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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a legendary Christmas character, originally from a booklet by Robert Lewis May. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer may also refer to: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948 film), an animated short by Max Fleischer "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (song), written by Johnny Marks, sung most famously by Gene Autry in 1949, However was popularized by Burl Ives in 1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special), 1964 Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (soundtrack), from the special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (video game), based on the special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, 1998 See also Rudolph (disambiguation) Red nose (disambiguation) Reindeer (disambiguation)
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1948 animated short film produced and directed by Max Fleischer for Jam Handy based on the 1939 Robert L. May poem of the same name, about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. Plot In the "hills", several reindeer children are busy having a fun time: ice skating, tree climbing, leap-frogging, even decorating a Christmas tree. One young reindeer decorating a tree spots a red object and, curious, tickles it with a leaf. It turns out to be Rudolph, who flops out of the tree with a sneeze. The reindeer who revealed him teases him over his shiny red nose, which hurts his feelings. When he tries to wrap the nose to hide it and join the others on the ice, another snatches the cover away. Rejected and saddened after being teased and made fun of by the other reindeer children, Rudolph returns home where his mother greets him and tries to cheer him up by reminding him to hang his stocking for Santa. He quickly does so, imagining Santa giving him a lot of toys, and quickly goes to bed, though his sleep is incredibly fitful, saddened by the other reindeer's teasing and taunting. Meanwhile in the North Pole, Santa Claus peeks out of his workshop and takes notice of the heavy fog, noting that it would be tough to get though on his own. When the grandfather clock strikes midnight, Santa quickly rushes in to get his reindeer and get ready for the travel ahead. As they travel, Santa warns that they'd have to fly low to get through the fog, only to crash into some trees. The Reindeer get loose and they try again. Over a town, Santa and the reindeer nearly crash into an airplane and, a little later, crash onto a rooftop. The reindeer and sleigh are stuck on the roof, but they're able to break free. Reaching Rudolph's house, Santa gives presents to a set of reindeer children, but is caught off-guard by the light in Rudolph's room, only to learn that it's Rudolph's shiny red nose. Surprised by this, he gets an idea and wakes Rudolph. Rudolph attempts to hide his nose, but Santa stops him and tells him of his perils. Agreeing to help him, Rudolph leaves a note for his parents before joining Santa on his journey, leading the other reindeer throughout the rest of the night. The next morning, news of Rudolph's journey reaches his hometown and all the other reindeer race to a stadium where Santa appoints Rudolph as the commander-in-chief. Blushing from head to toe, Rudolph bashfully tells everyone "Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night". Voices Paul Wing Production This 8-minute animated interpretation of the Christmas poem preceded Gene Autry's 1949 song "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and the later more famous animated 1964 version by Rankin/Bass. It was based on Robert L. May's 1939 story, rather than the song. The 1964 special more closely resembles the song rather
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a soundtrack album to the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special of the same name. The original cast recordings from the TV special (side "A" of the original LP release) are supplemented with instrumental versions recorded by the Decca Concert Orchestra (on side "B") on the Compact Disc version. All songs used in the television special were written by Johnny Marks. The original LP album was first released in 1964, however didn't become hugely successful until years later when it was reissued as a CD in 1995. The CD was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 30, 2004. The album has sold 1,411,200 copies in the United States since 1991 when SoundScan began tracking sales. Track listing LP side A: Overture and "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – 2:23 "Jingle Jingle Jingle" – 1:13 "We Are Santa's Elves" – 1:31 "There's Always Tomorrow" – 1:42 "We're a Couple of Misfits" – 1:18 "Silver and Gold" – 1:42 "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year" – 2:18 "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – 1:18 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" Finale – 1:19 LP side B (instrumental versions): "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 1:50 "There's Always Tomorrow" – 2:22 "Jingle Jingle Jingle" – 2:14 "We're a Couple of Misfits" – 1:50 "Silver and Gold" – 2:21 "We Are Santa's Elves" – 1:09 "The Most Wonderful Day of the Year" – 2:22 "A Holly Jolly Christmas" – 1:32 Christmas Medley: "The Night Before Christmas Song" / "A Merry Merry Christmas" / "When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter" / "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – 3:17 "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" – 1:41 On the re-issue on CD, contents / track order are the same except the "Christmas Medley" is placed in the middle, at track 10 (between A9 and B1 - the Burl Ives' sung and instrumental versions of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"). The brand-new song "Fame and Fortune", which replaced "We're a Couple of Misfits" in airings of the television special from 1965 through until the special was restored in 1998, does not appear on the soundtrack album. Voices and personnel Burl Ives – voice of Sam the Snowman ("A Holly Jolly Christmas," "Silver and Gold," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") Stan Francis – voice of Santa Claus ("Jingle, Jingle, Jingle") Janis Orenstein – voice of Clarice ("There's Always Tomorrow") Billie Mae Richards – voice of Rudolph ("We're A Couple Of Misfits") Paul Soles – voice of Hermey ("We're A Couple Of Misfits") Maury Laws – musical director of the Videocraft TV Musical Decca Concert Orchestra (side B instrumentals) Herbert Rehbein – conductor, Decca Concert Orchestra Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts Notes References External links Decca DL 34327 (original LP) at discogs.com MCA 15003 (1980 LP re-issue) at discogs.com MCAD 22177 (1995 CD re-issue) at amazon.com Soundtrack at internet movie database (imdb.com) 1964 Christmas albums 1964 soundtrack albums Decca Records soundtracks MCA Records soundtracks Television animation soundtracks
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 stop motion Christmas animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd. and currently distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution (later known as NBCUniversal Syndication Studios). It first aired December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the United States and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric Fantasy Hour. The special was based on the 1949 Johnny Marks song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" which was itself based on the poem of the same name written in 1939 by Marks's brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since 1972, the special has aired on CBS. The network unveiled a high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in 2005, re-scanned frame-by-frame from the original 35 mm film elements. As with A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer no longer airs merely once annually, but several times during the Christmas and holiday season. It has been telecast every year since 1964, making it the longest continuously running Christmas TV special in the United States. The 50th anniversary of the television special was marked in 2014, and a series of postage stamps featuring Rudolph was issued by the United States Postal Service on November 6, 2014. A special exhibit was also mounted at the Masterworks Museum in Bermuda, where the original puppets are held. In 2019, Freeform (formerly ABC Family) started airing the special as part of its 25 Days of Christmas/Rankin-Bass Christmas holiday programming block. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was initially met with a positive reception among critics, who praised the voice acting, soundtrack, animation style, characters, and sets. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is often regarded as one of the best Christmas films ever made, being featured on numerous "top ten" lists. It has become widely popular among both young children and adults familiar with the Christmas season, and has garnered a large cult following since its initial debut. Plot Donner, Santa's lead reindeer, and his wife have a new fawn named Rudolph. They are surprised to find out he was born with a glowing red nose. Donner attempts to first cover Rudolph's nose with mud, and later uses a fake nose, so Rudolph will fit in with the other reindeer. The following spring, Rudolph goes out for the reindeer games, where the new fawns learn to fly and are scouted by Santa for future sleigh duty. Rudolph meets a doe named Clarice, who tells him he is cute, making Rudolph fly. While he celebrates with the other bucks, Rudolph's fake nose pops off, causing the other reindeer to mock him and Coach Comet to expel him. Rudolph meets and joins Hermey, a misfit elf who left Santa's workshop to follow his dream to become a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, a prospector who has spent his life searching for silver and gold. After escaping the Abominable Snow Monster, all three land on the Island of Misfit Toys. It is a place where unloved or unwanted toys
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Corinne Alexandra Conley (born May 23, 1929) is an American actress who spent the majority of her career in Canada, notable for having won the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists' Best Actress Award. Conley is known for her voiceover work in various films and television productions and is better recognized for voicing Rudolph's mother and presumably Dolly for Sue in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). Conley's acting career has spanned seventy years, receiving several nominations for her work. She has also made prominent and notable appearances in Tales of the Wizard of Oz as Dorothy Gale (1961), Days of Our Lives as Phyllis Anderson (1973-1982), the Goosebumps episode "Monster Blood" as Aunt Katherine (1996), Quads! as Sister Butch (2001-2002), A Christmas Horror Story as Aunt Edda (2015), and voicing multiple characters in the Watch Dogs: Legion video game (2020). Acting career For two years, she played the ingenue lead in The Common Glory, an outdoor drama in Williamsburg, Virginia. For four years, Conley portrayed Phyllis Anderson on the NBC-TV daytime drama Days of Our Lives. She also provided the voice of Dolly Sue and Rudolph’s mother in the 1964 animated NBC-TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Conley was a winner of the Canadian radio talent competition Opportunity Knocks. Beginning in 1955, she was hostess of Open House, a daily program on CBC Television. She played the female lead in CBC-TV's adaptation of the soap opera Search for Tomorrow. Other Canadian TV programs on which she appeared included Playdate, G. M. Presents, and Portrait. She also was heard on Crime Quiz on CBC Radio, and she made commercials for radio and TV. On Broadway, Conley portrayed Pearl Vambrance in Love and Libel (1960). Her other stage experience includes productions of the National Classic Theatre (NCT) in New York, which presented plays across the United States in colleges and high schools, and The Mountain Playhouse, Beaver Lake, and Vineland Summer Theatre, all in Canada. She also performed with the comedy duo Wayne and Shuster across Canada. In an interview with Saturday Morning Rewind in 2013, Conley admitted to having no memory of voicing Dolly for Sue during the production of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), but remembers voicing Rudolph's mother. She told the interviewer that the possibility of voicing Dolly is likely, but has no memory of it. According to several movie databases and websites, Corinne Conley is credited as Dolly for Sue and additional voices. In 2018, Conley defended the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer TV film against claims of bigotry and bullying. Personal life Conley was born in New York and spent most of her youth in Radford, Virginia. After graduating from high school in Radford, she graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Conley married Bonar Stuart, whom she met when both worked with the NCT. They have two sons, Tony and Curtis. Filmography Tit-Coq (1953) - Rosie Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) - Dolly for Sue and Rudolph's mother The Return of Count Yorga (1971) -
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Larry D. Mann (18 December 1922 – 6 January 2014) was a Canadian actor. He was best known as "The Boss" in a series of Bell Canada television commercials in the 1980s and for voicing the character of Yukon Cornelius in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Life and career Larry D. Mann was born in Toronto, Ontario, on 18 December 1922. Before his acting career, he was a disc jockey on 1050 CHUM radio in Toronto in 1949. Mann voiced the character of Yukon Cornelius in the classic Rankin-Bass Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. He also provided voices for characters in several other Rankin-Bass television series and specials. Mann's film career spanned four decades. He came to the attention of CBC audiences in 1953 when he kidded around with the puppet Uncle Chichimus on the show Let's See. According to a CBC Archives article, Mann got the job when his friend, actor Don Harron, pointed him out to producer Norman Jewison. Apart from his CBC work, he appeared in more than 20 movies, including In the Heat of the Night, Bullitt, and The Sting. Mann's many television credits include Get Smart; Gunsmoke; The Man From U.N.C.L.E.; Bewitched; Hogan's Heroes; Honey West; The Green Hornet; Green Acres; Columbo; Quincy, M.E. and Hill Street Blues. He also played the title role in a series of Bell Canada television commercials called "The Boss" for ten years beginning in 1981. His last role was on Homefront in 1991. His brother was actor Paul Mann, who appeared in the films America America and Fiddler on the Roof. Larry Mann died of natural causes on 6 January 2014 in Los Angeles. He was 91 years old. Filmography Films 1958: Flaming Frontier as Bradford 1963: The Quick and the Dead as Parker 1963: Spencer's Mountain as Spencer Brother (uncredited) 1964: Robin and the 7 Hoods as Workman (uncredited) 1964: Kisses for My President as Tour Guide (uncredited) 1965: Willy McBean and his Magic Machine as Professor Von Rotten (voice) 1965: Harlow as Editor (uncredited) 1966: The Singing Nun as Mr. Duvries 1966: The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming as Man with Cat (uncredited) 1966: The Daydreamer 1966: The Appaloosa as Priest 1966: Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round as Officer Howard 1966: The Swinger as John Mallory 1967: A Covenant with Death as Chillingworth 1967: Caprice as Inspector Kapinsky 1967: Rough Night in Jericho as Purley (uncredited) 1967: The Perils of Pauline as Prince Benji's Father (uncredited) 1967: In the Heat of the Night as Watkins 1968: The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz as Grossmeyer 1968: Bullitt (voice, uncredited) 1969: Angel in My Pocket as Bishop Morenschild 1970: The Liberation of L.B. Jones as Grocer 1970: There Was a Crooked Man... as Harry 1970: The Wild Country as The Marshal (uncredited) 1971: Scandalous John as Bartender 1972: Get to Know Your Rabbit as Mr. Seager 1973: Kloot's Kounty as Crazywolf (voice) 1973: Pay Your Buffalo Bill as Crazywolf / Big Red (voice) 1973: Ten Miles to
