Who didn’t grow up watching The Grinch? Here in the United States it has become an annual rite of passage as parents introduce their children to that creepy green dude whose heart grows ten sizes overnight and proves that no one is beyond redemption. Grinch” (sung by Thurl Ravenscroft, probably best known as the voice of Tony the Tiger). The animated version was directed by Chuck Jones (whose 60-year career featured countless Bugs Bunny and Tom & Jerry cartoons), narrated by 1930s horror icon Boris Karloff (Frankenstein, The Mummy) and features contagious songs such as “You’re a Mean One, Mr. The 30-minute classic, full of Geisel’s signature illustrations and nonsensical rhymes, has become a seasonal family favorite along with Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman.
Seuss’ tale was such a hit that it became a television special in 1966. Of course, it was the innocence of a child, little Cindy Lou Who (who was no more than two), and the non-commercial community of Whoville that pumped up the Grinch’s heart and turned that fuzzy curmudgeon into a roast beast-carving party animal. But one year the wuzzles, farflooters and roast beast all got to be too much for him and the Grinch decided to invade Whoville as an anti-Santa bent on pilfering every sign and symbol of holiday cheer. Atop an icy mountain, the Grinch would pout and seethe at the jubilant inhabitants of Whoville below. Seuss) wrote How the Grinch Stole Christmas, a children’s book about a reclusive, yule-loathing creature as green as a crab apple and twice as sour.
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