▁D art ▁Norm ▁Mac don ald ▁as ▁B uster ▁Brad ▁Gar rett ▁as ▁Char lee ▁Ed ▁As ner ▁as ▁K rad ▁Michael ▁Nor ris ▁as ▁the ▁Sel ves ▁Kath y ▁B ates ▁as ▁Miss ▁Dow dy ▁Andy ▁Griff ith ▁as ▁Santa ▁Cla us ▁Sh ir ley ▁Jones ▁as ▁Victoria / M rs . ▁Cla us ▁Jay ▁L eno ▁as ▁the ▁N arr ator ▁ ▁Production ▁Ren eg ade ▁An imation , ▁an ▁animation ▁company ▁located ▁in ▁Gl end ale , ▁California ▁and ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁TV ▁series ▁Hi ▁Hi ▁P uff y ▁Am i Y umi ▁and ▁The ▁Mr . ▁Men ▁Show , ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁E asy ▁to ▁Dream ▁Entertainment ▁to ▁create ▁Christmas ▁Is ▁Here ▁Again . ▁A ▁small ▁crew ▁spent ▁nine ▁months ▁on ▁the ▁principal ▁animation , ▁which ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁mid - 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁songs ▁in ▁the ▁film ' s ▁sound track ▁( as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁film ' s ▁working ▁title ) ▁was ▁" Who ▁Sto le ▁Santa ' s ▁S ack ?" ▁ ▁Co - produ cer ▁Dar rell ▁Van ▁Cit ters , ▁a ▁Ren eg ade ▁staff ▁member , ▁once ▁directed ▁a ▁Disney ▁short ▁called ▁Fun ▁with ▁Mr . ▁Future ▁( 1 9 8 2 ). ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁release ▁Christmas ▁Is ▁Here ▁Again ▁premier ed ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁as ▁an ▁official ▁selection ▁at ▁the ▁Heart land ▁Film ▁Festival . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁it ▁received ▁an ▁An nie ▁Award