Advent Calendar Dec 8, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Full Movie, Rankin Bass
Advent Calendar Dec 8, Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Full Movie, Rankin Bass
"One Of The Greatest Films In History."
”I'm going to be honest. This is my absolute favorite christmas movie (Followed by Let It Snow and Olive The Other Reindeer). The first time i actually got the chance to even watch it was at school. I still watch it, even if it's not christmas. It's amazing.”
—Blaze The Wolf
“One of the greatest films in history. You know, say what you will, disagree, be toxic for no reason, but this is iconic. Generations and generations and generations of people were impacted by this. It’s an artifact.”
—Brandon Dickie
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Cover of one of the books of the Robert L. May story by Maxton Publishers, Inc.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. Though he initially receives ridicule for his nose as a fawn, the brightness of his nose is so powerful that it illuminates the team's path through harsh winter weather. Ronald D. Lankford, Jr., described Rudolph's story as "the fantasy story made to order for American children: each child has the need to express and receive approval for his or her individuality and/or special qualities. Rudolph's story embodies the American Dream for the child, written large because of the cultural significance of Christmas."[1]
Rudolph first appeared in a 1939 booklet written by May and published by Montgomery Ward, the department store.[2][3][4]
Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment
”The company was founded in New York City by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass on September 14, 1960, as Videocraft International, Ltd. The majority of Rankin/Bass' work, including all of their "Animagic" stop-motion productions (which they were well known for), were created in Tokyo, Japan. Throughout the 1960s, the Animagic productions were headed by Japanese stop-motion animator Tadahito Mochinaga at his studio, MOM Production. He was credited for his supervision as "Tad Mochinaga".
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I’m not entirely in agreement with Wikipedia in its statement about Rudolph, below: “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May.”
Fictional?
No he is not!
—CF
Oh my I love that picture in 2009.
And I agree on the movie .. story telling, fantasy life, mystery, underdogs and redemption all wrapped up in a Christmas wonderland.
I love this movie so very much. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" stop motion animation version that you have posted has been my very favorite since it came out in the 1960's. I made sure never to miss its playing, and it only aired in our small town in KY once a year between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I had to stay vigilant, scour commercial for when it would come on. I know if we, my brothers, sister and I, had had an opportunity to buy a video or download the film of it back then, I for one would have worn out the tape or the player for sure. Thank you for all your "days of Christmas" gifts to all of us, Celia. Such gifts take much thought and time to post!