AOL(R)Music First View Premieres New Animated Destiny's Child Video for 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer(R)'

AOL(R)Music First View Premieres New Animated Destiny's Child Video for 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer(R)' Stop-Motion Animated Video Celebrates 40th Annual Broadcast of the Holiday Television Special, 'Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer' Video Will Be Available Exclusively on AOL(R)Music For 24 Hours on December 9 Song Available Exclusively on the Rudolph's 40th Anniversary DVD as a Bonus CD Single NEW YORK, Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Just in time for the holidays, AOL(R) Music will exclusively premiere the new video from Grammy Award-winning artists Destiny's Child for their version of the holiday classic "Rudolph The Red- Nosed Reindeer." The video transports the supergroup to the North Pole and animates them with the same stop-motion techniques used in Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, the highest rated holiday special in television history. Destiny's Child recorded the single for an exclusive bonus CD included within the special 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition Rudolph(R) DVD currently in stores from Classic Media and Sony Wonder. This premiere is part of the popular AOL Music First View program, which regularly debuts hotly anticipated new videos before they air anywhere else, including television. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041209/NYTH028 ) The premiere of Destiny's Child's video for "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" will be available exclusively for 24 hours at http://www.aolmusic.com/ beginning Thursday, December 9th at 12:01 AM, (EST). Toronto-based Head Gear Animation was tapped to produce the music video and Cannes Palme d'Or-winning director Jesse Rosensweet helmed the project. The video opens with Destiny's Child in session at North Pole Studios where they are laying down the vocal tracks for "Rudolph." The camera tracks the superstars as they snowboard, meet "the most famous reindeer of all" and get down with Rudolph and other woodland creatures in a slammin' dance break. Since 1964, more than 100 million families have tuned in annually to watch the most famous reindeer of all in the holiday television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. The title song is one of the most popular holiday tunes of all time. Destiny's Child joins the ranks of some of the best loved recording artists in history, including Gene Autry, Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, The Supremes and Harry Connick Jr. who have covered the 1949 hit by Johnny Marks. Formed in Houston in 1990, Destiny's Child has become one of the best- selling female pop groups of all time, with worldwide sales totaling more than 30 million albums and singles. Led by founding members Beyonce Knowles and Kelly Rowland, Destiny's Child broke onto the music scene in late 1997, with the third permanent member, Michelle Williams, joining the group in February 2000. The group created the template for contemporary soul-pop music with an unbroken string of gold, platinum and multi-platinum recordings beginning with 1998's smash single, "No No No," through groundbreaking albums like 1999's The Writing's On The Wall and 2001's Survivor. Destiny's Child sixth album Destiny Fulfilled was released on November 16. Destiny's Child has been the recipient of numerous awards including multiple Grammys and NAACP Image Awards. AOL Music is a leading online destination for music, reaching nearly 20 million music fans a month* through a rich array of programming, products and services that make it easy to discover, experience, listen to and buy music online. AOL Music's offerings, which include original programs such as Sessions@AOL, AOL Music LIVE! and AOL Music Breakers; and special features such as First Listen and First View, are available through aolmusic.com, the AOL(R) Music Channel, the AOL Radio Network and AOL's family of Web brands including Netscape(R), CompuServe(R), AIM(R), ICQ(R), Winamp(R) and SHOUTcast(R). Integrated commerce makes it easy for consumers to purchase the music they hear on AOL Music through MusicNet@AOL, iTunes on AOL and the AOL Shop: Music, DVDs and Videos. About America Online, Inc. America Online, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Inc. Based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL is the world's leader in interactive services, web brands, Internet technologies and e-commerce services. About Classic Media Classic Media manages some of the world's most recognizable family properties across all media including feature film, television, home video, and consumer products. The company's extensive library features a diverse collection of popular animated and live-action characters such as: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Mr. Magoo, Richie Rich, Peter Cottontail, The Lone Ranger, Lassie, Underdog, Little Lulu, pat the bunny, and the Golden Books brand. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" animated program (C) 1964, renewed 1992 Classic Media, Inc. All rights reserved. * comScore Media Metrix, October 2004 To download artwork, please log onto: http://www.classicmedia.tv/holiday-art User Id: Rudolph Password: Reindeer CONTACT: Amy Gross Sasha Junk Ed James AOL Classic Media Andy Morris and Company PH: 646-805-2037 PH: 212-659-1993 PH: 212-561-7455 Agross74@aol.comsj@classicmedia.tved@amc-pr.com Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041209/NYTH028 AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN2 PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: Classic Media CONTACT: Amy Gross of AOL, +1-646-805-2037, Agross74@aol.com; or Sasha Junk of Classic Media, +1-212-659-1993, sj@classicmedia.tv; or Ed James of Andy Morris and Company, +1-212-561-7455, ed@amc-pr.com, for Classic Media Web site: http://www.classicmedia.tv/holiday-art ------- Profile: International Entertainment