With a “corncob pipe and a button nose,” Frosty the Snowman is available for streaming on Hulu, Disney+, and Sling. This ...

IndieWire reached out to a number of current animators about the eternal appeal of the Rankin/Bass stop motion and animated ...

That’s not the case for all of them, however, and that’s especially true for these seven almost forgotten Rankin/Bass ...

The claymation special was the first Christmas stop-motion film produced by Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass, who went on to make movies like Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town and The Year Without a ...

The Year Without a Santa Claus, a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December But McGinley’s book had just the most basic story — about Santa wanting a year off ...

We watch them every year on television, the timeless holiday specials created by the now-defunct Rankin/Bass Productions. Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass are best known for producing some of the ...

It’s the 60th anniversary of this beloved classic claymation Christmas special from Rankin/Bass! 60 years ago, Rudolph went from an outcast in his community to the only reindeer who can save Christmas ...

As a Baby Boomer, I looked on with bemusement; but Dec. 10, 1974, was a cultural milestone for the oldest members of Generation X. That’s when ABC premiered the Rankin/Bass Productions animated ...

If you’re prone to picturing your favorite Christmas characters as stop-motion puppets, you can thank Rankin/Bass. The production company founded by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass found success in ...