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List of Christmas television specials
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The following is a list of Christmas
television specials and miniseries
, as well as Christmas-themed episodes of regular television series.
Australia
Canada
6teen
The Beachcombers
The Red Green Show
Christmas calendar series (Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins
Ireland
The Podge and Rodge Show
TV 2
TVNorge
Sweden
United States
Christmas in the media
Christmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists, writers, and weavers of folklore. Moviemakers have picked up on this wealth of material, with both adaptations of literary classics and new stories.-Films:...
television specials and miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
, as well as Christmas-themed episodes of regular television series.
AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
- McLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's DaughtersMcLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm...
: Silent Night (2007) - Mother and SonMother and SonMother and Son is a Logie Award-winning Australian television sitcom produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 16 January 1984 until 21 March 1994. The show stars Ruth Cracknell, Garry McDonald, Henri Szeps and Judy Morris...
: Christmas Drinks (1985) - Round the TwistRound the TwistRound the Twist is a Logie Award-winning Australian children's television series about three children and their widowed father who live in a lighthouse and become involved in many magical adventures....
: Santa Claws (1989) - Kath and Kim: Da Kath and Kim Code (2005)
- Blinky Bill's White Christmas (2005)
CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Big Wolf on CampusBig Wolf on CampusBig Wolf on Campus is a Canadian television series created by Peter A. Knight and Christopher Briggs that ran from 1999 to 2002. In the lighthearted horror/teen drama tradition of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, it is about a teenage boy named Thomas "Tommy" P. Dawkins, who was bitten by a werewolf...
: Anti-Claus Is Coming To Town (2001) - Corner GasCorner GasCorner Gas is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Re-runs still air on CTV and The Comedy Network in Canada; it formerly aired on WGN America in the United States....
: Merry Gasmas (2005) - Due SouthDue SouthDue South is a Canadian crime drama series with elements of comedy. The series was created by Paul Haggis, produced by Alliance Communications, and stars Paul Gross, David Marciano, and latterly Callum Keith Rennie...
: Gift of the Wheelman (1994) - The Forest RangersThe Forest RangersThe Forest Rangers was a Canadian television series that ran from 1963 to 1965. It was a co-production between CBC Television and ITC Entertainment and was Canada's first television show produced in colour...
: A Christmas Story (1963) - A Gift To LastA Gift To LastA Gift to Last is a CBC Television Christmas special broadcast in 1976, a subsequent family drama series that ran from 1978-1979, and a stage play based on the pilot episode....
: Christmas Special (1976) - King of KensingtonKing of KensingtonKing of Kensington was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC Television from 1975 to 1980.The show starred Al Waxman as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbours solve problems. His multicultural group of friends...
: The Christmas Show (1975) - Little Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the PrairieLittle Mosque on the Prairie is a Canadian sitcom on CBC, created by Zarqa Nawaz and produced by WestWind Pictures. It is filmed in Toronto, Ontario and Indian Head, Saskatchewan...
: Eid's a Wonderful Life (2007) - Made in CanadaMade in CanadaMade in Canada is a Canadian television situation comedy which aired on CBC Television from 1998 to 2003. Rick Mercer co-created the program and starred as mercenary TV producer Richard Strong....
: The Christmas Show (1999) - Naturally, SadieNaturally, SadieNaturally, Sadie was a Canadian teen drama sitcom that ran for three seasons from June 24, 2005 to August 26, 2007. It was produced in Canada, set in Whitby, Ontario. Filmed in Toronto, Ontario, most of the show was shot inside a former Catholic elementary school in Little Italy, including the...
: A Very Sadie Christmas (2006) - The RaccoonsThe RaccoonsThe Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with four preceding television specials beginning in 1980. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced at Atkinson Film-Arts first-hand from 1984 to 1985, then at Hinton Animation Studios...
: The Christmas Raccoons (1980) - Life with DerekLife with DerekLife with Derek is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on Family and VRAK.TV in Canada and on Disney Channel in the United States. The series premiered on Family on September 18, 2005 and ran for four seasons ending on March 25, 2009. The series starred Michael Seater and Ashley Leggat as the...
