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Rudolph the Red–Nosed Reindeer is a long-running Christmas television special produced in stop-motion animation by Rankin/Bass, and the company's first Christmas special. It originally aired on NBC on December 6, 1964, as an installment of The General Electric Fantasy Hour, and is now the world's longest-running and highest-rated television special of all time. It is based on the 1939 poem of the same name by Robert L. May (who was an advertising copywriter for Montgomery Ward) and its song…

Burl Ives in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

From the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest," holiday specials are back.

Our Favorite Bass Rankin Christmas Special Characters - we created a Top 12 list of our favorite stop animation Christmas (& New Year's specials) from

Frosty the Snowman is an animated Christmas special that first aired on CBS on December 7, 1969 and has aired annually since then. Written by Romeo Muller and produced and directed by Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass, it is based on the song of the same name, which was originally written by Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson and first performed by Gene Autry in the 1940s. It is Rankin/Bass's second most prominent special to be aired on broadcast channels, behind Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and…

Stan Francis and Billie Mae Richards in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

These Christmas movies will get you in the mood for the holidays, year after year.