Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

<p>It’s the 100th episode of the Advent Calendar House! Join us as we put one foot in front of the other back to 1970 to revisit a Rankin/Bass Christmas classic that dares to answer children’s questions about Santa Claus while illegally opening his mail.  </p><p>Full show notes with links at <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/santa-claus-is-comin-to-town">https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/santa-claus-is-comin-to-town</a>.  </p><p>****  </p><h2>🎙 Guests:  </h2><p>• Michael DiGiovanni (<a href="https://twitter.com/theatomicgeeks">@theatomicgeeks</a>) from the <a href="https://classicfilmjerks.libsyn.com">Classic Film Jerks</a> and <a href="https://popcultureretrofitpodcast.libsyn.com">Pop Culture Retrofit</a> podcasts.  </p><p>• Erin Evans (<a href="https://twitter.com/mserinmevans">@mserinevans</a>).  </p><p>• Michael May (<a href="https://twitter.com/michaelmaycomix">@michaelmaycomix</a>) from <a href="https://www.michaelmay.online">MichaelMay.online</a> and <a href="http://nerdlunch.net/category/afterlunch/">AfterLUNCH</a>.  </p><p>• Brandon Medley (<a href="https://twitter.com/brandmed">@brandmed</a>, Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blessedarethegeek/">@blessedarethegeek</a>).  </p><p>• Joey O. (<a href="https://twitter.com/imgonnadj24">@imgonnadj24</a>) from <a href="https://www.ynotradio.net">Y-Not Radio</a>.  </p><p>****  </p><h2>💬 Topics & Tangents:  </h2><p>• Both IMDb and Wikipedia had the premiere date wrong because of a <a href="https://archive.org/details/animatedtvspecia0000wool/page/358/mode/2up">typo in an old book</a>. Rich Goldschmidt’s <a href="https://www.miserbros.com/product/the-making-of-santa-claus-is-comin-to-town-and-the-daydreamer-softcover/"><i>The Making of Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town and The Daydreamer</i></a> gets it right.  </p><p>• Former pro-wrestler <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7L6PtpMweYk">Special Delivery Jones</a>.  </p><p>• <a href="https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Burgermeister_Meisterburger">Burgermeister Meisterburger</a