Heat miser snow miser

"The Year Without a Santa Claus," featuring a bit of Animagic and the two Miser Brothers, ushered in Rankin/Bass' silver age.

The Year Without a Santa Claus dir. Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr. 10 December 1974

Snow Miser is a supporting character in the Rankin/Bass television special The Year Without a Santa Claus. He controls the cold weather of the Earth, not unlike Jack Frost. He and his siblings are the children of Mother Nature. (It should be noted that both Snow Miser and Heat Miser were not actually in the original poem that the special is based on.) He and his six minions live in an ice castle, and serve as backup dancers for the welcoming reception each guest receives upon arrival to…

(early) December 2011 With joy and happiness the elves of the North Pole are busy making their final preparations for Christmas Eve. Songs of hope and love are being sung. The Reindeer are all ready, fed and strong for their one night flight across the world. Santa and Mrs. Claus are snug warm an...

In the 1974 Rankin-Bass holiday spectacle, The Year Without a Santa Claus, the unforgettable Heat Miser & Snow Miser captured imaginations with their signature musical showdown. See it here!

- by PATRICK OWSLEY