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*2001: ''[[Donner (special)|Donner]]'' |
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** ''[[Gotta Catch Santa Claus]]''<ref>[http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/reviews/article_1507105.php/Gotta-Catch-Santa-Claus-DVD-Review]</ref> |
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* ''[[A Miracle on Christmas Lake]]'' (2018) |
* ''[[A Miracle on Christmas Lake]]'' (2018) |
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* ''[[A Mom for Christmas]]'' (2006-2007) |
* ''[[A Mom for Christmas]]'' (2006-2007) |
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| − | * ''[[Mr. St. Nick]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Mr. St. Nick]]'' (2002-2006, 2015) |
| − | * ''[[Mrs. Santa Claus]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Mrs. Santa Claus]]'' (2008) |
| − | * ''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]'' (2000-2002, 2009) |
| − | * ''[[Must Be Santa]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Must Be Santa]]'' (2001-2004) |
* ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'' (2011-2017) |
* ''[[National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation]]'' (2011-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[Naughty or Nice (2004)|Naughty or Nice]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Naughty or Nice (2004)|Naughty or Nice]]'' (2009) |
| − | * ''[[The Night They Saved Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Night They Saved Christmas]]'' (1998-2000) |
| − | * ''[[Once Upon a Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Once Upon a Christmas]]'' (2006-2011) |
| − | * ''[[One Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[One Christmas]]'' (1997, 1999) |
* ''[[The Polar Express]]'' (2006-2017) |
* ''[[The Polar Express]]'' (2006-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[Prancer (film)|Prancer]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Prancer (film)|Prancer]]'' (2004-2005, 2007, 2013-2015) |
| − | * ''[[The Prince & Me: A Royal Honeymoon]]'' |
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* ''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]'' (1998-1999, 2001-2017) |
* ''[[Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July]]'' (1998-1999, 2001-2017) |
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* ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys]]'' (2004-2013) |
* ''[[Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys]]'' (2004-2013) |
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| − | * ''[[ |
+ | * ''[[Santa and Pete]]'' (2004) |
| − | * ''[[Santa and |
+ | * ''[[Santa and the Three Bears]]'' (1996-1998) |
| − | * ''[[Santa |
+ | * ''[[Santa Buddies]]'' (2010-2011, 2013-2014, 2016) |
| − | * ''[[Santa |
+ | * ''[[Santa Claus: The Movie]]'' (2006, 2011) |
| − | * ''[[Santa |
+ | * ''[[Santa, Jr.]]'' (2007, 2010-2012) |
| − | * ''[[Santa |
+ | * ''[[Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups]]'' (2016-2018) |
| − | * ''[[Santa |
+ | * ''[[Santa Who?]]'' (2007) |
| − | * ''[[Santa Who?]]'' |
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* ''[[Scrooged]]'' (2014, 2016) |
* ''[[Scrooged]]'' (2014, 2016) |
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| − | * ''[[The Search for Santa Paws]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Search for Santa Paws]]'' (2011-2012, 2016) |
| − | * ''[[Sons of Mistletoe]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Sons of Mistletoe]]'' (2007-2012) |
| − | * ''[[Stealing Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Stealing Christmas]]'' (2007-2009) |
| − | * ''[[This Christmas (2007 film)|This Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[This Christmas (2007 film)|This Christmas]]'' (2018) |
* ''[[To Grandmother's House We Go]]'' (1996-1999) |
* ''[[To Grandmother's House We Go]]'' (1996-1999) |
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| − | * ''[[Twice Upon a Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Twice Upon a Christmas]]'' (2006-2011) |
| − | * ''[[Unlikely Angel]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Unlikely Angel]]'' (2008-2010, 2013) |
* ''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]'' (2005) |
* ''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]'' (2005) |
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| − | * ''[[White Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[White Christmas]]'' (2008) |
| − | * ''[[Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving]]'' |
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* ''[[Annabelle's Wish]]'' (1999-2002) |
* ''[[Annabelle's Wish]]'' (1999-2002) |
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* ''[[The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas]]'' (1997-2000) |
* ''[[The Bear Who Slept Through Christmas]]'' (1997-2000) |
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| − | * ''[[Benji's Very Own Christmas Story]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Benji's Very Own Christmas Story]]'' (1999-2000) |
* ''[[Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales]]'' (1996-1997) |
* ''[[Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales]]'' (1996-1997) |
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* ''[[A Chipmunk Christmas]]'' (2011-2013) |
* ''[[A Chipmunk Christmas]]'' (2011-2013) |
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| − | * ''[[The Christmas |
+ | * ''[[The Christmas Pirates]]'' (1998) |
| − | * ''[[ |
+ | * ''[[Christopher the Christmas Tree]]'' (1996-1998) |
| − | * ''[[Christopher the Christmas Tree]]'' |
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* ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' (2015, 2017) |
* ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas]]'' (2015, 2017) |
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* ''Festival of Family Classics'': "[[A Christmas Tree (Festival of Family Classics)|A Christmas Tree]]" (1998) |
