We’re back! This surprise bonus episode covers the 1976 Rankin/Bass special, The First Easter Rabbit, which despite its name and main theme, still relies heavily on Christmas.  ****   Guest:  Brandon Medley (@brandmed, Blessed Are the Geek).  ****   Topics & Tangents:  1. A very obvious and very uncredited Velveteen Rabbit connection.  2. Easter Valley’s odd location next door to the North Pole, and Rankin/Bass’s habit of giving bad directions.  3. They named the talking snowball “Br-r-ruce,” a joke I didn’t notice until JUST NOW.  ****  “The First Easter Rabbit” © 1974 Rankin/Bass Productions, Inc.  Full show notes with links at adventcalendar.house.  Say hi on Twitter @adventcalhouse. Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost.  Full show notes and social links at adventcalendar.house.