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a video game based on the 1964 television special of the same name. The game was released by Red Wagon Games for both Wii and Nintendo DS on November 11, 2010. However, the developers of the two versions differ: the Wii game was developed by High Voltage Software while the developer of the DS version is American studio Glyphic Entertainment. In this game, the players compete in four different minigames, with each game having its own motion controls. Each minigame has a time limit. Once the time limit is up, the minigame is finished. Up to two players can participate at a time. The Wii version received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the game for its simplistic minigames and short length. Gameplay In this game, players compete in four different minigames, with each game having its own motion controls. Each minigame has a time limit. Once the time limit is up, the minigame is finished. Up to two players can participate at a time. In the first three minigames, up to 5 characters may be selected. In the final minigame, an elf may be chosen. Every time a minigame is completed, a different character may be selected. Once all four minigames have been completed, the game is over. Any of the minigames may be replayed once the story is completed. Minigames In the first minigame, Holiday Helper, the player bounces presents under the tree, lights and stockings onto the tree, and dolls and toys into Santa's Bag. In the second minigame, titled Toy Maker, the player paints toys. The third game, Cookie Cooking, involves the player baking cookies for Mrs. Claus. In the fourth and final minigame, Saving Christmas, the player delivers toys by dropping them onto houses. Reception Critical response The Wii version has faced generally negative reviews. In its review by IGN it was rated 1.5/10, and was criticized for its lack of gameplay and its grainy visual effects. IGN summed up their review by stating, "We love these classic claymation movies, so it’s really sad to see such a blatant cash-in on the Rudolph name. Do yourself a favor and purchase something else for the family to enjoy over the holidays, because these reindeer games are a disaster." References 2010 video games Adventure games Christmas video games High Voltage Software games Minigame compilations Nintendo DS games North America-exclusive video games Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Video games about animals Video games based on animated films Video games based on adaptations Video games developed in the United States Wii games Single-player video games
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John David Marks (November 10, 1909 – September 3, 1985) was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (a hit for Gene Autry and others), "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (a hit for Brenda Lee), "A Holly Jolly Christmas" (recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives), "Silver and Gold" (for Burl Ives), and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" (introduced by Bing Crosby). Personal life Marks was born in Mount Vernon, New York. A graduate of McBurney School in New York, NY, and Colgate University and Columbia University, Marks later studied in Paris. He earned a Bronze Star and four Battle Stars as an Army Captain in the 26th Special Service Company during World War II. Marks had three children: Michael, Laura (d.2008) and David (d.2009). Marks, who was Jewish, was the great-uncle of economist Steven Levitt. Marks was the nephew of Marcus M. Marks (1858–1934), a business figure who served as Borough President of Manhattan. Johnny Marks's father, Louis B. Marks, was a lighting engineer. His wife, Margaret May Marks, was the sister of Robert L. May who wrote the original story of Rudolph. He lived on West 11th Street in Greenwich Village and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx, New York City. He died on September 3, 1985, of complications from diabetes. Career Among Marks' many works is "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer", which was based on a poem of the same name, written by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May, Rudolph's creator. A television film based on the story and song first aired in 1964, with Marks composing the score. In addition to his songwriting, he founded St. Nicholas Music in 1949, and served as director of ASCAP from 1957 to 1961. In 1981, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Marks appeared as an imposter on the December 11, 1961 episode of the game show To Tell The Truth. Impersonating the owner of a herd of reindeer, he received two of the four votes. After the true contestant was revealed, Marks identified himself as the composer of "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer". Works (incomplete list) Christmas songs Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer – 1949 (inspired by a poem by Robert L. May, Marks's brother-in-law) I Don't Want a Lot for Christmas - 1950 When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter – 1952 The Night Before Christmas Song – 1952 An Old-Fashioned Christmas – 1952 Everyone's a Child at Christmas – 1956 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day – 1956 (words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, adapted by Marks) Run Rudolph Run - 1958 (words and music were written solely by Chuck Berry, Marks received the writing credit due to his trademark of the Rudolph character) Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree – 1958 A Merry, Merry Christmas to You – 1959 The Santa Claus Parade – 1959 A Caroling We Go - 1966 Joyous Christmas - 1969 From the 1964 NBC/Rankin-Bass TV
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Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (titled on-screen as Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July) is an American-Japanese Christmas/Independence Day film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions, featuring characters from the company's holiday specials Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) and Frosty the Snowman (1969), among others. It was filmed in Japan using the company's trademark "Animagic" stop-motion animation style. The film was originally a theatrical film released through Avco Embassy Pictures where it ran for only 2–3 weeks and was considered a box office flop. Later that year, the film premiered on television in the US on November 25, 1979, on ABC. This was the last Rankin/Bass special to star Billie Mae Richards as Rudolph and Jackie Vernon as Frosty. Mickey Rooney reprised his role as Santa Claus from Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) and The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974). Additional voices were provided by Red Buttons, Ethel Merman, Alan Sues, and Paul Frees. Shelley Winters and Frees reprised their roles as Frosty's wife Crystal and Jack Frost from Frosty's Winter Wonderland, and Hal Peary reprised his role as Big Ben the Clockwork Whale from Rudolph's Shiny New Year. This was the final Rankin/Bass special to use Rudolph and Frosty. All other specials and films starring the characters were produced by other companies. Plot Long ago, a powerful, evil snow wizard named Winterbolt caused havoc on the North Pole until Lady Boreal, Queen of the Northern Lights, put him in a deep sleep. Years later, Winterbolt awakens and Boreal transfers the last of her power into Rudolph's red nose when he is born, which will stop glowing if it is ever used for evil. Winterbolt learns of this and plans to dispose of Rudolph. Meanwhile, an ice cream man named Milton arrives and tells Rudolph and Frosty that he plans to marry Lilly Loraine's daughter Lainie if they star in the Circus by the Sea. Winterbolt offers Frosty and his family magic amulets to keep them from melting, which will only last until the final firework fades on July 4. Santa agrees to pick them up before the magic wears off, but Winterbolt creates a blizzard to prevent him and Mrs. Claus from arriving on time. He then goes to the Caves of Lost Rejections and recruits an unintelligent, nasty reindeer named Scratcher, who is jealous because he wanted to be one of Santa's reindeer, but was fired when Santa hired Rudolph. They, alongside a man named Sam Spangles, plan to get Rudolph to steal from the circus, which will make him appear to be evil and rid him of his magic. Meanwhile, Frosty discovers Scratcher's conspiracy and wants to help Rudolph. Winterbolt takes advantage of Frosty as well by agreeing to help Rudolph in exchange for his hat, intending to use it to create an army of evil snowmen. Rudolph manages to defeat Winterbolt, gets the hat back, and his nose regains its glow. Rudolph returns to the circus with a police officer named Officer Kelly who
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Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Christmas and New Year's stop motion animated television special and a standalone sequel to the 1964 special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. The special premiered on ABC on December 10, 1976. Plot Just after the events of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus receives a letter from his friend Father Time asking for help to find Happy the Baby New Year before midnight ("the 12th bong") on New Year's Eve or else it will be December 31 forever. Santa sends Rudolph out to find him due to the snowstorm currently happening outside. An evil giant vulture named Eon the Terrible is supposed to live for exactly one eon after which he will turn into ice and snow and disintegrate. As this particular eon will end January 1 of the New Year, he plans to kidnap Happy to keep the year from ending and stop time, thus preventing his predestined death. General Ticker (a military clock) and the great Quarter-Past-Five, or Quart for short (a camel with a clock in his hump), bring Rudolph to Father Time's castle beyond the Sands of Time. Father Time speculates that Happy, who ran away due to his big ears being laughed at when they were first seen by Nanny Nine O'Clock, is hiding out in the "Archipelago of Last Years" where the Old Years retire and rule over an island styled to resemble the year over which they ruled. When Rudolph is attacked by Eon on the ocean while en route to the Archipelago, he is saved by Big Ben (a sperm whale with a clock attached to his tail) who transports Rudolph across the ocean. Upon arrival in the Archipelago, Rudolph first travels to the island belonging to a caveman named O.M. (short for One Million B.C.). O.M. inhabits an island anachronistically inhabited with friendly dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. As Rudolph and his friends search for Happy (who left after his hat accidentally fell off saving a baby Pterodactyl and revealing his big ears, causing the dinosaurs to laugh), they repeatedly encounter Eon. After other off-screen visits to the islands of 4000 B.C., 1492, 1893, and 1965 have been completed without success, Rudolph and O.M. head for the island of 1023 (pronounced "ten to three," as in the time 2:50), belonging to a Scottish knight with a long beard named Sir 1023 whose island is filled with medieval trappings along with several fairy tale and Mother Goose characters. Meanwhile, Happy manages to befriend the Three Bears, but becomes saddened when he is forced to remove his hat while playing a game with Baby Bear and exposes his big ears to them, causing him to leave again despite Baby Bear begging him not to go. The group then travels to the island of 1776, which reflects Colonial America and is ruled over by "Sev" (AKA 1776) who resembles Benjamin Franklin. Following Happy's seeming rejection on the Island of 1776 following the daily Fourth
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Billie Mae Richards (née Dinsmore, November 21, 1921 – September 10, 2010) was a Canadian actress who also appeared onstage and on television. She was the voice of Rankin/Bass' version of the Christmas character Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1964 to 1979, and of the Kid in the radio series Jake and the Kid. Early life and education Richards was born Billy Mae Dinsmore, in Toronto to parents Garnett and Eva May (Stanton) Dinsmore. Enrolled by her ambitious father in dancing lessons as a toddler, by the age of five she was in a stage show with WW1 veterans. She enlisted in the Royal Canadian Navy and performed in the show Meet the Navy that travelled across Canada and in Europe. She attended the Lorne Greene Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto. Career Richards worked at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, speaking and singing in radio dramas. From 1950 to 1956, she was the voice of the Kid in the ongoing radio series Jake and the Kid. As well has her portrayal of Rudolph, Richards also voiced Tenderheart Bear in the first two Care Bears movies, as well as the DIC-produced television series (credited as "Billie Mae Richard"), and Brightheart Raccoon in the Nelvana-produced Care Bears television series. Richards' four other appearances in Rankin/Bass productions animated were in Willy McBean and his Magic Machine, The King Kong Show, The Smokey Bear Show and The Daydreamer (both from the mid-1960s) and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and its sequels all written in the United States and animated in Japan. About that same time, she appeared in the original Spider-Man television series. She also voiced Chris and Robbie, plus all the female characters, in The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo and The Toothbrush Family with Len Carlson, who voiced all the male ones. Additionally, she voiced puppet characters in the Canadian produced TV shows We Live Next Door, and its spin-off, Calling All Safety Scouts. She made guest appearances on the television shows Maniac Mansion, My Secret Identity, War of the Worlds and The Hidden Room. She also had a bit part in the 1998 horror film Bram Stoker's Shadow Builder, in which her character was attacked with an axe by Paul Soles (who had played Hermey the elf in the original Rudolph special), and the 2001 short Bluehair. Personal life Billie Mae Dinsmore married musician Bill Richards in 1946 in Yorkshire, England, they remained married until their divorce in 1966. Together they have four children, Stephen Richards, Judi Richards, a singer-songwriter, Barbara Jayne Richards and Cynthia "Cyndi" Richards-Jamieson. She also has 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Death Richards died on September 10, 2010, at the age of 88 following a stroke. Filmography Film Meet the Navy (1946) - Willy McBean and his Magic Machine (1965) - Willie McBean (voice) The Daydreamer (1966) - Various voices Jailbait Babysitter (1977) The Care Bears Movie (1985) - Tenderheart Bear, Mrs. Cherrywood (voices) Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) - Tenderheart Bear (voice) The Video
