The original Christmas classics : Santa Claus is comin' to town; The little drummer boy; Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol; Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer; Cricket on the hearth; Frosty the snowman; Frosty returns

Astaire, Fred, (voice actor.). Rooney, Mickey, (voice actor.). Wynn, Keenan, 1916-1986 (voice actor.). Frees, Paul, (voice actor.). Gardner, Joan, 1914-1999 (voice actor.). Lester, Robie, (voice actor.). Ferrer, José, 1912-1992 (voice actor.). Foray, June, (voice actor.). Eccles, Teddy, (voice actor.). Garson, Greer, 1904-1996 (voice actor.). Backus, Jim, (voice actor.). Amsterdam, Morey, (voice actor.). Cassidy, Jack, 1927-1976 (voice actor.). Dano, Royal, 1922-1994 (voice actor.). Ives, Burl, 1909-1995 (voice actor.). Mann, Larry D., 1922-2014 (voice actor.). Richards, Billie, (voice actor.). Soles, Paul, (voice actor.). Francis, Stan, (voice actor.). Thomas, Danny, (voice actor.). Thomas, Marlo, (voice actor.). McDowall, Roddy, (voice actor.). Ames, Ed, (voice actor.). Conried, Hans, (voice actor.). Lane, Abbe, 1932- (voice actor.). Durante, Jimmy, 1893-1980 (voice actor.). De Wolfe, Billy, 1907-1974 (voice actor.). Vernon, Jackie, (voice actor.). Winters, Jonathan, (voice actor.). Hooks, Jan, 1957-2014 (voice actor.). Martin, Andrea, 1947- (voice actor.). Doyle-Murray, Brian, (voice actor.). Moss, Elisabeth, 1982- (voice actor.). Carter, Michael Patrick, 1981- (voice actor.). Goodman, John, 1952- (voice actor.). Coots, J. Fred, 1897-1985 Based on (work): Santa Claus is comin' to town. (Added Author). Davis, Katherine, 1892-1980 Based on (work): Little drummer boy. (Added Author). Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Christmas carol. (Added Author). May, Robert L. (Robert Lewis), 1905-1976 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer. (Added Author). Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Cricket on the hearth. (Added Author). Rollins, Jack, 1906-1973 Based on (work): Frosty the Snowman. (Added Author). Rankin/Bass Productions, (presenter,, production company.). UPA Pictures, (production company.). Videocraft International, Ltd., (production company.). Bill Melendez Productions, (production company.). Broadway Video, Inc., (production company.). CBS Entertainment (Firm), (production company.). Classic Media, Inc., (publisher.). Vivendi Entertainment (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Includes seven original Christmas classics, such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town; Frosty the Snowman; and others.

Item details

Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (277 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Limited Keepsake ed.
Publisher: [United States] : Classic Media, [2011]
Distributor: Universal City, Calif. : Distributed by Vivendi Entertainment.
Copyright: ©2011

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1: Santa Claus is comin' to town (51 min.) -- The little drummer boy (25 min.) -- Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol (53 min.) -- Disc 2: Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer (52 min.) -- Cricket on the hearth (49 min.) -- Frosty the snowman (26 min.). -- Frosty returns (24 min.)
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Santa Claus is comin' to town: a Rankin/Bass production ; teleplay by Romeo Muller ; music & lyrics by Maury Laws & Jules Bass ; produced & directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass. Little Drummer Boy: a Rankin/Bass production ; written by Romeo Muller ; based upon "The little drummer boy" by Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, Henry Simeone ; produced & directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. & Jules Bass. Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol: a Henry G. Saperstein production ; UPA Pictures, Inc. ; produced by Lee Orgel ; directed by Abe Levitow ; adapted by Barbara Chain. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: Videocraft International production ; [presented by] Rankin/Bass ; written by Romeo Muller ; adapted from a story by Robert May ; music and lyrics by Johnny Marks ; co-producer, Jules Bass ; director, Larry Roemer ; produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr. Cricket on the hearth: Rankin/Bass present ; music and lyrics, Maury Laws & Jules Bass ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr., Jules Bass ; written by Romeo Muller, Arthur Rankin, Jr. ; animation supervision, Rod Willis.. Frosty the snowman: Rankin/Bass present ; written by Romeo Muller ; based on the song by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins ; produced and directed by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass. Frosty returns: Bill Melendez Productions, Inc. in association with [Broadway Video, CBS Productions] ; written by Oliver Goldstick ; produced by Eryk Casemiro and Bill Melendez ; directed by Bill Melendez and Evert Brown.
Participant or Performer Note:	Santa Claus is comin' to town. Voices: Fred Astaire, Mickey Rooney, Keenan Wynn, Paul Frees, Joan Gardner, Robie Lester. The little drummer boy. Voices: Jose Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray, Teddy Eccles, Greer Garson. Mr. Magoo's Christmas carol. Voices: Jim Backus, Morey Amsterdam, Jack Cassidy, Roy Dano. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Voices: Burl Ives, Larry Mann, Billy Richards, Paul Soles, Stan Francis. Cricket on the hearth. Voices: Danny Thomas, Marlo Thomas, Roddy McDowall, Ed Ames, Hans Conried, Abbe Lane, Paul Frees. Frosty the snowman. Voices: Jimmy Durante, Billy de Wolfe, Jackie Vernon. Frosty returns. Voices: Jonathan Winters, Jan Hooks, Andrea Martin, Brian Doyle-Murray, Elizabeth Moss, Michael Patrick Carter, John Goodman.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, NTSC.
Language Note:	English dialogue; closed captioned for the hearing impaired.