(NEXSTAR) – If you’ve been counting down the days until you can snuggle up in front of the beloved Christmas classic “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” you won’t have to wait long. The ...

Robert May wrote the classic children's story "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" after facing major hardships during the Christmas season in 1939. (Pierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty Images) ...

You know Dasher and Dancer, but why exactly is Rudolph The-Red-Nosed-Reindeer a Christmas classic? We're leading the sled to find out.

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER — Pictured: (l-r) Front Row: Hermey, Rudolph, Head Elf, Yukon Cornelius, Sam the Snowman, Santa Claus (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via ...

If you've been counting down the days until you can snuggle up in front of the beloved Christmas classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," you won't have to wait long – the first showing is ...