Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)

Matt Roush says...

More from the TV Yule Log: NBC presents the first network showing this year of the iconic 1964 animated special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (8/7c), with an encore scheduled for next Thursday. Great American Family offers the 2025 National Christmas Tree Lighting (8/7c) from the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., hosted by Gabby Barrett and Matthew West, who perform along with The Beach Boys, Alana Springsteen, Jillian Cardarelli, Brett Young, Jon Pardi, and Warren Zeiders.

Hallmark Channel launches the new series Twelve Dates ‘Til Christmas (8/7c and 9/8c), with two episodes weekly through Dec. 19, starring Parenthood alum Mae Whitman as Kate, a textile designer in an English village whose best friend sets her up with a 12-date matchmaking service. Mary McDonnell co-stars as Kate’s world-traveling mom Delilah, whose unexpected arrival could complicate her ex-husband Mac’s (Nathaniel Parker) romance with a local widow (Jane Seymour). Holiday movies include The Roku Channel’s Jingle Bell Wedding, starring Joey McIntyre and Michelle Morgan as the happy couple-to-be; and a double feature on Lifetime: Jingle All the Way to Love (8/7c), starring Erin Agostino as Andi, who’s looking for the mystery man who gave her a lucky sleigh bell at a New Year’s party years ago; and A Christmas Cookbook (10/9c), starring Ashley Newbrough and Franco Lo Presti as foodies who bond as members of a culinary X-Mas Club for singles.

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