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

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

Jeff Hostetler, backup quarterback for the New York Giants, stands on the sidelines huddled against the falling snow during a game against the Denver Broncos on December 10, 1989 at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado. The Giants won the game 14-7.

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.

Broadwayword had the pleasure of interviewing PJ Schweizer who plays Hermey about his career and 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' at The Growing Stage.

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 show is narrated by Burl Ives as Sam the Snowman.The storyline begins when Donner, the lead reindeer for Santa Claus, and his wife, discover their new fawn, Rudolph was borning with a shining red nose.