I Believe in Santa Claus - The Year Without A Santa Claus 1974

This has been one of my favorite songs since I was a little kid. It is beautiful.

I think after Santa heard the kid's father sing, he remembered talking to him when the dad was a child.

I BELIEVE IN SHADOW FREDDY BUT THERE WAS A TIME I THOUGHT I HAD GROWN TO OLD FOR SUCH A CHILDISH RHYME HE BECAME A DREAM TO ME TIL ONE CHRISTMAS NIGHT SOMEONE STOOD BESIDE MY BED WITH A BEARD OF WHITE SO YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR SHADOW FREDDY HE SAID WITH A SMILE THEN YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE A LIFE WORTH WHILE FOR WHAT IS HAPPINESS BUT DREAMS AND DO THEY ALL COME TRUE LOOK AT ME AND TELL ME SON WHAT IS REAL TO YOU

This song STILL makes me emotional. I remember crying the first time I watched this

Rewatching this Christmas classic and hearing this heartwarming song again has made me learn something as an adult in my late 20s. Not only you’re never old to believe in Santa, but in general, you’re never old for anything. Not only can you relive that part of your childhood, but you can share it with your own children or someone who admires your blissful spirit. In my book, it’s never fun to watch yourself age out of your young soul, but it’s always never too late to relive that life, and share it with others like family while they’re still around. To this day, I’m grateful to have part of my childhood in my life, but more importantly, I’m glad I’m able to repay my debt to my parents with Christmas joy of my take every year since last year I started doing it. Just want to remind them every Christmas season that I’m still their amazing gift of joy I was back when I was young. Cuz sooner or later in the future, I won’t have them anymore. Like this movie when the kids missed Santa, life and Christmas can be blue without my parents due to how much love they have given me. I still worry about it every month, even on my birthday, as I start reaching to my 30th year, but I hope I can pull it through once the time comes. In the meantime, I got to make every blissful moment count while they’re still around, as if God’s guiding my hand and showing me the light of gifting positivity to them.

My favorite song of Christmas 🎄🎄🎄🎄

I 100% did not start to cry at work while listening to this song

This song is so well done. Especially with accompaniment of the Guitar. So beautiful. This film the whole song track of this movie gets me teary eyed. These are wonderful classics that no makeover or redos of this will never be as good as this.

The Rankin-Bass specials always had a touch of campy-ness to them, but they also knew how to make an emotional heartstring-puller when they wanted one. This one and There's Always Tomorrow hit deep.

This song is beautiful it’s a really sweet song

This song is the reason I started answering letters foster children send to Santa every year

Hang on I’ve got something in my eyes that’s all 😢

The dad singing this song gets me 😭 every time I’m 52 it reminds me of my childhood and how wonderful the time of year is and was and this movie would come on and I couldn’t wait to watch it with my family

I tear up when I hear this song and the Blue Christmas song and I’m not embarrassed to admit it

The song writers had no right to make such good music for this movie. This, Blue Christmas, The Miser Brothers. All so good

The father's singing was performed by my father,Ron Marshall. I just wanted to say that we lost Dad 23 years ago and it's so wonderful to read all of these comments from people who are so touched by this song and by his beautiful voice. You might not know it but he is also the Mayor of the town and sings the "It's Gonna Snow in South Town" song. Thanks everyone!

As a kid, my parents showed this to use every year growing up. We loved watching it as a family. Somewhere along the way, we stopped watching it as we couldn't find the VHS Tape. My parents recorded it on, and VCRs were a thing of the past. I found it on Google TV and bought it so we could watch it back in 2020 after not seeing it for almost 10 years. We watched the movie and were all stunned when we watched the ending. The VHS tape stopped recording after Santa went down Santa Claus lane. It never showed the final part of the movie and we had our minds blown. I still sing the songs every Christmas, this will always be my favorite Christmas movie of all time.

The kid’s father wasn’t stupid!! He knew dam well who his “guest” really was.

This hits me right in the feels a lot more now that I'm older and understand the lyrics of the song more. Too many people grow up and disregard legends and fairy tales and the lessons that can be learned from them just because they're "for kids".

I believe in Santa Claus. 😊

I'm 54, and remember watching this every Christmas season. I remember something, though, that I'm not sure actually exists. I remember the mom singing a verse along with the dad and Santa. I even remember her verse being between the dad and Santa. Anybody else who sees this remember the mom singing?

Just beautiful. Made everyone cry. I wish I could save this. Was not able to. Thank you for this joy.

