A salute to all TV holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones. Revisit 12 holiday classics and not-so-classics each December and July.
The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974) · Dec 24, 2025
VeggieTales - The Toy That Saved Christmas
VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996) · Dec 20, 2025
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa
Andy Williams and the NBC Kids Search for Santa (1985) · Dec 18, 2025
A Christmas Carol: The Musical
A Christmas Carol (2004) · Dec 14, 2025
The Cabbage Patch Kids’ First Christmas
Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984) · Dec 10, 2025
The Muppets - Single All the Way
Single All the Way (2021) · Dec 8, 2025
Sonic Christmas Blast
Sonic Christmas Blast (1996) · Dec 6, 2025
The Town Santa Forgot
The Town Santa Forgot (1993) · Dec 4, 2025
The Thanksgiving Promise
The Thanksgiving Promise (1986) · Jul 21, 2025
Santabear’s High Flying Adventure
Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987) · Jul 17, 2025
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Here Comes Peter Cottontail (1971) · Jul 7, 2025
Babes in Toyland (1986)
Babes in Toyland (1986) · Dec 24, 2024
Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol
Doctor Who (1996) · Dec 22, 2024
Santa and the Three Bears
Santa and the Three Bears (1970) · Dec 20, 2024
Blackadder’s Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988) · Dec 8, 2024
Barbie in The Nutcracker
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001) · Dec 6, 2024
Mr. Willowby’s Christmas Tree
Mr. Willowby's Christmas Tree (1995) · Dec 2, 2024
It’s a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special
It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special (1992) · Jul 23, 2024
Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow
Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015) · Jul 19, 2024
Pillow People Save Christmas
The Pillow People Save Christmas (1988) · Jul 15, 2024
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo
Winnie the Pooh: Springtime with Roo (2004) · Jul 7, 2024
Santa’s Magic Toy Bag
Santa's Magic Toy Bag (1983) · Jul 5, 2024
A Christmas Carol (1984)
A Christmas Carol (1984) · Dec 24, 2023
Yogi’s First Christmas
Yogi's First Christmas (1980) · Dec 22, 2023
The Great Santa Claus Switch
The Great Santa Claus Switch (1970) · Dec 20, 2023
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983) · Dec 18, 2023
Tales From the Crypt - And All Through the House
Tales from the Crypt (1972) · Dec 12, 2023
An American Christmas Carol
An American Christmas Carol (1979) · Dec 10, 2023
A Mouse, A Mystery, and Me
A Mouse, a Mystery and Me (1987) · Dec 6, 2023
The Soulmates in The Gift of Light
The Soulmates in the Gift of Light (1991) · Dec 4, 2023
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (1994) · Jul 23, 2023
The Little Drummer Boy, Book II
The Little Drummer Boy: Book II (1976) · Jul 19, 2023
Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) · Jul 17, 2023
Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991) · Jul 13, 2023
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - Alpha’s Magical Christmas
’Tis the Season to be Smurfy
The Smurfs: 'Tis the Season to Be Smurfy (1987) · Jul 5, 2023
The Berenstain Bears’ Comic Valentine
The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (1982) · Jul 3, 2023
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie (2002) · Dec 24, 2022
The Snowman and The Snowdog
The Snowman and the Snowdog (2012) · Dec 22, 2022
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic - A Hearth’s Warming Tail
My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic: A Dash Of Awesome (2014) · Dec 18, 2022
A Very Merry Cricket
A Very Merry Cricket (1973) · Dec 16, 2022
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) · Dec 12, 2022
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special
Pat Boone and Family: A Christmas Special (1979) · Dec 6, 2022
A Christmas Carol (1971)
A Christmas Carol (1971) · Dec 4, 2022
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948) · Nov 1, 2022
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - I’m Dreaming of a White Ranger
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) · Jul 15, 2022
The Wickedest Witch
The Wickedest Witch (1989) · Jul 13, 2022
The Christmas Tree Train
The Christmas Tree Train (1983) · Jul 11, 2022
Peter and the Magic Egg
Peter and the Magic Egg (1983) · Jul 7, 2022
The Bells of Fraggle Rock
The Bells of Fraggle Rock (1984) · Jul 1, 2022
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970) · Dec 24, 2021
A Smoky Mountain Christmas
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986) · Dec 18, 2021
Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper
Raggedy Ann & Andy: The Great Santa Claus Caper (1978) · Dec 14, 2021
A Special Sesame Street Christmas
A Special Sesame Street Christmas (1978) · Dec 12, 2021
A Snow White Christmas
A Snow White Christmas (1980) · Dec 10, 2021
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988) · Dec 8, 2021
A Flintstone Christmas
A Flintstone Christmas (1977) · Jul 23, 2021
A Thanksgiving Tale
A Thanksgiving Tale (1983) · Jul 21, 2021
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation! (2009) · Jul 17, 2021
Halloween Is Grinch Night
Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977) · Jul 13, 2021
Back to the Future - Dickens of a Christmas
Back to the Future: Dickens of a Christmas (1991) · Jul 11, 2021
How Murray Saved Christmas
How Murray Saved Christmas (2014) · Jul 9, 2021
The Berenstain Bears’ Easter Surprise
The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise (1981) · Jul 7, 2021
A Chipmunk Christmas
A Chipmunk Christmas (1981) · Jul 1, 2021
The Smurfs’ Christmas Special
The Smurfs Christmas Special (1982) · Dec 24, 2020
Olive the Other Reindeer
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) · Dec 22, 2020
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy (1968) · Dec 16, 2020
The Christmas Raccoons
The Christmas Raccoons (1980) · Dec 12, 2020
The Weinerville Chanukah Special
The Weinerville Chanukah Special (1995) · Dec 10, 2020
A Johnny Bravo Christmas
A Johnny Bravo Christmas (2001) · Dec 8, 2020
Garfield’s Thanksgiving
Garfield's Thanksgiving (1989) · Jul 23, 2020
The Stingiest Man in Town
The Stingiest Man in Town (1978) · Jul 19, 2020
The Halloween That Almost Wasn’t
The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979) · Jul 13, 2020
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas
Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas (1992) · Jul 11, 2020
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic
The Tale of the Bunny Picnic (1986) · Jul 7, 2020
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (1979) · Jul 3, 2020
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976) · Jul 1, 2020
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) · Dec 20, 2018
Christmas at Walt Disney World (1978)
Christmas at Walt Disney World (1978) · Dec 9, 2018
