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Growing up these were some of my favorites to watch each holiday season. But little did I know that most of these movies are just 5 years older than I am YIKES! I can remember marking the calendar for when our shows would be on and we got to watch them one time a year. While those days are long gone, the memories are still as vivid as yesterdays. While I’m not sold on being a classic is a good thing for myself to admit, but it could be a lot worse. But I do know that I always loved watching reindeer fly, snowmen speaking and of course Jolly Santa coming to town.
The Original Christmas Specials Collection
Give the perfect gift this holiday season with the limited edition, collectible steelbook featuring five Christmas Classics and bonus content exploring their iconic animation.
Available for a limited time on Blu-Ray on November 2, 2021 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment.
‘Tis the season to enjoy the timeless holiday classics in The Original Christmas Specials Collection featuring five unforgettable stories. Produced by Rankin/Bass:
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town
The Little Drummer Boy feature iconic “Animagic” stop-motion animation
Frosty the Snowman and Cricket on the Hearth are beautifully animated.
Starring the iconic voice talents of Fred Astaire, Jimmy Durante, Mickey Rooney, Danny Thomas, Burl Ives and many more, these favorites also feature some of the most beloved songs of the holiday season and are sure to entertain audiences of all ages for generations to come!
Order your copies today at OriginalChristmasClassics.com
About the Titles and Bonus Features
THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS SPECIALS COLLECTION INCLUDES:
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Frosty the Snowman
- Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Cricket on the Hearth
ENCHANTING BONUS CONTENT, INCLUDING:
- The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
- Restoring the Puppets of Rudolph
- Reimagining Rudolph in 4D
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Attraction Film
- Commentaries and more!
The Original Christmas Specials Collection will be available on Blu-ray™.
- Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER FILMMAKERS:
Director: Larry Roemer
Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr.
Screenplay: Romeo Muller
Narrator: Burl Ives
Based on the Work(s) of: Robert May
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN FILMMAKERS:
Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Screenplay: Romeo Muller
Voice Talent: Billy De Wolfe (The Magician / Professor Hinkle), Jackie Vernon (Frosty the Snowman)
Narrator: Jimmy Durante
Based on the Work(s) of: Steve Nelson, Jack Rollins
SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN FILMMAKERS:
Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Screenplay: Romeo Muller
Voice Talent: Mickey Rooney (Kris Kringle / Santa Claus), Keenan Wynn (Winter Warlock)
Narrator: Fred Astaire
THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY FILMMAKERS:
Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Screenplay: Romeo Muller
Voice Talent: Jose Ferrer (Ben Haramed), Greer Garson (Our Story Teller), Paul Frees (Aaron’s Father / The Magi), June Foray (Aaron’s Mother), Ted Eccles (Aaron)
Based on the Work(s) of: Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone
CRICKET ON THE HEARTH FILMMAKERS:
Director: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Producer: Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass
Voice Talent: Danny Thomas (Caleb), Marlo Thomas (Bertha), Ed Ames (Edward), Abbe Lane (Moll), Hans Conried (Tackleton), Roddy McDowall (The Cricket)
Based of the Work(s) of: Charles Dickens
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Share the wonder and the joy of these five timeless stories with your children and grandchildren…creating new memories and holiday traditions that you will cherish through the years.
May Rodriguez says
I love all these classic Christmas movie than you adding it to my Christmas list to buy.
Ashley says
We love Frosty the Snowman this time of year! The classics never disappoint. We’re trying to introduce the classics like these to our 6 year old……so far he’s not impressed though. lol
ashleigh says
Those classic movies are some of my favorite! And my son enjoys them too.
Fiona N says
I love these great Christmas movies and their bonus features, too!
Jessica Cassidy says
We LOVE to watch Rudolp.
Jasmine Watts says
I love Christmas movies and this coming Christmas too… we have a plan to watch movie with family!!!
Mardene Carr says
I love everything about Christmas down to the movies they show on television. There is something about the season that is just magical
CourtneyLynne says
These really are some favorites!!! I’m so excited to watch all of these with my daughter 🙂
Liz Mays says
You definitely picked some of my favorites. The songs have stuck with me forever!
Jenn Peters says
I love all those movies and watch them every year 🙂
Jonathan Key says
My wife recently watched for the first time Frosty the Snowman with the kids. She absolutely loved it!
Ourfamilyworld says
These are my family’s favorite movies, too. I don’t think we’d get tired of watching them.
Life as a Convert says
My kids would like these! We adore all things Christmas around here.
Dorothy Boucher says
I am so looking forward to watching these classics, I think watching these with my grandchildren and decorating the Christmas tree just gets me all into the spirit of the holiday..
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Claudette says
Happy holidays and enjoy the movies! 🙂
Ana De- Jesus says
I love a good Christmas movie it really gives me festive cheer
Lexie Lane says
We love Christmas movie especially the frosty snowman, my two boys enjoying watch this movie.
rika says
Thanks for sharing this list. We love movies, especially cartoon !
tiaras and tantrums says
My kids love all these movies – we have them all and they have been family favorites for years
Jeanine says
We love all of these movies. My kids love the weeks leading up to Christmas so they can sit and watch all of these on tv. So fun, and means Christmas is so close!
victoria says
I really love this collection and this is a great deal. I would love this for my mom
Shann says
I used to love these movies as a kid. I hope my kids will too.
Sue Hull says
These are all my fave Christmas movies. I also love A Christmas Story.
d says
I so enjoy those bonus features!
And I’ve seen I think all but one of these with my son
Beautiful gifts to see and to make a contradiction!
Shaylee @ Data Nerds says
I think I’ve only ever seen bits and pieces of these on TV around the holidays. My personal favourite was the original How the Grinch Stole Christmas! I still love it!
michelle says
i love christmas movies. my favorites include: white christmas, it’s a wonderful life, christmas vacation & elf
Elizabeth O. says
Definitely love these shows! And it would always be nice to watch it with family! It’s really cool that they have this in DVDs so you can keep it in the collection and watch it every year.
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
We love all of those classics in our family, too!