The original Christmas specials collection : 5 holiday favorites.
(DVD)
Contributors
Rankin, Arthur, Jr., screenwriter,
Bass, Jules, lyricist,
Spelling, Aaron, television producer.
Thomas, Danny, actor,
Roemer, Larry, television director.
Bass, Jules, lyricist,
Spelling, Aaron, television producer.
Thomas, Danny, actor,
Roemer, Larry, television director.
Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018].
Format
DVD
Edition
Deluxe edition ; Full screen version.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (204 min) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Universal City, CA : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, [2018].
Edition
Deluxe edition ; Full screen version.
Language
English
UPC
191329069134
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
"5 timeless holiday specials"--Container.
General Note
Bonus features: The animagic world of Rankin/Bass; Restoring the puppets of Rudolph; Reimagining Rudolph in 4D; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Attraction film; T.E.A.M. Rudolph and the Reindeer Games; Frosty the snowman original pencil test; commentaries on Frosty the snowman and Santa Claus is comin' to town.
Creation/Production Credits
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: adapted from a story by Robert May and the song by Johnny Marks ; music and lyrics by Johnny Marks ; Burl Ives sings "Holly Jolly Christmas, Silver and Gold, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer" ; musical director, Maury Laws.
Creation/Production Credits
Frosty the snowman: told and sung by Jimmy Durante ; based on the song by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins ; animation supervisor, Steve Nakagawa ; musical director, Maury Laws.
Creation/Production Credits
Santa Claus is coming' to town: told and sung by Fred Astaire ; music and lyrics by Maury Laws & Jules Bass ; "Santa Claus is comin' to town" music J. Fred Coots, lyrics, Haven Gillespie.
Creation/Production Credits
Cricket on the hearth: suggested by the Charles Dickens story ; music & lyrics, Maury Laws & Jules Bass ; animation supervisor, Rod Willis ; musical director, Maury Laws and Jules Bass -- Little drummer boy: based upon the story by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone ; music, Maury Laws ; lyrics, Jules Bass ; design, Charles Frazier ; musical director, Colin Romoff.
Participants/Performers
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: Burl Ives, Larry Mann, Billy Richards, Paul Soles, Stan Francis, Alfie Scopp, Janis Orenstein, Paul Kligman, Carl Banas, Corinne Conley, Peg Dixon.
Participants/Performers
Frosty the Snowman: Jimmy Durante, Billy DeWolfe, Jackie Vernon, Paul Frees, June Foray.
Participants/Performers
Santa Claus is comin' to town: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Westminster Children's Choir, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Robie Lester.
Participants/Performers
Little drummer boy: Jose Ferrer, Greer Garson -- Cricket on the hearth: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Ed Ames, Abbe Lane, Hans Conried, Roddy McDowall.
Description
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: a misfit reindeer and his friends look for a place that will accept them.
Description
Frosty the snowman: a living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Description
Santa Claus is comin' to town: A mailman reveals the origins of Santa Claus.
Description
The little drummer boy: an orphan drummer boy who hates humanity finds his life changed forever when he meets three wise men en route to Bethlehem.
Description
Cricket on the hearth: a helpful cricket named Crocket befriends a poor toymaker and his daughter on Christmas morning. When tragedy strikes the family, Crocket restores peace and happiness.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, standard version presented in a format preserving the aspect ration of its original television exhibition, Dolby digital.
Language
Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and Frosty the snowman in English, Spanish and French, with English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
Santa Claus is coming' to town in English and Spanish, with French subtitles or English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Language
Little drummer boy in English or Spanish with subtitles in English or French.
Language
Cricket on the hearth in English with subtitles in English, Spanish or French.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Animated television programs.
Children's films.
Christmas films.
Christmas television programs.
Drummers (Musicians) -- Juvenile films.
Jesus Christ -- Nativity -- Juvenile films.
Junior fiction.
Reindeer -- Juvenile films.
Rudolph, -- the Red-nosed Reindeer (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films.
Santa Claus -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films.
Snowmen -- Juvenile films.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Toymakers -- Juvenile films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Children's films.
Christmas films.
Christmas television programs.
Drummers (Musicians) -- Juvenile films.
Jesus Christ -- Nativity -- Juvenile films.
Junior fiction.
Reindeer -- Juvenile films.
Rudolph, -- the Red-nosed Reindeer (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films.
Santa Claus -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films.
Snowmen -- Juvenile films.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Toymakers -- Juvenile films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rankin, A., Bass, J., Spelling, A., Thomas, D., Roemer, L., Muller, R., Marks, J., Laws, M., Coots, J. F., Styne, J., Scharf, W., Gillespie, H., Romoff, C., Ives, B., Durante, J., Astaire, F., Ames, E., Banas, C., Conley, C., Conried, H., De Wolfe, B., Dixon, P., Ferrer, J., Foray, J., Francis, S., Frees, P., Gardner, J., Garson, G., Kligman, P., Lane, A., Lester, R., Mann, L. D., McDowall, R., Orenstein, J., Richards, B., Rooney, M., Scopp, A., Soles, P., Thomas, M., Vernon, J., Wynn, K., May, R. L. 1., Dickens, C., Nelson, S., Rollins, J., & Davis, K. (2018). The original Christmas specials collection: 5 holiday favorites (Deluxe edition ; Full screen version.). Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Arthur Rankin et al.. 2018. The Original Christmas Specials Collection: 5 Holiday Favorites. Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Arthur Rankin et al.. The Original Christmas Specials Collection: 5 Holiday Favorites Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rankin, Arthur, et al. The Original Christmas Specials Collection: 5 Holiday Favorites Deluxe edition ; Full screen version., Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, 2018.
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