Directed by James V. Kern   William Asher   Cast Lucille Ball ... Lucy Ricardo Desi Arnaz ... Ricky Ricardo Vivian Vance ... Ethel Mertz William Frawley ... Fred Mertz Richard Keith ... Little Ricky (as Keith Thibodeaux) A. Cameron Grant ... Santa Claus (as Cameron Grant)

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