Thursday, December 16, 2021

A Rankin-Bass Christmas: Jack Frost

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1979 revisited the character of Jack Frost from the previous specials, doing a little reboot to the character's appearance in a prequel...
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

A Rankin-Bass Christmas: Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas In July

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 1979 brought Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July , the longest Rankin-Bass Christmas special, pulling together their continuity from...
Tuesday, December 14, 2021

A Rankin-Bass Christmas: The Stingiest Man in Town

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 1978 brought a traditionally animated Christmas special from Rankin-Bass, The Stingiest Man in Town , an adaptation of Charles Dickens'...
Monday, December 13, 2021

A Rankin-Bass Christmas: Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey

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  1977 brought the twelfth Rankin-Bass Christmas special (if you add "A Christmas Tree," it's thirteen), based on a song intro...
Sunday, December 12, 2021

A Rankin-Bass Christmas: The Little Drummer Boy, Book II

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 The sequel to The Little Drummer Boy followed in 1976, eight years after the first. The Little Dummer Boy, Book II does a fairly good job...
Saturday, December 11, 2021

A Rankin-Bass Christmas: Rudolph's Shiny New Year

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 1976 brought the follow up to the first Rankin-Bass Christmas special, putting twelve years between them. Rudolph's Shiny New Year is ...
Friday, December 10, 2021

A Rankin Bass Christmas: Frosty's Winter Wonderland

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  Frosty the Snowman finally received a sequel seven years later in 1976 with Frosty's Winter Wonderland . Returning were Jackie Vernon...