And he slept through the day as the hours ticked away, and the time was growing near.

8 seconds sound clip from the The Year Without a Santa Claus movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:04:29.112 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- It was a year without a Santa Claus, a Christmas Eve so sad.

- It was a year without a Santa Claus, the worst we've ever had.

- Santa woke up one day looking tuckered and gray, and this is what he said: -I could sure use some rest, I'm not feeling my best.

- And he yawned as he took to his bed.

- There'll be a year without a Santa Claus.

- I'm sure they won't miss me.

- There'll be a year without a Santa Claus beside your Christmas tree.

- And he slept through the day as the hours ticked away, and the time was growing near.

- And the children, they cried, they thought Santa had died. Every eye shed a blue Christmas tear.

- It was a year without a Santa Claus, a Christmas Eve so sad. (2)

- It was a year without a Santa Claus, the worst we've ever had. (2)

- Well, can you imagine, more or less, what happened when that news reached the press?

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