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Maury Laws (December 6, 1923 – March 28, 2019) was an American television and film composer from Burlington, North Carolina. Biography In his teens, Laws performed in local country, jazz and dance bands as a singer and guitarist in his home state of North Carolina. His career was put on hold during World War II, in which he served in the Army. In 1964, he was hired as music director for the television production company Videocraft International (now known as Rankin/Bass), a post which he held for roughly 20 years. In this capacity, he conducted and scored music for a number of animated features, including The Hobbit, Jack Frost, The Flight of Dragons, The Daydreamer, The Wacky World of Mother Goose, Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, and Frosty the Snowman. His most widely known work may be an adaptation of Johnny Marks' score for the well-known Christmas special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, first aired in 1964. Laws also did composing work on a 1967 Rankin/Bass theatrical feature, the Halloween-themed Mad Monster Party?. Maury Laws died in Appleton, Wisconsin on March 28, 2019. Filmography Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Return to Oz (1964) The Daydreamer (1966) The King Kong Show (1966–1969) Ballad of Smokey the Bear (1966) Mad Monster Party? (1966, 1967) Cricket on the Hearth (1967) The Wacky World of Mother Goose (1967) Mouse on the Mayflower (1968) The Little Drummer Boy (1968) The Smokey Bear Show (1969–1970) Frosty the Snowman (1969) The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970) The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show (1970–1971) The Tomfoolery Show (1970–1971) Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970) Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) The Jackson 5ive (1971–1972) The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes (1972) The Osmonds (1972) Mad Mad Mad Monsters (1972) Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid (1972) The Red Baron (1972) Festival of Family Classics (1972–1973) That Girl in Wonderland (1973) Marco (1973) 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (1975) Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1975, 1976) The First Easter Rabbit (1976) Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) The Little Drummer Boy, Book II (1976) The Muppet Show (1976-1981) The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977) The Last Dinosaur (1977) The Hobbit (1977) Nestor the Long–Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) The Return of the King (1979, 1980) Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) The Bushido Blade (1981) The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold (1981) The Flight of Dragons (1982) The Wind in the Willows (1985, 1987) References External links Maury Laws at the Internet Off Broadway Database Biography on SpaceAgePop.com 1923 births 2019 deaths American film score composers American television composers American male film score composers American male television composers Animated film score composers Musicians from North Carolina Musicians from Wisconsin People from Appleton, Wisconsin People from Burlington, North Carolina Rankin/Bass Productions Songwriters from North Carolina Songwriters from Wisconsin American male songwriters
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Paul Robert Soles (August 11, 1930 – May 26, 2021) was a Canadian character actor, voice artist and television personality. He voiced the title character in Spider-Man (1967), and portrayed Hermey in the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Soles was one of the last surviving participants of the special's voice cast. Soles first screen appearance was on CFPL in 1953, and he continued to perform over 60 years later, performing as of 2016 in the comedy web series My 90-Year-Old Roommate on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's online comedy channel, CBC Comedy. Early life Soles was born in Toronto, the son of Lillian (Goodfellow) and Arthur L. Soles. His family were Jewish emigrants from Poland and Lithuania. He had two siblings. Soles is the cousin of Bernard "Bunny" Cowan, and they both worked on the original 1960s Spider-Man animated series and the 1967 children's series Max, the 2000-Year-Old Mouse. Career Acting roles Soles was the voice of Hermey the misfit elf in Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer from 1964. He also voiced Marvel superhero Spider-Man and various characters in the original animated television series also from the 1960s, and he played "The Lawbreaker" on the CBC panel quiz show This Is the Law in the 1970s, and played Costas Stavros on the Canadian soap opera Riverdale. In 2001, Soles took over the role of Shylock the Jew in the Stratford Festival of Canada production of The Merchant of Venice after Al Waxman, who was originally scheduled to play the part, died. Soles played Stanley the pizza shop owner in The Incredible Hulk (2008), and his other film appearances have included roles in Ticket to Heaven (1981), Just the Way You Are (1984) and The Gunrunner (1989) opposite Kevin Costner. He also played Danny, the Montreal Customs House janitor in the 2001 crime thriller The Score. Soles won a 2006 Gemini Award for his role in the television series Terminal City, and a 2017 Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Digital Production for My 90-Year-Old Roommate. On the appointed evening of the awards ceremony, the ever-humble Soles was so overcome with emotion that he had to contain himself more than once on the way to the stage, resulting in another thunderous applause from the audience, before he accepted the trophy and gave his speech. Voice work Soles also did voices on various animated television shows and films such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rocket Robin Hood, The Smokey Bear Show, The Little Brown Burro, King of the Beasts, The Marvel Super Heroes, the original Spider-Man cartoon, The Trolls and the Christmas Express, Take Me Up to the Ball Game, Willy McBean and His Magic Machine, Festival of Family Classics, JoJo's Circus, The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show, Noah's Animals, Iron Man, The King Kong Show, and Spider-Woman. Soles was also the narrator of The Wonderful Stories of Professor Kitzel, the voice of The Commissioner in the 2005 animated television series Funpak and has also
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{{Infobox television | image = 'Twas the Night Beore Christmas logo.jpg | image_alt = | caption = Official logo | genre = Animation | creator = | writer = Jerome Coopersmith | screenplay = | story = | director = Arthur Rankin Jr.Jules Bass | starring = Joel GreyGeorge GobelTammy GrimesJohn McGiver | narrated = George Gobel (main story)Joel Grey (poem sequence) | theme_music_composer = Maury Laws | country = United StatesJapan | language = English | num_episodes = | producer = Arthur Rankin Jr.Jules Bass | editor = | cinematography = Toru HaraTsuguyuki Kubo | runtime = 25 minutes | company = Rankin/Bass ProductionsTopcraft | budget = | network = CBS | first_aired = | related = {{Plainlist| Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) Frosty the Snowman (1969) Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970) Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974) The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) The First Easter Rabbit (1976) Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) The Easter Bunny is Comin' to Town (1977) Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977) The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) Jack Frost (1979) Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) Pinocchio's Christmas (1980) Frosty Returns (1992) Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005) A Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008) }} }}Twas the Night Before Christmas''' is a 1974 animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions which features Clement Clarke Moore's famous 1823 poem, A Visit from St. Nicholas, the opening line of which is the source of the title of this animated special. The special first originally aired on CBS on December 8, 1974 where it aired annually until 1994, when The Family Channel (now Freeform) took over its syndication rights. AMC took over syndication rights for the special in 2018. Although the opening credits mention "told and sung by Joel Grey", it is really narrated by George Gobel, as there is more emphasis on the point of view of Father Mouse, with Moore's poem read by Grey as a secondary plot. Plot The program is set in the fictional town of Junctionville, New York, around the turn of the 20th century. Santa Claus is offended by an anonymous letter printed in the town's newspaper (and signed "all of us") claiming that he doesn't exist. In response, Santa returns the entire town's letters to them unopened. Upon reading the anonymous letter printed in the newspaper, Father Mouse — a mouse assistant to the human clockmaker Joshua Trundle — immediately suspects that his brainy, college student son Albert is its author. Albert confirms his suspicions, repeating the letter verbatim to him. Father Mouse and the Trundle Family devise a plan to appease Santa by building a singing clock tower for him, built with a special recording to play a song to coax him not to bypass Junctionville on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately, Albert enters the clock to explore it without permission, and inadvertently causes
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BENT IMAGE LAB (or BENT) is a production company and animation studio specializing in story development, television, commercials, visual effects, music videos, short films, experimental techniques and tech development in augmented reality (AR). Located in Portland, Oregon, the company was founded in 2002 by partners David Daniels, Ray Di Carlo, and Chel White. Beginning in 2010, the studio began the production and development of television projects, including half hour animated holiday specials for the Hallmark Channel and animated segments for Portlandia. The company is also known for its visual effects work in motion pictures and television, as seen in Gus Van Sant's Paranoid Park, Restless and Milk, in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There, as well as NBC's Grimm (TV Series). Since 2014, the studio has been developing augmented reality (AR) technology and plans to launch their convergent computer vision library in fall of 2019. Work and techniques Bent Image Lab is known largely for its stop motion animation, CGI/computer animation, character design, and multi-technique projects. Bent's multi-technique approach can be seen in the Modest Mouse music video Whale Song (director Nando Costa), the Thom Yorke music video Harrowdown Hill (director Chel White), the Coca-Cola ad Hidden Formula, the Lux soap ad Provocateur, a commercial for Kellogg's Rice Krispies One early and notable example of a BENT stop motion project is Blue Christmas (a.k.a. Santa and the States) (season 30, episode 8), a parody short for Robert Smigel's Saturday TV Funhouse on Saturday Night Live. The short, airing December 18, 2004, was directed by Bent co-founder Chel White, written by Robert Smigel and Michelle Saks Smigel with additional material by Rich Blomquist, Stephen Colbert, Scott Jacobson, and Matt O'Brien; voices by Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Erik Bergmann, and Robert Smigel. The short is a parody of the 1964 holiday TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Bent Image Lab has replicated the same style and original characters in television advertisements for AT&T, AFLAC, Bing, and in a series of 2014 holiday promos for CBS commemorating the 50th anniversary of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. In 2016, the studio produced a ten-minute remake of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer as a 4D attraction film for SimEx-Iwerks. Another significant stop motion project is Jingle All the Way (TV special), a holiday special for Hallmark Channel. Other notable BENT stop-motion productions include director Rob Shaw's Rats segments for the IFC show Portlandia, and commercials for Legos, Gatorade, Lux, OfficeMax BENT's CGI work can be seen in the 2015 Annie Awards nominated Polariffic (director Rob Shaw), as well as in their commercials for Honda, Nike, Coca-Cola, Koodo, Nabisco, Puffs, and the American Lung Association. An example of the studio's hand drawn animation can be seen in the animated sequences of David Oyelowo's feature film, The Water Man (2020). Founders and directors Bent Image Lab co-founder and director David Daniels invented an animation technique he termed Strata-cut, a unique form of clay animation in which internally packed "loaves" of clay are animated in thin slices, revealing the movement of
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Chiller Theatre was a Saturday night television series broadcast by Channel 11 WPIX in New York City that showed classic horror movies. History 1960s Chiller Theater was initiated by WPIX during 1961. Beginning 1963 its host was John Zacherle ("The Cool Ghoul"), who quit during 1965. Each episode of the show began with the "Classic Montage Opening" that used a montage of brief segments of film from various 1950s fantasy and science fiction movies. This montage began with a scene from the movie Plan 9 from Outer Space with Vampira coming out of a forest, followed by a clip from the movie The Cyclops, showing actress Gloria Talbott just inside a cave looking at the Cyclops. Various other clips continued throughout the montage, concluding with one of from Attack of the 50 Foot Woman, with a "goof" showing a giant alien from outer space picking up a car and then throwing a different type of car into a ditch. The entire montage was permeated by an eerie library music track ("Horror Upon Horror" by veteran British composer Wilfred Josephs). The montage opening served until the late 1960s when another introduction was substituted, featuring the word "Chiller" rendered in white paint on a black board, then lifted up, the gooey white paint slowly running down the board like blood while creepy chamber music played in the background. The bumper to this version simply showed the painted "Chiller" as a title card. The montage opening was discontinued in favor of this version perhaps because by the late 1960s movie studios began to charge television stations royalties for film clips. 1970s By 1971, the painted title card sequence was replaced with the clay animation (claymation) of a six-fingered hand, produced by WPIX in-house with possible assistance from a technician for Rankin Bass (the same production company that produced the 1964 claymation television movie Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer. The "xix-fingered hand" sequence features a minimalistic/surreal scene of a swamp with a river of blood in the foreground extending back to the horizon, a dead tree in the background, and a six-fingered humanoid hand that rises from the swamp. The soundtrack consists of a reverberant whistling and ghostly sound elements that decrease in pitch as the sequence progresses. As the hand rises, the word "Chiller" simultaneously emerges from the ground. The hand passes over each growing letter, then snatches them one by one before returning to the swamp, and a voice is heard groaning the word "Chillllller ..." in an eerie, robotic voice. The "six-fingered hand" opening was used throughout the remainder of the show's run through the early 1980s. The program was usually broadcast at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday nights, but for a time in 1974, it was broadcast at 11:30 p.m. The series was cancelled at the end of 1978 and was resumed in early 1980 at 2:00 a.m. Sunday late-night. 1980s and 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 revivals Chiller Theatre was cancelled again in 1982. After a 26-year absence on WPIX,
