CBS Announces Its Annual Christmas Specials Featuring “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” & “The Story Of Santa Claus”

CBS is hoping to put viewers in the Christmas spirit. The network is preparing to air its annual holiday specials, including several holiday classics “The Story of Santa Claus” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”

The Christmas specials will kick off on the day after Thanksgiving with “Frosty the Snowman,” airing from 8-8:30 p.m. followed by “Frosty Returns” at 8:30-9 p.m.  Saturday night will premiere “Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves on Fire”  from 8-8:30 p.m. This animated film features the voices of Ben Stiller and Jim Belushi.  “Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe” will then follow in the 8:30-9 p.m. slot. Stiller and Belushi are featured in this film also, along with Hugh Grant, Britney Spears, James Woods, Leah Remini and Jerry Stiller. From 9-10 p.m., “The Story of Santa Claus,” a Christmas musical, will air featuring the voices of Ed Asner, Betty White and Tim Curry.

“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” will conclude the holiday festivities. The timeless film will air Tuesday, December 4th from 8-9 p.m. for the 56th year in a row.  

This holiday season will be the first time in nearly 60 years that “A Charlie Brown Christmas” will not be airing on the network alongside the other classics. Instead, it will stream on Apple TV+ from December 11th to December 13th free of charge.