Rudolph, yo.

Exactly one week from now, I’ll be wrapping the last of the presents and preparing for Christmas Eve. My God, this season just flew by. Better check off one of the major holiday specials before it’s too late. Heeeeeere’s Rudolph!

Rankin/Bass’s Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a true Christmas classic, and one of the few specials that still gets an annual slot on prime time television. (At least, I’m assuming it does. I’ve become pretty awful about keeping up with holiday specials on TV, which is literally the thing I hate most about me right now.)

Random Rudolph confessions:

1. I’ve always liked this special but it was never even close to my favorite. Part of this is because I felt horrible for Rudolph and didn’t particularly enjoy feeling that way, happy ending notwithstanding.

2. Remember the gym teacher from The Wonder Years? He used to remind me so much of the reindeer coach from this special.

3. Bumble may be responsible for kicking off my almost lifelong fascination with yetis.