A Christmas Story (1972 TV special)
A Christmas Story is a 1972 American animated Christmas television special produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which was broadcast in syndication on December 9, 1972. Summary. As a family gathers around the tree on Christmas Eve, their son Timmy has made a special wish in his letter to Santa Claus. But the letter is found – unmailed – by the lovable family dog Goober and his friend, Gumdrop the mouse. Together, they set off into the snowy night to deliver the letter to Santa. Overcoming many perils – including a lurking gang of alley cats – they finally  find Santa. Timmy's letter is delivered, Gumdrop and Goober make it home safely and a boy's special wish magically comes true on Christmas. Featured songs. The songs featured in "A Christmas Story" included: "Sounds of Christmas Day'" uses the same melody as "Those Happy Friends Who Live in My TV," from the Enchanted Voyage attraction at The Happy Land of Hanna-Barbera, which opened the same year at King's Island in Cincinnati, Ohio. "Which One is the Real Santa Claus?", "Sounds of Christmas Day" and "Hope" were re-used five years later in the 1977 TV special  A Flintstone Christmas. "Hope" was also re-used in "Yogi's First Christmas" (1980). Home media. Released by AVCO Broadcasting Corp. in the early 1970’s for use with <nowiki>Cartrivision</nowiki>. Cartrivision item number 10264S-NN. The special was first released on VHS as part of the "Hanna-Barbera Super Stars" video collection by Hanna-Barbera Home Video on November 9, 1989, and re-released again on September 26, 1995 by Turner Home Entertainment. On July 31, 2012, Warner Home Video released "Hanna-Barbera Christmas Classics Collection" on DVD in region 1 via their Warner Archive Collection  burn on demand service. This collection features a trilogy of Christmas specials: "A Christmas Story", "The Town Santa Forgot" and "Casper's First Christmas".