: A very Derekus Christmas (2007) - The Latest BuzzThe Latest BuzzThe Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment aired on the Family Channel, the series ran from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. This is Family Channel's first original multi-camera sitcom....
: The Happy Holidays Issue (2008) - Road to AvonleaRoad to AvonleaRoad to Avonlea was a television series which was first broadcast in Canada and the United States between 1990 and 1996. It was created by Kevin Sullivan and produced by Sullivan Films in association with CBC and the Disney Channel, with additional funding from Telefilm Canada.It was adapted from...
: Happy Christmas, Miss King (1998) - Slings & Arrows: Fallow Time (2005)
- Street LegalStreet Legal (TV series)Street Legal is a Canadian television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1994.-Synopsis:A spinoff from the 1985 television movie Shellgame, Street Legal focused on the professional and private lives of the partners in a small Toronto, Ontario law firm, Barr, Robinovitch and Tchobanian...
: I'll Be Home for Christmas (1987) - Student BodiesStudent Bodies (TV series)Student Bodies is a syndicated television comedy program that was produced in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1997 to the end of 1999. While a live-action series, animations are used throughout as thoughts and imaginations...
: The Christmas Concert (1997) - Trailer Park BoysTrailer Park BoysTrailer Park Boys is a Canadian comedy mockumentary television series created and directed by Mike Clattenburg that focuses on the misadventures of a group of trailer park residents, some of whom are ex-convicts, living in the fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. The...
: Dear Santa Claus Go F*ck Yourself (2004) - Wind at My BackWind at My BackWind at My Back is a television series which aired in Canada on CBC Television between 1996 and 2001. It was created and produced by Kevin Sullivan, best known for his adaptation of Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea...
: A Wind at My Back Christmas (2001)
6teen6teen6teen is a Canadian animated sitcom, which premiered in Canada in 2004 on Teletoon. In the USA, 6teen first premiered on Nickelodeon on December 18, 2005 and was removed from the schedule on May 13, 2006 before being removed completely in 2007 before the series' run could be completed. 6teen was...
- 6teen: Deck the Mall (2004)
- 6teen: In a Retail Wonderland (2005)
- 6teen: Snow Job (2006)
- 6teen: How the Rent-a-Cop Stole Christmas (2007)
The BeachcombersThe BeachcombersThe Beachcombers is a Canadian comedy-drama television series that ran from October 1, 1972 to December 12, 1990 and is the longest-running dramatic series ever made for English-language Canadian television...
- The Beachcombers: Here Comes Santa Claus (1974)
- The Beachcombers: In the Still of the Night (1975)
- The Beachcombers: The Great Shaman of the North (1976)
- The Beachcombers: A Christmas Story (1980)
- The Beachcombers: A Family Christmas (1982)
- The Beachcombers: Without Words (1983)
- The Beachcombers: Stars of Wonder (1987)
- The Beachcombers: A Beachcombers Christmas (2004) - reunion movie
Degrassi
- Degrassi Junior HighDegrassi Junior HighDegrassi Junior High is a Canadian CBC Television teen drama series that was produced from 1987-1989 as part of the Degrassi series. The show followed the lives of a group of students attending the titular fictional school...
: Season's Greetings (1988) - Degrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next GenerationDegrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
: Holiday (2003)
The Red Green ShowThe Red Green ShowThe Red Green Show is a Canadian television comedy that aired on various channels in Canada, with its ultimate home at CBC Television, and on Public Broadcasting Service stations in the United States, from 1991 until the series finale April 7, 2006 on CBC...
- The Red Green Show: It's a Wonderful Red Green Christmas (1998)
- The Red Green Show: A Very Merry Red Green Christmas (2000)
- The Red Green Show: A Lot Like Christmas (2002)
- The Red Green Show: The Butter Man (2004)
Christmas calendar series (Jóladagatal SjónvarpsinsJóladagatal SjónvarpsinsJóladagatal Sjónvarpsins is an ongoing Icelandic Christmas calendar television series, produced by public television channel Sjónvarpið.-List of series:...
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- Á baðkari til BetlehemÁ baðkari til BetlehemÁ baðkari til Betlehem is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1990...
