Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment

Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc. (founded as Videocraft International, Ltd.) was an American production company, known for its seasonal television specials, particularly its work in stop-motion animation. The pre-1974 library is owned by Classic Media, while the post-1974 library is owned by Warner Bros. Rankin/Bass stop-motion features are recognizable by their visual style of doll-like characters with spheroid body parts, and ubiquitous powdery snow using an animation technique called "Animagic." Often, traditional cel animation scenes of falling snow would be projected over the action to create the effect of a snowfall.

Christmas Specials
 * 1) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
 * 2) Cricket on the Hearth (1967)
 * 3) The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
 * 4) Frosty the Snowman (1969)
 * 5) Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970)
 * 6) 'Twas The Night Before Christmas (1974)
 * 7) The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)
 * 8) The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975)
 * 9) Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976)
 * 10) Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)
 * 11) The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976)
 * 12) Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)
 * 13) The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)
 * 14) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)
 * 15) Jack Frost (1979)
 * 16) Pinocchio's Christmas (1980)
 * 17) The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981)
 * 18) The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)