Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., who died in 2014, produced Christmas stop motion classics like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Jack Frost and The Little Drummer Boy Jules Bass, the director behind ...

With a “corncob pipe and a button nose,” Frosty the Snowman is available for streaming on Hulu, Disney+, and Sling. This ...

Thanksgiving is Thursday - already - which means one thing: ABC Family will soon begin its “25 Days of Christmas” programming, complete with the classic Rankin/Bass specials from the 1960s and ’70s.

Rankin/Bass released some 17 Christmas specials for television, starting in 1964 with “Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and ending in 1985 with “The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.” Most of these ...

The animation company he ran with Arthur Rankin Jr. gave the world “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman” and much more. By Richard Sandomir Jules Bass, who created an animation empire ...

It’s the 60th anniversary of this beloved classic claymation Christmas special from Rankin/Bass! 60 years ago, Rudolph went from an outcast in his community to the only reindeer who can save Christmas ...

The red-nosed reindeer sets out in a midnight fog to find Happy, the New Year baby.

If you’re prone to picturing your favorite Christmas characters as stop-motion puppets, you can thank Rankin/Bass. The production company founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass found success in ...