Claus, who would have just agreed with Santa’s questionable action without having a say in it and tucked him in, this Mrs. Claus loves, takes care of, and supports Santa, she has her own beliefs on how she thinks her husband should feel. In The Year Without a Santa Claus, although Mrs. She is like a confident and merry Grandmother we all wish we had in our lives. Claus, who is never called anything else other than the Miser Brothers’ sweet nicknames, still has some “Jessica” within her, made apparent by some red streaks in her antiquated hair-do. On the other hand, the exact opposite has happened to his wife. His “Kris Kringle” days seem to be long gone. He has grown and humanized into a depressed old man with much more wisdom and caution about the “cruel world” he travels to every Christmas Eve. He is no longer the young, chipper, and elvish fellow we were introduced to in Santa Claus is Comin’ Town.
It is apparent that Santa has grown old and burned out from the toy-giving job he once loved. Unfortunately, Santa admits that he believes that the doctor is right, and slips back into his bed, canceling all of his Christmas plans. Meanwhile the doctor acts as the devil on Santa’s shoulder, convincing him that his once-a-year job “gallivanting in his open sleigh” is why he has gotten so sick, and that nobody cares about him or Christmas anymore. Claus orders a lackadaisical doctor to help her bed-ridden husband, she acts as Santa’s good conscience, gently reminding Santa that he is an essential part of Christmas. Claus’s exact job at the North Pole is never exactly brought up, but we see her perform many traditional “housewife” tasks such as doing the laundry, as well as watching over Santa Claus, who is now beginning to feel “a sort of kind of kink inside whenever of that Christmas ride”. She has a warm, wise, and loving spirit and reflects the womanly ideals of McGinley's domestic, yet progressive nature. Claus (voiced by Broadway and television star Shirley Booth for her final performance) acts as both the narrator and a vital force that pushes and pulls the other characters in the story. Some could say that she was just like a real Mrs. Her sweet, feminine work looked facile and dainty, but actually required a lot of wit and nuance. She may not have created huge political change like other authors, but she showed power and skill through her simplicity, her dedication to work, her ability to bring others together in harmony, and her deep love for her family. She was a traditional housewife with a husband and two daughters, and old-fashioned values, but was quite progressive through her authorship and attitude. McGinley and her work were heavily criticized by other feminists writers, including the iconic Sylvia Plath, for being too traditional and dated in ideology in the wake of Feminism’s new wave, but McGinley was still an inspiring writer for women. McGinley was known for having a playful and traditional writing style in the form of light verse from the ‘30s to ‘70s, when poetry became more avant-garde and advanced with its themes.
Santa Claus Saved Christmas, were about Christmas, Santa Claus, and the children he visits every year. Two of which, The Year Without a Santa Claus and How Mrs. Phyllis McGinley was a feminist American author who wrote many poetry collections and childrens stories. Claus, and the elves were added to expand the story (that’s right, Heat and Snow were crazy make-em-ups fabricated by Rankin/Bass).
New creative elements that weren’t in the original story, such as the Miser Brothers, Mother Nature, Mrs. It would align with the plot of McGinley’s story pretty closely and adapt some of her themes, as well as two characters: Santa and the young American boy Ignatious Thistlewhite. and Jules Bass, who hadn’t worked on an Animagic Christmas special since their 1970 hit Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, chose McGinley's popular story to be the base for a follow-up about Santa Claus. A few years after its first publication, Arthur Rankin Jr.
The Year Without a Santa Claus, surprisingly, was based off of a children’s story by the same name written by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Phyllis McGinley in 1957 (whom we’ll discuss in further detail later).
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