Where to Watch Rankin/Bass Holiday Specials
Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass were beloved for their stop-motion “animagic” and animated holiday specials that included such favorites as The Year Without a Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. AMC will be airing several marathons throughout the Holiday season and they will be airing on a few other networks too. Check out our comprehensive list below to find out when your favorite will be on. All time Eastern time zone.
November 27, 2023
Classic Christmas Marathon
The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold, 11am
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, 11:30am
Little Drummer Boy: Book II, 12pm
Jack Frost, 12:30pm
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 1:45pm
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, 3pm
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 3:30pm
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, 6pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 6:30pm
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December 10, 2023
So Many Santas Marathon
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, 10:30am
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 11am
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, 3pm
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 3:30pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 4:45pm
December 23, 2023
Best Christmas Marathon
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 6am
Jack Frost, 7:45am
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 1:15am
December 24, 2023
Best Christmas Marathon
Jack Frost, 9:15am
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, 10:30am
Little Drummer Boy: Book II, 11am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 11:30am
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 12:45pm
’Twas the Night Before Christmas, 1:15pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 1:45pm
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Other airings
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Freeform
Dec. 4, 5:50pm
Dec. 20, 8:15pm
Dec. 21, 5:15pm
Dec. 24, 5:35pm
Dec. 25, 3:30pm
CBS
Nov. 24
Dec. 16, 8pm
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The Little Drummer Boy
Freeform
Dec. 16, 7am
Little Drummer Boy: Book II
AMC
Dec. 6, 5:30am
Dec. 18, 5am
Dec. 24, 11am
Frosty the Snowman
Freeform
Dec. 3, 8:15pm
Dec. 4, 5:15pm
Dec. 20, 9:20pm
Dec. 21, 4:40pm
Dec. 24, 6:40pm
Dec. 25, 4:30pm
CBS
Dec. 16, 9pm
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Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
AMC
Dec. 1, 9am
Dec. 4, 5:15pm
Dec. 7, 5:30am
Dec. 10, 11am
Dec. 17, 5:45am
Dec. 22, 5:15pm
Dec. 23, 6am
Dec. 24, 12:45pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
Freeform
Dec. 4, 4:10pm
Dec. 5, 12am
ABC
Dec. 12, 8pm
Dec. 24, 7pm
’Twas the Night Before Christmas
AMC
Dec. 4, 4:45pm
Dec. 10, 3pm
Dec. 16, 11:30am
Dec. 22, 4:45pm
Dec. 24, 1:15pm
Dec. 25, 6:15am
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The Year Without a Santa Claus
AMC
Dec. 4, 5:45pm
Dec. 10, 4:45pm
Dec. 12, 4:45pm
Dec. 16, 1:15pm
Dec. 22, 5:45pm
Dec. 24, 1:15am
Dec. 24, 1:45pm
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
AMC
Dec. 6, 5am
Dec. 10, 10:30am
Dec. 11, 5:30am
Dec. 24, 10:30am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
AMC
Dec. 10, 3:30pm
Dec. 16, 10:15am
Dec. 24, 11:30am
Dec. 26, 10am
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
AMC
Dec. 8, 5:30am
Dec. 8, 9:15am
Dec. 18, 5:30am
Jack Frost
AMC
Dec. 11, 2:45pm
Dec. 16, 12pm
Dec. 19, 4:45am
Dec. 21, 12am
Dec. 24, 9:15am
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
AMC
Dec. 13, 1:30pm
Dec. 14, 3:30am
Dec. 23, 3:30am
Pinocchio’s Christmas
AMC
Dec. 8, 4:15am
Dec. 11, 1:30pm
Dec. 16, 9am
Dec. 21, 9:15am
Dec. 22, 4:45am
The Leprechauns’ Christmas Gold
AMC
Dec. 4, 5:30am
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