Editing Santa Claus (Rankin/Bass)

{{Infobox 
|Box title = Santa Claus
|image = [[File:Imagesrtrnr.jpg]]
|Row 1 title = Gender
|Row 1 info = Male
|Row 2 title = Species
|Row 2 info = Human
|Row 3 title = Eye Colour
|Row 3 info = Black
|Row 4 title = Hair/Beard Colour
|Row 4 info = White
|Row 5 title = Family
|Row 5 info = [[Tanta Kringle]] (adoptive mother), [[Mrs. Claus (Rankin/Bass)|Mrs. Claus]] (wife)
|Row 6 title = Friends
|Row 6 info = His wife Mrs. Claus, [[Rudolph (Rankin/Bass)|Rudolph]], [[Clarice]], [[Donner (Rankin/Bass)|Donner]], [[Mrs. Donner]], [[Comet (Rankin/Bass)|Comet]], [[Hermey]], [[Yukon Cornelius]], [[Vixen (Rankin/Bass)|Vixen]], [[Jingle Bells]], [[Jangle Bells]], [[The Sleigh Team]], Other reindeer and elves, [[Bumble]], Mr. Cuddles
|Row 7 title = Enemies
|Row 7 info = [[BurgerMeister MeisterBurger]], Bumble (formerly), Mr. Cuddles/Toy Taker (formerly)
|Row 8 title = Voiced By
|Row 8 info = [[Stan Francis]] (1964)<br>[[Paul Frees]] (1969-1976)<br>[[Mickey Rooney]] (1970-2008)<br>[[Bob McFadden]] (singing voice in ''Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July'')<br>[[Garry Chalk]] (2001)<br>[[Fred Willard]] (2006)
|Row 9 title = Portrayed By
|Row 9 info = [[John Goodman]] (2006)
|Row 10 title = Appears In
|Row 10 info = ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rankin/Bass)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''<br>''[[Santa Claus Is Comin To Town]]''<br>''[[The Year Without A Santa Claus]]''<br>''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]''<br>''[[Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey]]''<br>''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]''<br>''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Island Of Misfit Toys]]''<br>''[[Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen]]''
}}''This article is about the Rankin/Bass character. For the 1998 character, see [[Santa Claus (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie)]]''

'''Santa Claus''' (born as '''Kris Kringle''') is the husband of Mrs. Claus and a supporting character in the 1964 Rankin/Bass TV film, ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Rankin/Bass)|Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer]]'' and it's sequels, ''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]'' (1976), ''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]'' (1979) and ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Island Of Misfit Toys]]'' (2001).

He also serves as the protagonist of the film's two prequels ''[[Santa Claus Is Comin To Town]]'' and ''[[The Year Without A Santa Claus]]''.

==Songs sung by Santa Claus==
*"[[Jingle Jingle Jingle]]
*"[[Put One Foot in Front of the Other]]"
*"[[The Year Without a Santa Claus (song)|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]"
*"[[I Believe in Santa Claus]]"
*"[[I See Rainbows]]"

==Gallery==
<gallery widths="250">
imagesayr.jpg|Santa and Rudolph
Imagedasc.jpg|Santa and Donner
Imagedmdrsc.jpg|Santa with Donner, Mrs. Donner and Baby Rudolph
imagesaor.jpg|Santa and Older Rudolph
Imagersatstptto.jpg|Santa and his reindeer on The Island of Misfit toys
Imagetywascsvst.jpeg|Santa in The Year Without A Santa Claus
Imagetywascsantavixen.jpeg|Santa tending to Vixen
Imagetywascvdscmcjbjb.jpeg|Santa with Mrs. Claus, Jingle, Jangle, Vixen and Dasher
Imagerbras.jpg|Santa and Rudolph in Rudolph's Shiny New Year
imagesrtrnratiomt.jpg|Santa in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys
imagecgis.jpg|Santa with Rudolph, Hermey and Mr. Cuddles
imagetywasclasc.jpeg|Santa in the 2006 live action remake of ''The Year Without A Santa Claus''
</gallery>
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