Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every holiday season, we give thanks for Rankin/Bass, the team behind Christmas TV specials “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and ...

All your favorite animated Christmas classics are coming to the TV. Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass’ animated holiday specials have all the classics like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the ...

'Rudolph with your nose so bright, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?' (Rankin/Bass) It’s the 60th anniversary of this beloved classic claymation Christmas special from Rankin/Bass! 60 years ago, ...

Peter Jackson’s new film version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit might have broken box-office records despite mixed (and in the case of this paper, excoriating) reviews, but I myself am still reluctant ...

The classic holiday treats starring Rudolph, Frosty and Santa Claus, created by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass, are way more disturbing than you might remember. With December rearing its giant ...

First released on Sunday, December 13, 1970, on ABC, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town is a stop motion television special that was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions — the same company behind the iconic ...

Jules Bass, whose work as a producer and director of stop-motion and animated television specials such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town and The Year Without A Santa ...

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (8 p.m., ABC) - This 1970 Rankin Bass stop-motion classic is maybe the greatest Christmas special ever created (my opinion, but I’m right). Fred Astaire explains the ...

The Christmas classics are back on the TV. Arthur Rankin and Jules Bass’ animated holiday specials have all the Christmas favorites like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman,” and ...