Directed by Larry Roemer   Written by Romeo Muller   Robert May   Johnny Marks   Cast Burl Ives ... Sam the Snowman (voice) Larry D. Mann ... Yukon Cornelius / Abominable Snow Monster (voice) (as Larry Mann) Billie Mae Richards ... Rudolph (voice) (as Billy Richards) Paul Soles ... Hermey (voice) Stan Francis ... Santa Claus / King Moonracer (voice) Alfie Scopp ... Charlie-In-The-Box / Fireball / Other Reindeer (voice) Janis Orenstein ... Clarice (voice) Paul Kligman ... Donner / Clarice's Father / Comet the Coach (voice) Carl Banas ... Head Elf / Spotted Elephant / Other Toys (voice) Corinne Conley ... Doll / Others (voice) (as Corine Conley) Peg Dixon ... Mrs. Donner / Mrs. Claus / Others (voice) Produced by Jules Bass   Arthur Rankin Jr.   Original Music by Johnny Marks

Additional Info Premiere: December 06, 1964 DVD Release: August 31, 1999 Blu-ray Release: November 04, 2014 Countries: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Rankin/Bass Productions Videocraft International National Broadcasting Company (NBC) Tokyo Laboratory Co. Ltd. Distributors National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1964-2005) (USA) (TV) CBS   (1972) (USA) (TV) Broadway Video   (1987-1998) (USA) (all media) Viacom   (1986) (USA) (TV) Family Home Entertainment (FHE)   (1989-1997) (USA) (VHS) Golden Books Family Entertainment   (1996-2002) (USA) (all media) Classic Media   (2001-) (USA) (all media) CBS   (2005) (USA) (TV) (HDTV premiere and analog simulcast) International Video Entertainment (IVE)   (1989) (USA) (VHS) MCA Distributing Corp.   (1989) (USA) (VHS) (for IVE/FHE) Time-Life Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) Live Home Video   (1993) (USA) (VHS) Live Entertainment   (1995) (USA) (VHS) Sony Music Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Sony Wonder   (1999) (USA) (VHS) Sony Wonder   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Sony Wonder   (2001) (USA) (VHS) Classic Media   (2004-) (USA) (DVD) Genius Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) Genius Products   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Goodtimes Entertainment   (2001) (USA) (DVD) Sony BMG Music Entertainment   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Sony Wonder   (2004) (USA) (DVD) Vivendi Entertainment   (2010) (USA) (DVD) Classic Media   (2012) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Anderson Merchandisers   (2014) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (through) (50th Anniversary Edition) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2018) (USA) (Blu-ray) (deluxe edition) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2018) (USA) (DVD) (deluxe edition) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2021) (USA) (Blu-ray) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2021) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2022) (USA) (all media) (Ultra HD Blu-ray) Freeform   (2019) (USA) (TV) General Electric Fantasy Hour   (1964) (USA) (TV) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.0 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #2,802 / 21,119 Site Ranking #2,798 Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie (2021) #2,799 Caligula (1979) #2,800 Spice World (1997) #2,801 Bug (2006) #2,802 Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) #2,803 The Libertine (2004) #2,804 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 3 (1989) #2,805 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 1 (1987) #2,806 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Season 2 (1988)