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 For
those of us born in the mid-fifties or later, our first Christmas favorites
generally came from animated
Christmas specials. Rapt and amused, we watched these
programs year after year, and the tunes lodged in our
brains like bubblegum in curly hair. The shows, which
featured songwriting of the highest order, include Rudolph
The Red-Nosed Reindeer (starring Burl Ives, 1964);
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965); Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
(1966); Frosty The Snow Man
(starring Jimmy Durante, 1969); Santa
Claus Is Coming To Town (starring Fred Astaire,
1970); and Year Without A Santa Claus
(1974). A
Classic Cartoon Christmas (1996), a Nickelodeon release,
compiles many highlights from this sacred cartoon canon;
a second volume, A
Classic Cartoon Christmas, Too (1997) is fun but far
less impressive (despite featuring the wonderfully malevolent "Heat Miser").
 Albums
Songs
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O Tannenbaum (Vince Guaraldi Trio, 1965)
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Christmas Time Is Here (Vince Guaraldi Trio, 1965)
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Frosty The Snowman (Jimmy Durante, 1969)
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Heat Miser (soundtrack cast, 1974)
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Holly Jolly Christmas (Burl Ives, 1964)
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Put One Foot In Front Of The Other (Mickey Rooney &
Keenan Wynn, 1970)
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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (Burl Ives, 1964)
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Silver & Gold (Burl Ives, 1964)
- Welcome Christmas (soundtrack cast, 1966)
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You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch (Thurl Ravenscroft, 1966)
Further
Listening
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