Rankin Bass

holiday animation

The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 animated holiday special that reimagines Santa Claus as a weary businessman considering skipping Christmas. Produced by Rankin/Bass Prod...

Celebrity Profiles

The elf dentist in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a minor character seen briefly when Santa asks Rudolph to deliver the sleigh on a foggy night. In the 1964 Rankin/Bass anima...

holidays

The Miser Brothers — Mother Nature, Father Time, the North Wind, and the Summer and Winter brothers — appear in the 1974 Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas special "The Year...

Guides And Explainers

"The Year Without a Santa Claus" is a 1974 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas special that has become a holiday staple. Centered on Santa’s decision to skip Christmas...

Celebrity Profiles

The Christmas movie featuring Heat Miser is the 1974 animated special The Year Without a Santa Claus . Heat Miser is one of four seasonal Miser brothers who control weather and...

Guides And Explainers

The character known as the Heat Miser first appeared in the 1974 Rankin/Bass television special "The Year Without a Santa Claus." He is the fiery, smug sibling of the Snow Miser...