Backstory: Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials
Dec 04, 2024•11 min
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Episode description
The creative team of Rankin and Bass have produced some of the most enduring, nostalgia-producing Christmas specials in television history. Historian and biographer Rick Goldschmidt joins Brian to tell the story of how an art director and an ad jingle writer became "the kings of Christmas."
Links
Music in this episode
- "Kettled" — Blue Dot Sessions, via Free Music Archive
- "Soft Piano" — Anastasia Kir, via Pixabay
- "O Holy Night (Solo Piano)" — 23843807, via Pixabay
- "Wish Background" — Kevin MacLeod, via Incompetec
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Book
Christmas Past: The Fascinating Stories Behind Our Favorite Holiday's Traditions makes a great gift for all the Christmas lovers in your life. Available in hardcover and audiobook. Find it wherever books are sold, like Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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