Santa's Workshop (film)


Santa's Workshop is a Disney short film directed by Wilfred Jackson, first released on December 10, 1932 in the Silly Symphonies series. The film features Santa Claus and his elves preparing for Christmas in Santa's workshop. A sequel, The Night Before Christmas, partially based on the 1823 poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas", was made the year after, portraying Santa leaving the toys in a house with nine children.
In Sweden and Norway, Santa's Workshop is part of the Christmas television special From All of Us to All of You, traditionally shown at Christmas Eve. Various stereotypes in the film have been censored several times.
The short features the first of the Marche Militaires by Franz Peter Schubert.

Voice cast

The short was featured on early VHS releases of A Walt Disney Christmas, which featured the uncut scene with the blackface doll.
The short was released on the 2006 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set . The film is included in the extra "From the Vault" section, because of racial stereotypes among the toys.