▁Ward ▁department ▁stores , ▁the ▁publish er ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁story . ▁The ▁original ▁release ▁included ▁a ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁company , ▁and ▁it ▁lack ed ▁the ▁famous ▁song , ▁with ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its ▁instead ▁playing ▁over ▁an ▁instrument al ▁version ▁of ▁" Sil ent ▁Night , ▁Holy ▁Night ". ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁re - release ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁added ▁a ▁ch oral ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁to ▁the ▁cred its ▁and ▁removed ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁Ward ▁name . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁re issue ▁is ▁widely ▁available ▁on ▁public ▁domain ▁video ▁t apes ▁and ▁DVD s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁on ▁the ▁Internet . ▁The ▁original ▁version ▁is ▁stored ▁at ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁posted ▁online ▁by ▁them ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Rud olph ▁the ▁Red - N osed ▁Rein de er : ▁The ▁Movie - the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁film ▁with ▁an ▁expanded ▁plot ▁ ▁Jam ▁Hand y ▁ ▁Max ▁Fle ischer ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁M UB I ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁animated ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 4 8 ▁short ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁American ▁animated ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁animated ▁short ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 s ▁Christmas ▁films ▁Category : American ▁animated ▁short ▁films ▁Category : American ▁Christmas ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films