E very 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 formed by ...

Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town (8 p.m., ABC) - This 1970 Rankin Bass stop-motion classic is maybe the greatest Christmas special ever created (my opinion, but I’m right). Fred Astaire explains ...

Based on the timeless song, the Rankin/Bass production of “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town“ features groundbreaking “Animagic” stop-motion animation and is sung and told by Fred Astaire.