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RANKIN/BASS' THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

Email Rickgoldsc@aol.com I had a question about RANKIN/BASS' THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY today :) The question was...Is there a print of the film that is out on DVD that has the correct GREER GARSON spoken line (That can be heard on the LP/CD) towards the end of the special, that was incorrectly dubbed with the scratch vocal by PAUL FREES? Answer: Not to my knowledge. It is possible that the original VHS releases (before it was re-mastered), may have had the correct GREER GARSON track. I haven't checked the old VHS versions. I also recall that the sound effect track was intact back then...which had the Drummer Boy's drum sounds before and after the song "Why Can't The Animals Smile?" Here is a inside story that hasn't been talked about much. The singer of "Why Can't The Animals Smile?" was not TEDDY ECCLES, who voiced Aaron. It was an uncredited DICK BEALS (SPEEDY ALKA-SELTZER, BUZZ CONROY, etc.) Also, the classic RANKIN/BASS special has not come out on BLU RAY yet, because it has only been re-mastered from a 16mm B Roll. There is a 35mm print and NBC-TV always aired it from a 35mm print BUT it hasn't been located.

IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS!

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ME TV Black Friday

c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

ME TV is airing RANKIN/BASS' CRICKET ON THE HEARTH and THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY the morning after Thanksgiving...They are also showing MR. MAGOO'S CHRISTMAS CAROL and FAT ALBERT'S CHRISTMAS SPECIAL. SVENGOOLIE is showing THE GHOST & MR. CHICKEN this Saturday.

c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

RANKIN/BASS' THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

Another example of a poor design... Lettering that doesn't even resemble the title in the TV Special (And sitting right on Aaron's head?). This was left out of the BLU RAY set of last year because they only have a 16mm B Roll for source material. THE ORIGINAL CHRISTMAS CLASSIC?

TEDDY ECCLES

THANKS to our friend Dale for sending this along! I helped design the AARON ornament Teddy is holding :)

c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS

"Blessed are the pure in heart....for they shall see god" Greer Garson

This is one of the greatest RANKIN/BASS TV Specials and YES....I do have "One Star in the Night" on CD and I love it too!

Hiroshi Tabata on the set of THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY (1968)
c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES
from the book THE MAKING OF THE RANKIN/BASS HOLIDAY CLASSIC: RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER

c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

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For my friend Amber Lee!

c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES

Still working on my LDB article....

c. 1968 RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS/RICK GOLDSCHMIDT ARCHIVES