---
title: 'Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mauri Kunnas'
released: '1996-12-24'
runtime_minutes: 50
countries:
  - 'Finland'
  - 'Hungary'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/santa-claus-and-the-magic-drum-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444845/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Santa Claus and the Magic Drum (1996)

1996 · 50 min · Finland, Hungary

Original title: Joulupukki ja noitarumpu

## Synopsis

Santa Claus and the Magic Drum is a 1996 Finnish-Hungarian animation film. The story is based on a 1995 children's book of the same name by Mauri Kunnas. The 51-minute film has been recorded in Finnish, English (British) and Swedish. It was made for TV broadcasting and was first shown on Christmas Eve 1996, and has been broadcast on YLE TV2 nearly every Christmas Eve since. Santa Claus and the Magic Drum has been sold to over 40 countries.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mauri Kunnas](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauri-kunnas)
- **Screenplay:** [Mauri Kunnas](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauri-kunnas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [J. Karjalainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-karjalainen), [Riku Niemi](https://cinepixo.com/people/riku-niemi), [Juha Tikka](https://cinepixo.com/people/juha-tikka)
- **Producer:** [Jussi-Pekka Koskiranta](https://cinepixo.com/people/jussi-pekka-koskiranta)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mária Balázs](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-balazs-2), [Imre Ádám](https://cinepixo.com/people/imre-adam)
- **Editor:** [Päivi Myllymäki](https://cinepixo.com/people/paivi-myllymaki)

## Cast

- [Olli Parviainen](https://cinepixo.com/people/olli-parviainen) as tonttu
- [Aarre Karén](https://cinepixo.com/people/aarre-karen) as lapinnoita
- [Henna Haverinen](https://cinepixo.com/people/henna-haverinen) as tonttu
- [Veikko Honkanen](https://cinepixo.com/people/veikko-honkanen) as tonttu
- [Mauri Kunnas](https://cinepixo.com/people/mauri-kunnas) as Joulupukin kissa
- [Esa Saario](https://cinepixo.com/people/esa-saario) as Joulupukki
- [Ulla Tapaninen](https://cinepixo.com/people/ulla-tapaninen) as Mrs. Claus
- [Vesa Vierikko](https://cinepixo.com/people/vesa-vierikko) as tonttu
- [Eija Ahvo](https://cinepixo.com/people/eija-ahvo) as tonttu
- [Markku Riikonen](https://cinepixo.com/people/markku-riikonen) as tonttu

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