(1990) - StjörnustrákurStjörnustrákurStjörnustrákur is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1991. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendars...
(1991) - Tveir á bátiTveir á bátiTveir á báti is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1992. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins, an ongoing series of televised Advent calendars...
(1992) - Jól á leið til jarðarJól á leið til jarðarJól á leið til jarðar is an Icelandic television series that first aired on Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið in December 1994. The series is a part of Jóladagatal Sjónvarpsins, an ongoing series of televised advent calendars...
(1994) - Hvar er Völundur? (1996)
- Klængur sniðugi (1997)
- Töfrakúlan (2005)
- Jólaævintýri Dýrmundar (2008)
IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
- Deal or No Deal: Deal or No Deal Christmas special (2009)
- Father TedFather TedFather Ted is a comedy series set in Ireland that was produced by Hat Trick Productions for British broadcaster Channel 4. Written jointly by Irish writers Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan and starring a predominantly Irish cast, it originally aired over three series from 21 April 1995 until 1 May...
: A Christmassy TedA Christmassy Ted"A Christmassy Ted" is an episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. It is the 17th episode overall and was broadcast between the second and third series. This episode is 55 minutes long, as opposed to the usual 21-22 mins of all other Father Ted episodes...
(1996) - Maeve Higgins' Yuletide Fancy VittlesMaeve Higgins' Fancy VittlesMaeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles is a television series written and performed by the comedian Maeve Higgins and her sister, Lilly.The series is set and filmed in Lilly's homely, country kitchen and each episode involves the sisters preparing food dishes or "vittles" for a themed party.Throughout each...
(2009) - Hardy BucksHardy BucksHardy Bucks is an Irish mockumentary TV show written by Martin Maloney, Chris Tordoff and Mike Cockayne. The Hardy Bucks started out with a series of largely improvised online webisodes directed and edited by Tordoff who had studied Media Production. A six-part webisode series went on to win the...
: Hardy Bucks Christmas specialHardy BucksHardy Bucks is an Irish mockumentary TV show written by Martin Maloney, Chris Tordoff and Mike Cockayne. The Hardy Bucks started out with a series of largely improvised online webisodes directed and edited by Tordoff who had studied Media Production. A six-part webisode series went on to win the...
(2010) - Republic of TellyRepublic of TellyRepublic of Telly is a comedy TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. Presented by comedian Dermot Whelan. The show takes a satirical look at television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from...
: Republic of Telly Christmas specialRepublic of TellyRepublic of Telly is a comedy TV review and magazine programme on Irish public broadcaster, RTÉ Two. Presented by comedian Dermot Whelan. The show takes a satirical look at television, mocking various Irish and British TV channels, including sketches and special guests making an appearance from...
(2010)
The Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
- The Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
: A Frightmare before Christmas (2006) - The Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
: Podge and Rodge's Christmas Craic (2008) - The Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge ShowThe Podge and Rodge Show is an Irish chat show, broadcast and produced by RTÉ, featuring the popular Podge and Rodge as hosts...
: Late Night Lock Inn (2009)
NRK
- 1970: Barnas førjulskalender 1970
- 1979: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 1981: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 1984: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 1986: Teodors julekalender
- 1987: Portveiens julekalender
- 1988: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 1989: Vertshuset den gyldne hale
- 1990: Portveiens julekalender
- 1991: Teodors julekalender
- 1992: Jul på Sesam stasjon
- 1993: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 1994: Vertshuset den gyldne hale
- 1995: Amalies jul
- 1996: Jul på Sesam stasjon
- 1997: Amalies jul
- 1998: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 1999: Jul i Blåfjell
- 2000: Amalies jul
- 2001: Jul i Blåfjell
- 2002: Jul på Månetoppen
- 2003: Jul i SkomakergataJul i SkomakergataJul i Skomakergata is a Norwegian TV-show produced in 1979. It is a televised advent calendar, meaning it is broadcast from December 1 to December 24. It has been broadcast several times in Norway by NRK and is one of the most treasured programs in Norwegian television history. The story revolves...
- 2004: Jul i Blåfjell
- 2005: Jul på Månetoppen
- 2006: Jul i Svingen
- 2007: Barnas Superjul med Willys jul
- 2008: Jul i Blåfjell
- 2009: Jul i Svingen
- 2010: Jul på Månetoppen / PagtenPagtenPagten is a German television series....
