Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

51 min · 1970 · Directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass · 3.6 / 5 on Letterboxd

Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) runs 51 min, directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

A postman, S.D. Kluger, decides to answer some of the most common questions about Santa Claus, and tells us about a baby named Kris who is raised by a family of elf toymakers named Kringle. When Kris grows up, he wants to deliver toys to the children of Sombertown. But its Mayor is too mean to let that happen. And to make things worse, the Winter Warlock lives between the Kringles and Sombertown.

Genres: TV Movie, Family, Fantasy, Animation

Where to watch: Hulu, Paramount+ (US, checked 9 July 2026)