The Rudolph, Frosty & Friends Sing Along, also known as Christmas Classics: A Family Sing-A-Long, is a sing-along video of songs from the pre-1974 Rankin/Bass Christmas specials. It was originally produced in 1991 by Broadway Video, and distributed by Family Home Entertainment, and sponsored by McDonald’s.
It was rereleased in 1996 under the title “The Rudolph, Frosty and Friends Sing Along” by Golden Books Family Entertainment and sponsored by Priority Mail from the United States Postal Service (USPS).
It features ten songs from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and Santa Claus is Comin' to Town.
Songs[]
| # | Song title | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
| 2 |  |
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town |
| 3 | 
| |
| 4 |  |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
| 5 | 
| |
| 6 |  |
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town |
| 7 |  |
Frosty the Snowman |
| 8 |  |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
| 9 |  |
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town |
| 10 |  |
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer |
Premise[]
The video starts with a snowy background that shows the title card before dissolving to the next scene. The scene then shows a songbook that opens itself to reveal the first song card, introducing the song. The card flies out, and the song begins. The video continues with the various song cards introducing each song, before they begin. At the end, the last song card goes back into the songbook and it closes, and the credits roll.
Sing Along Screen[]
Each song has its own screen in the video. Each song starts off with a song card introducing it. Then, the screen irises in to the sing along screen. The words are on a clear translucent wave background at the bottom of the screen, and appear and disappear in time with the vocals. The words sometimes become all-caps or flash rhythmically whenever the song's name is heard. Also, the words might flash across the screen. Some songs, like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, have a "bouncing ball" that bounces along with the words as the song goes.
Notes[]
- The "We Are Santa's Elves" sing-along uses the abridged version as seen on the CBS airings and the Family Home Entertainment releases.
- The "Frosty the Snowman" sing-along uses different arrangements, such as replacing the "Had to hurry on his way" part with the "Alive as he can be" part, removing the "Knew the sun was hot that day" part and replacing it with the marching band, and the kids' cheering is heard over "There must have been some magic." Also, the "Thumpety-thump-thump" part is moved to the middle, instead of toward the end.
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