Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)

<p>🎄 November 1st is Christmas Podcast Day! I don’t make the rules; I just use the hashtag. So join us as on a very important mission to dig up the original animated adventures of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer in a 1948 short film that predates the song.  </p><p>You can follow <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChristmasPodcastDay?f=live">#ChristmasPodcastDay</a> on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ChristmasPodcastDay">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/christmaspodcastday/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChristmasPodcastDay?f=live">Twitter</a>. And probably <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/christmaspodcastday">TikTok</a>, but I’m not on that.  </p><p>****  </p><h2>🎙 Guests:  </h2><p>Gerry Davila (<a href="https://totallyradchristmas.com/">Totally Rad Christmas</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/RadChristmas">@RadChristmas</a>).  </p><p>Matt Spaulding (<a href="https://northpoleradio.buzzsprout.com">North Pole Radio</a>).  </p><p>****  </p><h2>💬 Topics & Tangents:  </h2><p>1. Watch <a href="https://www.loc.gov/item/mbrs00010235"><i>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer</i></a> (Library of Congress).  </p><p>2. <a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2014/12/rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeers-first-starring-film-role/">Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’s First Starring Film Role</a> (Library of Congress, 2014).  </p><p>3. The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN0g5lLPsU4">1951 re-release</a>, featuring the new <i>Rudolph</i> song.  </p><p>4. The <a href="https://adventcalendar.house/episodes/rudolph">Advent Calendar House episode on Rankin/Bass’s <i>Rudolph</i></a>.  </p><p>5. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWOoE_JU77w">Disney’s Very Merry Christmas Sing-Along Songs</a>.  </p><p>6. <a href="https://collegiatewaterpolo.org/what-do-water-polo-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindoor-chevrolet-the-life-of-jam-handy/">Water Polo, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & Chevrolet: The Life of Jam Handy</a> (Collegiate Water Polo Association, 2019).  </p><p>7. Mat