I always liked this claymation special . . . 

Original Santa Claus and Rudolph puppets from the TV special ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,’ are seen on display at the Time and Space Toys booth during the Mid-Ohio-Con comic book convention in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. Kevin Kriess, owner of the Pittsburgh, Penn., store found the puppets and had them restored after they were used as toys.

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