Rudolph was given a redesign by Paul Coker, Jr. Television rights The rights to this special are held by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, which used to license the show to The Walt Disney Company; Disney carried the special Freeform annually on its 25 Days of Christmas marathon (and occasionally aired it over-the-air on ABC). Since 2018, Warner Bros. has licensed the special to AMC and its sister channels for the Best Christmas Ever block. Home media release Rudolph's Shiny New Year was first released on VHS by Warner Home Video in 1992. It was also re-released on VHS in 1999, and for the first time on DVD alongside The Year Without a Santa Claus, on October 31, 2000. The special, along with other Rankin/Bass Christmas specials and Chuck Jones's animated TV adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, was bundled in Warner's Christmas Television Favorites DVD box set, released on October 2, 2007. On October 7, 2008, these same titles were released in another holiday-themed DVD set, Classic Christmas Favorites. Warner Home Video released seven different original Rankin/Bass holiday classics along with Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! on the third DVD box set, Santa's Magical Stories, released on October 4, 2011. A Miser Brothers' Christmas, a sequel to the 1974 special, The Year Without a Santa Claus, is also included. DVD details Released with The Year Without a Santa Claus Release date: October 31, 2000 Full Screen Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audio tracks: English Second extra: Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey See also List of Rankin/Bass Productions films References External links ABC Feature Page for Rudolph's Shiny New Year Archived ABC Feature Page for Rudolph's Shiny New Year 1976 animated films 1976 films 1976 in American television 1976 television specials 1970s American animated films 1970s American television specials 1970s animated short films American Broadcasting Company television specials American musical fantasy films 1970s animated television specials Christmas television specials Films scored by Johnny Marks Films scored by Maury Laws Television shows directed by Jules Bass Television shows directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. Films set in the Arctic Films set on islands Musical television specials New Year's television specials Rankin/Bass Productions television specials Stop-motion animated television shows Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus in film Santa Claus in television Stop-motion animated short films Animated films about time travel Time travel in television Television shows written by