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In this episode of 25 Days of Christmas, Patricia and Carlene discuss about the 1974 Rankin/Bass Christmas special The Year Without a Santa Claus based on the book of the same name by Phyliss McGinley as requested by listener home9dog2blue. Santa is sick and feeling unappreciated, so he decides to take a holiday. Mrs. Claus sends elves Jingle and Jangle to find Christmas spirit all over the world. They end up in a small town called South Town and meet with a young boy named Iggy. The mission of giving Santa a holiday involves meeting with the Snow and Heat Miser to get a snowy day at South Town and a spring day at the North Pole. What did Patricia and Carlene think of the special? Listen and find out.