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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas is a Christmas album by American folk singer Burl Ives, first released by Decca Records in October 1965 (recorded in 1964). It peaked at #32 on Billboard'''s Best Bets For Christmas album chart on December 2, 1967. Ives had recorded two of the songs on the album ("A Holly Jolly Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer") previously for the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer soundtrack, but he recorded new versions for Have a Holly Jolly Christmas''. "A Holly Jolly Christmas" in particular had a significantly different and slower arrangement, which is more commonly heard today. This version had already been released as a single the previous year, with a B-side of "Snow for Johnny", which he also featured on the album. Track listing Personnel Burl Ives – lead vocals Owen Bradley – director of chorus and orchestra Charts References Decca DL 4689 (mono), DL 74689 (stereo), 1965 vinyl LP release MCA 15002 (1977 LP re-issue) at discogs.com MCAD 25992 (1995 CD re-issue) at discogs.com 1965 Christmas albums Burl Ives albums Decca Records Christmas albums Albums produced by Milt Gabler Christmas albums by American artists Covers albums Folk Christmas albums Pop Christmas albums
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"A Holly Jolly Christmas", also known as "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas", is a Christmas song written by Johnny Marks and most famously performed by Burl Ives. The song has since become one of the top 25 most-performed "holiday" songs written by ASCAP members, for the first five years of the 21st century. Successful covers have notably been recorded by Alan Jackson, Jerrod Niemann, Lady Antebellum and Michael Bublé. Background "A Holly Jolly Christmas" was written by Johnny Marks in 1962. It was the title song of The Quinto Sisters' first album, Holly Jolly Christmas, recorded in June 1964 for Columbia Records, featuring guitarist Al Caiola with arrangements by Frank Hunter and Marty Manning. The song was featured in the 1964 Rankin-Bass Christmas special, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, in which Burl Ives voiced the narrator, Sam the Snowman. Originally to be sung by Larry D. Mann as Yukon Cornelius, the song, as well as "Silver and Gold", was given to Ives due to his singing fame. This version was also included on the soundtrack album. The song was re-recorded by Ives and released in 1964 as a single and later featured the following year in his 1965 holiday album, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas. This version of the song has a somewhat slower arrangement than the Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer version and features a twelve-string guitar solo introduction; it is this version that has since become the more commonly heard rendition on radio. This song mentions mistletoe in the bridge, where the singer asks the younger lover to "Kiss her once for me". The song features men and women singing the chorus, whose repeated "Ding-dong" imitation of Christmas bells are heard in the outro of the song, before it fades out. The song's enduring popularity is evidenced by its reaching No. 30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1998, as well as No. 21 on the US Country Digital Songs chart and No. 5 on the Holiday 100 chart in 2011. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in 2017, after rules on chart eligibility for older songs had been relaxed several years before, and reached a peak of No. 38. For the week ending December 8, 2018, the song re-entered the Hot 100 chart. It reached No. 10 for the week ending January 5, 2019. On the week ending January 4, 2020, it reached a new peak of No. 4. With this feat, Ives now holds the record for the longest break between Hot 100 Top Tens as he returned to this minimum ranking after 56 years, seven months and two weeks since his previous Top 10 hit and, at 109 years after birth, surpassing Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" (which reached the Top 40 when Armstrong would have been 86 years old) as the oldest artist, living or deceased, to have a Top 40 hit. As of December 2019, Ives' recording has sold 664,000 copies in the United States since becoming
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The Spirit of Christmas 2001 is the eighth compilation album of Christmas-associated tracks in the annual Spirit of Christmas series. It was released in Australia in November 2001 with proceeds going to The Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal, which supports at-risk children and youth throughout the country. The compilation has contributions from various Australian artists and was produced by Lindsay Field (also compiler) and Glenn Wheatley. It was issued on cassette and CD by Myer Grace Bros. and distributed by Sony BMG. Background The Spirit of Christmas series started in 1993 when Myer, an Australian department store, wished to continue their philanthropic support in the community, "whilst at the same time providing something special for everyone to enjoy". They choose the Salvation Army's Red Shield Appeal for at-risk children and youth throughout the country as the recipients in 2001. Session and touring musician, Lindsay Field was the executive producer and compiler. Field contacted various fellow Australian musicians – including those he had worked with personally – to donate a track for the compilation, most commonly a new rendition of a standard Christmas carol. Together with Glenn Wheatley (former member of The Masters Apprentices and manager of Little River Band), Field produced the recording for Myer Grace Bros. own label which was distributed by Sony BMG. Track listing "Away in a Manger" – Christine Anu – 4:09 "O Holy Night" – Anthony Warlow – 2:58 "Silent Night" – Tony Lee Scott – 3:19 "Run Run Rudolph" – Vika and Linda – 4:14 "Christmas Must Be Tonight" – Paul Kelly – 4:09 "White Christmas" – Wendy Matthews – 2:49 "Blue Christmas" – The Cruel Sea – 4:18 "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" – Bert Newton – 2:08 "We Three Kings of Orient Are" – Cotton Keays & Morris – 4:05 "I Still Pray" – Kasey Chambers featuring Paul Kelly and Uncle Bill – 4:29 "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" – Vanessa Amorosi – 2:34 "Children Go Where I Send You" – Ross Wilson – 3:26 "Santa Claus is Coming" – Hi-5 – 2:33 "The First Noel" – Lindsay Field and Rudolphs – 3:27 See also The Spirit of Christmas (compilation album) 2001 in music References 2001 Christmas albums 2001 compilation albums Christmas albums by Australian artists The Spirit of Christmas albums
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A John Waters Christmas is a compilation album of Christmas music selected by cult film director John Waters. Track listing "Fat Daddy" – Fat Daddy "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – Tiny Tim "Christmas Time Is Coming" (A Street Carol) – Stormy Weather, originally released in 1975 "Happy Birthday Jesus" – Little Cindy, originally released in 1959 "Here Comes Fatty Claus" – Rudolph & Gang "Little Mary Christmas" – Roger Christian "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" – Big Dee Irwin & Little Eva "Santa! Don't Pass Me By" – Jimmy Donley "Sleigh Ride" – Alvin and the Chipmunks "Sleigh Bells, Reindeer And Snow" – Rita Faye Wilson, originally released in 1955 "First Snowfall" – The Coctails "Santa Claus Is a Black Man" – AKIM & The Teddy Vann Production Company, originally released in 1973 References 2004 Christmas albums 2004 compilation albums Christmas compilation albums John Waters New Line Records albums
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Carmen Beth Twillie (born April 8, 1950) is an American actress and singer. She is a longtime friend of Tommy Morgan and has appeared as guest contralto soloist with Morgan's choir. She is best known for singing the Elton John and Tim Rice song "Circle of Life" in the beginning of the 1994 Disney animated feature film The Lion King. She provided the singing voice of Stormella in the 1998 Christmas animated film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie and she was a singer in the 1997 animated film Cats Don't Dance. She did a few small voice roles in the 1993 stop-motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas as the Undersea Gal and the Creature under the bed. She also appeared on the Chowder episode "Sing Beans" doing one of the voices for the sing beans alongside voice actors Jess Harnell, John DiMaggio, and Tara Strong. She also is a backup singer, having appeared on several albums released by artists such as Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick and Pink Floyd for their 1987 album A Momentary Lapse of Reason. References External links 1950 births Living people American film actresses American television actresses African-American actresses American voice actresses 20th-century African-American women singers 20th-century American women singers 20th-century American singers American contraltos 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women
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We Can Make It may refer to: Music Albums George Jones (We Can Make It) We Can Make It (George Jones song) We Can Make It (Peters and Lee album) Songs We Can Make It! (Arashi song) "We Can Make It", a song performed by Johnny Tillotson, Tommy Roe and Brian Hyland for the soundtrack of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie.
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David Cerda (born June 13, 1961, Hammond, Indiana) is an American performer and playwright based in Chicago. He is currently the artistic director for Hell in a Handbag Productions, which he co-founded in 2002. His campy, highly theatrical plays have made him a notable presence within the Chicago theater scene. He has written and appeared in many of his works, including a transgressive adaptation of Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer, How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened and POSEIDON! An Upside-Down Musical which won the New York International Fringe Festival Best Ensemble Award and was the most attended show of the festival that year. Cerda’s theatre group has araised money for Chicago LGBT non-profits such as Season of Concern, AIDS Legal Council, Howard Brown, the Legacy Project, Windy City Alliance for the Deaf, and Groceryland. Selected works Hell in a Handbag has produced over 70 original plays, of which Cerda has written several. The Drag Seed, a parody of The Bad Seed Snowgirls: The Musical, a parody of Showgirls POSEIDON! An Upside Down Musical (2002, 2009), a musical parody of The Poseidon Adventure The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes (since 2017), a spoof of The Golden Girls Rudolph, the Red-Hosed Reindeer, a parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer How ‘What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Happened, a parody of What Ever Happened to Baby Jane The Birds Christmas Dearest Caged Dames Awards 2003 - New York International Fringe Festival Excellence Award for Ensemble Performance 2016 - Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame References External links Hell In A Handbag Productions American gay writers 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Writers from Chicago Living people 1961 births American LGBT dramatists and playwrights American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American LGBT people
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. William Sturm (1906–1981) was an animator, known for character development with Fleischer Animation Studios. Most notably, he was known for animating characters such as Popeye and Bluto. After leaving Fleischer Studios he once again worked with Max Fleischer at Jam Handy Films in Detroit, creating animation for the original cartoon of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1948. Filmography I Eats My Spinach Grampy's Indoor Outing Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer External links https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/cartoonamerica/cartoon-zip.html 1906 births 1981 deaths American animators Fleischer Studios people
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We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year is a compilation album of Christmas songs played by an all-star collection of hard rock and heavy metal artists released on October 14, 2008. Each track puts together a unique supergroup playing a traditional Christmas selection. Track listing "We Wish You a Merry Xmas" (Jeff Scott Soto / Bruce Kulick / Bob Kulick / Chris Wyse / Ray Luzier/ Elvin Schäder) "Run Rudolph Run" (Lemmy / Billy F. Gibbons / Dave Grohl / Elvin Schäder) "Santa Claws Is Coming to Town" (Alice Cooper / John 5 / Billy Sheehan / Vinny Appice / Elvin Schäder) "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen" (Ronnie James Dio / Tony Iommi / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright) "Silver Bells" (Geoff Tate / Carlos Cavazo / James Lomenzo / Ray Luzier) "Little Drummer Boy" (Doug Pinnick / George Lynch / Billy Sheehan / Simon Phillips) "Santa Claus Is Back in Town" (Tim "Ripper" Owens / Steve Morse / Juan Garcia / Marco Mendoza / Vinny Appice) "Silent Night" (Chuck Billy / Scott Ian / Jon Donais / Chris Wyse / John Tempesta) "Deck the Halls" (Oni Logan / Craig Goldy / Tony Franklin / John Tempesta) "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (Stephen Pearcy / Tracii Guns / Bob Kulick / Billy Sheehan / Greg Bissonette) "Rockin' Around the Xmas Tree" (Joe Lynn Turner / Bruce Kulick / Bob Kulick / Rudy Sarzo / Simon Wright) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (Tommy Shaw / Steve Lukather / Marco Mendoza / Kenny Aronoff) Bonus tracks: "O Christmas Tree" (Doro Pesch / Frankie Banali/ Michael Schenker / Tony Franklin) "Auld Lang Syne" (Girlschool) "Frosty the Snowman" (Bumblefoot / Chris Chaney/ Kenny Aronoff / Steve "Lips" Kudlow) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Dez Fafara / Blasko / Doug Aldrich / John Tempesta) Personnel Mike Exeter – Engineer Bob Kulick - Producer Brett Chassen - Producer References External links Blogcritics.org Heavymetal.about.com () 2008 compilation albums 2008 Christmas albums Christmas compilation albums Hard rock compilation albums Heavy metal compilation albums Heavy metal Christmas albums
