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Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials

by ethangentle • Created 7 months ago • Modified 7 months ago
The animated production company Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment made several Made for TV Holiday specials. Which one of them is your favorite? Discuss Here
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  • Billie Mae Richards in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

    1. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

    196447mApprovedTV Movie
    8.0 (40K)
    A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose.
    DirectorLarry RoemerStarsBillie Mae RichardsBurl IvesLarry D. Mann
  • June Foray, Suzanne Davidson, Billy De Wolfe, Paul Frees, and Jackie Vernon in Frosty the Snowman (1969)

    2. Frosty the Snowman

    196925mApprovedTV Short
    7.3 (23K)
    A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsJackie VernonBilly De WolfeJimmy Durante
  • Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Robie Lester, and Keenan Wynn in Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)

    3. Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town

    197048mApprovedTV Movie
    7.7 (19K)
    A mailman reveals the origin of Santa Claus.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsFred AstaireMickey RooneyKeenan Wynn
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)

    4. The Year Without a Santa Claus

    197451mApprovedTV Movie
    7.7 (13K)
    When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsShirley BoothMickey RooneyDick Shawn
  • Jack Frost (1979)

    5. Jack Frost

    197948mApprovedTV Movie
    6.8 (4.9K)
    The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsBuddy HackettRobert MorsePaul Frees
  • The Little Drummer Boy (1968)

    6. The Little Drummer Boy

    196825mApprovedTV Movie
    6.9 (6.9K)
    An orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.Takeo NakamuraStarsJosé FerrerPaul FreesJune Foray
  • Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)

    7. Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July

    19791h 37mGTV Movie
    6.3 (2.9K)
    The Winterbolt is trying to make North Pole his evil wonderland, and it is up to Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and other icons to stop him.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsRed ButtonsEthel MermanMickey Rooney
  • Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)

    8. Frosty's Winter Wonderland

    197625mApprovedTV Movie
    6.8 (3.9K)
    Frosty's kind of lonely, so the kids think of making him a wife, Crystal. But will Jack Frost let them be happy?
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsAndy GriffithShelley WintersDennis Day
  • Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)

    9. Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

    197730mApprovedTV Movie
    6.8 (2.6K)
    An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
    DirectorsJules BassArthur Rankin Jr.StarsRoger MillerBrenda VaccaroPaul Frees

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