Here is a "HOLIDAY SOR-BAY" a little spark of madness that we could use to artificially maintain our Christmas spirit.Today is International Children's Day
Today in Television History
December 14, 1969
December 14, 1969
Frosty the Snowman first aired
on CBS. The show, based on the popular song of the
same title, was produced for
television by Rankin/Bass and featured the voices of
comedians Jimmy Durante as narrator and Jackie Vernon as the title character. This special marked the first
use of traditional cel animation for Rankin/Bass. Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass
wanted to give the show and its characters the look of a Christmas card,
so Paul Coker, Jr., a greeting card and MAD Magazine
artist, was hired to do the character and background drawings. The actual
animation work was done in Japan, by Osamu Tezuka's
studio, Mushi Production. Rankin/Bass veteran writer Romeo Muller
adapted and expanded the story for television as he had done with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in 1964.
Stay Tuned
Tony Figueroa
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