Tag: Christmas specials

Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey” is one of the most emotional and overlooked Rankin/Bass holiday specials. This review explores its mix of 1970s nostalgia, religious narrative, and cultural commentary on prejudice, belonging, and difference. As both animation history and social metaphor, Nestor stands out as a surprisingly powerful Christmas cartoon.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) is a Rankin/Bass Production Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer was created before Rankin Bass… read more Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)