There was his nose, to begin with. In the first version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” it glowed “like the eyes of a cat,” and Rudolph’s friends nicknamed him Ruddy because of it.

"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" is back on NBC! In honor of the Christmas film's 60th anniversary, NBC will air a special extended version of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” this holiday season.

Which brings us to Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, the beloved stop-motion animation special created by Rankin/Bass Productions, which originally aired on NBC. This year, for the first time since ...