SANTA
CLAUS (Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas) royalty-free footage in our collection
(see
also separate Christmas
list)
LN 501-598 01:20:??
- 01:26:?? 1920s USA Si B/W
Merry Christmas To All, A Pt. 2 of 2
Title card & art cards. Snowscape & kids on sleigh in woods; run through
deep new powdery snow w/ several mothers following. Shake small saplings causing
snow to fall on them & single-file past camera. Pan to small cabin in
woods w/ smoke coming out of chimney. Kids run up to it.
01:24:?? A small Santa Claus greets them at the door & talks to them.
He has a very poor beard. Walks out leading the kids; kids leave carrying
writing boards. MS of Santa.
220257
16:52:23 - 16:58:581924 - 1926
USA
Si
B/W
Children in couples marching into
buildings at Greenfield Village as men play violin & piano-like instrument
on lawn. Henry Ford & kid out
of house in sunny winter day.
16:54:27 slug. Interior of
house, tilt down Christmas tree with Santa Claus looking at ornaments; young
boy & girl down stairs and play with toys- drum, piano, doll. March around room. 16:55:41 Mrs. Henry Ford & others camping
sitting on deck chairs. Woman with
cigarette & pistol joking with others in front of tent. Man with cigarette also. Henry Ford talking with others &
telling joke. Everyone well dressed
in hats & coats. Everyone
inspecting a sawmill. Henry Ford & ? with guns walk past camera
with workers quarters behind. Horn
blown & group goes into cabin for lunch (?).
220703 21:57:28 -
22:08:43 1930s Cuba Si B/W
Cuba - Orchestra Playing - Resort
Latin Orchestra
playing in night club as people watch from tables. Lights of Hotel & art deco decorations. Large formal dining room. Dancers in black tie. People talking at
dinner tables. Tourists.
22:01:37 Casino de la Playa Neon. Floor show dancers & band
behind. Latin acrobatic. Trombone player. Other musicians in MCU. Couples dancing. Floor show. Night lights & traffic at night. Cubano-American Exposicion in neon;
other neon lists of clubs. Kids
costumes in windows, store windows with Santa Claus picture appliances. Department store. Street scene at night. Dolls in shop window. Time lapse / Speeded up night scenes of traffic. Sloppy Joes sign. 22:07:10 Daytime street scenes. Street
photographer. Pan-American
Amphibious plane arriving.
221040 09:00:00
- 09:07:52 1930s
- 1940s JAPAN SD B/W
Japanese Behaviour [Reel 5]
[Office of Strategic
Services - Japanese Background Study Program Part 3 - On the psychology and
living habits of the Japanese people.
NB Many scenes taken from pre-1941 Japanese feature films.]
Including:
09:00:57 Recreational pastimes:
Japanese steeplechase - running - swimming race - female golfer - tennis match
- baseball. Festivals: New Years,
Girls & Boys Days, Cherry Blossom Festival - parade through streets w/
lanterns, costumed children, decorated carts. Christmas - Japanese man dressed as Santa Claus. Japanese visitors to Shinto
shrines.
221133 13:25:39
- 13:26:21 1931
USA SIL B/W
Hoover Children Play Santa Claus!
Peggy Ann and ??
surrounded by crates, balloons and christmas trees as mother and Mrs Hoover
come in. Kids put toys into boxes.
Christmas gifts;
President Hoover family;
200557 10:26:22 -
10:27:28 1936 Santa
Claus, Ind Si B/W
Christmas Mail Now Pouring Into
Santa Claus, Ind.
MS unloading sacks of
mail outside small town post office; CU sign: ÒPost Office, Santa Claus, Ind.Ó;
sorting mail; VS children visiting fantasy village w/ elves and Santa.
220561 06:35:48 -
06:46:30 1945 Japan
? Philippines ? Si B/W
Internees in Japan ? Philippines ?
Civilian internment
camp - large building - views from window - American or British men, women
and children at internment camp - picnic on camp grounds. Interior shot nun
teaching small children. Civilian
internees work in vegetable gardens.
Internees buy vegetables in market. Packages, possibly Red Cross being distributed. Playing baseball,
volleyball and otherwise having a good time - all look very happy and healthy.
Merry Xmas decoration on doorway. Christmas
tree, Santa Claus and party. Puppet show with Father Christmas. Children dancing on stage
sign in background 'College of Education, Junior Normal Training Department'.
220470 06:37:46 -
06:38:32 1945
Hollywood, California USA SD B/W
The Nation Gets Into The Holiday
Spirit
ChildrenÕs Day Balloon
Parade on Broadway and ice Square.
Giant clown, ice cream cone, teddy bear.
06:38:10 Hollywood
parade; troops on horseback, comedy pony and clown, majorettes in Native American headdress. Float with Santa
Claus and reindeer.
