Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion
animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd.
(later known as Rankin/Bass Productions) and currently distributed by
Universal Television. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the
NBC television network in the United States, and was sponsored by
General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric
Fantasy Hour. The special was based on the Johnny Marks song "Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer" which was itself based on the poem of the same
name written in 1939 by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since
1972, the special has aired on CBS; the network unveiled a
high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in
2005.As with A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole
Christmas, Rudolph no longer airs just once annually, but several
times during the Christmas and holiday season. It has been telecast
every year since 1964, making it the longest continuously running
Christmas TV special. The 50th anniversary of the television special
was marked in 2014 and a series of postage stamps featuring Rudolph
were issued by the United States Postal Service on November 6,
2014.Sam the Snowman welcomes the viewers to Christmastown at the
North Pole and introduces Santa and Mrs. Claus who live in a castle
located left of the Christmas Tree Forest. Later on, Sam recalls the
year Christmas was almost cancelled due to a big snowstorm and how a
very special reindeer saved the day.
animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd.
(later known as Rankin/Bass Productions) and currently distributed by
Universal Television. It first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964, on the
NBC television network in the United States, and was sponsored by
General Electric under the umbrella title of The General Electric
Fantasy Hour. The special was based on the Johnny Marks song "Rudolph
the Red-Nosed Reindeer" which was itself based on the poem of the same
name written in 1939 by Marks' brother-in-law, Robert L. May. Since
1972, the special has aired on CBS; the network unveiled a
high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in
2005.As with A Charlie Brown Christmas and How the Grinch Stole
Christmas, Rudolph no longer airs just once annually, but several
times during the Christmas and holiday season. It has been telecast
every year since 1964, making it the longest continuously running
Christmas TV special. The 50th anniversary of the television special
was marked in 2014 and a series of postage stamps featuring Rudolph
were issued by the United States Postal Service on November 6,
2014.Sam the Snowman welcomes the viewers to Christmastown at the
North Pole and introduces Santa and Mrs. Claus who live in a castle
located left of the Christmas Tree Forest. Later on, Sam recalls the
year Christmas was almost cancelled due to a big snowstorm and how a
very special reindeer saved the day.
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