TV 2TV 2 (Norway)TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
- 1994: The JulekalenderThe JulekalenderThe Julekalender was a Danish TV series that ran at Christmas 1991 . It was written and performed almost entirely by a trio of Danish comedy musicians called De Nattergale with financial and technical assistance from TV2, a Danish television company...
- 1995: Julefergå
- 1996: The Julekalender
- 1998: Julefergå
- 2000: Vazelina Hjulkalender
- 2001: Olsenbandens første kupp
- 2002: Vazelina Hjulkalender
- 2003: The Julekalender
- 2004: Olsenbandens første kupp
- 2005: Vazelina hjulkalender
- 2006: Jul i Valhall
- 2007: Olsenbandens første kupp
- 2008: The Julekalender
- 2009: Vazelina Hjulkalender
- 2010: Olsenbanden Jr's Første Kupp
TVNorgeTVNorgeTVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK...
- 2001: Nissene på låvenNissene på LåvenNissene på låven is a Nordic Christmas calendar that aired on TVNorge in 2001, and is a spoof of reality TV.-Plot:24 santas are gathered in a barn to compete for the title of the best santa. They are split into two teams, the grey beards and the white beards . Every day they compete in contests...
- 2003: Nissene på låven
- 2004: Ungkarsnissen
- 2005: Nissene på låven
- 2006: Jul i TøyengataJul i TøyengataJul i Tøyengata is a Norwegian televised advent calendar created by the Norwegian comedian Zahid Ali. The show is a parody on another Norwegian advent calendar Jul i Skomakergata from 1979, one of the most successful Norwegian TV series.-Cast:...
- 2007: Nissene på låven
- 2009: Jul i Tøyengata
- 2010: Den unge Fleksnes (På MAXMAXMax, originally an abbreviation of "Maximilian" may refer to:-Surname:*Adolphe Max, Belgian politician*Gabriel von Max, Austrian painter*Peter Max, American artist*Tucker Max, American author-Fictional characters:...
sendes Nissene på låven)
SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
- Christmas calendar series (JulkalendernJulkalendernJulkalendern or Adventskalendern is an annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series broadcast by Sweden's national television broadcasting company Sveriges Television , since 1960 and has developed into a living part of contemporary Swedish yuletide tradition.Every series consists of 24...
), a new series every year since 1960, broadcast daily on 1st-24th December - From All of Us to All of YouFrom All of Us to All of YouFrom All of Us to All of You is an animated television Christmas special, produced by Walt Disney Productions and first presented on December 19, 1958 as part of the Walt Disney Presents anthology series...
(Kalle Anka och hans vänner önskar god jul) - Sagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julaftonSagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons JulaftonSagan om Karl-Bertil Jonssons julafton is a 1975 Swedish animated short film directed by Per Åhlin, adapted from Tage Danielsson's short story of the same name, telling the tale of a boy who steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm while working in a post...
(Christopher's Christmas Mission) (1975) - SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Other countries
- Living with LydiaLiving with LydiaLiving With Lydia is a Singaporean TV sitcom that was produced by MediaCorp and aired on Channel 5 from 2001 to 2005.-Overview:...
: Merry Christmas Lydia (2004) - SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... - Monster AllergyMonster Allergy (TV series)Monster Allergy is a 2005 animated television series, jointly produced by Rainbow S.p.A., , RAI Fiction and ZDF. Being a work based on a Disney comic of the same name, the series broadcast on either Disney Channel or Toon Disney worldwide, except United States where the Kids' WB and Cartoon Network...
: The Snowman (2009) - ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
See also
- Christmas in the mediaChristmas in the mediaChristmas themes have long been an inspiration to artists, writers, and weavers of folklore. Moviemakers have picked up on this wealth of material, with both adaptations of literary classics and new stories.-Films:...
- List of A Christmas Carol adaptations
- List of Christmas films
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- List of Easter television specials
- List of Halloween television specials
- List of St. Patrick's Day television specials
- List of Thanksgiving television specials
- List of Valentine television specials