The Delbert Cartoon Report

This year has been nothing but celebrity deaths, and while it's true that many of them are getting up there at a ripe old age, names like Prince, Carrie Fisher, and David Bowie continue to be a shocker to their fans.  This past week, every single one of them had something to do with cartoons (if only for a brief moment). First off, George Michael.  He was best known for being a part of the group Wham.  He went on to win a Grammy for his album, Faith.  What so many people don't know is that he performed the theme song to The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, which became one of the most popular cartoon theme songs for those who grew up watching Saturday Morning at the time of its airing. Incidentally, Wham is also known for the holiday hit, Last Christmas.  This has been accused of being covered by artists way too many times, so may I add another one to the list?  When one of the Sailor Moon Christmas albums was released in Japan, Sailor Mars di...

Everyone has their favorite Christmas specials like Rudolph, Frosty, or The Grinch.  However, not all Christmas cartoons are well known to the general public.  This list takes a look at some of the rarest yet some of the best Christmas cartoons made. 1. Christmas Comes but Once a Year (1936) This cartoon was part of Max Fleischer's Color Classics series.  The same studio that brought you Popeye and Betty Boop, this cartoon stars Grampy who makes Christmas merry for a bunch of orphans. 2. early Disney shorts (approx 1931-1933) To be fair, everyone knows that Disney and Christmas goes hand in hand, and Disney has made some of the best Christmas cartoons and specials.  Heck, they have their own Christmas parade.  However, the earliest Disney shorts having to do with the holidays are a little bit difficult to see.  This is because the Mickeys are in black and white and some contain racial political incorrectness.  These include Oscar nominate...