Pop Goes The Holidays - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Welcome to a special Holiday Edition of Pop Goes the Couch, a limited series that looks at some of the greatest Christmas TV Specials in history.

In this edition, Steve Riddle is joined by Andy Atherton as they live-watch the 1964 special, "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer". Join the pair as they discuss what was on TV that same night, the best version of the Rudolph song, favorite Christmas songs, the use of stop-motion animation to create the special, the importance of Burl Ives as the narrator, Rudolph and Hermie's journey as misfits, Yukon's quest for gold and silver, the fun songs in the short, the variety of Misfit Toys, Santa's rapid weight gain in time for Christmas, the taming of the Bumble Snowmonster, and Rudolph being accepted and saving Christmas in the climax.

So join Steve and Andy as they have a Holly Jolly Christmas and discuss arguably one of the greatest Christmas TV Special in history.