TV HIGHLIGHTS

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 PM

on Ch. 2 and Ch. 5: Since its first airing in 1966, this adaptation of the Dr. Seuss children’s book has evolved into an annual holiday viewing tradition. Legendary animator Chuck Jones directed the story about a green-skinned grouch who sets out to spoil Christmas for the citizens of Whoville. Boris Karloff provides narration, with additional voices by Thurl Ravenscroft and June Foray. “Fame” co-star Albert Hague was the cocomposer of the theme music.

Frosty the Snowman, 8 PM

on Ch. 7 and Ch. 12: In this animated classic, Jackie Vernon provides the voice of Frosty, the legendary snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose. Frosty comes to life when a magician’s hat lands on his head. With the help of children, he heads for the North Pole before he melts — but he’s pursued by the magician, who wants his hat back. Billy De Wolfe supplies the voice of the magician, and Jimmy Durante narrates the tale.

Great Performances, 9 PM on Ch. 48; 1 AM on Ch.

16 and Ch. 48: The new episode “Harold Prince: The Director’s Life” profiles the esteemed director and producer whose seven decades in the theater have earned him more Tony Awards (21) than any other individual and credits on such landmark shows as “West Side Story,”“Fiddler on the Roof,” “Cabaret,”“Sweeney Todd” and “The Phantom of the Opera,” among many others. Stephen Sondheim, Mandy Patinkin, Angela Lansbury, choreographer Susan Stroman and composer John Kander are among the interviewees sharing their insights into this Broadway titan.