Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer [DVD] / Rankin/Bass present ; written by Romeo Muller ; director, Larry Roemer ; produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr. ; a Videocraft International production. Cricket on the hearth / Rankin/Bass ; written by Romeo Muller & Arthur Rankin, Jr. ; produced & directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass.
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: Burl Ives, Larry Mann, Billy Richards, Paul Soles, Stan Francis. Cricket on the hearth: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall (cricket), Ed Ames, Hans Conried, Abbe Lane, Paul Frees. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: Adapted from a story by Robert May and the song by Johnny Marks. Cricket on the hearth: Suggested by Charles Dickens' Cricket on the hearth. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer originally produced in 1964; Cricken on the hearth originally produced in 1967. Issued as part of a 4-disc set (The original Christmas classics) with: Frosty the snowman; Santa Claus is comin' to town, and a bonus CD (Christmas classics).
Summary:
Christmas has been cancelled! Or at least it will be if Santa can't find a way to guide his sleigh through a fierce blizzard. Fortunately for him, there's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Cricket on the hearth: animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. A Cricket on the Hearth, tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter whom a helpful Cricket named Crocket befriends on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, it's Crocket who comes to the rescue and restores peace and happiness.
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