Jules Bass (September 16, 1935 - October 25, 2022) was an American director, producer, composer, and author, best known for the stop-motion holiday classics he created with partner Arthur Rankin, Jr.
An anthropomorphic koala named Buster Moon puts on a singing competition to raise money for his theater. The contestants are a mouse named Mike, a pig named Rosita, a gorilla named Johnny, a porcupine named Ash, an elephant named Meena, and another pig named Gunther.
