Caption: Santa Claus Jr.
Santa Claus Jr. 

A Shortcut To the North Pole

From: Peter Bochan
Series: Shortcuts
Length: 28:56

A Holiday Classic! Join Howdy, Mickey, John, Paul, George & Ringo on this "wild and crazy joyride" to Santa's workshop in the northern most reaches of boomerville! Read the full description.

Santa_small Featuring Gene Autry, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, The Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band, The Crystals, Dilly dally, Lionel Barrymore, The Chipmunks, The Firesign Theatre, Howdy Doody, The Kinks, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Laurel & Hardy, Darlene Love, Martin Mull, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, and George Bernard Shaw.

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Piece Description

Featuring Gene Autry, The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bing Crosby, The Bonzo Doo-Dah Dog Band, The Crystals, Dilly dally, Lionel Barrymore, The Chipmunks, The Firesign Theatre, Howdy Doody, The Kinks, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Laurel & Hardy, Darlene Love, Martin Mull, NRBQ, Otis Redding, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, and George Bernard Shaw.

Broadcast History

original broadcast in 1975

Related Website

mixedup.com