The complete illustrated history of RANKIN/BASS PRODUCTIONS. ARTHUR RANKIN, JR. and JULES BASS have Produced many, many Holiday television classics such as RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER, FROSTY THE SNOWMAN, THE HOBBIT, THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY, SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN' TO TOWN, THUNDERCATS, THE YEAR WITHOUT A SANTA CLAUS with the HEAT MISER & SNOW MISER, etc. They have also Produced feature films such as MAD MONSTER PARTY and THE LAST UNICORN. Known for their Stop-motion animation which is called ANIMAGIC. Rick Goldschmidt Authored this book and has become the historian for the studio.