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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NASA Animation of Return to Moon

Here is an excellent NASA computer animation of their current plan for mankind's return to the moon. It covers the mission from launch to splashdown. Without any voice over, it explains the entire mission in simple visual terms.




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County Ghost: A Cartoon Series for Halloween

Happy Halloween everybody! Here's a perfect treat for you. County Ghost is a lovely cartoon series by Mike Geiger. It's about a happy homeowner who finds himself doing battle with a ghost. He tries everything to protect his little home. Will anything work?

Episode 1: Not My Moonshine


Episode 2: The Big Suck


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The Graveyard Book: Neil Gaiman Reads the Entire Book Aloud

Coming just in time for Halloween, author Neil Gaiman has posted videos of his public readings of his latest novel, The Graveyard Book. You can hear the entire book which is about a child who is raised by the ghosts and werewolves who inhabit a haunted graveyard. He's a good reader and this story is perfect for a nice haunted listening session. The book is aimed at middle readers.

Watch all Chapters of The Graveyard Book Reading

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