frequent Rankin/Bass collaborator Romeo Muller was the one who created Heat Miser and Snow Miser, who became the special’s breakout stars. Related: Will Ferrell Feels 'So Lucky' to Have Done Elf ...

If you can watch “The Year Without a Santa Claus” without getting the Heat Miser and Snow Miser songs stuck in your head, consider yourself lucky. These and other classic Rankin/Bass Christmas ...

Every holiday season, we give thanks for Rankin/Bass, the team behind Christmas TV specials “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town.” The production company ...

It leads to one of the best songs in Rankin/Bass history (“I’m Mr. White Christmas, I’m Mr. Snow …”) and then that’s almost topped by the clever creation that is the Heat Miser.

Rankin and Bass’ first Christmas special ... the film stages a similar conflict between the territorial Snow Miser and Heat Miser, who control the weather — an inadvertent allegory, in 2021 ...

Jules Bass, who helped make Rudolph the most famous ... “The Year Without a Santa Claus” gave viewers the Heat Miser and the Snow Miser, with their memorable musical motif.

Featuring memorable holiday characters, like the elves Jingle and Jangle and the warring brothers Heat Miser and Snow Miser, The Year Without A Santa Claus is a well-earned holiday classic with the ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to classic Christmas films, it doesn't ...

The dynamic duo of Arthur Rankin, Jr. and Jules Bass is pretty much synonymous with ... Their films have brought Rudolph, the Miser brothers, Frosty, and more characters to life, keeping the ...

to the Miser Brothers’ iconic ditty, to a surprisingly touching children’s choir version of “Blue Christmas.” It’s understandable why this was the first Rankin/Bass special put on Blu ...

He was also known for a variety of voice acting roles such as the Heat Miser in Rankin/Bass’s stop-motion Christmas movies “The Year Without a Santa Claus” and “A Miser Brothers ...

Whether you grew up watching these beloved classics or recently saw your first (we force our friends to watch them every year), we found all of the ways to stream the top Rankin/Bass specials online.