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We all admire “Rudolph,” and “Cool,” and “Santa Claus is Coming to Town.” “Slight Drummer Boy” calm makes me yowl like a baby and the diminutive known “Cricket on the Hearth” is a buried gem. I can even rep the unique addition of “Mr Magoo” (which is not a Rankin-Bass product) to the collection, but I have no view who plan it was a expedient thought to save the NON-Rankin Bass Icy special here instead of the “proper” Wintry sequel: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland.”
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Don’t be fooled. “Cool Returns” is NOT by Rankin Bass and does not feature Jackie Vernon as whine of the passe snowman or Karen the microscopic girl or the legend of Jack Frost trying to seize the hat so all the children will enjoy him instead of Cold. “Icy Returns” is garbage and does not belong surrounded by these other good Christmas classics. But if you don’t mind that and Magoo, it is a grand collection of some of the Apt holiday classics.Frosty’s Winter Wonderland/Twas the Night Before Christmas
Classic Media brings us 7 Christmas specials in one ravishing package in its “Unique Christmas Classics” DVD collection. The headliners of this spot are the three greatest Rankin/Bass Christmas TV specials of all-time: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Icy the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town! In addition to these, we are treated to “The Shrimp Drummer Boy”, “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol”, “Cricket on the Hearth”, and “Cold Returns”. Plus, a CD of holiday music selections is even included as a bonus!
Disc One features everyone’s current Rankin/Bass special, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Based on the beloved song, it’s the stop-motion “animagic” classic from 1964 about a diminutive reindeer born with a nose that glows red! Teased about his nose as a child, Rudolph runs away from Santa’s village and makes unusual friends along the map but also encounters the repugnant Bumble snow-beast! Then, when a fog comes up to threaten Santa’s Christmas Eve flight, it’s only Rudolph’s nose that can build the day! Featuring unforgettable songs from Burl Ives (who plays Sam the Snowman) and others, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” has become a holiday tradition loved by millions!
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Also on Disc One is “Cricket on the Hearth.” Introduced by Danny Thomas and starring the voices of himself, his daughter Marlo, Roddy McDowall, Hans Conried, Paul Frees, and more, this 1967 traditionally engaging special is a musical version of Charles Dickens’ classic. It’s the yarn of a toymaker and his daughter who help a superb cricket that saves the day after the family falls on hard times. “Cricket on the Hearth” is a lesser known Rankin/Bass production and not as endearing as their bigger hits, but it is smooth a nice holiday viewing you probably haven’t seen before.
Disc Two holds a classic that is nearly as beloved as Rudolph, “Icy the Snowman”. This 1969 classic is traditionally sharp and probably Rankin/Bass’s best work in 2D. The charming character designs, voices, music, and simple epic are absolutely incredible. Based on another classic song, this is the narrative of a snowman that comes to life when the children who built him add a discarded magic hat. Unfortunately, snowmen can’t last forever unless they are in a dwelling that is always snowy, and the spoiled Professor Hinkle, the frustrated magician who threw out his hat, wants the hat attend now that he knows it holds valid magical power! Hosted by an gripping Jimmy Durante, “Frigid the Snowman” is such a treat that it even inspired three 2D sequels so far, though only “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland”, from the same creators and with Jackie Vernon benefit as Frosty’s assure, is really suited. Disc Two also includes the only DVD bonus feature in this position, a Frigid pencil test.
Also on Disc Two is one of the more original and very disappointing sequels, “Cold Returns.” Truthfully, I don’t contemplate this can be called an official sequel, as I don’t reflect Rankin/Bass had anything to do with this 1992 rip-off. Surprisingly, this one is from the creators of the fabulous Peanuts specials, sans Charles Schultz, but it has none of that magic. “Frigid Returns”, which depicts a Frigid voiced by John Goodman and with nothing in favorite with the fresh aside from being made of snow, is hosted by an appealing (and for some reason microscopic) Jonathan Winters in an attempt to mimic the host-character style of the Rankin/Bass faves. He presents the myth of a town that is becoming snow-free thanks to a businessman’s spray can invention, “Summer Wheeze.” Wintry and his friends go on a mission to present to the townsfolk that snow can actually be a salubrious thing, but all in all it’s a chronicle that is heavenly uninvolving and forgettable. What a shame they never couple the unusual Icy with “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland”. Unfortunately, you have to lift the other boxed dwelling to accept that one.
Disc Three features what is, in my conception, the definitive version of how Santa became Santa. Well, along with “Santa Claus, the Movie” anyway. “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” is the name of the special, and it’s the third of the three big-name classics in this DVD station. The 1970 animagic film, hosted by a stop-motion Fred Astaire, gives us the sage of Santa being left at the doorstep of a toymaking elf family when he was a baby, being raised by them and amongst the forest animals, going on missions to tell toys to the children of Sombertown, meeting Winter the warlock and Jessica, the future Mrs. Claus, and going up against the bad Burgermeister Meisterburger. This charming rob on Santa’s origins includes the voices of Mickey Rooney as Santa Claus, Keenan Wynn as Winter, and the mountainous Paul Frees in several roles. Like most Rankin/Bass holiday classics, this is based on a classic song.
The remaining two holiday specials are also included on Disc Three. They are the lesser known but calm powerful loved “The Puny Drummer Boy,” a somewhat unlit Rankin/Bass animagic legend from 1968 about an orphaned drummer boy who hates people and only loves his animal friends until a visit to the current nativity scene shows him the light, and 1962’s “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol,” which presents the classic, nearsighted cartoon character as an actor in a Broadway production of his have version of “A Christmas Carol.” Both specials are charming and appreciated inclusions in this DVD space.
Lastly, there’s the CD, which is a mixed bag of 7 Christmas songs. They include a very brief “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” from Burl Ives, “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” from Bobby Rydell, “A Holly Jolly Christmas” from Burl Ives, “Silver and Gold” from Burl Ives, “Let it Snow” from Chicago, “Winter Wonderland” from Jewel, and “Merry Christmas Baby” from Otis Redding. The CD is an okay addition, but a 4th disc of more holiday specials or more DVD bonus features would have been preferred, or even a kindly soundtrack to one or more of the included specials.
Overall, this place is a must maintain for the Christmas classics lover, and my only major complaint is how hard it is to lift the discs from the comely packaging. I also highly recommend the following DVDs and DVD sets: Christmas Television Favorites (featuring other Rankin/Bass faves and the Grinch!), Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas, Disney’s Classic Holiday Stories, Peanuts Classic Holiday Collection, The Cheerful Elf, Garfield Holiday Celebrations, Elf, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Warner Bros. Classic Holiday Collection, MGM Holiday Classics Collection, Santa Claus (1960), It’s a Unbelievable Life, Miracle on 34th Street (1947), A Christmas Yarn, The Nativity, A Christmas Carol (1951), Scrooged, Santa Claus the Movie, Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, Scrooge (1935), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (live-action), One Magic Christmas, Babes in Toyland (Disney), National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Ernest Saves Christmas, A Chipmunk Christmas, the Santa Clause films, A Flintstones Christmas Carol, Benji’s Very Acquire Christmas Myth, Sabrina the Inspiring Series: A Witchmas Carol, and more! And don’t forget the many specials only available on VHS! Also, if you’re into the bizarre, gaze out the Star Wars Holiday Special!








