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The Songs In These Rankin-Bass Holiday Specials

posted 18 years ago by richard.fuller1
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Some of my favorites have got to be:

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964) - Island of MIsfit Toys song, "Why am I Such a Misfit" close second.

It seems Clarice's song is a favorite with others.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town (1970) - Toymaker to the King, Sit On My Lap, One Foot In Front of the Other (practically a given, like the MIsers' songs in Year Without).

Again, it seems Jessica's song is a fave as well with others. Never cared for her song or Clarice's. Clarice's song is kind of cute, but now it is difficult to watch Santa Claus without Jessica's song hacked to pieces.

Year Without A Santa Claus (1974) - Easier to say the whole soundtrack, minus Mrs. Claus' "I Could Be Santa Claus". That one just doesnt kick.

Love the title song and "I Believe In Santa Claus", the mayor's snow in Dixie song is a real wake-you-up-in-the-morning tune, too.

Even if someone HATES the misers and their song, you still got to admit how ridiculous they are.

Rudolph's Shiny New Year - Morey Amsterdam's "It's Raining Sunshine"

Life and Legend of Santa Claus (1985) - Little Black Cat With Yellow Green Eyes.

Even non-Christmas "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" with Casey Kasem and Vincent Price has the valentine song as well as Danny Kaye's "If I Could Only Get Back to Yesterday."

Have I missed any? Frosty the Snowman didn't have any songs, other than the main one.

Put these on a cd and I'd buy it.

I got the Jack Frost program recorded with Buddy Hackett and Robert Morse, but Hackett singing "Me And My Shadow" isn't that outstanding.

Don't recall if the Pinocchio program had a good song in it or not. I may be getting it confused with Disney's version, which I didn't realize that "An Actor's Life For Me" came from that movie, I may be thinking the fox and the (female) cat in Rankin-Bass' version might have had a nifty song.

I recall she was played up as comedy relief.

[–] wall_brian 18 years ago

Year Without A Santa Claus (1974) - Easier to say the whole soundtrack, minus Mrs. Claus' "I Could Be Santa Claus". That one just doesnt kick.

What about the Heatmiser and Snowmiser Theme Songs? I love those! You start singing "I'm Mr. Heatmiser, I'm Mr. Warm,..." at a Christmas Party, and someone will answer with "I'm Mr. 101!"

[–] Sitcom_Sally 18 years ago

What about the Heatmiser and Snowmiser Theme Songs? I love those! You start singing "I'm Mr. Heatmiser, I'm Mr. Warm,..." at a Christmas Party, and someone will answer with "I'm Mr. 101!"

I couldn't find anyone who could remember the Heatmiser song! I felt like I was the only one who watched it. And, I was born in 1966, so my friends should have known that song. I love it!

[–] JR541 18 years ago

My favorite is probably Silver & Gold from Rudolph

He's taking the knife out of the Cheese!
Do you think he wants some cheese?

[–] SirLoyne 18 years ago

Ack! I was born in 68 but can't remember the exact lyrics either...but those songs have stuck in my head for decades. A testament to how great they were to us as kids, wouldn't ya say?

[–] rship1 18 years ago

"Even a Miracle Needs a Hand" from 'Twas the Night Before Christmas'

[–] mamu2 18 years ago

"You start singing "I'm Mr. Heatmiser, I'm Mr. Warm,..."

"Those aren't the words, Eric!"

[–] charlesheld 16 years ago

Uh, it's "I'm Mr. Heat Miser; I'm Mr. SUN"

Not Rankin/Bass, but "Christmastime is Here" and "Christmas Is Coming" from Charlie Brown and "You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch" (sung by the guy who voiced Tony The Tiger, Thurl Ravenscroft) are a few of my favorites.

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[–] bz_lob 16 years ago

Anyone know if there are any covers of these songs?

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