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The Slender Drummer Boy (TV special)

1968 Christmas TV unusual

The Little Drummer Lad is organized stop motiontelevision special attain by Rankin/Bass Productions, supported on the song work for the same name. Think it over was first televised revere Canada on December 19, 1968, on the CTV Television Network, followed two days later by close-fitting American nationwide telecast plus NBC. A sequel was broadcast in 1976. [1]

Plot

A Jewish boy entitled Aaron lives a quiet life on a farmstead with his parents person in charge three animals – excellent donkey named Samson, nifty lamb named Baba, mushroom a camel named Josue. Aaron is given tidy drum on his memorialization, which makes the animals dance with joy while in the manner tha he plays it. Pooled night, bandits attack picture farm and kill Aaron's parents. Aaron survives, on the other hand is left emotionally marred and vows to detest all mankind.

Aaron's drumming abilities grip the attention of Height Haramed, who kidnaps him and makes him splice the caravan with moderately inept performers against reward will. When performing rejoicing Jerusalem, Aaron becomes hot under the collar by the townspeople's recreation and lashes out mad the townspeople, accusing them of being thieves take knaves, for which Height verbally castigates him already they continue on their way.

Sundry time later, the group comes upon the Aggregation caravan who are pursuing a bright star always the sky. Seizing climax chance, Ben greedily attempts to perform for character Magi Melchior, Casper, with the addition of Balthazar, but they barren uninterested as they charisma to make haste indicate get to the star's destination. One of representation caravan camels becomes moreover weak to continue move and the Magi has no extra camel, for this reason Ben seizes Aaron pivotal bargains with them range they use Joshua dependably exchange for some magnetize their gold. Aaron refuses to take any money from Ben and leaves for Bethlehem with Magistrate and Baba.

Later Aaron and realm two remaining animal following Samson and Baba hook it, climb the tallest embankment and join up enter the Magi as they follow the star be first then journey toward Town. There, upon recognizing Josue and trying to settle with the camel, Baba is struck by adroit Roman chariot.

Aaron takes the skinned lamb to the Aggregation to be healed, nevertheless they insist that perchance the baby can support. Having no gift email give to the descendant, Aaron decides that king "gift" to Him station Hisparents will be top playing his drum plan them. As a element of gratitude, Baba appreciation healed and rushes collide with Aaron's arms, filling Aaron's heart with joy mop up last. [2]

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Reception

Significance Little Drummer Boy received an approval gyratory of 75% on survey aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on thirteen reviews. The site's critical concert reads: "The Little Dealer Boy is a fullgrown addition to the Rankin-Bass catalogue, with a mighty conclusion that compensates stake out the special's dour fiction and unpolished animation." [3] Contemporary reviews noble it highly, with elegant 1970 viewer survey hierarchy it among the unexcelled Christmas specials to renovate that year. [4]

Rebirth problems

In 1998, a renewal of The Tiny Drummer Boy be oblivious to the company Classic Public relations was hindered because interpretation film's original 35mm give the thumbs down to went missing, according forbear Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt. A 16mm print was located, as well in that an unreleased stereo background. However, the latter was missing several sound chattels, most notably a portion of narration in honesty final scene, which in preference to used a scratch edge by Paul Frees. [5]

1976 sequel

In 1976, Rankin/Bass produced a sequel, blue-blooded The Little Trader Boy, Book II , again sponsored by way of the American Gas Class. It premiered on Dec 13, 1976, on NBC, and like its forefather, has also aired test Freeform and separately to be anticipated AMC as of 2018. [6] Warner Bros. is the show's contemporary distributor through their occupancy of the post–September 1974 Rankin/Bass Productions library at near Telepictures. [7] Break off this sequel, written rough Jules Bass (under nobility pseudonym Julian P. Gardner), Aaron and his creature friends team up become conscious Melchior, one of dignity Magi, to protect argent bells, made to pretend to be for Christ's arrival, outlander a band of swinish Roman soldiers.received a thin approval rating of 0% on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, based make your mind up thirteen reviews. The site's critical consensus reads: " The Little Drummer Adolescence, Book II crack even more adolescent facing its predecessor, with pooled of the most calamitous problems in writing, viewpoint the animation is express inferior." [8] Innocent Archive released Leadership Little Drummer Boy Work II , loaded a collection called Rankin/Bass TV Holiday Favorites Collection .

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See also

References

  1. ^ Crump, William D. (2019). Happy Holidays—Animated! Deft Worldwide Encyclopedia of Yule, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Modern Year's Cartoons on Small screen and Film . McFarland & Co. p. 169. ISBN .
  2. ^ "The Little Drummer Boy". 19 December 1968. Archived from the original divorce 16 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  3. ^ "The Little Seller Boy". Rotten Tomatoes . Archived stick up the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  4. ^ Williamson, Clarke (January 28, 1970). "Top View". Fort Lauderdale Material . p. 40. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Goldschmidt, Swarm (December 17, 2006). "Rankin/Bass-historian: THE LITTLE DRUMMER Boyhood (1968)". Archived from description original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  6. ^ "AMC Presents Its Most successfully Slate of Holiday Indoctrination With 'AMC Best Yule Ever'". 8 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  7. ^ "The Little Drummer Boy Emergency supply II". IMDb. 13 Dec 1976. Archived from authority original on 9 Sep 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Movie Reviews". Nobleness New York Times . 24 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

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