12 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' facts for its 50th anniversary

"Great bouncing icebergs!"

On Dec. 6, 1964, television audiences watched Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer for the first time. Fifty years later, the TV special continues to be a Christmas tradition as beloved as caroling and putting out cookies for Santa

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Even if you curl up with hot cocoa and candy canes every December to watch Rudolph, Sam the Snowman and Yukon Cornelius, you might not know everything about the television classic. We talked to CBS and Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt to uncover 12 little-known facts.

Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer airs Dec. 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS. Read more...

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