# Rankin/Bass Christmas specials ranked

The Stingiest Man in Town, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, The Year Without a Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman: the classic Rankin/Bass holiday TV specials ranked by Tomatometer.

- 66 votes · 12 items
- Aug 27, 2026 · Mitchell Lewis
- https://even.best/en/l/5023/rankin-bass-christmas-specials-ranked

## Top 12

1. **The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)** (9 · ▲9 ▼0) — 100% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
2. **Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 93% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
3. **Frosty the Snowman (1969)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — 73% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
4. **The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — 63% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
5. **'Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 71% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
6. **Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 50% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
7. **The Little Drummer Boy (1968)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — 75% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
8. **Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 14% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
9. **The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)** (2 · ▲4 ▼2) — 90% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
10. **Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)** (0 · ▲4 ▼4) — 95% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
11. **Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 56% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.
12. **Jack Frost (1979)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 57% on the Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer.

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