13 Responses to “Christmas Television Favorites (Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! / The Year Without a Santa Claus / Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July / Rudolph’s Shiny New Year / and More) (2007)”

1. Michaela
   October 26th, 2009 @ 8:24 pm

   This serviceable DVD set contains the exceptional (Chuck Jones, Boris Karloff) “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” along with seven Rankin/Bass Christmas shows — the ’70s sequels to Rudolph and Frosty.

   The true joy of this disk is the Grinch, which my kids watch over and over - much more than the (pretty good) Jim Carey movie.

   The very same Grinch disc in this set is available separately —
   Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (50th Birthday Deluxe Remastered Edition). However, this 4-disc DVD set is only a few dollars more, with the assorted Rudolph & Frosty sequels. It’s a very handsome bookshelf edition of four Christmas disks already separately published from the Warner Brothers library, three of them the Rankin/Bass sequels.

   (If you want the original Rankin/Bass cartoons of Rudolph and Frosty, not the sequels, they’re available on this terrific DVD: The Original Television Christmas Classics (Rudolph, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, Frosty and Frosty Returns, Little Drummer Boy, and Cricket on the Hearth).)

   DVD Contents:

   Disc 1: Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (50th Birthday Deluxe Edition, 26 mins., 1966, animated)
   Also includes
   - Dr Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (26 mins., 1970, animated)
   - Special Features - From Whoville to Hollywood, Grinch Songs, Who’s Who in Whoville, Grinch Pencil Test, TNT’s Special Edition: Phil Hartman on making the Grinch (19 min), and Trailers

   Disc 2: The Year Without a Santa Claus (Deluxe Edition, 125 mins., 2007)
   Also includes
   - Rudolph’s Shiny New Year (50 mins., Stop motion, 1975)
   - Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (24 mins., Stop motion, 1977)
   - Special Features: We Are Santa’s Elves, School of Stop Motion, & Trailers

   Disc 3: Frosty’s Winter Wonderland (24 mins., 1976, animated, with Andy Griffith) (Frosty takes a wife!)
   Also includes
   - ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (24 mins., 1974, animated, with Joel Grey)

   Disc 4: Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (97 mins., 1979, Stop motion, with Red Buttons, Ethel Merman, Mickey Rooney, & Shelley Winters)

2. Ulla
   October 27th, 2009 @ 12:46 am

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Fond Memories revisited
   I really enjoyed this set. I told my mom that I wanted something like this for Christmas, because all of the Christmas videos were at her place.

3. Viviano
   October 27th, 2009 @ 4:04 am

   OK, what can I say but here is the DVD you want for the holidays! It has “The Year Without a Santa Claus” and with the Mr. Cold Miser (My Favorite) and Mr. Heat Miser acts, plus Dr. Seuss and others listed! Boy do I love the Cold and Heat Miser songs!

   Play this while you’re putting up decorations, to help get into the Christmas mood! Buy it so you don’t have to keep looking through the TV Listings to see when it’ll be on to watch/record.

   It’s sad they don’t make this type of Christmas shows anymore.

4. Paddy
   October 27th, 2009 @ 5:27 am

   4.0 out of 5 stars
   Good value
   This is a great little deal. Good ole Christmas tales for adults and children alike and helps bring on the Christmas spirit.

5. Helia
   October 27th, 2009 @ 8:22 am

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Fast and Easy
   This seller was fantastic! I receivedmy items right away and in the exact condition I was told! Thanks!

6. Zulu
   October 27th, 2009 @ 10:09 am

   A multi-disc set of 4 recent releases.

   From the Warner Bros Home Video website:

   Studio: Warner Bros.
   Pack Info:
   Frosty’s Winter Wonderland/Twas the Night Before Xmas (DVD) (SPD) (Multi-title) ( 1 ) [details: Frosty's Winter Wonderland/Twas the Night Before Christmas]
   How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Deluxe Edition (DVD) (SPD) ( 1 ) [details: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (50th Birthday Deluxe Remastered Edition)]
   Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas In July (DVD) (SPD) ( 1 ) [details: Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July]
   Year Without A Santa Claus, The: Deluxe Edition (DVD) (SPD) ( 1 ) [details: The Year Without a Santa Claus (Deluxe Edition)]

   Media Quantity: 4
   Media Sub Format: Multi Disc
   Packaging Type: Digi-Pack

   Release date 10/02/2007

7. Umaymah
   October 27th, 2009 @ 11:12 am

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Classic Christmas Cartoons
   How can you not love the old style claymation?! As a child I looked forward to watching these and now my kids can enjoy them! Very nostalgic and delightful!

8. Page
   October 27th, 2009 @ 4:04 pm

   2.0 out of 5 stars
   Not what was expected
   Misrepresented - the only original was the Grinch. The other 3 movies were not the originals - very dissappointed.

9. Yasuo
   October 27th, 2009 @ 8:50 pm

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Christmas DVD
   It arrived in good time and it was in good condition. I’ve watched the dvds a lot.

10. Victoria
    October 28th, 2009 @ 12:00 am

    4.0 out of 5 stars
    Here’s Nestor
    I bought this primarily for “Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey.” I loved it when I was little and haven’t seen it for a very long time. It’s a little weird but cute.

11. Anonymous
    October 28th, 2009 @ 5:02 am

    3.0 out of 5 stars
    Pretty good
    This was a pretty good set of shows. I liked the grinch because it was something that I was used to. The other shows were a little weird in my opinion.

12. Lyall
    October 28th, 2009 @ 10:52 am

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    nice xmass stories
    my kids and us enjoy watching those dvds around xmass time. every year. very nice collection to have for xmass time.

13. Xanthe
    October 28th, 2009 @ 11:14 am

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    awesome
    What a great product! I remember all of these from my childhood and it was a no-brainer to buy them for my little girl.

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