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Myriam Sirois (born February 2, 1975) is a retired Canadian actress, mainly known for being the voice of Akane Tendo in the English version of Ranma ½. She also portrayed Sarah Cantrell in the Babylon 5 movie The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight. She also played the voice of Zoey in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie and the voice of Sulia Gaudeamus in Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture. She had since transitioned into other ventures according to her LinkedIn Page Filmography Film Television References External links 1975 births Living people Actresses from Quebec Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses People from Sept-Îles, Quebec
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Harry Brannon (June 19, 1920 – December 29, 1991) was an American popular singer born in Gloucester City, New Jersey. Brannon regularly introduced new pop songs in a live format over New York City radio on the WOR Mutual Broadcasting Company broadcast coast to coast. Early in November 1949, Brannon sang "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" over the airwaves for WOR, promoting the Gene Autry classic. By November 25, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" began its appearance on the music charts. Various popular artists had initially turned down the opportunity to promote the record, including Bing Crosby, due to its slow tempo. However, after hearing the faster and more upbeat Brannon rendition, Crosby sang his own rendition during his CBS The Bing Crosby – Chesterfield Show radio show on December 14, 1949. Brannon is known to have recorded at least two songs during his short career in music. Both were released in early 1948. One was titled "Orchids in the Snow", written by composer Edward A. Khoury, and the other was titled "I'm a Tumbleweed", written by Rusty Keefer. In March, 1954, Bing Crosby, still mourning the recent death of his wife Dixie Lee, was considering retirement. Almost immediately, plans were made by a Hollywood production company to issue a biopic of the famous crooner and approached Brannon (who possessed a similar appearance to Crosby) to play the lead. As Brannon mulled over the offer, he became aware of organized-crime connections to the project. Brannon "dragged his feet" and put it off as long as possible until Crosby, revelling in the success of his recently released film White Christmas, rescinded his retirement plans and the biopic was shelved indefinitely. Due to a deferred movie career and through the prompting of his wife, Pauline Woolman-Brannon (ex-wife of stuntman Harry Woolman), Brannon left New York City (and the recording industry) in late 1954 and resettled in Gloucester City, New Jersey. Brannon took a management position at a nightclub called Lew Palma's House of Fun on Powell Street. Brannon was a regular performer in it and lived with his family on the second floor. Through his wife, Brannon soon became affiliated with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, presently known as the Community of Christ, and was ordained as a priest by the mid-1960s. Brannon's adopted son, Harry Gerald Brannon, a Sergeant in the United States Army, died in South Vietnam on August 15, 1966, at age 30. Harry, known as Jerry, was the biological son of stuntman Harry Woolman. He died of Alzheimer's disease at age 71. References 1920 births 1991 deaths American members of the Community of Christ American male singer-songwriters Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in the United States Deaths from dementia in New Jersey People from Gloucester City, New Jersey 20th-century American male singers 20th-century American singer-songwriters Singer-songwriters from New Jersey
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The White Stag sign, also known as the "Portland Oregon" sign, is a lighted neon-and-incandescent-bulb sign located atop the White Stag Building, at 70 NW Couch Street in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States, facing the Burnside Bridge. The sign faces westbound traffic as it enters downtown Portland coming across the Willamette River. The sign was acquired by the City of Portland in September 2010, and the lettering was changed to read "Portland Oregon" in November 2010. During Christmas, the nose of the stag glows red in imitation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and by the 1970s that feature had contributed to the sign's popularity as a local landmark. The sign was designated a City of Portland Historic Landmark in 1977. In 2014, Willamette Week referred to the "famous White Stag sign" as "one of the most instantly recognizable parts of the Portland skyline". Since its installation in 1940 the sign has carried various messages and animations, generally advertising Portland companies, the longest-lasting version being for White Stag Sportswear, from 1957 until 1997. History The city permit for the original sign was received on September 19, 1940. The sign was built soon afterward by Ramsay Signs, who also owned it, and was first illuminated around the end of October 1940. The sign read "White Satin Sugar" inside an outline of the state of Oregon, advertising a brand of sugar. In 1950, the sign was animated to show the state filling with sugar. In 1957, the sign was changed to advertise White Stag, an apparel manufacturer that owned the building and had occupied it since 1924. The lettering was changed to "Home of White Stag Sportswear" and a silhouette of a white stag was added to the top of the sign. For the 1959 Christmas season, a red neon "nose" was added to the stag's snout in imitation of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, a tradition that has been repeated annually ever since. White Stag was purchased by the Warnaco Group in 1966, and the company left the building in 1973. In 1972, the building was sold to the H. Naito Corporation and occupied by one of its divisions, Norcrest China Company, but Warnaco still paid for the sign's electricity and maintenance. In 1977, the sign, which had come to symbolize Portland, especially at Christmas time, was designated a City of Portland historic landmark. It continued to be owned by Ramsay Signs, who leased it to White Stag/Warnaco. In 1986, White Stag moved out of Oregon entirely, but Warnaco continued to pay for the sign to be lit until May 1989, when the sign went dark. Bill Naito, president of the H. Naito Corporation, owner of the Norcrest China Company which occupied the building, agreed to pay for the sign's electricity for the Christmas season beginning in October, but trouble with the wiring led to the sign remaining dark until after Thanksgiving. With Naito paying the approximately $200-a-month electric bill and the Ramsay Sign company providing maintenance, the sign remained lit into the
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Red nose or red noses may refer to: Organizations and events Operation Red Nose, a Christmastime volunteer anti-drunk-driving ferry service Red Nose Day, a UK charity telethon operated by Comic Relief Red Nose Day, a US charity telethon operated by Comic Relief, Inc. Entertainment "Red Nose", a 2013 song by Sage the Gemini Red Nose (film), a 2003 Canadian romantic comedy film also known as Nez rouge Red Noses, a 1985 comedy about the black death "Red Nose", a 2009 song by Tech N9ne from Sickology 101 Medicine Red nose, a physiological response Alcohol intoxication, a facial feature Blushing, facial feature Other A modern circus clown's red nose See also Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (disambiguation)
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Will Vinton's Claymation Christmas Celebration is an animated Christmas television special originally broadcast on the American CBS TV network on December 21, 1987. The special featured stop motion clay animation and was produced and directed by Will Vinton. The special debuted alongside A Garfield Christmas and the two continued to be aired back to back in subsequent years. Synopsis The special is co-hosted by Rex (Johnny Counterfit), an erudite Tyrannosaurus rex, and Herb (Tim Conner), a dimwitted and bespectacled Styracosaurus with a gluttonous appetite. The two appeared in previous Will Vinton videos dating back to 1980 including Dinosaur, but this Christmas special is the first in which they have dialogue and contemporary personalities, vaguely parodying Siskel and Ebert respectively. Situated in a facsimile of London's Christmas Square, Rex and Herb introduce several stand-alone videos of Christmas carols and holiday standards and discuss the origins of each song relating to different holiday traditions around the world. Among the musical performances: The Biblical magi sing the verses of "We Three Kings" traditionally, while their camels sing the chorus in the style of doo-wop. At Notre Dame Cathedral, The Paris Bell-Harmonic, a group of anthropomorphic church bells who strike their own heads with chime hammers to achieve their respective notes, performs "Carol of the Bells." The low C bell (the tonic) constantly dawdles, chimes out of tune and loses his mallet, enraging the maestro, Quasimodo, who uses a slingshot on the bell to get the proper tone at the end. A children's choir sings "O Christmas Tree", with the video depicting various scenes taking place inside of Christmas ornaments "Angels We Have Heard On High" is set to a walrus couple doing an interpretive ice ballet while several luckless penguins watch. At a black church in the countryside, a soul/jazz hybrid rendition of "Joy to the World" plays out in colorful scenes. (This segment, using stylized, flat animation resembling paintings and stained glass windows, is the only segment not rendered in Vinton's trademark Claymation.) The California Raisins perform "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," in the style of The Temptations, after they miss the last bus out of town Christmas Eve following a concert—and fly off in the style of Santa Claus's reindeer into the night. Throughout the program, Rex futilely attempts to clarify the true pronunciation and meaning of the term "wassail', featured in the Christmas carol "Here We Come A-Wassailing". As the show progresses, Rex is accosted by different groups, all singing parodies of the song. "Here We Come A-Waffling", by a kennel of dogs selling waffles from a vendor's wagon. "Here We Come A-Waddling", by a gaggle of straggling geese carrying baskets of goodies. "Here We Come A-Wallowing", by a herd of slovenly pigs on a John Deere-style field wagon gorging themselves on an abundance of assorted fruits. Rex is convinced that his own pronunciation is correct, but he is continually questioned by the others including Herb when he is not busy excessively partaking of the various Christmas treats offered by each
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Robbie the Reindeer is a trilogy of three Christmas-themed animated comedy television specials that have been produced by BBC Bristol, Absolute Digital Pictures and Comic Relief. The three television specials have also been premiered on BBC One between 1999 and 2007. The three television specials have also been distributed by BBC Studios and have also been sold to more than 30 countries. The three television specials follow the title reindeer character who travels to the North Pole to follow in his father's footsteps and join Santa Claus's reindeer sleigh team. The first television special (titled "Hooves of Fire") and the second television special (titled "Legend of the Lost Tribe") were animated in stop motion by the BBC Bristol animation unit and originally Aardman Animations, while the third television special (titled "Close Encounters of the Herd Kind", a title parody of the 1977 Steven Spielberg film Close Encounters of the Third Kind) was animated in computer animation by Absolute Digital Pictures. Loosely based on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer by Robert L. May, Robbie the Reindeer was created by Richard Curtis (who was also the executive producer (for "Legend of the Lost Tribe") and also the co-writer (for "Hooves of Fire")). Characters Robbie: The easy-going and childlike son of Rudolph whose nose acts as a tracking device. He is the captain of the sleigh team. Appears in all three television specials. Prancer: An upbeat and slow-witted reindeer and a member of the sleigh team that befriends Robbie. Appears in all three television specials. Donner: A support member of the sleigh team who is Robbie's best female friend, love interest and eventual wife. The name is a play on the British pronunciation of the feminine name 'Donna'. Reindeer, unlike other members of the deer family, have antlers in both sexes, so that both Donner and Vixen can be accurately portrayed as female. Appears in all three television specials. Blitzen: The former captain of the sleigh team who is envious of Rudolph's popularity (so much so that he won't let anyone speak his name in his presence) and plots to "destroy" Robbie as revenge. Appears in "Hooves of Fire" and "Legend of the Lost Tribe". Old Jingle: The reindeer that trained Rudolph and prepares Robbie for The Reindeer Games. Tapir: A reindeer who is a good friend of Robbie and a member of the sleigh team. Appears in all three television specials. Des Yeti and Alan Snowman: Commentators for The Reindeer Games. The characters are parodies of presenter Des Lynam and football commentator Alan Hansen (who both starred on BBC One's Match of the Day in the 1990s). Appears in "Hooves of Fire" and "Legend of the Lost Tribe". Vixen: An attractive, but apathetic female reindeer and a member of the sleigh team. She was Blitzen's girlfriend (until she ended their relationship at the end of "Hooves of Fire") and Robbie's original love interest before falling in love with Donner. Appears in "Hooves of Fire". Robbie's father: A legendary former sleigh team member who
