December 10, 1932 – The Silly Symphony Santa’s Workshop is Released to Theaters
“We’re the merry, merry men of the midnight sun, we work for Santa and have a lot of fun.”
On December 10, 1932, the Silly Symphony Santa’s Workshop was released to theaters. A sequel to this short, The Night Before Christmas, was released in 1933. There are several allusions to popular characters and often used stereotypes of the era, including a Charlie Chaplin wind-up doll. The short was directed by Wilfred Jackson.
At Santa’s Work Shop, all the elves are busy doing the final preparations for December 25th, including bringing mail and cleaning up his sled. Santa is seen reading his letters, and checking to see if the children that send the letters are on the naughty or nice list. An elf takes the letters to the factory, where dozens of elves are making the Christmas presents. An assembly line is seen working on rocking horses, while painters are seen working on blocks, dolls, and chess boards. Each toy goes to Santa for inspection, and he stamps them either with “OK” or “NG.” A marching band of tin soldiers marches through the factory, leading a parade of toys into Santa’s sack. As the sack is filled, Santa has his elves bring it out to his sled, and he bids his elves goodbye as he sets off to deliver the toys.
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