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 * Nickelodeon is premiering six new Christmas specials this holiday season: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!, a stop-motion animated special based on ' (released on DVD and iTunes on October 30th and made its televised premiere on on November 23rd); A Fairly Odd Christmas, the second live-action Fairly OddParents movie (premiered on November 29th); "How to Rock Christmas", the series finale of How to Rock (premiering December 8th); "Stuck On Christmas", a Christmas episode of Power Rangers Super Samurai (premiering on December 11th, though it was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 4th); "See Dad Run Christmas Into the Ground", a Christmas episode of the Nick at Nite original series ' (premiering December 9th); and Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale, a Christmas special based on the works of  (premiering on December 14th). A new Nickelodeon Christmas album titled Merry Nickmas (not to be confused with the interstitial shorts that ran from 2002 to 2005) was also released on November 19th.
 * The Disney Channel is premiering new Christmas-themed episodes of ', ', and ' (titled "A Duncan Christmas", "Bark! The Herald Angels Sing", and "Merry Merry It Up", respectively), plus Austin & Jessie & Ally All-Star New Year, a special holiday-themed crossover between Jessie and '. In addition, sister network is premiering a Christmas episode of , titled "Oh, Christmas Nuts!"
 * Cartoon Network has officially announced their Christmas line-up for this year. Premiering this December are Christmas-themed episodes of ', ', ', ', and MAD. Cartoon Network will also be running the television premieres of Abominable Christmas, Scooby-Doo: Haunted Holidays, and The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol.
 * has officially announced the line-up for the 25 Days of Christmas this year. Notable inclusions are the premiere of the new original movies Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (the fifth installment of the Home Alone series, which premiered as part of the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas on November 25th) and The Mistle-tones (premiering on December 9th), plus the ABC Family debuts of the original Home Alone (on November 24th), Elf (on December 1st), Fred Claus (on December 4th), and Disney's A Christmas Carol (on December 6th).
 * The Hallmark Channel is premiering a dozen new movies this holiday season, along with Jingle and Bell's Christmas Star (a sequel to last year's Jingle All the Way) on Thanksgiving Day.
 * Lifetime will be premiering ten new Christmas movies as part of their "It's a Wonderful Lifetime" event, starting on November 10th.
 * The TV Guide Network aired a special titled Cee Lo's Magic Moment on November 30th to promote Cee Lo Green's new Christmas album of the same name. The special notably featured a special guest appearance by the Muppets.
 * , the movie-making division of Vince McMahon's sports entrtainment empire, has announced a made-for-TV movie titled Christmas Bounty to air on ABC Family in 2013.
 * has bought, holders of the pre-1973 Rankin/Bass library and other characters such as Mr. Magoo, amongst others, for US $155 million. The group will be rebranded as DreamWorks Classics.
 * , the Muppeteer who performed Count von Count, Herry Monster, and various other Muppets from Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and other productions (like Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas and A Muppet Family Christmas) passed away on August 23rd at the age of 78.
 * , whose holiday classic "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" has been played for almost 50 years, passed away at the age of 84 on September 25th in Branson, Missouri.
 * (owners of Angela Anaconda, Super Why!, and numerous other shows) have purchased (the owners of The Busy World of Richard Scarry, Arthur, and the DIC Entertainment library) for $111 million.
 * Ken Samson, who voiced Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too, Seasons of Giving, Pooh's Super Sleuth Christmas Movie, and numerous other Winnie the Pooh productions from 1988 to 2009, passed away at the age of 85 on October 8th.

December 4:
 * A new direct-to-video movie titled Elf-Man has premiered on DVD.
 * The Dog Who Saved the Holidays, a sequel to The Dog Who Saved Christmas and The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation, premiered as a direct-to-DVD release.
 * "'Tis the Fifteenth Season" is now available on : The Fifteenth Season DVD and Blu-ray sets.
 * The Power Rangers Super Samurai episode "Stuck On Christmas" made its debut on the Power Rangers Super Samurai DVD and Blu-ray sets, eleven days before the episode's television premiere.
 * Santa Claus Conquers the Martians received a Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray release.
 * The Regular Show Christmas Special and "Oh, Christmas Nuts!" are now available on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video.

December 6:
 * A Fairly Odd Christmas is now available to purchase on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video.

December 11:
 * will release Babes in Toyland on Blu-ray.
 * "Just 86 Shopping Minutes Till Christmas" will be included on the Hazel: The Complete Fourth Season DVD set.
 * Abominable Christmas will become available on iTunes.

February 5, 2013:
 * The : Volume 4 DVD set, which will contain the series' last three Christmas segments ("The 12 Days of Christmas", "Noel", and "The Christmas Tree"), will be released.

February 12, 2013:
 * will be releasing the Big Bad Beetleborgs: Season 1, Volume 2 DVD set, which will contain the episode "Christmas Bells and Phasm's Spells".

March 5, 2013:
 * The Nativity Story is scheduled to be released on Blu-ray.