A rise, esp in stock prices; an increase of value: the strongest and broadest uptick in the history of the company/ Another 10 percent uptick and you double up again. Improvement; raising: His apparent uptick in spirit was contagious.
The Most Anticipated New Winter Shows. The beloved holiday special How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is 50 this year. The collaboration between Chuck Jones, arguably the greatest animator of the 20th century, and Dr. Seuss, arguably the greatest children's book author of all time, first aired on CBS on December 18, 1966.
Photo/Deb Rieselman. UC alumnus Albert Hague composed You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch as an audition piece to win the job scoring the 1966 TV movie âHow the Grinch Stole Christmas.â His agent cautioned him against using a quirky audition concept he had, but the composer said he knew best, and he was right. He nabbed the job within minutes.