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 * , creator of SpongeBob SquarePants, died from ALS at the age of 57 on November 26th.
 * Comics legend, who co-created such Marvel Comics superheroes as Spider-Man, the X-Men, Iron Man, Thor, and the Incredible Hulk, and made cameo appearances in almost every Marvel movie to date, died at the age of 95 on November 12th.
 * , who has been performing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on  for the past 49 years, officially announced his retirement on October 17th. We at the Christmas Specials Wiki wish him well!
 * Stop-motion pioneer died on October 4th at the age of 70. Best known for creating the, former Domino's Pizza mascot the , and the current  Spokescandies, he produced and directed the Emmy-winning special A Claymation Christmas Celebration and the 1980 short A Christmas Gift.
 * To compete with the Disney channels' 25 Days of Christmas, the is launching their own month-long marathon of Yuletide programming, which they call Best Christmas Ever. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Elf, The Polar Express, and the post-1974 Rankin/Bass library (all of which previously aired as part of the 25 Days of Christmas) will be moving to this new programming event, which has also been confirmed to feature the original Miracle on 34th Street, Gremlins, Jingle All the Way, and the DreamWorks Animation Christmas specials.
 * Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt, who wrote The Enchanted World of Rankin/Bass: A Portfolio and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Making of the Rankin/Bass Holiday Classic, is now bringing out a book about the making of Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (as well as the 1966 feature film ), coming September 21st.
 * Actor/director died at the age of 82 on September 6th. Known for his leading roles in such films as ' and ' and for being the original voice of Charlie Barkin from , he also voiced the adult Tommy Tinkerton in The Legend of Frosty the Snowman and Buster in A Magic Christmas.
 * Actor, who played Robbie Rotten on  and also performed as the Grinch in the Broadway musical version of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! from 2008 to 2015, died at the age of 43 on August 21st.


 * December 14th
 * Black-ish: "Christmas in Theater Eight" (ABC)
 * Butterbean’s Cafe: “The Sugar Plum Fairy!” (Nickelodeon)
 * The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: "A Midwinter's Tale" (Netflix)
 * Christmas Around the Corner (Lifetime)
 * Fresh Off the Boat: "Cousin Eddie" (ABC)
 * Speechless: "J-I–JINGLE T-H–THON" (ABC)
 * December 15th
 * Thomas & Friends: “Kangaroo Christmas” (Nick Jr.)
 * Christmas Pen Pals (Lifetime)
 * Country Christmas Album (Ion Television)
 * A Gingerbread Christmas (Hallmark Channel)
 * Northern Lights of Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
 * December 16th
 * A Christmas in Royal Fashion (Ion Television)
 * Christmas on Holly Lane (Up)
 * Entertaining Christmas (Hallmark Channel)
 * Hometown Christmas (Lifetime)
 * Reunited at Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)


 * December 20th
 * Cleo & Cuquin: “Christmas Day”
 * December 22nd
 * Jingle Around the Clock (Hallmark Channel)
 * Small Town Christmas (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
 * December 23rd
 * Christmas Bells Are Ringing (Hallmark Movies & Mysteries)
 * Christmas Made to Order (Hallmark Channel)
 * Hometown Holiday (Up)
 * December 25th
 * When Calls the Heart Christmas (Hallmark Channel)
 * Unknown dates
 * Klaus (Netflix)

DVD Blu-ray
 * January 8th
 * Family Guy: 20 Greatest Hits (includes "Road to the North Pole")
 * December 18th
 * Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas