"Auld Lang Syne" is pretty good, but New Year's Eve could use another carol or two.
" Rudolph's Shiny New Year" offers just that with a a lesser-known Rankin/Bass song/carol.
"Have a happy, have a happy, have a hap-hap-happy new year!"
Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass had a hit on their hands with their stop-motion animation special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, so some 12 years later, they came up with Rudolph's Shiny New Year, which had the obvious choice of holiday for a follow-up.
Instead of a Burl Ives snowman, it featured Red Skelton as Father Time, and Rudolph had to hunt for the big-eared Happy New Year baby that was kidnapped by a jerk vulture. With the help of Santa Claus, Ben Franklin, a caveman, and a Scottish knight, they save us all from having to live December 31 forever.
