<P> The special was created using Japanese stop motion animation called `` Animagic '' , in which all the characters are made out of wood and plastic and animated via stop - motion photography . The special was originally telecast December 14 , 1970 by ABC and continues to air every year on sibling channel ABC Family ( now Freeform ) though both channels have at times edited the special to make room for commercials ( ABC has cut two key songs , as well as two other songs in half ; ABC Family / Freeform has cut several scenes that they believe may be traumatizing to younger viewers , like Kris climbing , and leaping to escape to prevent children from doing dangerous stunts , Winter Warlock knowing Kris will return , and telling him he will never escape including the scene where the Burgermeister torches the seized toys in front of the children of Sombertown ) . The DVD releases include these deleted scenes vital to the story 's plot . </P>
<P> The special was created using Japanese stop motion animation called `` Animagic '' , in which all the characters are made out of wood and plastic and animated via stop - motion photography . The special was originally telecast December 14 , 1970 by ABC and continues to air every year on sibling channel ABC Family ( now Freeform ) though both channels have at times edited the special to make room for commercials ( ABC has cut two key songs , as well as two other songs in half ; ABC Family / Freeform has cut several scenes that they believe may be traumatizing to younger viewers , like Kris climbing , and leaping to escape to prevent children from doing dangerous stunts , Winter Warlock knowing Kris will return , and telling him he will never escape including the scene where the Burgermeister torches the seized toys in front of the children of Sombertown ) . The DVD releases include these deleted scenes vital to the story 's plot . </P>
when was santa claus is coming to town movie made
when was santa claus is coming to town movie made
December 14 , 1970
December 14 , 1970