Santa Claus first appeared on film all the way back in 1898, when he starred in a short film by George Albert Smith called, appropriately, "Santa Claus." In it, a silent Santa sneaks across a rooftop, climbs down a chimney, and leaves gifts for a little girl and boy who are nestled in their beds.
Ever since, holiday films have been stuffed with depictions of Father Christmas. Some are nice, and some are naughty. Some are jolly, and some are degenerate. Most are merry, but a few are murderous. Many films try to put their own spin on the Santa mythos, too, trying to make their St. Nick stand out from the pack of present-carrying holiday patriarchs. But others simply try to spread holiday joy, offering something jolly to put on while you sip hot cocoa and trim the tree.
With an eye toward giving you a little bit of everything...
Ever since, holiday films have been stuffed with depictions of Father Christmas. Some are nice, and some are naughty. Some are jolly, and some are degenerate. Most are merry, but a few are murderous. Many films try to put their own spin on the Santa mythos, too, trying to make their St. Nick stand out from the pack of present-carrying holiday patriarchs. But others simply try to spread holiday joy, offering something jolly to put on while you sip hot cocoa and trim the tree.
With an eye toward giving you a little bit of everything...
- 12/12/2022
- by Eric Langberg
- Slash Film
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- 9/16/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
A Christmas classic has been silenced. Billie Mae Richards, the Canadian radio actress who provided the male voice for plucky Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, died Friday at her home near Toronto. She was 88. "Kids won't believe it when my grandchildren tell them that their grandmother is really Rudolph," Richards said in a 2005 interview with Filmfax magazine. She was credited as "Billy Richards" to mask the fact that she was a woman. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, based on the eponymous 1949 song, premiered in 1964 and CBS airs it to this day around the holidays. "What better legacy can you leave than a show that everybody loves?" Richards told NPR in...
- 9/14/2010
- E! Online
The woman behind the voice of Rudolph The Red-nosed Reindeer has died after suffering a stroke at her home in Canada. She was 88.
Actress Billie Mae Richards voiced the popular festive cartoon in the early 1960s and the TV special has since become a seasonal institution.
Richards landed the part thanks to her ability to speak like a young boy.
A veteran of Canadian radio, she's credited as Billy Richards in the Christmas show, narrated by Burl Ives.
Actress Billie Mae Richards voiced the popular festive cartoon in the early 1960s and the TV special has since become a seasonal institution.
Richards landed the part thanks to her ability to speak like a young boy.
A veteran of Canadian radio, she's credited as Billy Richards in the Christmas show, narrated by Burl Ives.
- 9/14/2010
- WENN
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