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 * ABC Family has now officially announced their line-up for this year's 25 Days of Christmas. New films this year include Holidaze starring Jennie Garth, the WWE Studios film Christmas Bounty with Mike "The Miz" Mizerin, and holiday-themed episodes of ' and ', plus the network's premiere of Deck the Halls.
 * ABC will air the reality competition Lights, Camera, Christmas during the month of December. Also planned by the network is Lady Gaga & the Muppets' Holiday Spectacular, with co-stars Sir Elton John, RuPaul and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, premiering on Thanksgiving night.
 * NBC is producing an animated Christmas special for next year titled How Murray Saved Christmas, based on the best-selling children's book of the same name by Mike Reiss.
 * FOX will be airing new Christmas episodes of The Simpsons and  - "White Christmas Blues" (notably one of the last Simpsons episodes that was written by Don Payne, who passed away in March) and "Christmas Guy", respectively.
 * Ion Television will premiere five new made-for-TV movies - Defending Santa, My Santa, Holiday Road Trip, Christmas Belle, and All I Want for Christmas.
 * The Hallmark Channel has eleven new Christmas movies expected to premiere this year - The Christmas Spirit, Santa Switch, Fir Crazy (originally announced for last year), The Christmas Ornament, Let It Snow, A Very Merry Mix Up, Catching a Christmas Star, Cedar Cove Christmas, Pete's Christmas, Finding Christmas, and Window Wonderland. The Hallmark Movie Channel will also be premiering a movie titled Christmas with Tucker.
 * Lifetime will premiere two new Christmas movies - Papa Noel, The Twelve Trees of Christmas, and A Dollywood Christmas.
 * Up TV (formerly known as GMC) has announced two holiday titles for the 2013 holiday season - Guess Who's Coming to Christmas, starring Drew Lachey, and Silver Bells, with Bruce Boxleitner.

October 15th:
 * Alone for Christmas, Come Dance With Me, A Christmas Proposal, A Golden Christmas 3, Love at the Christmas Table, and The Merry In-Laws have been released on DVD.
 * Universal Home Entertainment has releasd a Double Feature DVD containing The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus and A Wish For Wings That Work.
 * Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment has released three 3-disc DVD sets, each containing ten different movies - Faith & Family Holiday Movie 10-Pack, Family Fun Holiday Collection Movie 10 Pack, and Holiday Romance Collection Movie 10 Pack. The company will also release a 2-disc set with four movies, titled Hallmark Holiday Collection Movie 4 Pack.
 * The Hart of Dixie episode "Blue Christmas" is now available on the Hart of Dixie: The Second Season DVD set.
 * The Blu-ray release of It's a SpongeBob Christmas!, released in Canada last year, is now available in the United States.
 * Lions Gate Entertainment released a DVD titled Lifetime Holiday 4-Film Collection, which featured Holiday Spin, The Christmas Consultant, Holly's Holiday, and The March Sisters at Christmas.

October 29th:
 * Cancel Christmas, Christmas Magic, A Heartland Christmas, Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, and The Town Christmas Forgot are scheduled to be released on DVD.
 * Sonar Entertainment will release a Christmas Classics Collection 6 Pack DVD set (containing An Old Fashioned Christmas, Mrs. Santa Claus, Truman Capote's One Christmas, A Christmas Visitor, The Christmas Box, and The Night They Saved Christmas).
 * Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment will release four 2-disc DVD sets, each containing six different movies - ABC Family Holiday Collection Movie 6 Pack, Faith & Family Holiday Collection Movie 6 Pack, Family Fun Christmas Collection Movie 6 Pack and Christmas Romance Collection Movie 6 Pack.
 * A 3-D Blu-ray of Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas will be released.

November 5th:
 * Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment is releasing new DVDs and Blu-rays of Mickey's Christmas Carol and A Very Merry Pooh Year.
 * Anniversary Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo packs for A Christmas Story, Scrooged, and Elf are being released.
 * A single-disc DVD featuring "Lucy's Christmas Special" will be released.
 * Mister Scrooge to See You! will premiere on home video.
 * "I Heard the Barks on Christmas Day" will be made available on the Pound Puppies: Holiday Hijinks DVD.
 * MPI Home Video is releasing a DVD of Perry Como's Christmas Show as well as a new single-disc compilation DVD titled Classic TV Comedy Christmas.
 * "Invasion of the Secret Santas!" will be included on Warner Archive's Batman: The Brave and the Bold: The Complete First Season manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray set.

November 12th:
 * The Carol Burnett Show: Christmas With Carol, a DVD containing two full Christmas-themed episodes and bonus Christmas-themed sketches, will be released.
 * A new direct-to-video film titled A Country Christmas will be released.

December 3rd:
 * "Holidays of Future Passed" will make its home video debut as a bonus feature on The Simpsons: The Sixteenth Season DVD and Blu-ray sets.

December 17th:
 * The Family Guy: Volume 12 DVD set, which contains "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!", will be released.

January 28th:
 * The Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain: The Complete Series DVD set, which contains "Yule Be Sorry", will be released.