Over the last six decades or so, the post-Thanksgiving TV landscape has been inundated with animated Christmas specials on themes both sacred (A Charlie Brown Christmas) and secular (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). And during that time, it seems as though…
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Believe it or not, this year marks the 60th annual broadcast of Rankin/Bass’s first Christmas TV special, the stop-motion animation favorite Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Its success led producers Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass and their eponymous studio, originally known…
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“Charlie Brown is a blockhead, but he did get a nice tree.” It was almost 60 years ago that Charlie Brown first discovered the true meaning of the holiday season when A Charlie Brown Christmas made its debut. Is there…
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Both Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer have enchanted kids of all ages for generations since they debuted in the sixties. Each of these specials is full of the unique kind of Yuletide TV magic that instantly transports…
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