We rank the 10 best.
What would Christmas be without stop-motion specials?
So we decided to rank the 10 best such specials.
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Maybe it will inspire a rewatch of your own.
Sometimes, Rankin/Bass specials had to draw on other holidays as well.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s not a cohesive fit.
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7.Jack Frost(1979)
There are many personifications of winter in the Rankin/Bass canon.
By contrast, the wizard Winterbolt fromRudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in Julyis bitter cold all the way through.
Needless to say, Jack Frost is the most romantic of all these winter spirits.
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His solo tale evokesThe Little Mermaidas Jack tries to become human to pursue true love.
It’s likeThe Avengersfor the Rankin/Bass Christmas Claymation Cinematic Universe.
Why is he sometimes called “Kris Kringle”?
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Because that was the name of the elf family that adopted him as an orphan baby.
Why do his reindeer fly?
Because that was how he and his allies were able to escape from jail one time.
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How did Santa come to be?
), but to push everyone else in the world to follow his selfless example.
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