* ''Festival of Family Classics'': "[[A Christmas Tree (Festival of Family Classics)|A Christmas Tree]]" (1998) |
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* ''[[The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow]]'' (1996-2010, 2012, 2015) |
* ''[[The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow]]'' (1996-2010, 2012, 2015) |
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* ''[[A Flintstone Christmas]]'' (2010) |
* ''[[A Flintstone Christmas]]'' (2010) |
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| − | * ''[[The Forgotten Toys]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Forgotten Toys]]'' (1996-2001) |
* ''Fraggle Rock'': "[[The Bells of Fraggle Rock]]" (2015) |
* ''Fraggle Rock'': "[[The Bells of Fraggle Rock]]" (2015) |
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* ''[[Frosty's Winter Wonderland]]'' (1996-2017) |
* ''[[Frosty's Winter Wonderland]]'' (1996-2017) |
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* ''[[A Garfield Christmas Special]]'' (2008-2009) |
* ''[[A Garfield Christmas Special]]'' (2008-2009) |
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| − | * ''[[Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (special)|Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (special)|Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer]]'' (2017) |
* ''[[Jack Frost (Rankin/Bass)|Jack Frost]]'' (1998-2017) |
* ''[[Jack Frost (Rankin/Bass)|Jack Frost]]'' (1998-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[Jingle Bell Rap]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Jingle Bell Rap]]'' (1998) |
* ''[[The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold]]'' (1999-2010) |
* ''[[The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold]]'' (1999-2010) |
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* ''[[The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)|The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus]]'' (1998-2012) |
* ''[[The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (1985)|The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus]]'' (1998-2012) |
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* ''[[The Little Drummer Boy, Book II]]'' (1996-2015) |
* ''[[The Little Drummer Boy, Book II]]'' (1996-2015) |
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| − | * ''[[The Little Rascals Christmas Special]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Little Rascals Christmas Special]]'' (2009) |
* ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean]]'' (1998-1999) |
* ''[[Merry Christmas, Mr. Bean]]'' (1998-1999) |
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* ''[[Merry Madagascar]]'' (2010-2011) |
* ''[[Merry Madagascar]]'' (2010-2011) |
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{{Col-2}} |
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| − | * ''[[A Merry Mirthworm Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[A Merry Mirthworm Christmas]]'' (1996) |
* ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (2008-2018) |
* ''[[Mickey's Christmas Carol]]'' (2008-2018) |
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* ''[[Mickey's Christmas Special]]'' (2011) |
* ''[[Mickey's Christmas Special]]'' (2011) |
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* ''[[A Monster Christmas]]'' (1996-1998) |
* ''[[A Monster Christmas]]'' (1996-1998) |
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* ''[[Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey]]'' (1996-2017) |
* ''[[Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey]]'' (1996-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[The Night the Animals Talked]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Night the Animals Talked]]'' (1996-1997) |
* ''[[Noel (special)|Noël]]'' (1996-2001) |
* ''[[Noel (special)|Noël]]'' (1996-2001) |
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| − | * ''[[The Nuttiest Nutcracker]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Nuttiest Nutcracker]]'' (2003) |
* ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]]'' (1998-1999) |
* ''[[Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special]]'' (1998-1999) |
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* ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!]]'' (2009-2010) |
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!]]'' (2009-2010) |
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* ''[[Pinocchio's Christmas]]'' (1996-2013, 2015) |
* ''[[Pinocchio's Christmas]]'' (1996-2013, 2015) |
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* ''[[Prep & Landing]]'' (2009-2018) |
* ''[[Prep & Landing]]'' (2009-2018) |
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| − | * ''[[Red Boots for Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Red Boots for Christmas]]'' (1996-2000) |
| − | * ''[[Robbie the Reindeer]]'' (1999-) |
+ | * ''[[Robbie the Reindeer]]'' (1999-2001) |
* ''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]'' (1998-2017) |
* ''[[Rudolph's Shiny New Year]]'' (1998-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[Santa's First Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Santa's First Christmas]]'' (1996-1998) |
| − | * ''[[The Snowman (1982 TV special)|The Snowman]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Snowman (1982 TV special)|The Snowman]]'' (2001-2002) |
* ''[[The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)|The Stingiest Man in Town]]'' (1996-2003) |
* ''[[The Stingiest Man in Town (1978)|The Stingiest Man in Town]]'' (1996-2003) |
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| − | * ''[[Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas]]'' (1996-1997) |
| − | * ''[[Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Timmy's Special Delivery: A Precious Moments Christmas]]'' (1996-1997) |
* ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (Rankin/Bass)|'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'' (1996-2017) |
* ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (Rankin/Bass)|'Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'' (1996-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[The Twelve Days of Christmas (1993)|The Twelve Days of Christmas]]'' (1999-2000) |
| − | * ''[[We Wish You a Merry Christmas (film)|We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]'' |
+ | * ''[[We Wish You a Merry Christmas (film)|We Wish You a Merry Christmas]]'' (1996-1998) |
* ''[[White Christmas (animated special)|White Christmas]]'' (1996-1998) |
* ''[[White Christmas (animated special)|White Christmas]]'' (1996-1998) |
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* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too]]'' (2008-2013, 2018) |
* ''[[Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too]]'' (2008-2013, 2018) |
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* ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' (1998-2017) |
* ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974)|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' (1998-2017) |
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| − | * ''[[Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (1974)|Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus]]'' |
+ | * ''[[Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus (1974)|Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus]]'' (1996-1999) |
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{{main|Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas}} |
{{main|Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas}} |
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| − | In 2009, {{w|Walt Disney Records}} released a compilation album titled ''Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas''. The album featured music from their 2009 special premieres as well as previously released songs that were featured in other programs broadcast on the block, with the notable inclusion of [[Jimmy Durante]]'s version of "[[Frosty the Snowman (song)|Frosty the Snowman]]" from the 1969 TV special, which at the time was not |
+ | In 2009, {{w|Walt Disney Records}} released a compilation album titled ''Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas''. The album featured music from their 2009 special premieres as well as previously released songs that were featured in other programs broadcast on the block, with the notable inclusion of [[Jimmy Durante]]'s version of "[[Frosty the Snowman (song)|Frosty the Snowman]]" from the 1969 TV special, which at the time was not airing on the block. |
==Criticism== |
==Criticism== |
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The current (as of 2019) logo for the 25 Days of Christmas.
The original logo for the Family Channel's 25 Days of Christmas, used in 1996 and 1997.
The logo for Fox Family's 25 Days of Christmas from 1998 and 1999.
A print advertisement promoting the event in 1998 (oddly using the logo from the Family Channel era).
The 25 Days of Christmas (fully known as The Family Channel's 25 Days of Christmas in 1996 and 1997, Fox Family's 25 Days of Christmas from 1998 to 2000, and ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas from 2001 to 2015) is an annual programming block that has aired on the Freeform cable channel and its predecessors since 1996. As the title implies, it is shown every year from December 1st to December 25th, and features classic holiday programming, as well as new Christmas-themed television movies, and occasionally new Christmas-themed episodes of the networks' original series. Since 2006, the block has also aired general-interest family movies such as the Harry Potter films, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and various Walt Disney Animation Studios and Pixar films. A companion block titled Kickoff to Christmas (formerly Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas) has also aired on Freeform every November since 2007.
For 2017 and 2018, the block also aired on sister channels ABC, the Disney Channel, Disney XD, and Disney Junior in 2017 and 2018.[1]
Original programming
Another variant of the 1998-99 logo for Fox Family's 25 Days of Christmas.
The block's logo used in 2000.
One of several variations of the block's logo used during the first year of the ABC Family era (2001).
The block's logo used in 2002.
The logo used in 2003 and in 2004.
The last logo for ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas, used from 2005 to 2015.
The previous logo for Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas, used in 2016 and 2017.
Original movies
Almost every year since the block started in 1996, at least one new TV film is produced for the channel. Three films were created for the channel in 2007, due to the popularity generated from the previous year.[2] No new original Christmas movies were made for the block in 2002, 2014, or 2015.
Although the branding was expanded to four other channels in 2017 and 2018, no new Christmas movies premiered on ABC, the Disney Channel, Disney XD, or Disney Junior in those years. As such, all the movies listed in the table below premiered on Freeform and its predecessors.
Original specials and TV episodes
- Family Channel / Fox Family / ABC Family / Freeform
- 1996: Home and Family Christmas Special
- 2001: Donner
- 2002: The Christmas Orange
- 2008:
- 2009:
- 2011: A Very Pink Christmas
- 2013:
- Melissa & Joey: "A New Kind of Christmas"
- Baby Daddy: "Emma's First Christmas"
- 2014:
- The Fosters: "Christmas Past"
- Switched at Birth: "Yuletide Fortune Tellers"
- Pretty Little Liars: "How the 'A' Stole Christmas"
- Baby Daddy: "It's a Wonderful Emma"
- Melissa & Joey: "A Melanie & Josiah Christmas"
- 2019:
- Good Trouble: "Christmas at the Coterie"
The 2017 25 Days of Christmas logo as seen on the Disney Channel.
