TV review - "Rudolph the Reindeer" (1964) ****

 Yes, some things haven't aged well, such as the sexism of the married characters but it remains a charming, well directed and written special with remarkable emotional power - not just Rudolph being bullied, but his father urging him to fit in (how boomers must have related with their PTSD riddled dads yelling at them)... and Herbie who wants to be a dentist, and the island of misfit toys (the most brilliant invention ever). Other characters like Yukon Cornelius (memorably outed in Reductress as a terrific lay) also have impact.

Charming songs and narration. This is fantastic.

Movie review - "The Daydreamer" (1966) **1/2

 A Rankin Bass production, an anthology of the stories of Hans Christian Anderson.  It actually tells the story of Anderson as a teen, jumping into dream/fantasy sequences comprised of stop action animation.

It's quite charming though has a choppy quality. There's a lot of unconvincing dubbed singing voices. The cast is interesting - voices are done by actors including Burl Ives, Hayley Mills (the Little mermaid), Boris Karloff and Tallulah Bankhead. 

There's live action appearances from Ray Bolger, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Gilford (as Anderson's dad - you'll recognise the face), Ed Wynn.