• Backstory: Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials

  • Dec 4 2024
  • Length: 11 mins
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Backstory: Rankin/Bass Christmas Specials

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  • Summary

  • 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

    • More info about Rankin/Bass and Rick Goldschmidt
    • Rick's books about Rankin/Bass

    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

    Connect

    • Facebook page
    • Facebook group
    • Instagram
    • Bluesky
    • Twitter / X
    • Email: christmaspastpodcast@gmail.com
    • Website

    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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