In 1960, a slightly edited English language dubbing of the film was produced for release in the United States by K. Gordon Murray.
Meanwhile, in Hell, Lucifer instructs his chief demon Pitch to travel to Earth and turn the children of the world against Santa (or else he will, as punishment, eat chocolate ice cream).
In a busy marketplace, Pitch attempts to convince five children to "make Santa Claus angry": Lupita, a poor girl; Billy, the son of wealthy but negligent parents; and three troublemaking brothers.
Unable to travel to Earth before nightfall on Christmas Eve, he instead uses equipment to watch Pitch and the children.
One device allows him to view Lupita's dream, induced by Pitch, in which she is tormented by life-sized dancing dolls who entice her to steal.
With dawn approaching, Merlin assists with a last-minute escape and Pitch is defeated after being doused with the spray from a fire hose.
His labors now completed, Santa steers the sleigh back to the castle, content in the knowledge that he has brought happiness to all of Earth's children.
At least one brief scene was cut from the English edition, and further footage was removed from the individual prints as they aged and suffered damage.
[10] The set also features extras including "Santa Claus Conquers the Devil: A 50-Year Retrospective", an original radio spot, a still gallery, and a teaser for Wonder World of K. Gordon Murray in Colorscope.
[11] Santa Claus, a public domain film, was released on VHS by GoodTimes Home Video in 1992 and as a Region 1 DVD on 1 November 2004 by Westlake Entertainment Group.
These prints had suffered damage from age and routine use; as a result the home video releases contain several awkward splices and the color reproduction is poor.