Product: Classic Christmas Favorites (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! / The Year Without a Santa Claus / Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July / Rudolph's Shiny New Year) (2008)
Rating: 4.0
Almost Perfect - Be Careful of Getting the Wrong YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS Disc
Like many people who have written reviews on this, one of the main reasons that I bought it was to get the stop-action-animated Rankin-Bass THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. The packaging even shows the animated models of Heat and Cold Miser. Instead, what I got was the live-action John Goodman version. Fortunately, I was able to call this number:800-553-6937.They say that a new YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS (the right one) is coming. All I have to do is send back the Goodman version in the pre-paid envelope that they're sending. Obviously, this is on the honor system, but I'm happy to send it back.As for the others, you'll be quite happy. The other seldom-seen gem is 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. (When was the last time this was on nationally broadcast teevee?) It's one of my all-time favorites because of the fantastic lesson. After Albert says that he's sorry for breaking the clock, Father Mouse tells him (I'm paraphrasing here since I don't have the DVD to get the quote exact) "It's not enough to be sorry. When you've done something wrong, you have to fix it."*************************************************************************It's been over two weeks now, and I still haven't gotten my REAL (i.e. animated) THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS. I was jonesing to watch it. Please, if you order this, open it right away and check to see if you got the correct version of YwoaSC. It will save you some completely unnecessary grief.*************************************************************************Finally! I got the real YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS disc. It took three weeks and a day. Just keep that in mind when you buy this set.