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"Hooves of Fire" is one of three animated BBC Christmas comedy television specials, filmed using stop motion techniques, and presented in 1999 in aid of Comic Relief. Story Robbie, son of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, arrives at Coldchester, town of the North Pole to follow in his father's hoofprints of being a navigator for Santa Claus's sleigh team. Unlike Rudolph's glowing nose, Robbie's possesses a GPS that can find anything. Upon arriving at the team's home, Reindeer Lodge, he meets several members of the team; Donner; a young female reindeer who's secretly attracted to him, Prancer; a hip, friendly and overweight reindeer, Vixen; an attractive but apathetic reindeer whom Robbie falls for, and Blitzen; the captain of the sleigh team and Vixen's boyfriend. Blitzen, embittered from Rudolph's sudden popularity after saving Christmas, plans to prevent Robbie from being part of the sleigh team out of vengeance. Blitzen encourages Robbie to continue slacking off, claiming that Santa will accept him on the team regardless of fitness out of respect for Rudolph. During a Christmas party at Santa's house, Santa shows off a new modified sleigh design, which includes a built-in GPS system. Fearing his place on the team gone, Robbie is assured by Santa that he still has a place, granted he isn't unfit by then. Blitzen guilts Robbie into leaving after saying Rudolph will receive the blame for his son causing a late Christmas. After being found frozen in the snow by some elves, Robbie pleads to work with them at their toy factory. Through accidents and lack of concentration, Robbie is demoted from working on the assembly line, to sweeping, and to being used as a forklift. Donner later finds Robbie and reveals to him Blitzen's true intentions to rid Robbie from the team and says that he can get back on the team if he wins a medal at The Reindeer Games. She encourages him to repursue getting fit under the instruction of his father's former coach, Old Jingle, a mad elderly reindeer who lives in a teetering house atop Pointy Mountain. Jingle instructs that Robbie only needs to compete in and win the Steeplechase to solidify a position on the team. In the span of a month, Robbie gets into shape and learns 'The Nose Jump' just in time for the Reindeer Games. Blitzen is shocked to see Robbie at the event and watches as he saves Santa's infant son from being crushed by a falling walrus tenor. In an attempt to ensure that Blitzen wins the Steeplechase, Vixen tries to convince Robbie not to compete out of his attraction to her. Robbie refuses, having now fallen for Donner instead. Before the event starts, Robbie is forced to leave the race course to rescue Old Jingle, who got trapped underneath his house after attempting to push it back up Pointy Mountain. Robbie manages to rescue Jingle using some toys he made at the toy factory prior. While immensely behind in the race, Robbie manages to quickly catch
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A Rubber Band Christmas is a 1996 instrumental Christmas novelty album featuring traditional and popular Christmas songs played entirely on rubber bands, staplers and other office equipment. The album is noted for its comic effects and has been described as one of the "weirdest" and most novel releases of its type. Description The album came about when two artists, Jeff St. Pierre and Philip Antoniades, found themselves bored one evening at the office and began creating Christmas music out of rubber bands, staplers, tape and other office supplies to hand. After entertaining themselves through the night with this diversion, they forwarded the results as a "seasonal thank you" to friends and associates. The recording was sufficiently well received that Artist Development Associates of Framingham, Massachusetts, decided to release it as a CD, under the title A Rubber Band Christmas, with St. Pierre and Antoniades going by the name "The Rubberband Band". The CD was re-released on October 24, 2000. The album's fourteen tracks typically feature a rubber band twanging out the melody, while a ruler struck at different lengths adds a bass accompaniment. Rhythm is sometimes supplied through the use of "quickly-yanked frosty tape". The tracks featured are a selection of traditional and popular Christmas carols and ballads, with the word "rubber" substituted at some point in the title, yielding names such as "Rubber Bells" (for Jingle Bells), "Rudolph the Rubber-nosed Reindeer" (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) and "Feliz Rubberdad" (Feliz Navidad), etc. Reception AllMusic states that in spite of the unusual instrumentation, the tracks are "still recognizable as—and a whole lot sillier than—the original carols." The reviewer concludes that while the 14 tracks "may be too much of a good thing", the release constitutes "easily the most novel holiday novelty album in a long while. It must be heard to be believed." Scott Frampton of CMJ New Music Monthly wrote that the album would have strong appeal to "aficionados of the pop-culturally weird". Kyle Brown of Rubber and Plastic News wrote that "The snaps and twangs aren't always pitch-perfect, but a lot of spirit comes through. Even the off notes sometimes sound catchy in new and interesting ways." Canadian broadcaster and columnist MC Gilles included the album at number three in a list of his five top Christmas novelty albums, describing it as "unbearable, but nice." Brian Boyd of the Irish Times included the album at number four on a list of "5 weirdest albums of all time", describing it as "a unique listening experience ... Criminally out of print, it can only be listened to in [short] intervals" but "you sort of want it in your collection all the same." Tracks from the album have been featured on both the BBC and on the ABC's Radio National websites, the latter in a "Christmas surprise cracker." Track listing Source for track listing: AllMusic. References External links "Rubber Bells" (YouTube). Pop Christmas albums 1996 Christmas albums Novelty albums
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys is a 2001 direct-to-video animated Christmas adventure musical film directed by Bill Kowalchuk for GoodTimes Entertainment. It was released on VHS and DVD on October 30, 2001. The film takes place after the events of the original special (despite Rudolph and Clarice utilizing their young designs from that special). The film thus revisits classic characters like Yukon Cornelius, Hermey the elf (now a dentist), Abominable Snow Monster, and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, who is now famous in the North Pole. GoodTimes Entertainment, three years prior, had released Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie, which was set in a separate continuity with different supporting characters. Several key personnel were retained from that movie: Kathleen Barr, the voice of Rudolph; Michael Aschner, the head writer; and Bill Kowalchuk, the director. Golden Books Family Entertainment was likewise retained as the production company. The voice cast includes Rick Moranis, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Richard Dreyfuss among others. Plot Rudolph, not satisfied with being a "novelty act" performing tricks with his nose, travels with Hermey, now a dentist, to the Island of Misfit Toys to give King Moonracer a root canal dental treatment. A storm sends Rudolph and Hermey to Castaway Cove where Rudolph considers having his nose made more normal-looking by a hippopotamus named Queen Camilla, being warned that if he gets a normal nose, he won't be able to lead the sleigh anymore on foggy nights which could put Santa's deliveries in potential danger. Meanwhile, the evil Toy Taker is stealing all of the toys from the island, including Santa's workshop, claiming that he's saving them from the inevitable fact that children eventually outgrow their toys and throw them away. Rudolph has a plan to foil the Toy Taker's by disguising themselves as toys. The Toy Taker's blimp arrives and manages to steal them along with the Misfit Toys, all except for Bumble, who is too big to fit into the blimp so he follows on a floating iceberg. Rudolph tries to talk to a new misfit toy, a kite who is scared of heights and wakes him up from his hypnosis, but fails. The Toy Taker hears all the chatter, and realizing there are intruders, catches Rudolph, Clarice, Yukon, and Hermey. They head back into the blimp, with Yukon chasing after the Toy Taker, Hermey piloting the blimp, and Rudolph and Clarice doing their best to wake up the toys from their hypnosis. Yukon finally chases the Toy Taker up to the top of the blimp. When a boomerang who doesn't come back swoops by Yukon, he loses his balance and falls. Rudolph and Clarice confront the Toy Taker, with Rudolph's nose blinding him during the confrontation. The Toy Taker flees and parachutes his way down to Yukon's peppermint mine in hopes of escaping Rudolph and Clarice. Due to the holes in the blimp, Hermey loses control. Luckily, Bumble is there to save the blimp before any further damage can be made.
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Limited Collectors' Edition is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1972 to 1978. It usually featured reprints of previously published stories but a few issues contained new material. The series was published in an oversized 10" x 14" tabloid (or "treasury") format. Publication history Limited Collectors' Edition was launched with a collection of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stories which went on sale October 24, 1972. DC Comics vice president Sol Harrison had suggested the format stating that "we could create a tabloid size comic that would stand out on the newsstand". Limited Collectors' Edition shared its numbering with two other treasury format series, Famous First Edition and All-New Collectors' Edition. The final issues of the latter two series were tie-ins to the release of Superman: The Movie. DC later published treasuries as part of DC Special Series in 1981 and as a number of one-shots from 1999 to 2003 primarily produced by Paul Dini and Alex Ross. In 2020, DC put out a new Famous First Edition, C-63, which reprinted in hardcover the first issue of New Fun Comics, which launched the company that became DC. The issues Several planned features for Limited Collectors' Edition were never published. These include several projects by writer/artist Sheldon Mayer. Mayer had been working on an adaptation of The Wizard of Oz but DC's then-Publisher Carmine Infantino canceled the project upon learning of a similar adaptation by Marvel Comics. The two companies published the project jointly and the adaptation was crafted by Marvel's Roy Thomas and John Buscema instead. Mayer also worked on a followup to "The Bible" issue of Limited Collectors' Edition titled "The Story of Jesus" as well as "Rudolph's Easter Parade", an Easter-themed Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer issue. Neither project was published. "The Legend of King Arthur" by writer Gerry Conway and artist Nestor Redondo was a four-issue storyline which was advertised as "Coming Soon" in DC comic books dated September 1975, but the series was never published. A second volume of "The Best of DC" would have included stories reprinted from The Brave and the Bold #42; All-Star Western #11; Superman #247; and Green Lantern #75 but was canceled as part of the DC Implosion. Famous First Edition Famous First Edition was a series of oversized reprints of original Golden Age comics. All but two (#F–7, All-Star Comics #3 and #F–8, Flash Comics #1) included full-size glossy cover-stock reprints of the front and back covers in addition to the usual cardstock outer covers. Famous First Edition reprinted the comics in their entirety, including any paid advertising and other features that appeared in the original. Several issues of Famous First Edition were also published in hardcover editions by Lyle Stuart, Inc. The Grand Comics Database only lists hardcover versions for issues #C–26 (Action Comics #1), #C–28 (Detective Comics #27), #C–30 (Sensation Comics #1), #F–4 (Whiz Comics #2), and #F–6 (Wonder Woman #1) while the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide includes a listing for a hardcover version of
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Arthur Gardner Rankin, Jr. (July 19, 1924 – January 30, 2014) was an American director, producer and screenwriter, who mostly worked in animation. Co-creator of Rankin/Bass Productions with his friend Jules Bass, he created stop-motion and traditional animation features such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, and the 1977 cartoon special of The Hobbit. He is credited on over 1,000 television programs. Early life Rankin was born in New York City, the son of actors Arthur Rankin and Marian Mansfield. His paternal grandmother was actress Phyllis Rankin, and his paternal step-grandfather, who adopted his father, was actor Harry Davenport, who played Dr. Meade in the film Gone with the Wind. Career Rankin began his career as an art director for the American Broadcasting Company in the 1940s. In 1955, he and Jules Bass formed the production company Videocraft International to produce television commercials. In 1960, they moved into the area of animation, and in 1968, changed the name of their company to Rankin/Bass Productions. The two worked closely together for many years, co-directing and producing a wide array of stop motion animated features and cartoons, which Rankin had referred to as "Animagic". In addition to directing, Rankin primarily created the script and sketched the character concepts, which would be made into the wooden puppets by Japanese artists, including head supervisor and partner, Tadahito Mochinaga. Maury Laws, a musical director for Rankin/Bass, stated that Rankin was inspired by the film King Kong, and that Rankin "wanted every detail right" in creating these shorts. Some of the most famous features were the holiday-themed TV specials, such as Willy McBean and His Magic Machine, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, The Year Without a Santa Claus, Frosty the Snowman, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, and Jack Frost. Many of these holiday-themed works are now considered "perennial favorites", according to The New York Times. He is also credited with devising the story for many Rankin/Bass productions, including the feature films The Daydreamer and Mad Monster Party?. In 1977, Rankin and Bass produced a version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, for which they were awarded the Peabody Award. The pair also teamed on a wide variety of animated TV series, including ThunderCats and SilverHawks. The pair last teamed on the 1987 TV special based on The Wind in the Willows. Rankin's last producing credit was on the 1999 animated version of The King and I. Later life Rankin met his wife-to-be, Olga Karlatos, after he cast her in a 1983 television adaption of The Picture of Dorian Gray entitled The Sins of Dorian Gray. Rankin had two sons with his first wife Elizabeth Deland: Arthur Gardner Rankin III, and his brother Todd Rankin. They settled in Bermuda, with Rankin looking to continue to produce stage shows. He noted: "I could go up to Broadway and run up and down the street and scream, 'I want to write
