The history behind NewsChannel 5 s classic Christmas cartoon
It was 1974 when the production staff first hit play on the station s Christmas cartoon, and from the very first note, it s really struck a chord.
and last updated 2020-12-24 19:24:47-05
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) â It was 1974 when the production staff first hit play on the station s Christmas cartoon, and from the very first note, it s really struck a chord.
The artist is former NewsChannel 5 employee Charlie DePriest.
DePriest is now retired, but we first interviewed him about his creation back in 2000. Hundreds and hundreds of frames I guess we drew and like I said, my daughter helped with the painting, my wife had a hand in it, he told us.