Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Television program.) Little drummer boy (Television program.) Santa Claus is comin' to town (Television program.) Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol (Television program.) Cricket on the hearth (Television program.) Frosty the snowman (Television program.) Frosty returns (Television program.)
Notes:
Title from container. "Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" based on the story by Robert L. May; "Cricket on the hearth" and "Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol" based on novellas by Charles Dickens; "Frosty the snowman" and "Frosty returns" based on the song by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins; "Santa Claus is comin' to town!" based on the song by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie; "The little drummer boy" based on the song by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, and Harry Simeone. Features: bonus holiday music CD featuring classic songs from Burl Ives and more. Voices: Billie Mae Richards, Roddy McDowall, Jackie Vernon, John Goodman, Mickey Rooney, Ted Eccles, Jim Backus. Originally broadcast on television 1962-1992.
Contents:
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (1964) / directed by Kizo Nagashima, Larry Roemer -- Cricket on the hearth (1967) / produced by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. -- Frosty the snowman (1969) / directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. -- Frosty returns (1992)/ directed by Evert Brown, Bill Melendez -- Santa Claus is comin' to town! (1970) ; The little drummer boy (1968) / directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. -- Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol (1962) / directed by Abe Levitow.
Summary:
Collection of favorite television holiday specials, mostly from the production house of Rankin-Bass.
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