Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special)
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Christmas television special
New Year television special
stop-motion animated film
television special
Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated holiday television special that follows Rudolph on a time-traveling quest to find the missing Baby New Year.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9330701 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special) Context triple: [Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, notableWork, Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special)]
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A.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas television special that follows the misfit reindeer Rudolph and has become a perennial holiday favorite since its original 1964 broadcast.
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B.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1939 booklet)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1939 booklet) is the original 1939 Christmas story by Robert L. May that introduced the character of Rudolph, a young reindeer with a glowing red nose who becomes a holiday icon.
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C.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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D.
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials are a series of classic animated holiday television programs, many using stop-motion "Animagic" techniques, that became enduring staples of American Christmas pop culture.
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E.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the story of a gentle donkey with unusually long ears who plays a humble but crucial role in the Nativity.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special) Target entity description: Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated holiday television special that follows Rudolph on a time-traveling quest to find the missing Baby New Year.
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A.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964 TV special) is a classic stop-motion animated Christmas television special that follows the misfit reindeer Rudolph and has become a perennial holiday favorite since its original 1964 broadcast.
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B.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1939 booklet)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1939 booklet) is the original 1939 Christmas story by Robert L. May that introduced the character of Rudolph, a young reindeer with a glowing red nose who becomes a holiday icon.
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C.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special)
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV special) is an animated television adaptation of Dr. Seuss's classic Christmas book, featuring the Grinch's attempt to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
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D.
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials
Rankin/Bass Christmas specials are a series of classic animated holiday television programs, many using stop-motion "Animagic" techniques, that became enduring staples of American Christmas pop culture.
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E.
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (1977 TV special)
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey is a 1977 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated Christmas television special that tells the story of a gentle donkey with unusually long ears who plays a humble but crucial role in the Nativity.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976 TV special) Description of subject: Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Rankin/Bass stop-motion animated holiday television special that follows Rudolph on a time-traveling quest to find the missing Baby New Year.
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