220477 19:53:27 -
19:54:13 1945 USA SD
B/W
ItÕs A Green Christmas
People stand in front
of countdown to Christmas sign. Shop window with sign re doing Xmas shopping
early. Teenagers look at shop
window with snowman.
Parade of returning veterans. Reindeer float.
CU Santa Claus; Santa Claus gives presents to GIs
220296 18:04:34 -
18:07:54 1947 Holland
USA Sd B/W
News in Brief - Cheer from Santa
Claus
St Nicholas on
horseback - cheers from crowd - Royal family waving from balcony - Princess
Juliana and daughters - Queen Wilhemina and Prince Bernhardt on balcony. Page
in black face hands out sweets to children. Royal family mingle with crowd to meet St Nicholas - Various
shots children.
18:05:29 New York -
Father Christmas is Babe Ruth playing Santa to polio patients. He has trouble
with his beard which keeps falling off - children not looking too happy. Children with presents sing Jingle
Bells. Various shots children - one toddler pokes dog in eye who proceeds to
lick her. Babe Ruth takes off beard and wishes children all over the World a
very merry Christmas
221080 02:08:26 -
02:18:01 1947 Japan
Si B/W
Xmas Rush - Tokyo.
Two GIs enter post
office APO 500 carrying parcels.
Packages awaiting shipment to various parts of US. WAC buys stamps. Various packages being handed in. Clerks weighing package. Interior post room.
Exterior two soldiers
looking at toys on a Ginza street market stand. Sign Xmas sale.
Two GIs shopping for jewellery off street market pearls - Father
Christmas model - soldier with Santa Claus mask. Japanese woman with baby on back. Interior shop / department store, one holds silk kimono. Officer in charge PX giving
instructions to soldier filling out customs forms.
02:14:54 Exterior Tokyo PX , GIs and dependants
in line waiting for store to open.
Sacks of mail loaded onto truck from post office doorway. Good quality.
1940s Japan - Postwar.
200519 01:17:37 -
01:30:12 1947 Russia Si col
Russia Post War
Women shopping in
grocery store - buying bread which is weighed on scales. Very sparse shelves. CU bread, cans of evaporated milk.
Shopping - queues.
01:19:27 UNRRA aid
boxes / crates loaded onto cart
01:19:53 Large Father
Christmas / Santa Claus sign.
Children looking at Xmas displays in windows. Litlle boy reading poster. Children in classroom - various school classes. Little girl using abacus, teacher. Pupils writing in exercise books. Children listening to ?
01:22:29 Sleigh -
snow. Mother and two children
wrapped up against the cold. Back
view as they walk down snowy road pulling sledge. Horse drawn sleigh full of children. Kids looking at toys in window. Christmas tree and decorations. Huge Santa Claus. - decorations on tree. Smiling
children.
01:25:01 Kindergarten
class. Teacher with hand pupets.
Kids with stuffed toys. Poster of
stalin on wall. Kids eating / school dinners. Children setting table. Children with cuddly toys.
01:29:19 Evening -
snowy roads - kids on skis and sledge.
220581 07:11:06 -
07:21:59 1949 Hollywood USA Sd col
Los Angeles - City of Destiny [Part Two] - Colour
INCLUDING SHOT OF Santa Claus Lane.
221180 13:58:00 -
14:05:32 1950 Japan SIL B/W
[Japan, Tokyo Christmas Mail &
Shopping] 13:58:00 05Dec50 American volunteers addressing packages
& boxes (crates) of china.
13:59:04 04Dec50 Intersection with traffic. GIs walking down street and window shopping, looking at
cameras in shop, with salesgirl.
Toy snake played with by GI & bought from woman on sidewalk. People watch.
14:01:01 05Dec50 Giant Santa Claus in front of Overseas Mailing Center. Santa Claus talking to Japanese on
street.
14:01:57 05Dec50 Yokohama & US Army mail truck backing up to dock. Men open doors & unload mail
bags. Bundles labeled for
Korea. Loading truck. 7th Base Post Office US Mail sign.
220795 14:59:19 -
14:59:59 1952 Germany SD B/W
News In Brief - Santa Claus Visits Germany by
Helicopter
Santa Claus visits
German and American children in Heidelberg, Germany. Helicopter hardly seen.
220290 06:35:07
- 06:35:40 26Nov56 Netherlands,
Amsterdam Sd B/W
News In Brief: Holland - St
Nicholas on horseback - traditional customs, he drinks mulled wine & then
rides triumphantly into Amsterdam.
Start of pre-Christmas day of celebrations. Parade - floats - crowds watching.
