Back in 1960, animators Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass formed a company called Videocraft International, a prolific studio that put out some of the best known holiday TV specials known to humankind.

Jules Bass, the animator, producer, director and composer whose work included stop-motion holiday television specials like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Frosty the Snowman” and “Santa Claus Is ...

Singing elves. Dancing snowmen. The awkward beauties of stop-motion animation. Yuletides threatened by mad professors, insane dictators, giant buzzards and Arab stereotypes. Welcome to the world of ...

Explore Frosty the Snowman's journey on screen, from his 1950s song debut to classic animated specials by Rankin-Bass!