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 * Illumination Entertainment is working on an upcoming animated movie adaptation of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! that will be directed by and is scheduled for release on November 27, 2017.
 * A television special based on Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is planned to premiere on late this year.
 * has renewed The Great Christmas Light Fight for a second season.
 * is producing an animated Christmas special for this year titled How Murray Saved Christmas, based on the best-selling children's book of the same name by Mike Reiss.
 * The is producing several new Christmas movies. One of them, Northpole, will star  winner Candace Glover and air in November. Other Hallmark movies coming this year include A Cowboy for Christmas, Angel on my Tree, The Christmas Shepherd, Mr. Miracle, A Royal Christmas, One Christmas Eve (premiering on ABC as a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie), and Angels Sing (which will premiere as part of the channel's "Christmas in July" week on July 12th).
 * Lifetime is premiering two new Christmas movies - The Christmas Pearls and Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever.
 * Nickelodeon is working on another made-for-TV Christmas movie titled Santa Hunters.
 * The Up TV network is premiering an original movie titled Christmas Tree Farm, starring Eliza Thornberry's voice actress,.
 * Hollywood legend, whose Christmas credits included the grandfather from A Christmas Too Many, Elmer from Home for Christmas, and Santa Claus in several stop-motion animated specials, died on April 6th at the age of 93.
 * , who voiced Fezziwig and Old Joe in the 2009 version of A Christmas Carol and was best known for playing Eddie Valiant in ' and Mario in the live-action ' movie, died of pneumonia at the age of 71 on April 29th.
 * , the author and poet who appeared as the narrator of Elmo Saves Christmas, died at the age of 86 on May 28th.
 * , who was the original voice of Shaggy Rogers from Scooby-Doo and Robin in The Adventures of Batman, and the narrator of The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas, died on June 15th at the age of 82.

June 23rd:
 * The T.U.F.F. Puppy: Season One manufacture-on-demand DVD set, which contains "A Doomed Christmas", is now available on Amazon.com.

June 26th:
 * Amazon.com is now selling the Doug: The Complete Nickelodeon Series manufacture-on-demand DVD set, which includes "Doug's Christmas Story".

July 22nd:
 * Mr. St. Nick will be released on DVD.
 * Echo Bridge Entertainment will release a Double Feature DVD containing Discover Christmas and Time for Miracles, as well as a Princess Christmas Collection DVD set featuring fifteen holiday films.

August 12th:
 * Coming Home for Christmas is scheduled for a DVD release.

August 26th:
 * The : The Complete Series DVD set (which will contain "A Sweathog Christmas Special") will be released by.
 * Image Entertainment is releasing The Twilight Zone: The Complete '80s Series DVD set (which will contain the 1985 version of "Night of the Meek").

October 7th:
 * Image Entertainment is releasing single-disc Classic Christmas Episodes DVDs of The Twilight Zone (which will feature the original version of "Night of the Meek") and The Dick Van Dyke Show (which will feature "The Alan Brady Show Presents").

October 14th:
 * "On Vodka, on Soda, on Blender, on Mixer!" will be made available on the Two and a Half Men: The Complete 11th Season DVD set.

Unknown dates:
 * is taking preorders for the Robot and Monster: The Complete Series manufacture-on-demand DVD set (which will contain "Baconmas").
 * and plan to release The Wonder Years: The Complete Series DVD set (which will of course contain the episodes "Christmas", "A Very Cutlip Christmas", and "Christmas Party") this fall.
 * An individual DVD set of The Bob Newhart Show: The Complete 6th Season (which will contain "Twas the Pie Before Christmas") will be released on a currently unspecified date.
 * The Glee: The Complete 5th Season DVD and Blu-ray sets, which will contain "Previously Unaired Christmas", will be released on a currently unspecified date.
 * The Michael J. Fox Show: The Complete 1st Season, which will include the show's "Christmas" episode, is planned for release on an unspecified date.
 * The Modern Family: The Complete 5th Season DVD and Blu-ray sets, which will include "The Old Man & the Tree", will be released on a currently unspecified date.