Hardrock, Coco and Joe in The Three Little Dwarfs (1951) (3 Musical Versions) Hardrock, Coco and Joe: The Three Little Dwarfs. A short Christmas musical stop motion animated cartoon from 1951, written by Stuart Hamblen. Three of Santa Claus helpers who ride on Santas sleigh each Christmas. The short has become an annual Christmas Classic on Chicagos WGN-TV and Johnstown, PA WJAC-TV since its introduction in the early 1950s. The film is entirely in black-and-white. ► Hardrock, Coco & Joe ► bit.ly/3Dwarfs Also see Suzy Snowflake ► bit.ly/SuzySnowflake * I created a karaoke sing-a-long of Gene Autry with scrolling lyrics to sing along with in the middle of this video. Gene sings slightly altered lyrics, but the following are the original lyrics sung by The Les Tucker Singers. Enjoy!... HARDROCK, COCO AND JOE bit.ly/HardrockCocoJoe Words & Music by Stuart Hamblen Published by Hill and Range Songs Inc. BMI ORIGINAL SONG LYRICS: Ole olady olady I oh Thats Hardrock, and Coco, and Joe Now listen my children and you shall hear A story fantastic, a story so queer Its all about Santa and his helpers three Theres Hardrock, and Coco, and Joe Now Hardrocks the driver up there by his sleigh Coco reads maps and he shows him the way Though old Santa really has no need for Joe But takes him cause he loves him so Ole olady olady I ay Donner and Blitzen away away Ole olady olady I oh Im Hardrock, Im Coco, Im Joe And Santa is busy with his heavy pack He trusts his drivers and never looks back Ole olady olady I oh Im Hardrock, Im Coco, Im Joe Now go to bed early on this Christmas Eve Ive no way of knowing just what youll receive But youll hear their laughter that much I do know Twill be Hardrock, and Coco, and Joe The three little men only two feet high Singing to Santa way up in the sky Laughing and shouting as the sleigh bells ring Its Hardrock, and Coco, and Joe Ole olady olady I ay Donner and Blitzen away away Ole olady olady I oh Hes Hardrock, hes Coco, hes Joe And Santa is busy with his heavy pack He trusts his drivers and never looks back Ole olady olady I oh Hes Hardrock, hes Coco, hes Joe Ol Santa will come in and set down his pack And Hardrock will hold the reindeer till Santa comes back If you hear a giggle as he turns to go Its Coco, a snowball,...and Joe! Ole olady olady I ay Donner and Blitzen away away Ole olady olady I oh Im Hardrock, Im Coco, Im Joe And Santa is busy with his heavy pack He trusts his drivers and never looks back Ole olady olady I oh Im Hardrock, Im Coco, Im Joe Ole olady olady I oh... * Gene Autry sings slightly altered lyrics. Those words scroll in the sing-a-long to his version in the middle of the video. Its full title is Hardrock, Coco and Joe - The Three Little Dwarfs. It was originally created by a company called Centaur Productions utilizing the stop-motion talents of artist Wah Ming Chang. Its running time is about 2 minutes and 45 seconds. This cartoon is traditionally broadcast with their two other short Christmas cartoons, Suzy Snowflake and Frosty the Snowman. According to the narrative song, Hardrock drives Santas sleigh, and Coco navigates with maps. Santa has no need for Joe but takes him cause he loves him so. Part of the charm of this primitively made cartoon is that Joe, the smallest of the three and very boyish-looking has a deep bass voice. A new generation of animation lovers was introduced to this Christmas classic via the short-lived Comedy Central television series, TV Funhouse, a spin-off of the recurring Saturday Night Live cartoons. In the series third episode, Christmas Day, the Hardrock, Coco, and Joe short is satirized under the name Christmas With Tingles in which an elf named Tingles magically spreads tension and guilt during the Christmas season. Aside from the subject matter, the spoof stays remarkably faithful to the original, featuring black-and-white stop-motion animation, as well as spoken lyrics backed by an a cappella chorus: Yo-dee-yo-die-deedle, deedle-ee-dee Awkwardness and anxiety, Yeedle-dee-doo-deedle, dee-deedle dension Im Tingles the Christmas Tension! The tune of the song featured in the Christmas With Tingles is the song featured in the Hardrock, Coco, and Joe Three Little Dwarfs cartoon.
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