<Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer (1964) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) </Td> </Tr> <P> Rudolph's Shiny New Year is a 1976 Christmas / New Year's stop motion animated television special and a sequel to the 1964 special Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer produced by Rankin / Bass Productions . The special premiered on ABC on December 10, 1976 . Three years later, it was also aired on TV Asahi in Japan on December 24, 1979 under the Japanese dub title 赤鼻 の トナカイ ルドルフ 物語 (Akahananotonakai Rudorufu Monogatari). </P> <P> A year after delivering Christmas presents, Santa Claus receives a letter from his friend Father Time asking for help to find Happy the Baby New Year before midnight on New Year's Eve, or else it will be December 31 forever . Santa sends Rudolph out to find him . </P>

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