221087 14:03:28 - 14:08:58
1960 + 1964 USSR
SD
COL
[Khruschev & Castro Join Kids At Red Square 'Winter Wonderland']
Beautiful colour
production. Kids arriving at
winter playground in Red Square under Father Christmas archway - 1960 painted
on ride. Kids playing on rides -
piling down slides & landing in a heap - riding in horse-drawn sleighs
through snow inc. CU boy grinning as sleigh moves along.
14:04:37 INT hordes of kids at party in grand
ballroom [Kremlin ?] - good shot Kruschev holding hands w/ kids, man dressed as
Father Christmas next to him - Voroshilov present. Kids performing vars dances in traditional costumes - young
boys Cossack dancing - girls in colourful frilly dresses & bonnets - dance
around Father Christmas & enormous Christmas tree.
14:06:31 Fidel Castro joins in celebrations w/
kids - poses w/ Santa Claus. EXT
more Red Square scenes, tracking shots of happy children riding on sleighs inc.
Castro w/ arm round little girl.
Kruschev & Castro through large crowd. Kids dancing in huge circles around outdoor tree &
inside ballroom.
14:07:41 Christmas-themed animation dated
1964. Christmas play / stage production
in ballroom where kids party held - Santa & helpers - little girl wearing
skirt embroidered w/ 1964 on stage, holding red star wand & makes speech -
hugs Santa - audience applauds..
220876 09:13:42 -
09:14:23 1961 USA Sd B/W
News in Brief - New York - Santa
Claus Arrives
MacyÕs parade - AVs
and from ground - floats - children watching - balloons - Uncle Ed pointing to
Chorus line. Father Christmas on
float.
LN 400-239 02:59:03 - 03:00:07 1961 USA SD B/W
Shari Lewis With A Holiday Message
ChildrenÕs television
presenter Shari Lewis w/ Lamb Chop hand puppet dressed as Santa Claus delivers
jokey Christmas message for broadcast in cinemas.
LN 400-239 02:59:04 - 03:00:07 1962 USA SD B/W
Sheri Lewis With A Holiday Message
(1962)
Hand puppet Santa Claus
hat. They wish a happy holiday on
behalf of the management of the theater.
221104 10:33:20 -
10:48:29 1965 USA SD COL
Civil Defense Public Information
Animated training
film for US Civil Defense workers. INCLUDING:
Family decorating Christmas tree - VO 'don't try to fight Santa Claus
for your public's attention'. CUs
newspaper headlines 'New Blast By Communist Leader' - 'Tension Mounts In Mediterranean'
- news releases - CU civil defense copy edited by newspaper. Animation of civil defense worker boring
an audience w/ overly technical information on atomic energy - VO 'know your
audience'. Further advice tables
& diagrams - encouraging workers in the face of disinterest - '...Maybe
you can get Miss America to make a statement on Civil Defense...' Newly-confident worker at microphone summarises
what makes a good information program.
221190 03:59:52
- 04:10:07 1966 USSR SD B/W The Vast Expanses of Russia
INCLUDING:
04:07:38
– 04:08:22 Troika of horses pulling sleigh. Three bears on trapeze
& boxing bears in circus.
Kids laughing. Crying girl
in CU. Ice skating troop in Father
Christmas St. Nicholas costumes.
Huge Moscow winter festival w/ parade & stilts. (GOOD)
180072 10:00:06 -
10:18:25 1968 USA Sd B/W
JSC 500 APOLLO VII (GO FOR TL I)
including: TV
transmission on Christmas Eve
"God bless all of
you on the good Earth";
interior general views command module and MOCR; "there is a Santa
Claus"
Interior general views
module on return with voice over downlink
Christmas tree in
MOCR; capsule; flight controllers eat and drink; voice over crew describing
on-board turkey dinner
Last TV transmission
221024 21:31:16 -
21:40:52 1990 Persian
Gulf; Saudi Arabia (IRAQ) SD COL
Into The Gulf - Desert Storm [Part 3]
INCLUDING: 21:34:14
Supplies and vehicles unloaded at dock - fork lift truck - briefing. Christmas decorations in dorms and offices. Greeting cards sent by families. Men in dorm talk about being in Saudi
Arabia for Christmas & support from people back home. Christmas tree outdoors. Christmas dinner at army base with some
reporters. Santa Claus distributes
presents. Christmas Carol on
ghetto blaster.
21:38:06 Christmas night - Coast Guard team checking
ships. Christmas day - checking
packages. Men clown about and
wear silly umbrella hats. Soldiers
say they miss their family but happy to make sacrifice.
21:40:12 Joke road signs 'Phoenix, Arizona 11,915
miles', 'Playboy Mansion', 'Baghdad: 18 minute SCUD time'. Brooke Shields with troops, signing autographs
and giving Xmas gift packs.
[NB Picture quality poor.]
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