Dear internet,

It’s that time of year for Rankin/Bass holiday classics!

Can you believe that some of these cartoons are nearing 60 years old? Crazy! But it’s pretty great that they have become embedded in American pop culture and that new generations get the joy we did as youngsters, especially if you’re an Xennial or older. It didn’t take long for me to start belting out the Heat Miser song!

Anyway, here is a list of the Rankin/Bass cartoons and where you can find them.

• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Amazon Prime

• The Little Drummer Boy Peacock | Hulu | Disney+ | Amazon Prime

• Frosty the Snowman Peacock | Hulu | Disney+ | Amazon Prime

• Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Peacock | Hulu | Disney+ | Amazon Prime

• ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Internet Archive | Amazon Prime

• The Year Without a Santa Claus Internet Archive | Amazon Prime

• Frosty’s Winter Wonderland Amazon Prime

• Rudolph’s Shiny New Year Amazon Prime

• Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey Amazon Prime

• Jack Frost Amazon Prime

• Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas In July Amazon Prime

Some of the Amazon Primes are for rent while others are available with your Prime account. Why Amazon calls two separate things the same thing is beyond me. But we’re talking about a company whose logo looks like a curved penis.

Not Your Mother’s Librarian Wrap-up

My presentation for Creative Mornings, “Not Your Mother’s Librarian,” was well received. I saw over 300 people signed up but not sure how many actually made it. CM keeps tight reign on timing so I was able to answer a few questions at the end and called it a day.

One of the purposes of the presentation was to spread the word of Nerd Girl Industries to get some leads. I got social media follows and friends and newsletter sign-ups but no sales or even inquires about my services. Sometimes it’s frustrating in putting in so much work and not seeing immediate returns.

The recording was released to those who signed up but it was only available for four days. I took advantage of the time and grabbed screenshots of the conversations I missed. Here is what people were saying:

(I have over a dozen screenshots but the gallery set-up in Substack rendered them terribly so this is just a peek of the praise I received.)

And lastly…

(I mean, that better be Steph or else there were two of them!)

Another good thing was that the presentation deck was downloaded over 125 times! (I have chock full of info and resources.) The deck will always be free (and the talk is also free if you are a non-profit and not charging for the talk). You can download the deck here: https://bit.ly/NotYrMothersLibrarian. I’ll get a copy of the recording, along with attendee’s feedback, in a few weeks. I’ll be making that available to the general public, also for free.

Ho-ho-ho

The last issue for AMUN in 2026 drops on 12/28! I’ll be wrapping up the year as well as my plans for 2026.

And in Other Places

Nerd Girl Industries Presents Issue #29 Upcoming branding scheme, holiday sales, SEO, and how to rename a file fast.

Meet Cute Book Club January 2026 Read: A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

naughtily yours,

lisa x