcalendar.house. #s2 #1980s #rankinbass

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