- Disney Channel
- 2017:
- Bizarrdvark: "A Killer Robot Christmas"
- Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration
- Hotel Transylvania: The Series: "The Fright Before Creepmas"
- The Lion Guard: "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas"
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers: "Happy Hot Diggity Dog Holiday!" / "Happy Holiday Helpers!"
- Puppy Dog Pals: "A Very Pug Christmas"/"The Latke Kerfuffle"
- Sofia the First: "The Mystic Isles: A Very Mystic Wassailia"
- Stuck in the Middle: "Stuck at Christmas"
- 2018:
- Bizzardvark: "Holiday Video Sketchtacular"
- Coop and Cami Ask the World: "Would You Wrather Get a Moose Angry?"
- Disney Parks Presents a 25 Days of Christmas Holiday Party
- DuckTales: "Last Christmas!"
- Fancy Nancy: "Nancy and the Nice List"
- Muppet Babies: "A Very Muppet Babies Christmas" / "Summer's Super Fabulous Holiday Surprise"
- Puppy Dog Pals: "A Santa for Bob"
The 2017 25 Days of Christmas logo as seen on Disney XD.
- Disney XD
- 2017:
- Milo Murphy's Law: "A Christmas Peril"
- Pickle and Peanut: "Tree Lighting" / "A Merry Mocap Musical"
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil: "Stump Day" / "Holiday Spellcial"
- Disney Junior
- 2017:
- Goldie & Bear: "Winterchime Day"
- 2018:
- Doc McStuffins: "The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special"
- Elena of Avalor: "Snow Place Like Home"
- Vampirina: "Nanpire and Grandpop the Greats"*
The 25 Days of Christmas logo as seen on ABC.
- ABC
- 2017:
- American Housewife: "Blue Christmas"
- Fresh Off the Boat: "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
- 2018:
- American Housewife: "Saving Christmas"
- Black-ish: "Christmas in Theater Eight"
- The Conners: "Hold the Salt"
- Fresh Off the Boat: "Cousin Eddie"
- The Goldbergs: "Yippee Ki Yay Melon Farmer"
- The Kids Are Alright: "Christmas 1972"
- A Million Little Things: "Christmas Wishlist"
- Modern Family: "Stuck in a Moment"
- Single Parents: "The Magic Box"
- Speechless: "J-I–JINGLE T-H–THON"
Current non-original programming (2019)
The following is a list of Christmas movies and specials presently featured during the 25 Days of Christmas (as of 2019) that originally either premiered theatrically, direct-to-video, or on another TV network.
- Movies
- TV specials
- Cricket on the Hearth
- Frosty the Snowman
- Kung Fu Panda Holiday
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- Toy Story That Time Forgot
- TV episodes
- Family Guy: "Don't Be a Dickens At Christmas"
- The Simpsons: "The Fight Before Christmas"
- The Simpsons: "Holidays of Future Passed"
- The Simpsons: "Marge Be Not Proud"
- The Simpsons: "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
- The Simpsons: "The Nightmare After Krustmas"
- The Simpsons: "She of Little Faith"
- The Simpsons: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
- The Simpsons: "Skinner's Sense of Snow"
- The Simpsons: "'Tis the Fifteenth Season"
- The Simpsons: "White Christmas Blues"
Past programming (Freeform)
The following non-original specials and movies listed below have aired as part of the 25 Days of Christmas on Freeform and its predecessors in past years. Some of these programs are still aired on Disney's other channels.
- TV specials and episodes
Companion block
- Main article: Kickoff to Christmas
In 2007, due to popular ratings from the previous year, ABC Family launched a companion block titled the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas, which began on November 23, the day after Thanksgiving. Although this was the first official early start,[6] in later years, holiday programming typically began during the last week or two of November, showing mostly older original films, some of which pertained to Christmas and some that did not. In 2018, it was renamed Kickoff to Christmas and was expanded to cover the full month of November.
Soundtrack
- Main article: Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas
In 2009, Walt Disney Records released a compilation album titled Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas. The album featured music from their 2009 special premieres as well as previously released songs that were featured in other programs broadcast on the block, with the notable inclusion of Jimmy Durante's version of "Frosty the Snowman" from the 1969 TV special, which at the time was not airing on the block.
Criticism
Many fans of the 25 Days of Christmas programming block have expressed discontent with the inclusion of such movies as the Harry Potter films, various Disney and Pixar films, and other non-holiday films in the lineup. Fans have also taken issue with the abundance of certain specials and movies being repeated numerous times throughout the block. This has sparked many complaints to the network, via email and their Facebook page.[7]