Now, the main reason for all this gloom was the mayor.
4 seconds sound clip from the Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:03:55.085 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- You mean Santa was once a baby?
- Of course! Everybody's got to be a baby at least once in their lives.
- Now, this was years and years ago. Oh, way back.
- In one of the northern countries, there was a small city called Sombertown.
- Now, the main reason for all this gloom was the mayor.
- A mean old grouch of a fellow who was known as Burgermeister Meisterburger.
- Herr Burgermeister, Herr Burgermeister!
- Look what was discovered on your front stoop.
- What? What, Grimsley? The milk? The daily paper?
[...]