ɪɾ ɪz ðə fˈoːɹθ spˈɛʃəl ɪn ɐ sˈɪɹiz bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wɪð ɹˈæŋkɪn slˈæʃ bˈeɪs ˈænɪmˌeɪɾᵻd ˌɛntɚtˈeɪnmənts nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn tˈɛlᵻvˌɪʒən ˌædæptˈeɪʃən ʌv stˈiːv nˈɛlsən ænd dʒˈæk ɹˈoʊlᵻnz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti hˈɑːlɪdˌeɪ sˈɔŋ.
It is the fourth special in a series beginning with Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment's 1969 television adaptation of Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins' 1950 holiday song.