13 Responses to “The Original Television Christmas Classics (Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer/Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town/Frosty the Snowman/Frosty Returns/The Little Drummer Boy/Cricket on the Hearth) (1969)”

1. Musoke
   October 8th, 2009 @ 10:55 pm

   This set has 5 of the original Christmas classics.

   Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
   Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
   Frosty the Snowman
   The Little Drummer Boy
   Frosty Returns

   I like 4 out of the 5. I would rather of had Frosty’s Winter Wonderland than Frosty Returns. Frosty Returns is below the quality of the other 4 on this set. Frosty’s Winter Wonderland is a much better match to the quality of the other videos to this set.

   Otherwise this set is worth the money. My kids love watching the classics I grew up with.

2. Orane
   October 8th, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Christmas surprise
   My hubby and I were talking about the great classics and he wistfully wondered where he could find them for the grandkids.

3. Zulimar
   October 9th, 2009 @ 1:12 am

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Christmas classics are a hit!
   This video arrived quickly, and my kids and I love it. It even has “The Little Drummer Boy” which we haven’t seen in years.

4. Xarles
   October 9th, 2009 @ 3:15 am

   5.0 out of 5 stars
   Wonderful and Entertaining
   These movies have a way of bringing your youthful Christmas memories to life. My husband and I have really enjoyed watching these claymation classics and feeling the Christmas…

5. Anonymous
   October 9th, 2009 @ 5:12 am

   Anybody who has ever seen any of the television shows contained in this set knows how cheesily good they are. It’s not like I’m giving you information you don’t already have. If this set was rated just on the merits of the content, five stars without a doubt.

   However, making me sit through eight minutes of previews…not even previews…make that eight minutes of “behind the scenes” of some completely unrelated cartoon, complete with interviews, is absolutely insulting. I understand that the $5.99 DVD’s at Wal-Mart are going to have previews, but even those allow you to bypass them with the menu button. Not here. Fortunately, this is just on the first dvd (Rudolph).

   Whoever included the forced “behind the scenes” preview should be ashamed. This is a nicely boxed, very well executed collection of Christmas television shows, and tacking on a commercial to the front is just insane. How insulting!

6. Philander
   October 9th, 2009 @ 7:09 am

   4.0 out of 5 stars
   TOO BAD THEY CUT RANKIN/BASS INTRO & ORIGINAL STUFF FOR DESTINY’S CHILD
   For those who grew up with this Rudolf classic, there is a great set of articles on [...] by Rick Goldschmidt, author of a couple of great books on the Rankin and Bass studio.

7. Anonymous
   October 9th, 2009 @ 8:23 am

   1.0 out of 5 stars
   NOT AS ADVERTISED MIRMEDIA WHERE’S CRICKET?
   All you have to do is look at the box.IT says 6 classics I don’t know why this isn’t being pointed out.

8. Audrey
   October 9th, 2009 @ 10:32 am

   I got this, ahem, for my daughter. Wink wink. So, my daughter (3 years old) and I sat down and watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, and The Little Drummer Boy. All were good, just as I remember them from so long ago. One thing that stood out to me is that even though these shows, for the most part, are about Santa, Rudolph, and yes, a cricket, they still mention the true meaning of Christmas. I found this refreshing in a day and age where the only time you hear ‘Jesus Christ’ is when someone stubs a toe, gets mad a you, or something similar.

   After we finished watching them, I decided to watch the special features. I’m a DVD nut, so I always watch them. My daughter was just along for the ride. So, I started watching the Destiny’s Child music video. That’s where things went bad.

   Now, don’t get me wrong, Destiny’s Child music is good. I just think they need some help with their wardrobe. While we were watching the video, the little claymation singers, dressed like ski bunnies, went outside in the snow and danced around, then flung off their ski clothes to reveal the trashy, streetcorner outfits they wear in real life. I was horrified, to say the least. The last thing I want me 3 year old to see is something like this, and think it’s okay to dress like someone you’d find on a streetcorner. When are people going to stand up and say “enough!”, and stop rewarding the Britney Spears’, and the Christina Aquileras for dressing, and acting like prostitutes. I docked the box set a star because of this apparent lack of judgment on the part of the animators. Very disappointing.

9. Lainey
   October 9th, 2009 @ 1:41 pm

   3.0 out of 5 stars
   Nice collection, but some atrocious video quality
   All in all this is a nice collection. The quality of Rudolph, Frosty and Santa Clause seem to be worthy of a DVD (and let’s face it - the originals are all 30+ years old)…

10. Yazid
    October 9th, 2009 @ 4:15 pm

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    golden oldies
    How great it is to have all my childhood Christmas shows in one box. I had taped these off the tv for my children back in the “80’s but now here they are.

11. Orane
    October 9th, 2009 @ 8:37 pm

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great set
    The kids watch them no matter the time of year. They are usually on later at night during the holiday season and the kids shoudl be in bed so I bought both sets and they are…

12. Neha
    October 10th, 2009 @ 12:57 am

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Christmas gift
    Christmas gift for a friend’s sister… brings back old school memories of the old cartoons… just don’t make em like they used to!

13. Oral
    October 10th, 2009 @ 3:08 am

    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Christmas Cheer!
    My kids loved this classic Christmas movie set. It was also good fun for my wife and I since it brought back so many childhood memories.

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