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1932 Disney short film

Santa's Workshop

Directed by	Wilfred Jackson
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Allan Watson-Santa Claus Pinto Colvig-Santa’s Secretary Walt Disney-Elf Frank Geiger
Music by	Frank Churchill
Animation by	Marvin Woodward Les Clark Art Babbitt Norm Ferguson Ben Sharpsteen Tom Palmer Joe D'Igalo Harry Reeves Hamilton Luske Louie Schmitt Dick Williams Paul Fennell Chuck Couch Fred Moore Jack King Ed Love Jack Kinney Jack Cutting Nick George Clyde Geronimi George Drake Eddie Donnelly
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	December 10, 1932 (1932-12-10) (United States)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Santa's Workshop is a Disney short film directed by Wilfred Jackson, first released on December 10, 1932 in the Silly Symphonies series. The film features Santa Claus and his elves preparing for Christmas in Santa's workshop. A sequel, The Night Before Christmas, partially based on the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", was made the year after, portraying Santa leaving the toys in a house with nine children.

In Sweden and Norway, Santa's Workshop is part of the Christmas television special From All of Us to All of You, traditionally shown on Christmas Eve. At the initiative of Disney, scenes depicting various ethnic stereotypes such as a pickaninny doll and a Jewish doll have been cut out of the film, which has given rise to a lot of public criticism in Sweden and in Denmark.

Santa's Workshop is the first "Silly Symphonies" titled cartoon to develop with RCA's Photophone synchronization early-in-film sound system.

The short features the first of the Marches Militaires by Franz Schubert.

Plot summary

Some elves are cleaning Santa's Sleigh and reindeer while singing, preparing for the sleigh ride on Christmas Eve. In his workshop, Santa Claus reads through each letter sent from every boy and girl asking for toys. Santa's little helpers hurry to finish the toys, which come to life and march into Santa’s bag, so he can embark on his journey around the globe.

Voice cast

Santa Claus: Walter Geiger
Deep-voice gnome: Jesse Delos Jewkes
Santa's secretary: Pinto Colvig
Santa's second helper: Walt Disney

Home media

The short was featured on early VHS releases of A Walt Disney Christmas, which featured the uncut scene with the blackface doll.

The short was released on DVD on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two in the "From the Vault" section, because of the blackface doll.

The short was remastered in HD and released on Disney+ on November 12, 2019, with the blackface doll scene removed. It was originally claimed by Disney+ that the short was presented as originally released, but this claim has since been removed from the streaming service.

References

"Santa's Workshop (1932) – Crew". Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
"Walt Disney julfavoriter". d-zine.se (in Swedish). Retrieved January 7, 2013.
"Disney's "Santa Workshop" (1932) |".
"Santa's Workshop (1932) – Release dates". Swedish Film Database. Swedish Film Institute. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film. McFarland & Co. pp. 273–274. ISBN 9781476672939.
^ "Tanskan televisio aikoo taistella Disney-elokuvan sensurointia vastaan". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
Edman, Nils (December 14, 2012). "Därför klippte Disney bort den svarta dockan" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
Stahl, Jeremy (December 21, 2012). "For Christmas in Sweden, No More Racist Donald Duck Cartoons". Slate Magazine. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
"Debattinlägg: Redaktionen väljer att inte gå vidare i Kalle Anka-debatt". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
^ Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 152–153. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
Figueiredo, Rodney. "Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies". Animated Views. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links

v t e Silly Symphony film series
1929	The Skeleton Dance El Terrible Toreador Springtime Hell's Bells The Merry Dwarfs
1930	Summer Autumn Cannibal Capers Frolicking Fish Arctic Antics Midnight in a Toy Shop Night Monkey Melodies Winter Playful Pan
1931	Birds of a Feather Mother Goose Melodies The China Plate The Busy Beavers The Cat's Out Egyptian Melodies The Clock Store The Spider and the Fly The Fox Hunt The Ugly Duckling
1932	The Bird Store The Bears and Bees Just Dogs Flowers and Trees King Neptune Bugs in Love Babes in the Woods Santa's Workshop
1933	Birds in the Spring Father Noah's Ark Three Little Pigs Old King Cole Lullaby Land The Pied Piper The Night Before Christmas
1934	The China Shop The Grasshopper and the Ants Funny Little Bunnies The Big Bad Wolf The Wise Little Hen The Flying Mouse Peculiar Penguins The Goddess of Spring
1935	The Tortoise and the Hare The Golden Touch The Robber Kitten Water Babies The Cookie Carnival Who Killed Cock Robin? Music Land Three Orphan Kittens Cock o' the Walk Broken Toys
1936	Elmer Elephant Three Little Wolves Toby Tortoise Returns Three Blind Mouseketeers The Country Cousin Mother Pluto More Kittens
1937	Woodland Café Little Hiawatha The Old Mill
1938	Moth and the Flame Wynken, Blynken, and Nod Farmyard Symphony Merbabies Mother Goose Goes Hollywood
1939	The Practical Pig The Ugly Duckling
Related	Donald Duck Comic strip Silly Symphonies: The Complete Disney Classics Bucky Bug "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?" The Thrifty Pig Mickey Mouse Works Once Upon a Studio Disney Magic Kingdoms
Category

