Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve.
The evening of December 6, 1964, kids across the country tuned into NBC for the debut of "Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" in living color. It has aired every year since. Rudolph, who was created by Robert L.
May in 1939 for a Montgomery Ward advertising campaign, is the star of a song about a bullied reindeer whose glowing red nose saves a foggy Christmas day. In the song and a 1964 animated movie, Rudolph's glowing red nose gives Santa's other reindeer a beacon to follow so that they can make it through the fog and deliver gifts to good children. But first came Rudolph, the most famous reindeer of all.
The red. Burl Ives is the off-camera voice of Sam the Snowman in the fully-animated color-filmed musical program presented as a holiday feature of the Fantasy Hour. Several new Christmas songs, especially written for the color-cast by Johnny Marks, will be introduced on the show.
His perennial "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" will be the theme. The new Rudolph story As Ives narrates the TV. Historical records show that color technology evolved in film and television, allowing productions like 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' to showcase characters as they were meant to be seen, in vibrant color, contrasting with the black.
On Dec. 6, 1964, television audiences across North America watched 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' for the first time. The made-for-TV special was created in Japan by MOM Production Studios, led by Tadahito "Tad" Mochinaga, a pioneer in Japanese stop.
As we spend the Christmas season binging on Hallmark movies and holiday specials, one diminutive reindeer has been part of Christmas media longer than any other figure. Rudolph the Red. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd.
(later known as Rankin/Bass Productions) and currently distributed by Universal Television. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the NBC television network in the United States, and was sponsored by General Electric under the umbrella title of The General. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was initially met with a positive reception among critics, who praised the voice acting, soundtrack, animation style, characters, and sets.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is often regarded as one of the best Christmas films ever made, being featured on numerous "top ten" lists.