Holiday Classics
One of my favorite holiday movies is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964). The film set the standard for stop motion animation before Tim Burton’s vision in the Nightmare Before Christmas.
The charm of the film lies not only within the visuals (especially the rich glow of Ruldoph’s nose) but most importantly in the heart of the story. Burl Ives voices the Snowman and narrator of the film who introduces us to Rudolph, a reindeer shunned amongst the other reindeers because of his nose.
Another favorite holiday film of mine is Frosty the Snowman narrated by Jimmy (The Nose) Durante. If I simply close my eyes I can place myself during the holidays with my family watching these Christmas specials on television. Watching them today fills me with a nostalgic feeling and also knowing that someday my own kids will watch these and hopefully have the same sense of wonder that I had the first time I watched these classics.
In this day and age with techology at our fingertips and computer generated imagery, it’s nice to break away and watch something that was created by simply manipulating clay.
Sometimes it’s the simpler things in life that deserve the greater appreciation and admiration.
Original Holiday Classics (bundle)
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