Before the dazzling stop-motion magic of the Rankin/Bass Christmas special — L. Frank Baum, the legendary author of The Wizard of Oz, created one of the most magical Santa Claus origin stories ever written. This is his original tale, brought to life again in audiobook form.

If you grew up watching the beloved stop-motion classics — Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, and especially The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985) — this story will feel like stepping back into that shimmering, handmade world of Christmas wonder.

Fans will instantly recognize the elements that made the 1985 special so unforgettable:
✨ The mystical creatures and immortal beings
✨ The shimmering forests crafted in Animagic style
✨ The council of immortals deciding Santa’s fate
✨ The imaginative designs and “beautiful” stop-motion animation Rankin/Bass was famous for

This audiobook lets you experience the full, unabridged origin story exactly as Baum wrote it — deeper, richer, and even more fantastical than the TV special.

Reviewers have long praised the Rankin/Bass version for its creativity, world-building, and emotional storytelling. Now you can hear the classic tale that inspired it all.

Genre: Christmas • Fantasy • Classic Literature
Public Domain Audiobook

Press play and return to the magic that shaped one of the most unique and spellbinding Christmas specials ever created.

Chapters

• (00:00:00 ) - The Great Forest of Burzee
• (00:01:49 ) - Wood Nymphs of the Forest
• (00:10:29 ) - Nymph comforts a newborn babe
• (00:11:27 ) - The Adoption of Necile
• (00:14:50 ) - A Wood Nymph Adopts a Human Baby
• (00:21:33 ) - A Child Adopted by the Woodsman
• (00:25:47 ) - Santa Claus
• (00:32:58 ) - THE FORKING OF THE FOREST
• (00:39:40 ) - Santa Claus
• (00:49:24 ) - Santa Claus
• (00:50:34 ) - A Christmas Guest for Children
• (00:55:28 ) - A Wooden Cat
• (00:58:27 ) - A Little Child Gets Lost in the Storm
• (01:04:28 ) - A wooden cat for the children
• (01:11:03 ) - Santa Claus
• (01:19:23 ) - How Bessie Blithesome Came to the Laughing
• (01:28:42 ) - Santa Claus
• (01:32:49 ) - Awgwas
• (01:41:46 ) - A Good Fairy For the Awgwas
• (01:45:24 ) - The Great Battle of the Awgwas
• (01:51:15 ) - The Immortals Against the Wicked King
• (01:57:41 ) - Santa Claus
• (02:07:38 ) - Santa Claus
• (02:13:32 ) - Santa Claus: The Life and Adventures of
• (02:16:49 ) - Santa Claus with the Deer
• (02:24:34 ) - Santa Claus Recalls the Toys the Awgwas Stole
• (02:36:09 ) - Santa Claus' 10 Reindeer
• (02:43:06 ) - Santa Claus
• (02:49:48 ) - A Christmas Story of Santa Claus
• (02:54:12 ) - The Circle of Immortals
• (03:03:24 ) - The Immortal Band
• (03:05:32 ) - Santa Claus
• (03:12:21 ) - Santa Claus on the Small Chimneys