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Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this live television special became an annual Christmas tradition with rotating cast members.
15 Cast Members
Jo Sullivan
Jane Piper
Dennis Day
Tommy Tucker
Jack E. Leonard
Silas Barnaby
Wally Cox
Grumio, the Toymaker
Dave Garroway
Santa Claus
Bil Baird
Clyde (voice)
Cora Baird
Puppets (voice)
Rod Alexander
Dancer
Ellen Barrie
Joan
Edward Brian
Peter Piper
Bambi Linn
Dancer
Mary Mace
Widow Piper
Karin Wolfe
Ann Piper
Lee Bowman
Himself / Host
Don Pardo
Himself / Announcer
