Every holiday season, we give thanks for Rankin/Bass, the team behind Christmas TV specials “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” The production company ...
But a proper trilogy it isn’t. Produced for NBC, the 78 minute film of The Hobbit was directed by Arthur Rankin Jr and Jules Bass, who were the studio that made all of those Christmas specials ...
Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass are best known for producing some of the most popular animated holiday TV specials ever aired, including “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus is ...