Fred gets a part-time job at Macyrock's department store in order to help finance the family's Christmas. Mr. Macyrock (voiced by Mel Blanc) initially gets Fred fired for falling into an out-of-order elevator shaft, but when Mr. Macyrock's assistant tells him that their usual Santa Claus is sick, he instead rehires Fred to be Santa. During his stint as Macyrock's store Santa, Fred entertains the children and customers by singing "Christmas is My Fav'rite Time of Year" and "Dino the Dinosaur". Mr. Macyrock tells Fred that he is the best Santa that Macyrock's ever had.
On Christmas Eve, two of Santa's elves named Twinky and Blinky, both of whom are 385–420 years old, appear to Fred at Macyrock's during closing hours. They explain to Fred that the real Santa Claus is sick and ask him to substitute for Santa and deliver presents to children around the world. Throughout his journey to countries worldwide on Santa's sleigh, Fred shouts Christmas greetings in French, Italian, German, Dutch, English and Swedish and also sings a reprise of "Christmas is My Fav'rite Time of Year".
"Christmas Flintstone" is spoofed in the Robot Chicken episode "May Cause Indecision...Or Not", where the Great Gazoo appears to Fred and tells him that his society's celebration of a holiday has created a disruption in the time-space continuum.[3]
References
^ abcCrump, William D. (2013). The Christmas Encyclopedia (Third ed.). McFarland & Company Publishers. p. 185.
