Waiting for Santa (Fanmade Version)

Waiting for Santa (also known as Barney's Happy Christmas for Australian releases) is the fourth video in the Barney & The Backyard Gang series, originally released in May 11, 1990. The video was the most rereleased in the entire BYG series being sold until 1998.

Plot
Barney and the kids travel to the North Pole to assure new-friend Derek that his name is on Santa's good list. They frolic on ice, play in the snow, and learn that giving things to others is what Christmas is all about.

Educational Theme: Doing Things for Others and Singing Classic Christmas Songs

Stories: The Night Before Christmas

Songs

 * "Barney Theme Song"
 * "When Santa Comes to our House"
 * "Waiting for Santa"
 * "I Love You"
 * "S-A-N-T-A"
 * "Star Light, Star Bright"
 * "Up on the Housetop"
 * "Jingle Bells"
 * "Winter's Wonderful"
 * "Skating, Skating"
 * "The Elves' Rap"
 * "Let's All Do A Little Tapping"
 * "Jolly Old St. Nicholas"
 * "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"
 * "Deck the Halls"

Cast

 * Barney (Voice: Bob West, Costume: David Voss)
 * Michael (Brian Eppes)
 * Amy (Becky Swonke)
 * Luci (Leah Montes)
 * Tina (Jessica Zucha)
 * Jason (Salim Grant)
 * Adam (Alexander Jhin)
 * Derek (Rickey Carter) (debut)
 * Buster (Grouchie)
 * Santa Claus (Henry Hammack) (debut)
 * Mrs. Claus (Jeanne Cairns) (debut)
 * The Snowman (Voice: Bob West, Costume: Nome)

Trivia

 * This video marks:
 * The first video for Barney to have a more magenta skin-tone. In the previous videos, Barney was more of a darker bluish-purple color.
 * The first appearance of the 1990 Barney costume.
 * The first episode where Barney does the Barney Shake.
 * The first appearance of Derek.
 * The only appearances of Buster and The Snowman.
 * The first time Barney is not seen coming to life. Instead, he slides down the chimney like Santa Claus getting stuck inside.
 * The first time Barney does not turn into a doll at the end. Instead, he reads "The Night Before Christmas" to Michael and Amy before he falls asleep.
 * The first video to have Bob Singleton as the music director.
 * The first video to use the current version of the Backyard Gang theme song as it would continue to be used until Rock with Barney, the final installment of the series before Barney & Friends began production in late 1991.
 * The only video released during the Backyard Gang era to be dubbed in German.
 * The final appearance of Barney being the owners of Michael & Amy.
 * The video was titled as "Barney's Happy Christmas" for the Australian release.
 * In 1999, as part of the marketing campaign for the then-upcoming video, Barney's Night Before Christmas, Lyrick Studios revealed that this video was the best-selling video ever (selling over 5 million copies) at the time.
 * Est. on December 16, 2013; sold on eBay and shown on sgedvr's YouTube channel, there was a special promotion through the Fan Club of a Christmas edition of the Backyard Gang Doll.
 * In the Spanish dub, the opening theme is played as an instrumental. However, the narrator (heard off-screen) reads the title card in its respective language including the names of the Backyard Gang members who appeared in the video itself.
 * Production for this video and Campfire Sing-Along took place in November 1989.
 * Although shown in the theme, the 1990 Barney doll is never shown.

Goofs

 * During the scene where Mrs. Claus gets ready to show the computer, right where Barney is standing, a boom mic and the studio are both seen.