"Miracle on 34th Street" is the Christmas episode, broadcast November 27, 1959, of the American color anthology television series NBC Friday Night Special Presentation which showcased drama, comedy and musical entertainment (produced by TV veteran David Susskind) and occasional news special reports, while alternating once per month with The Bell Telephone Hour musical series, also in color, in the 8:30–9:30 pm time slot from September 11, 1959 until June 17, 1960.