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Rudolph or Rudolf may refer to: People Rudolph (name), the given name including a list of people with the name Religious figures Rudolf of Fulda (died 865), 9th century monk, writer and theologian Rudolf von Habsburg-Lothringen (1788–1831), Archbishop of Olomouc and member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Royalty and nobility Rudolph I (disambiguation) Rudolph II (disambiguation) Rudolph III (disambiguation) Rudolph of France (died 936) Rudolph I of Germany (1218–1291) Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor (1552–1612) Rudolph, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (1576–1621) Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858–1889), son and heir of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria (died at Mayerling) Places Rudolph Glacier, Antarctica Rudolph, South Dakota, US Rudolph, Wisconsin, US, a village Rudolph (town), Wisconsin, adjacent to the village Rudolf Island, northernmost island of Europe Lake Rudolf, now Lake Turkana, in Kenya Art, entertainment, and media Fictional entities Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, one of Santa Claus's reindeer Rudolph Farnsworth, a minor villain in the television series Kim Possible Rudolph, alternate name for Gossamer, a Looney Tunes character Rudolph Reed, the protagonist of Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "The Ballad of Rudolph Reed", published in Selected Poems (1963) Rudolf Ushiromiya, a character in the visual novel, manga, and anime series Umineko no Naku Koro ni fr:Rodolphe ja:ルドルフ
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() is a Finnish Christmas figure. The name literally means or in Finnish; the word comes from the Germanic root , a cognate of English "buck", meaning . An old Nordic folk tradition, the figure is now often conflated with Santa Claus. Origins and description The was originally a pagan tradition. Today, in some parts of Finland, the folk custom persists of persons performing in goat costume in return for leftover Christmas food. The performer traditionally is an older man, who is called a "". In Finland in its modern incarnation, inspired by the international Santa Clause figure, he usually wears warm red robes, but with a broad band of blue near the fur, uses a walking stick, and travels in a sleigh pulled by a number of reindeer (which do not fly, unlike Santa Claus' team). In Lapland, he rides in a , rather than a sleigh. The popular holiday song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", in its Finnish translation, , has led to Rudolph's general acceptance in Finland as Joulupukki's lead reindeer. Joulupukki is often mentioned as having a wife, (), but tradition says little of her. Joulupukki's other side Pagans used to have festivities to honour the return of the sun and some believe Joulupukki is the earliest form of present-day Santa. The Yule Goat was thought by some to be an ugly creature and frightened children while others believe it was an invisible creature that helped prepare for Yule. Popular radio programs from the year 1927 onwards probably had great influence in reformatting the concept with the Santa-like costume, reindeer and Korvatunturi as his dwelling place. Because there really are reindeer in Finland, and Finns live up North, the popular American story took root in Finland very quickly. Finland's Joulupukki receives over 500,000 letters from over 200 countries every year. Most letters come from Poland, Italy, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau . Joulupukki is a prominent character in Rare Exports, a movie based on the award-winning shorts by Jalmari Helander. See also Section on Finland in Christmas worldwide Korvatunturi Rare Exports (film) Santa Claus Village Yule Goat Krampus References Christmas characters Christian folklore Finnish folklore Finnish mythology Santa Claus Christmas gift-bringers Yule fi:Joulupukki#Suomi
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The Edge of Christmas is a compilation album released in 1995 by Oglio Records. It features Christmas songs with a general new wave/rock theme. Track listing "Thank God It's Christmas" - Queen "Please Come Home for Christmas" - Pat Benatar "2000 Miles" - The Pretenders "December Will Be Magic Again" - Kate Bush "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" - David Bowie and Bing Crosby "Winter Wonderland" - Cocteau Twins "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - The Smithereens "Run Run Rudolph" - Dave Edmunds "Christmas is Coming" - The Payolas "Fairytale of New York" - The Pogues "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight)" - The Ramones "Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses References 1995 Christmas albums 1995 compilation albums Christmas compilation albums Alternative rock compilation albums Alternative rock Christmas albums
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When My Heart Finds Christmas is American artist Harry Connick Jr.'s first Christmas album. Released in 1993, it is among the most popular holiday collections of the past three decades in the United States. Connick Jr composed four songs for the album: "When My Heart Finds Christmas", "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus", "The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day" and "I Pray On Christmas". The other songs are traditional Christmas songs and carols. The album proved to be the best-selling holiday album in the U.S. of 1993, selling 748,000 copies that year according to Nielsen SoundScan. In December 2005, the album was certified Triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of three million copies in the U.S. As of November 2014, When My Heart Finds Christmas is the twelfth best-selling holiday album in the U.S. since May 1991 (the SoundScan era of music sales tracking), having sold 3.15 million. Track listing "Sleigh Ride" (Leroy Anderson, Mitchell Parish) – 3:44 "When My Heart Finds Christmas" (Harry Connick Jr.) – 4:32 "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus" (Connick) – 4:39 "The Blessed Dawn Of Christmas Day" (Connick) – 4:40 "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" (Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne) – 2:34 "The Little Drummer Boy" (Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati, Harry Simeone) – 3:41 "Ave Maria" (Franz Schubert, Sir Walter Scott) – 4:35 "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" (Ballard Macdonald, Leon Jessel) – 3:27 "What Child Is This?" (William Dix, traditional) – 3:11 "Christmas Dreaming" (Irving Gordon, Lester Lee) – 2:40 "I Pray On Christmas" (Connick) – 3:48 "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (Johnny Marks) – 2:31 "O Holy Night" (Adolphe Adam, Placide Cappeau) – 6:45 "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" (Frank Loesser) – 4:49 Personnel Musicians Harry Connick Jr. - Vocals, piano Ben Wolfe - Bass Russell Malone - Guitar Arthur Latin II - Drums Howard Kaplan - Keyboards Brad Leali - Alto Saxophone Will Campbell - Alto Saxophone Jerry Weldon - Tenor Saxophone Ned Goold - Tenor Saxophone Dave Schumacher - Baritone saxophone Mark Mullins - Trombone Craig Klein - Trombone Lucien Barbarin - Trombone Joe Barati - Bass Trombone Roger Ingram - Trumpet Dan Miller - Trumpet Jeremy Davenport - Trumpet Louis Ford - Clarinet 70-piece orchestra 42-voice choir Studio Tracey Freeman - Producer Gregg Rubin - Engineer/ Mixer Christmas TV Special Connick's hour-long CBS-TV Christmas special—recorded live at the Pantages Theatre and featuring Carol Burnett and Aaron Neville—was available on home video in time for Christmas 1994. The Harry Connick Jr. Christmas Special VHS (Sony 1994) features a set list similar to the album's track list. Set list "Sleigh Ride" "Toyland" "I Pray On Christmas" "The Christmas Song" (with Aaron Neville) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "(It Must've Been Ol') Santa Claus" "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" "Away in a Manger" "The Blessed Dawn of Christmas Day" "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "All I Want for Christmas" "Parade of the Wooden Soldiers" "Jingle Bells" "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie is a 1998 American Christmas animated adventure musical film about the character of the same name, who first appeared in a 1939 story by Robert L. May. The film was the first theatrical feature from GoodTimes Entertainment, long known as a home video company. It stars Kathleen Barr as the voice of the titular Rudolph, and also features celebrity talents including John Goodman, Eric Idle, Whoopi Goldberg, Debbie Reynolds, Richard Simmons and Bob Newhart. The film disappointed at the box-office, recouping only $113,484 of its $10 million budget from its theatrical release. Plot One night, the Sprites of the Northern Lights - a group of singing sprites who fly around the North Pole - witness the birth of a baby reindeer named Rudolph, who has an unusual red, shiny nose. Later, Rudolph and his parents, Blitzen and Mitzi, meet up with Rudolph's three uncles - Dasher, Comet, and Cupid. Cupid tickles Rudolph and triggers his glowing nose, which draws attention and causes Rudolph to be mocked. Meanwhile, two of Santa Claus's elves, Doggle and Boone, cross the ice bridge of the wicked Ice Queen, Stormella, accidentally destroying several ice statues while delivering Santa's mail. When Stormella finds out, she demands Santa hand them over to her. When he refuses, she closes her bridge as punishment and warns that if anyone crosses it, she will create a blizzard so strong it will stop Santa from delivering presents to children around the world on Christmas Eve. A year later, Rudolph starts school, where he is ridiculed by everyone including his mean-spirited cousin and Cupid's son, Arrow for wanting to be among Santa's reindeer, the Flyers, just like his own father, despite his nose. The only ones who don't tease him are his teacher, Mrs. Prancer and a young doe named Zoey (who is later revealed to be in a romantic relationship with Arrow). After running away from school, Santa meets Rudolph and reassures him that his nose is grand and that to be a Flyer, a reindeer needs to have a true heart, a trait that he sees in Rudolph. Years later, a teenage Rudolph takes part in the Junior Reindeer Games, for selecting new Flyers for Santa. During a sleigh race event, Arrow, determined to be noticed by Santa, causes the other competitors to crash and then tries to distract Rudolph by claiming that Zoey is only nice to him because she pities him, making Rudolph's nose glow in anger and accidentally blind Arrow. Though Rudolph wins, he is unjustly disqualified for blinding Arrow, and Arrow wins by default. Zoey angrily confronts Arrow and ends their relationship. As Blitzen tries to defend his son's actions towards the rude referee elf, an eavesdropping Rudolph misinterprets his father's statements as an admission of shame towards him, and decides to run away from home. At night, unknowingly with the help and guidance of the Sprites, Rudolph journeys across the North Pole, and eventually befriends an Arctic fox named
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Hey Rudolph! is the first studio album from the Australian children's pop group the Tin Lids. It was released in November 1991 and peaked at number 6 on the ARIA albums chart. The album has sold over 100,000 copies in Australia. Background Australian children's pop group the Tin Lids released their debut album Hey Rudolph! of Christmas music in November 1991 via Mushroom Records. They had formed a year earlier with the line-up of Mahalia Barnes and her three younger siblings Eliza-Jane "E J", Jackie and Elly-May, all on vocals. They are the four children of Jane Mahoney and Jimmy Barnes. Hey Rudolph! was arranged, recorded and produced by David Frogatt, who also provided most of its instrumentation, at Jimmy's Freight Train Studios. "Christmas Day" was released as the album's lead and only single in November 1991. The song peaked at number 40 on the ARIA singles chart. Track listing "Little Drummer Boy" - 4:48 "The First Noel" - 4:12 "Christmas Day" - 6:06 "Little Donkey" - 3:43 "If Santa Forgets (duet with Jimmy Barnes)" - 3:49 "O Come All Ye Faithful" - 3:44 "Jingle Bells/Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" - 6:08 "We Three Kings" - 3:45 "Away in a Manger" - 3:14 "Do I Hear Laughing?" - 4:19 "Twelve Days of Christmas" - 3:53 "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" - 3:45 "Silent Night" - 4:47 "Mary's Boy Child" - 4:12 "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" - 0:34 Charts Certifications Release history References 1991 debut albums Christmas albums by Australian artists Children's music albums
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"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is a song by songwriter Johnny Marks based on the 1939 story Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer published by the Montgomery Ward Company. Gene Autry's recording hit No. 1 on the U.S. charts the week of Christmas 1949. History In 1939, Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May, created the character Rudolph as an assignment for Montgomery Ward, and Marks decided to adapt the story of Rudolph into a song. English singer-songwriter and entertainer Ian Whitcomb interviewed Marks about the creation of the song in 1972. The song had an added introduction, paraphrasing the poem "A Visit from Saint Nicholas" (in the public domain by the time the song was written), stating the names of the eight reindeer: "You know Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?" The song was first introduced live on New York Radio (WOR) by crooner Harry Brannon in November 1949. Gene Autry recorded the song on June 27, 1949, and it was released as a children's record by Columbia Records in September 1949. By November, Columbia had begun pushing the record to the pop music market. It hit No. 1 in the US charts during Christmas 1949. The song had been suggested as a "B" side for a record Autry was making. He first rejected it, but his wife convinced him to use it. The official date of its No. 1 status was the week ending January 7, 1950, making it the first No. 1 song of the 1950s. Autry's version of the song also holds the distinction of being the only chart-topping hit to fall completely off the chart after reaching No. 1. The success of the Christmas song gave support to Autry's subsequent popular Easter song, "Here Comes Peter Cottontail". The song was also performed on the December 6, 1949, Fibber McGee and Molly radio broadcast by Teeny (Marian Jordan's little girl character) and the Kingsmen vocal group. The lyrics varied greatly from the Autry version. Autry's recording sold 1.75 million copies its first Christmas season and 1.5 million the following year. In 1969, it was awarded a gold disk by the RIAA for sales of 7 million, which was Columbia's highest-selling record at the time. It eventually sold a total of 12.5 million. Cover versions included, sales exceed 150 million copies, second only to Bing Crosby's "White Christmas". Autry recorded another version of the song in the fall of 1957, and released it the same year through his own record label, Challenge Records. This version featured an accompaniment by a full orchestra and chorus. This was the only other version of the song Autry recorded and released on an album. In 1959, Chuck Berry released a recording of a sequel, "Run Rudolph Run" (sometimes called "Run Run Rudolph"), originally credited to Berry but subsequent releases are often credited to Marks and Marvin Brodie. In December 2018, Autry's original version entered the Billboard Hot 100
