# Jules Bass (‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ ‘Frosty the Snowman’) passes away at 87
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 26, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823 "2022-10-26T13:34:34Z")
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### Author:  [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/1 "2022-10-26T13:34:34Z")
What to say? Jules Bass’ and Arthur Rankin’s specials have brightened up the holiday seasons for decades … both for my generation and my children’s.
> **[Jules Bass, Producer and Director Known for ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’...](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/jules-bass-dead-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-1235414059/)**
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> Jules Bass, the animator, producer, director and composer whose work included stop-motion holiday television specials like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman…
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### Author:  [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/2 "2022-10-26T13:37:21Z")
A favorite Rankin-Bass production too often overlooked today.
> **['Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974 TV special)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Twas_the_Night_Before_Christmas_(1974_TV_special))**
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> 'Twas the Night Before Christmas is a 1974 animated Christmas television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions and based on the famous 1823 poem that opens with this line. The special first originally aired on CBS on December 8, 1974 where it aired annually until 1994, when The Family Channel (now Freeform) took over its syndication rights. AMC took over syndication rights for the special in 2018.
> Although the opening credits mention "told and sung by Joel Grey", it is really narrated by G...
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### Author:  [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/3 "2022-10-26T13:52:31Z")
Let’s not forget the Rankin/Bass [animated “The Hobbit”](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit_(1977_film)), which introduced me and I’m sure tons of other kids to Tolkien. It’s still the best Hobbit adaptation IMHO.
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### Author:  [@Hermione1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione1)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/4 "2022-10-26T13:55:48Z")
Always loved that one…mainly for the songs.
“You hope (we hope)
And I’ll hurry (da-da-da-da)
You pray (we pray)
And I’ll plan (da-da-da-da)…”
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### Author:  [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/5 "2022-10-26T14:03:01Z")
Those Rankin-Bass productions were entertaining. They provided good holiday memories from my childhood.
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### Author:  [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/6 "2022-10-26T14:16:00Z")
From the picture, that looks like the one I saw as a kid and wondered why they drew everyone with three noses.
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### Author:  [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2022, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jules-bass-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer-frosty-the-snowman-passes-away-at-87/973823/7 "2022-10-26T17:42:53Z")
How can we forget, this of all weeks,…
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6MAMamaibEM/hqdefault.jpg ""Mad Monster Party?" Theatrical Trailer (Rankin/Bass)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MAMamaibEM)