The Year Without a Santa Claus

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until a young man helps him rediscover the meaning of the holidays.

Cast

John Goodman

as Santa Claus

Delta Burke

as Mrs. Claus

Dylan Minnette

as Iggy Thistlewhite

Chris Kattan

as Sparky

Eddie Griffin

as Jingle

Ethan Suplee

as Jangle

Michael McKean

as Snow Miser

Harvey Fierstein

as Heat Miser

Carol Kane

as Mother Nature

Robert C. Treveiler

as Mayor Thistlewhite

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