A Christmas Story
1972, English. Directed by Joseph Barbera & William Hanna.
On Christmas Eve, a little boy named Timmy was read a Christmas story and tucked into bed. The resident mouse Gumdrop , while admiring the house all decorated for Christmas, noticed Timmy's letter to Santa on the floor. The letter must of have fallen off the table and never got mailed. So he and the family dog Gobber set outside to deliver the letter to Santa and save Christmas for Timmy.
- Runtime
- 0h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Joseph BarberaDirector
- William HannaDirector
- Daws ButlerGumdrop (voice)
- Don MessickFather (voice)
- Hal SmithSanta Claus (voice)
- John StephensonPost Man (voice)
- Walter TetleyTimmy (voice)
- Janet WaldoMother (voice)
- Paul WinchellGoober (voice)
- Paul DeKorteSinger (voice)
- Randy KemnerSinger (voice)
- Stephen McAndrewSinger (voice)
- Ida Sue McCuneSinger (voice)
- Judy RichardsSinger (voice)
Details
- Released
- 1 December 1972
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- Joe Ruby, Ken Spears
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A Christmas Story runs 25 minutes (0h 25m).
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Which OTT platform is A Christmas Story on?
A Christmas Story isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 December 1972. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Christmas Story?
If you liked A Christmas Story, try Olive, the Other Reindeer, Klaus, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse.
Who directed A Christmas Story?
A Christmas Story (1972) was directed by Joseph Barbera and William Hanna and stars Daws Butler, Don Messick, Hal Smith.