Summary
A collection of animated Christmas programs from the 1960s.Contents
Disc 1. Santa Claus is coming to town / teleplay by Romeo Muller ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass (1970)The little drummer boy / produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass (1968)
Disc 2. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer / written by Romeo Muller ; director, Larry Roemer ; produced by Arthur Rankin (1964)
Frosty the snowman / Rankin and Bass present ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass ; written by Romeo Muller (1969).
Additional Information
Subjects |
Rudolph,
-- the Red-nosed Reindeer (Fictitious character)
-- Juvenile films.
Santa Claus -- (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile films. Santa Claus -- Drama. Davis, Katherine, -- 1892-1980 -- Television adaptations. Onorati, Henry -- Television adaptations. Simeone, Harry -- Television adaptations. May, Robert L. -- (Robert Lewis), -- 1905-1976 -- Television adaptations. Nelson, Steve, -- 1907-1981 -- Television adaptations. Rollins, Jack, -- 1906-1973 -- Television adaptations. Snowmen -- Juvenile films. Christmas plays. Christmas -- Drama. Television programs. Fiction television programs. Children's television programs. Christmas television programs. Animated television programs. Television adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | [New York?] : Universal City, Calif. :Classic Media ;2011 Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment, |
Edition | Limited keepsake ed., Full screen. |
Other Titles | Santa Claus is coming to town (Television program) Little drummer boy (Television program) Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer (Television program) Frosty the Snowman (Television program) Little drummer boy. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. Frosty the snowman. Christmas classics |
Contributors |
Muller, Romeo,
screenwriter. Rankin, Arthur, Jr., producer, director. Bass, Jules, producer, director, composer. Roemer, Larry, director. Astaire, Fred, actor. Rooney, Mickey, actor. Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986, actor. Ferrer, José, 1912-1992, actor. Garson, Greer, 1904-1996, actor. Ives, Burl, 1909-1995, actor. Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980, actor. De Wolfe, Billy, 1907-1974, actor. Vernon, Jackie, actor. Laws, Maury, composer. Coots, J. Fred, 1897-1985, composer. Gillespie, Haven, 1888-1975, lyricist. Romoff, Colin, lyricist, composer. Marks, Johnny, 1909-1985, lyricist, composer. Davis, Katherine, 1892-1980. Little drummer boy. May, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1905-1976. Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. Nelson, Steve, 1907-1981. Frosty the snowman. Westminster Children's Choir, performer. Wiener Sängerknaben, performer. Rankin/Bass Productions, production company. Classic Media, Inc., publisher. Vivendi Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Santa Claus is coming to town!: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, the Westminster Children's Choir. The little drummer boy: Jose Ferrer, the Vienna Boys Choir, Greer Garson. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: Burl Ives. Frosty the snowman: Jimmy Durante, Billy De Wolfe, Jackie Vernon. |
Other Contributors |
Santa Claus is coming to town!: music and lyrics, Maury Laws, Jules Bass, additional music, J. Fred Coots, additional lyrics, Haven Gillespie. The little drummer boy: music and lyrics, Colin Romoff. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: music and lyrics, Johnny Marks ; musical director, Maury Laws. Frosty the snowman: musical director, Maury Laws. |
Language |
English Closed-captioned. |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally broadcast on television 1964-1970. The little drummer boy based on the song by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer adapted from a story by Robert May. Frosty the snowman based on the song by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins. Special features include: bonus programs, Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol, Frosty returns and Cricket on earth. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (277 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Other | Classic View |