Gimme Three Podcast - A Series For Cinephiles
Gimme Three is a love letter to one of the most powerful mediums of artistic expression—a love letter to the films that moved us and to the great experiences we've had watching them.
In each episode, hosts Nicholas Ybarra and Bella Efstratis (and frequent special guests) will pick three incredible movies based on a selected theme.
The Gimme Three podcast aims to encourage people to return to the theater and expand their watch lists through fun banter and passionate analysis.
Gimme Three Podcast - A Series For Cinephiles
105 - A Rankin/Bass Christmas: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town, & The Year Without A Santa Claus
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
We round out this year’s trilogy of Christmas episodes by exploring the made-for-TV Christmas classics that have awed generations. We’re talking about the Rankin / Bass stop-motion films.
- We go all the way back to 1964 for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the longest-running Christmas special of all time.
- The company garnered another hit with the Santa origin story. Mickey Rooney and Fred Astaire lend their voices to Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.
- Finally, Rooney returns in the hilarious and vibrant film, The Year Without A Santa Claus.
Have you seen these animated classics? Which one is your favorite?
Sign up for our Patreon for exclusive Bonus Content.
Follow the podcast on Instagram @gimmethreepodcast
You can keep up with Bella on Instagram @portraitofacinephile or Letterboxd
You can keep up with Nick: on Instagram @nicholasybarra, on Twitter (X) @nicholaspybarra, or on Letterboxd
Shout out to contributor and producer Sonja Mereu. A special thanks to Anselm Kennedy for creating Gimme Three's theme music. And another special thanks to Zoe Baumann for creating our exceptional cover art.
