Which brings us to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the beloved stop-motion animation special created by Rankin/Bass Productions, which originally aired on NBC. This year, for the

Everyone's favorite Christmas specials will be hard to miss in 2024, with several available on streaming services and free broadcasting channels.

The first NBC airing of “Rudolph” will happen on Friday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m., the same date it premiered in 1964. It will air again on Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. For cable TV watchers, “Rudolph” will still air periodically on Freeform, including on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

Here's where to watch or stream Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and more Rankin/Bass Christmas specials.

The stop-motion animated classic is one of the longest running holiday specials, and is actually based on the beloved Christmas carol, sung by Gene Autry.

The Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," will be broadcast on NBC this Friday for the first time in five decades. NBC first broadcast the stop-motion special in 1964 when Rudolph's nose first blinked on television screens.

The iconic Christmas TV classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" will return to its originating network for the first time in a half-century after its debut 60 years ago. On Dec. 6, 1964, the Rankin-Bass Animated Entertainment hour-long claymation special debuted on NBC.