Christmas! Compliments of the Season Besides, it is the season of forgiveness. Friday, December 18, 2009 Happy 43rd Birthday to How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! first aired on CBS Sunday December 18th, 1966. Dr. Seuss + Boris Karloff = Funtastic! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is a 1966 American animated