Monday, December 18, 2017

"How the Grinch Stole Christmas" debuts 1966


Everyone's favorite grouch, the Grinch, first aired December 18, 1966.  Dr. Seuss' holiday staple How the Grinch Stole Christmas was first published in October 1957.  Based on a 2007 online poll, the National Education Association named it one of its "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children".  In 2012, it ranked 61 among the Top 100 Picture Books in a survey by the School Library Journals.

After its debut, CBS aired How the Grinch Stole Christmas annually until 1988.  Then it was aired on several different stations multiple times a season.

In 1968, Boris Karloff (voice of the Grinch) won a Grammy Award for the Best Children's Album

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