What is the title of the 1969 animated television special featuring a boy named Kris Kringle?

The 1969 animated television special featuring Kris Kringle is titled Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town. The Rankin/Bass production presents an origin story for Santa Claus, explaining how the orphan Kris becomes the gift-giving figure known around the world.

Fred Astaire narrates the special and voices the postman S.D. Kluger, while Mickey Rooney voices Kris Kringle. The story also introduces characters including Jessica, the future Mrs. Claus, and the Winter Warlock.

The special uses stop-motion animation in the style associated with Rankin/Bass holiday productions. It is not the same as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, which premiered in 1964, or The Year Without a Santa Claus, which first aired in 1974. Its title comes from the popular Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie.