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.
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
Mary Mace
Widow Piper
Karin Wolfe
Ann Piper
Lee Bowman
Himself / Host
Don Pardo
Himself / Announcer
Max Liebman
Director, Producer
Glen MacDonough
Writer
Sep 24, 2025
Dec 13, 2019
Nov 20, 2007
Nov 10, 2012
Nov 8, 1999
Oct 30, 1936
Sep 26, 1964
Dec 24, 2010
Feb 22, 1965
Dec 15, 2022
Aug 2, 2016
Dec 14, 1934
Jun 1, 1988
Jan 23, 2015
Mar 16, 2017
May 15, 2020
NBC Studios
US
United States
English
