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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929056750
Format: Animated, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Warner
Manufacturer: Warner
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Warner
Release Date: October 07, 2008
Running Time: 402 minutes
Sales Rank: 1381
Studio: Warner
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/30/2008 Rating: Nr
Amazon.com:
It may not be what you think at first glance, but Classic Christmas Favorites is indeed a set of vintage holiday specials, mostly from the team of Rankin/Bass. Start with the one that's not Rankin/Bass, but is a flat-out classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), the Dr. Seuss tale about a curmudgeon who tries to stop Christmas from coming. From its Seussian zaniness to its humor to its music, Grinch is just about perfect in every way. The version included is the 2006 remastered version with Horton Hears a Who! (1970) and other material, and new for 2008 are three specials previously unavailable on DVD: The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold (1981), Pinocchio's Christmas (1980), and The Stingiest Man in Town (1978). The next most famous special is The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), a stop-motion story in which Santa (voiced by Mickey Rooney) decides to take the holiday off, only to have the movie stolen by Heat Miser and Snow Miser. The 2007 deluxe edition has some documentary material and the two specials that were on the previous DVD, Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976) and Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977). On the third disc are the cel-animated Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976, narrated by Andy Griffith), in which Frosty gets a snow wife, and 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974), which uses the Clement Moore poem as an excuse to tell a story about a human and a mouse who have to make amends when an offended Santa decides not to visit their town.
Finally, the stop-motion Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) is a feature-length (105 minutes!) special that follows the reindeer and the snowman as they get jobs at a Fourth of July circus! One of the fun things about this special is how a number of the original voices return to give the programs a similar look and feel: Jackie Vernon puts in his third stint as the voice of Frosty, Billie Richards again voices Rudolph, Shelley Winters three-peats her role as Crystal (Frosty's wife), and Mickey Rooney returns as Santa.
The 2008 set Classic Christmas Favorites is an updated version of 2007's Christmas Television Favorites, adding the three new specials on disc 1. A quick look at the cover may lead one to think that this is all the original Rankin/Bass specials--Santa Claus Is Coming to Town, Frosty the Snowman, etc. These aren't those, but they're still vintage Rankin-Bass and many people think of them just as fondly. --David Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Brings back childhood memories.
I love rewatching these old classic christmas cartoons. As I watched them it brought back many good memories.
Rating:  - IT SHOULDN'T BE THIS HARD...
I am disgusted with how ridiculously difficult it seems for Warner Home Video to get its act together and just release ALL of the Rankin/Bass Christmas programs into one DVD set instead of handing out a few never-before-released titles with several of their more established shows.
An earlier reviewer spoke the same sentiment in asking what has become of "The Little Drummer Boy--Part 2", and one of my most-awaited titles, "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus". Certainly there aren't ... Read More
Rating: - Nice Collection of Christmas Classics
I bought this for my sister for Christmas. She really likes the old Christmas movies that are included in this case. I was pleasantly surprised to find that there were four, clearly labeled dvds in the case. Each disk displays which episodes/shows are contained on them. It is very convenient, in case you get them mixed up.
Rating:  - Silent Night!!!
Loved the movies that we first watched on disc 2...but as we got to disk 3...it was the classic production of Silent Night. Yup! You got it...Not ONE of the movies on disk 3 had any sound to them. Just felt really sad for the kids who were actually looking forward to seeing the shows (including me)....Best thing to say after reading all these reviews is, Buyer Beware, and KEEP your receipt...
Rating: - A wonderful trip down memory lane
This collection is unbelievable!! I can't really understand the complaints of other people on this product, maybe I would get it if I had already bought these elsewhere, but I haven't. For the $30 I spent at Target I have more than got my money's worth. My daughter (6) and I have been watching this for 2 hours and we aren't even off the first disc yet! I love seeing my daughter get the same enjoyment out of these classics as I did once upon a time. This is a magical and worthwhile investment for ... Read More
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