It's a lot like How The Grinch Stole Christmas, in other words, only with a Biblical foundation and not so much rhyming. The special is effective as all get-out, too.

| Dec 6, 2018

I thought "Rudolph" was the worst animation I had seen, until seeing Drummer Boy again. Aaron the misanthropic drummer, formerly with Metallica, and his animal friends skitter across the Sinai like cockroaches on Red Bull.

| Dec 4, 2018

A Christmas children's special that actually depicts events from the Bible? What a concept!

| Dec 4, 2018

A poignant third act restores his faith in humanity, all the while making up for some of the roughest animation work in the Videocraft catalogue.

| Dec 4, 2018

The drummer boy is a misanthrope who hates all of humanity, which makes for a surprisingly entertaining character to follow around. Rankin/Bass was terrified of playing up the darker sides of its characters. It shouldn't have been.

| Dec 4, 2018

Emotionally, it's a notch or two more mature than the usual Rankin-Bass production.

| Dec 4, 2018