Next year, Rudolph goes out for the reindeer games, where the new fawns learn to fly and are scouted by Santa for future sleigh duty. So, Donner covers it with mud so Rudolph will fit in with the other reindeer. When Santa arrives, he warns Donner that Rudolph will not make the sleigh team because of his nose. They are surprised to see that he has been born with a glowing red nose. Donner, Santa's lead reindeer, and his wife have a new fawn named Rudolph. Sam the Snowman narrates the story, which takes place in Christmastown at the North Pole, four years before the big snowstorm which almost cancelled Christmas. 5.5 2019–present Freeform broadcast edit.The 50th anniversary of the television special was marked in 2014, and a series of postage stamps featuring Rudolph was issued by the United States Postal Service on November 6, 2014. It has been telecast every year since 1964, making it the longest continuously running Christmas TV special. Since 1972, the special has aired on CBS the network unveiled a high-definition, digitally remastered version of the program in 2005.Īs 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. 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. 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. (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions) and currently distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special produced by Videocraft International, Ltd.
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