18 The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives 1933 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies HQ

The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933)

Christmas Eve. A poor orphan boy trudges through the snow, pathetically. He finally arrives at his miserable cabin. While he is crying, Santa arrives and, singing the title song, offers to take the boy to his workshop. They arrive, and the toys go wild (in the full version, they sing the title song, but this has been censored in some versions due to outdated stereotype

Directors: Hugh Harman (uncredited), Rudolf Ising (uncredited)
Stars: Rudolf Ising (uncredited), The King's Men (uncredited), Johnny Murray (uncredited)

Trivia
The little girl blowing up the balloon becomes Kate Smith and sings "Shine on Harvest Moon ".

Alternate versions
This cartoon was colorized in 1992 by Turner Entertainment Company, with each frame traced over onto a cel. Each cel was then painted in color and photographed over a colored reproduction of each background.

Connections
Featured in A Hollywood Christmas (1996)

Soundtracks
Get Happy
(1930) (uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Played by studio orchestra during the opening credits