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Be with Us (A Year With...) is a 2003 DVD by English girl group Atomic Kitten. The DVD mainly consists of behind the scenes footage of a year in the life of the band. DVD information Filmed over the course of 12 months, Liz McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton and Jenny Frost give an inside look how the music videos were recorded, give a glimpse into their private lives, and take a bike ride through Singapore. The DVD also contains footage of various major and minor performances across the globe. The timeframe coincides with the release of the Ladies Night album. The video features the music videos for "Ladies Night", "If You Come to Me", "Be with You", "The Last Goodbye", and "The Tide Is High". The DVD also contains a photo gallery. The DVD was certified Gold on 25 February 2005. Track listing Music Videos: "Ladies Night" "If You Come to Me" "Be With You" "The Last Goodbye" "The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling)" Plus the girls singing: "Never Gonna Give You Up" in the lift "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)" in a radio interview "I'll Be There for You" seen in the behind the scenes of The Last Goodbye "It's Raining Men" "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" "Live and Let Die" "Insomnia from the movie "Faithless" "Round Round" "Here With Me" and much more References and notes External links Official site Atomic Kitten video albums 2003 video albums Documentary films about pop music and musicians
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Christmas with Delta is a Christmas special starring Delta Goodrem that premiered on the Nine Network on 12 December 2020 to promote her Christmas album Only Santa Knows (2020). Upon announcement in November 2020, Goodrem said "From drought to bushfires, floods and a global pandemic, 2020 has truly been a tough year for Aussies but it has not broken our spirit. Christmas holds a very special place in my heart, and I can't wait to celebrate our great nation's resilience through music and giving something back to the community during this holiday season." Originally scheduled as a one-off, the special returned in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Performances All performances by Delta Goodrem, unless otherwise noted. 2020 The 2020 edition was filmed at Sydney Opera House and premiered on 12 December 2020. "Carol of the Bells" "Grown-Up Christmas List" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "Santa Baby" (with Robbie Williams) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"/"White Christmas"/"Little Drummer Boy" (medley) (with Hugh Sheridan) "We Need a Little Christmas" by Pentatonix "Merry Christmas to You" (with Olivia Newton-John) "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Morgan Evans "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree " (with Sheppard) "Only Santa Knows" "River" (with Montaigne) "When You Wish Upon a Star" (with Kylie Minogue) "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" (with Kelly Rowland, Sheppard and Montaigne) The 2020 edition was watched by 380,000 overnight metro viewers and was the most-popular entertainment program of the night. 2021 The 2021 edition was filmed at Luna Park Sydney and premiered on 11 December 2021. Upon announcement, Goodrem said "I'm so grateful to all the incredible artists and dear friends of mine from around the world who have joined me this year to bring to life our second Christmas special. A truly magical night full of festive cheer and holiday spirit, celebrating Christmas the Australian way." "Carol of the Bells" "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" "Merry Christmas to You" "Sleigh Ride" (with Gary Barlow) "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" by Cody Simpson "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"/"Frosty the Snowman" (with Harts) "Jingle Bell Rock" (with Natalie Imbruglia) "One Little Christmas Tree" (with Jason Arrow) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Craig David) "Only Santa Knows" "Christmas without You" by Sheppard "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Silent Night" (with Paul Kelly and Mitch Tambo) "How to Make Gravy" by Paul Kelly and Dan Kelly "Amazing Grace" (with Andrea Bocelli) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (with guests) 2022 The 2022 edition was filmed at The Concourse and premiered on 10 December 2022. "Carol of the Bells" "It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" "Last Christmas" (with Conrad Sewell) "The Christmas Song" by Sam Fischer "Sleigh Ride" (with Sister2Sister) "Someday Christmas" by Hanson and Conrad Sewell "Merry Christmas to You" (with Olivia Newton-John) (from 2020 as a tribute) "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" (studio recording by Gwen Stefani) "What Child Is This?" "Let's Get Christmas Going" (with Bryan Adams) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (with Thelma Plum) "Blue
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"Shadrack, the Black Reindeer" is a song written by Zero Jones. It was notably recorded by American country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn in 1974. It was released as a single the same year via MCA Records. It was given mixed reviews upon its initial release and did not chart any major music publications. Background and content "Shadrack, the Black Reindeer" was composed by singer-songwriter Zero Jones. The song tells the fictional tale of a reindeer named Shadrack who was part of Santa Claus's reindeer pack and was considered "the fastest reindeer." The song was one of several holiday tunes to describe reindeer other than Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The song was recorded first by Loretta Lynn at Bradley's Barn on August 29, 1974. The studio was owned by her producer, Owen Bradley. Lynn had been working with Bradley for nearly a decade up to that point on the MCA (formerly Decca) label. Several more songs were recorded during the same studio sessions and accompaniment was provided by The Nashville A-Team of musicians. Release and reception "Shadrack, the Black Reindeer" was released as a single in November 1974 via MCA Records. It was issued as a 7-inch single and included a holiday tune on the B-side of the release. The single did not chart on any Billboard charts, including the Hot Country Singles, where most of Lynn's singles appeared. In their December issue, Billboard commented that the song was among a list of holiday tunes delayed for release by Nashville record labels, calling part of the "country holiday product scarce." The song received mixed reception from critics and writers. Television network, MeTV, included the song on its list of the "strangest batch of Christmas songs," calling the song (among others on the list) "downright goofy." They also called the song "a questionable tale." In 1974, Jet gave the song a positive review, saying that it had "a reasonable chance of becoming a Christmas standard." Track listing 7-inch vinyl single "Shadrack, the Black Reindeer" – 4:09 "Let's Put Christ Back in Christmas" – 2:29 References 1974 songs American Christmas songs Christmas novelty songs Loretta Lynn songs MCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Owen Bradley Songs about mammals Songs about Santa Claus
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Herman "Hecky" Krasnow (February 15, 1910 – April 23, 1984) was a record producer of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Frosty the Snowman", and the Frank Buck recording Tiger. Early years Krasnow was born in Hartford, Connecticut, son of Harry Krasnow, founder of the National Iron Works (later National Steel Products), and Sarah Wohl Krasnow. Hecky Krasnow studied violin at the Juilliard School under Leopold Auer. He was a talented violinist, highly praised for the range of his repertoire. Record producer Krasnow was a producer for Columbia Records from 1949 to 1956, when he became a free-lance writer and producer. His compositions included "Rendezvous d'Amour", "I Just Can't Wait 'Til Christmas" and "The Happy Cobbler". He was the producer of the Columbia recordings of "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman", sung by Gene Autry; the songs of Burl Ives and Captain Kangaroo, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and "Smokey the Bear". He also produced "I'm Gettin' Nuttin' for Christmas" and "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus". Krasnow worked with Gene Kelly, Jackie Robinson, Rosemary Clooney ("Come On-a My House"), Dinah Shore, Nina Simone, Art Carney, Jose Ferrer, and Arthur Godfrey. He also produced the first LP by the Chad Mitchell Trio on Colpix (At New York City's Blue Angel club, he is listed as producer on the LP back cover). Work with Frank Buck In 1950, Krasnow wrote and produced the Frank Buck recording Tiger. Later years Krasnow died aged 74 in Miami, Florida. Biography Krasnow's daughter, Judy Gail Krasnow, has written a biography of her father. References 1910 births 1984 deaths Record producers from Connecticut American male violinists Songwriters from Connecticut Businesspeople from Hartford, Connecticut 20th-century American violinists 20th-century American businesspeople Songwriters from New York (state) 20th-century American male musicians American male songwriters 20th-century American songwriters
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We Two Are One Too is a music compilation video by the British pop group Eurythmics released in April 1990 on VHS and LaserDisc (Europe and Japan). It features the promo videos for the five singles taken from their platinum-selling 1989 album We Too Are One, interspersed with montages and footage (both on and off stage) from their 1989–1990 worldwide concert tour. Though not strictly a "video album" in the same vein as the one produced for Savage in 1988, all of the tracks from the We Too Are One album are included in the video in some form or other. The video was directed by Sophie Muller, with the exception of the promos for "The King and Queen of America" (directed by Willy Smax) and "Revival" (directed by Philippe Gautier). This is the only commercially available release of the "Revival" video, which has not been included on any of the band's subsequent video compilations. Track listing "We 4 are 3" (intro montage) 2.38 "We Two Are One" (live and acoustic versions) 1.30 "I Love You Like A Ball and Chain" (live version) 1.17 "Don't Ask Me Why" (promo) 4.20 "How Long?" (improvisation with Dave Stewart singing and Annie Lennox on guitar) 2.09 "You Hurt Me (And I Hate You)" (album version) 0.30 "(My My) Baby's Gonna Cry" (promo) 4.52 "We Two Are One" (live version) 0.23 "I Need You" (improvisation) 2.19 "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" (improvisation with Dave Stewart and a group of schoolchildren) 1.30 "The King and Queen of America" (promo) 4.19 "Love Is A Stranger" (live version) 0.25 "Sylvia" (album version) 1.28 "Revival" (promo) 3.59 "Farewell to Tawathie" (traditional Scottish folk song) (improvisation) 2.30 "Angel" (promo) 5.05 "Ballad of Eurythmics Road Crew" (soundcheck improvisation with Dave Stewart singing and Annie Lennox on drums) 1.23 "When The Day Goes Down" (album and live versions) 6.21 Music credits All songs written by Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, except: "You Hurt Me (And I Hate You)" written by Annie Lennox/Dave Stewart/Chucho Merchan "Revival" written by Annie Lennox/Dave Stewart/Charlie Wilson/Patrick Seymour "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" by Marks "Ballad of Eurythmics Road Crew" by Dave Stewart "Farewell to Tawathie" (traditional) Music produced by David A. Stewart and Jimmy Iovine. 1990 video albums Eurythmics video albums Live video albums Bertelsmann Music Group video albums Music videos directed by Sophie Muller
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Rated X Mas is a Christmas music parody album by Matt Rogers. The songs on the album are parodies of popular Christmas songs, but with graphic and sexual lyrics. Track listing Rogers performed vocals on I Saw Mommy Fucking Santa Claus, Suck On My Cock, and I Love To Choke My Chicken With My Hand, while an uncredited female vocalist performs the other songs (although Rogers provides additional voices in Drunken Santa’s Coming to Town, Rudolph the Deep Throat Reindeer, and Frosty the Pervert). Drunken Santa's Coming to Town (parody of Santa Claus Is Coming to Town) I Saw Mommy Fucking Santa Claus (parody of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus) Rudolph the Deep Throat Reindeer (parody of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer) Suck on My Cock (parody of Jingle Bell Rock) Frosty the Pervert (parody of Frosty the Snowman) I Love to Choke My Chicken with My Hand (parody of Winter Wonderland) Have Yourself a 1-900-Christmas (parody of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas) Have a Pornographic Christmas (parody of Holly Jolly Christmas) Legal controversy In May 2000, several record labels, including Warner Music Group, sued the album's distributor, Party on Parody Productions, alleging that the album infringed on the copyright of the Christmas songs it spoofs. In December, the case was settled, with the album being pulled from shelves and all remaining unsold copies of the album being forfeited and destroyed. Reception Rated X Mas has received mostly mixed to lukewarm reception. Todd Totale of Glorious Noise gave the album a negative review, declaring it “the worst Christmas album ever made”. Despite this, the album has garnered a cult following, especially online on sites such as YouTube, where numerous uploads of the album's tracks exist (perhaps the most notable example being Suck On My Cock). References External links Smoking Gun archive of the Rated X-mas court documents 1997 Christmas albums 1990s comedy albums
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Reindeer (any of six species in the genus Rangifer; called caribou in North America) is a deer from Arctic and Subarctic North America and Eurasia; it may refer to: Reindeer Reindeer (genus of deer) Finnish forest reindeer Siberian forest reindeer Siberian tundra reindeer Svalbard reindeer Peary caribou Porcupine caribou Dolphin-Union caribou Greenland reindeer Reindeer distribution Reindeer cheese Reindeer hunting in Greenland Reindeer in Siberian shamanism Reindeer in South Georgia Sautéed reindeer Folklore Santa Claus's reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Military HMS Reindeer, ships of the Royal Navy USS Reindeer, ships of the US Navy Operation Reindeer, 1978 South African military operation in Angola Places Reindeer Island, Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Reindeer Lake, on the border between Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada Reindeer Valley, South Georgia Literature Rutland Reindeer, a fictional aircraft in Nevil Shute's 1948 novel, No Highway Films Rutland Reindeer, a fictional aircraft in the 1951 movie No Highway in the Sky Reindeer Games, 2000 thriller film, directed by John Frankenheimer See also Caribou (disambiguation) Reindeer Island (disambiguation) Reindeer Lake (disambiguation) Reindeer River (disambiguation)
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