A Christmas basic is returning to its authentic house.

“Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer,” the longest-running Christmas particular in tv historical past, will probably be proven on NBC for the primary time in over 50 years this month. The return will embrace two displays of an prolonged model of the beloved particular.

The primary displaying is slated for Friday night time, precisely 60 years after “Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer” premiered on NBC. Following its 1964 debut, the stop-motion animation aired yearly on the community till 1972.

Now, greater than 5 a long time later, “Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer” is ready for its NBC homecoming. This is what to know:

When will ‘Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer’ air on TV?

“Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer” will make its official return to NBC on Friday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. PT.

NBC will then air an encore presentation on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. PT.

When did ‘Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer’ first air on TV?

“Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer” premiered on NBC on Dec. 6, 1964.

Who created ‘Rudolph the Purple-Nosed Reindeer?’

The long-lasting Christmas story of Rudolph began as a poem by Robert L. Might within the Nineteen Thirties. Might’s brother-in-law, songwriter Johnny Marks, then tailored the story right into a track within the Forties.

The TV particular was created by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass of Rankin/Bass Productions, which was beforehand often called Videocraft Worldwide.