I love how Santa basically tells this little kid "So you don't believe in me, huh? Might as well believe in nothing" what a chad

I’m 33 and I still believe in Santa Claus

Makes me cry every single time

This song always makes me tear up every time i hear it, makes me miss my childhood but it doesn't matter what age this movie is one of my comfort movies during the holidays! Another thing about this song when the lyric hits deep "Just like Love, you know He's there waiting to be missed" it not only reminds me of missing believing in Santa Clause but it also reminds me to whenever my faith in God feels like I'm missing that he's the reason for the season and knowing that he's there also makes me feel from this song!

I'm 18 and this song still gets me 😭

Even the boy was crying in the end this is how I reacted to this song I cry after hearing it too

This song makes me cry so much but in happiness it feels comforting

For a long time I couldn't stand this song as every time I said "I believe X", with an intent to be serious, Dad would always sing this song. Now I love it.

If I ever meet Santa again and if I ever wear a beautiful dress for winter I will curtsy gracefully and said Merry Christmas your joliness and I would say I know you're not really a king but to me you were like a king of generosity of hope and love and much more even if you're not wearing a crown it's okay I wanted to call you your majesty but I was afraid you would not be pleased with that but I went to sleep because I'm only 35 instead I would stand right next to him and tell him my Christmas wish it's very important it may be a little too weird perhaps but I wanted to do whatever I can to help me and my family and friends keep their hopes alive also I wish I had a kitten for Christmas and since I am an artist I would like to call it Sketch boy or girl cat no matter what breed or color I know I'm going to have a really wonderful Kitty to be my companion in my inspiration to make my own cartoons even if they're about cats of course having a kitten would be a major responsibility but even if I did take care of my little kitten I'll have to postpone my artwork or perhaps after I take care of my little one I would totally be inspired by my little kitty cat and the name Sketch is a purr-fect name get it?

I usually believe in Santa Claus to me he's almost like a king of generosity but he's only a spirit of Christmas but sometimes he's more than that even if he's not really a king he's kind of like a king of Christmas to me and his wife Mrs Claus is kind of like his Christmas Queen haha Lucy Charlie Brown much sorry! But in my version I can make a Christmas episode in one of my cartoons when he has a little cat name Catra Claus and just like Santa who makes the list for all the children all the people in the world Catra does the same to pets and other animals you know what I mean? That would make a really good Christmas story wouldn't it?

Here I am in my 60s still watching Christmas movies and cartoons of Christmas but I love this song make me think about Christmas

I was only born in 2004 but I do remember this being on tv on december

I remember sitting in front of my grandma’s TV watching this in her living room

The message in the song is soooooo true because even if something isn’t real there is nothing wrong with believing in it even if you are Age 26 or older it’s ok to still believe

Part of me really wishes they played this song on the radio during Christmas time

The bridge of this song is so well-written, it cuts deep and easily brings you to tears

best christmas song ever.

“I Believe in Santa Claus” is a heartwarming song

Who else would do anything to believe in Santa again

I can imagine who would be singing in my five versions of this song:
Santa Claus (Mickey Roooney) - Ebenezer Scrooge (Michael Caine) (version 1), Mr. Krabs (Clancy Brown) (version 2), Austin (Thomas Sharkey) (version 3), Clay Calloway (Bono) (version 4), Boober Fraggle (Dave Goelz) (version 5)
Mr. Thistlewhite - Count Von Count (Jerry Nelson) (version 1), Squidward (Rodger Bumpass) (version 2), Pablo (Sean Curley) (version 3), Klaus Kickenklober (Adam Buxton) (version 4), Red Fraggle (Karen Prell) (version 5)
Santa (in Mr. Thistlewhite's childhood) - Telly (Marty Robinson) (version 1), Shan Yu (Miguel Ferrer) (version 2), Captain Hook (Corey Burton) (version 3), Jafar (Jonathan Freeman) (version 4), Frollo (Tony Jay) (version 5)

2019 December 25 Christmas morning is a baddest fuckingest saddest worst embarrassing Christmas morning ever!!!!😥😫😭

In the Loving memory
of Betty white

I really miss mickey rooney so lot!! 😔😥😢😩😫😭😞

"So you're too old for Sant Clause?" he said with a smile, "then you're too old all the things that make a life worth while. For what is happiness but dreams, and do they all come true? Look at me and tell me Son, what is real to you?"

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I still believe in Santa Claus

The parents of this boys father look absolutely done with life.

christmas will never be the same without movies like this epic xmas film..thanks to baskin and bass..my nephew and me vividly recall this beautiful movie..he reminded me im 60 and hes 40 with kids

Such a underrated song in the rankin/bass universe

I used to believe in santa claus alot during my childhood but as i start to grow alot older i stopped and shoved this off as a myth and fantasy just for kids. But rewatching this classic film in this scene again after so many years it threw me back to my childhood self when i have those precious emotions and dreams that i harbour dearly very much i cant 😔