Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: Original 1948 Animation

The story of Rudolph was originally written as a promotional device for a department store. In 1948, Max Fleischer directed this animated version for the Montgomery Ward department store. It has the song and everything. It's a totally different experience than the stop-motion version of the mid-1960s and is actually quite good. In fact, most of our modern imagery for Santa Clause and his North Pole operations were created by American department stores as merchandising gimmicks. It's actually one of America's best contributions to the world of holidays.




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Christmas Comes But Once a Year: 1936 Animation

A 1936 cartoon from Fleischer Studios features the character of Grampy from the Betty Boop cartoons. When he comes upon an orphanage full of sad children he makes a Christmas far better than what they could have hoped for.




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Santa's Workshop: 1932 Disney Christmas Cartoon

From 1932 comes Santa's Workshop, a Silly Symphonies cartoon from Walt Disney. It's super-colorful and has just that right old-time Christmas touch. Enjoy!




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Original 'Winnie the Pooh' Illustrations

The BibliOdyssey blog has posted original Ernest H. Shepard Winnie the Pooh illustrations. These are the illustrations that were originally published with the Pooh books. They are vastly superior to the Disney art and animations which make their usual mistake of being far too professional. If you want to nap, watch Disney's Pooh. If you want to laugh, read the original books.

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Sleigh Ride: A Christmas Animation

Here's a music video for Christmas. It was animated by Funnypages Productions for a band called Relient K.




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