v t e Disney Christmas films
Theatrical shorts	Empty Socks (1927) Mickey's Orphans (1931) Santa's Workshop (1932) Mickey's Good Deed (1932) The Night Before Christmas (1933) Broken Toys (1935) Toy Tinkers (1949) Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952) The Small One (1978) Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) The Little Matchgirl (2006) Olaf's Frozen Adventure (2017)
Theatrical features	Babes in Toyland (1961) One Magic Christmas (1985) The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) The Santa Clause (1994) I'll Be Home for Christmas (1998) The Santa Clause 2 (2002) The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) A Christmas Carol (2009) The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Direct-to-video	Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999) Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year (2002) Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (2007) Santa Buddies (2009) The Search for Santa Paws (2010) Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012)
Made for TV	Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991) The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000) 'Twas the Night (DCOM, 2001) A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa (special, 2008) Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation (2009) Prep & Landing (special, 2009) Prep & Landing: Operation: Secret Santa (short film, 2010) Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (DCOM, 2011) Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (special, 2011) Lady Gaga and the Muppets Holiday Spectacular (special, 2013) Toy Story That Time Forgot (special, 2014) Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (special, 2021) Christmas...Again?! (DCOM, 2021) The Naughty Nine (DCOM, 2023)
Streaming media	Noelle (2019) Godmothered (2020) Home Sweet Home Alone (2021) The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (special, 2022) Dashing Through the Snow (2023)
Film series	The Santa Clause Prep & Landing

v t e Films directed by Wilfred Jackson
Mickey's Follies (1929) Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930) The Castaway (1930) The China Plate (1931) The Cat's Out (1931) Egyptian Melodies (1931) The Clock Store (1931) The Spider and the Fly (1931) The Fox Hunt (1931) The Ugly Duckling (1931) The Bird Store (1932) The Grocery Boy (1932) Barnyard Olympics (1932) Mickey's Revue (1932) The Bears and the Bees (1932) Musical Farmer (1932) Mickey in Arabia (1932) The Whoopee Party (1932) Touchdown Mickey (1932) The Klondike Kid (1932) Santa's Workshop (1932) Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933) Father Noah's Ark (1933) Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933) Lullaby Land (1933) The Pied Piper (1933) Puppy Love (1933) The Pet Store (1933) The Night Before Christmas (1933) The China Shop (1934) The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934) Funny Little Bunnies (1934) The Wise Little Hen (1934) Peculiar Penguins (1934) The Goddess of Spring (1934) The Tortoise and the Hare (1935) The Band Concert (1935) Water Babies (1935) Mickey's Garden (1935) Music Land (1935) Mickey's Grand Opera (1936) Elmer Elephant (1936) Mickey's Rival (1936) Toby Tortoise Returns (1936) The Country Cousin (1936) More Kittens (1936) Woodland Café (1937) The Old Mill (1937) Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Farmyard Symphony (1938) Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938) Pinocchio (1940) Fantasia (1940) Dumbo (1941) Golden Eggs (1941) The New Spirit (1942) Saludos Amigos (1942) Song of the South (1946) Melody Time (1948) Cinderella (1950) Alice in Wonderland (1951) The Little House (1952) Peter Pan (1953) Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Films directed by Wilfred Jackson

Mickey's Follies (1929)
Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930)
The Castaway (1930)
The China Plate (1931)
The Cat's Out (1931)
Egyptian Melodies (1931)
The Clock Store (1931)
The Spider and the Fly (1931)
The Fox Hunt (1931)
The Ugly Duckling (1931)
The Bird Store (1932)
The Grocery Boy (1932)
Barnyard Olympics (1932)
Mickey's Revue (1932)
The Bears and the Bees (1932)
Musical Farmer (1932)
Mickey in Arabia (1932)
The Whoopee Party (1932)
Touchdown Mickey (1932)
The Klondike Kid (1932)
Santa's Workshop (1932)
Mickey's Mellerdrammer (1933)
Father Noah's Ark (1933)
Mickey's Mechanical Man (1933)
Lullaby Land (1933)
The Pied Piper (1933)
Puppy Love (1933)
The Pet Store (1933)
The Night Before Christmas (1933)
The China Shop (1934)
The Grasshopper and the Ants (1934)
Funny Little Bunnies (1934)
The Wise Little Hen (1934)
Peculiar Penguins (1934)
The Goddess of Spring (1934)
The Tortoise and the Hare (1935)
The Band Concert (1935)
Water Babies (1935)
Mickey's Garden (1935)
Music Land (1935)
Mickey's Grand Opera (1936)
Elmer Elephant (1936)
Mickey's Rival (1936)
Toby Tortoise Returns (1936)
The Country Cousin (1936)
More Kittens (1936)
Woodland Café (1937)
The Old Mill (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Farmyard Symphony (1938)
Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
Pinocchio (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Dumbo (1941)
Golden Eggs (1941)
The New Spirit (1942)
Saludos Amigos (1942)
Song of the South (1946)
Melody Time (1948)
Cinderella (1950)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
The Little House (1952)
Peter Pan (1953)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)

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