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Better With You: Better With Christmas Crap

November 22, 2010 – 1:30 pm

Mia and Maddie know their parents will give them an avalanche of guilt if they don’t uphold the Putney family Christmas tradition and spend the holiday together at their lake house.

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Better With You: Better With Thanksgiving

November 8, 2010 – 4:01 pm

While spending the holiday at Maddie’s and Ben’s apartment, Mia accidentally finds her late grandmother’s presumably stolen ring hidden in their linen closet.

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Brothers & Sisters: Cold Turkey

November 22, 2010 – 1:40 pm

With the holiday season comes panic and discord among the Walker family when Nora takes a last minute holiday getaway with Karl. Saul has a chance encounter with a past love (guest star Richard Chamberlain), who he believes had a lasting and very permanent effect on his life.

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A Charlie Brown Christmas

November 19, 2009 – 10:41 am

Is there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about? Well, we all should by now — Linus has been going out on that same stage and explaining it to the world for more than four decades in this classic special.

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

November 20, 2009 – 10:22 am

This animated holiday special begins with Lucy once again pulling away a football as Charlie Brown approaches to kick it, [...]

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CMA Country Christmas

October 21, 2010 – 11:32 am

Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland returns to host this special that features music, memories and stories of the season from some of country’s biggest stars.

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Cougar Town: When the Time Comes

November 8, 2010 – 4:05 pm

Jules says “I love you” to Grayson for the first time. But when Grayson doesn’t reciprocate with the words she wants to hear, she’s determined to host a “romantic” Thanksgiving in order force the moment on of him.

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Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2012

December 7, 2009 – 12:47 pm

Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber are among the performers are “Rockin’ Eve” celebrates its 40th anniversary with a 5 1/2-hour, bi-coastal event kicking off with a two-hour anniversary party hosted by Jenny McCarthy and Fergie.

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Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade

November 20, 2009 – 10:49 am

‘Tis the season to be merry at Disney Parks, when the 27th annual special featuring award-winning musical talent and iconic stars perform from Disneyland Resort in California and Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.

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Disney’s Prep & Landing

November 18, 2009 – 3:21 pm

The first ABC television special produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios features a pair of elves — part of the high-tech group that ensures Santa’s smooth journey Christmas Eve — struggling to save Christmas for one charming little boy.

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966, 40th Anniversary Special)

December 1, 2009 – 3:36 pm

The original 1966 special will air with additional footage from a “making of” documentary, featuring interviews with Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel and Chuck Jones, as well as some of the original voice artists, animators and musicians.

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Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

November 18, 2009 – 1:26 pm

Jim Carrey plays the green-colored Grinch in this live-action version of Dr. Seuss’ famous holiday tale.

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Happy Endings: Grinches Be Crazy

November 28, 2011 – 1:33 pm

Max, desperate for cash, agrees to dress up as Santa for Penny’s charity event; Jane accidently gives housekeeper Gita the envelope stuffed with money for their big Christmas getaway to Turks & Caicos, instead of the $200 Christmas tip she had planned — and she schemes to get the cash back.

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Happy New Year, Charlie Brown!

December 2, 2009 – 9:18 am

The Peanuts gang is ringing in 1986 and Marcie and Peppermint Patty are throwing a big New Year’s Eve bash.

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I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown

November 20, 2009 – 10:33 am

Not to be confused with the beloved 1965 classic “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” this 2003 special focuses on Linus and Lucy’s little brother Rerun, who — inspired by Charlie Brown’s relationship with Snoopy — decides that he wants a dog of his own.

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Last Man Standing: Last Christmas Standing

November 28, 2011 – 1:18 pm

Mike’s Christmas spirit gets dampened when Ryan (Nick Jonas), the father of Kristin’s baby, unexpectedly comes back to town after a long absence.

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Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To You

November 1, 2010 – 3:06 pm

From the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, singing superstar Mariah Carey performs songs from her new holiday album, Merry Christmas II You. Carey sings yuletide classics and original tunes, including her new song “Oh, Santa!”

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The Middle: A Christmas Gift

November 28, 2011 – 1:22 pm

On a tipsy whim – and against Mike’s wishes – Frankie decides to throw a Christmas Eve party at the house.

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The Middle: A Simple Christmas

November 22, 2010 – 1:27 pm

The Hecks count down the 12 days of Christmas with Frankie’s parents, Pat (Marsha Mason) and Tag (Jerry Van Dyke), when they come to town to spend the holiday with the family – much to Mike’s dismay.

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The Middle: Thanksgiving II

November 8, 2010 – 3:58 pm

Mike begrudgingly invites his brother, Rusty (guest star Norm Macdonald), who is temporarily living in a tent, and his father, Big Mike, who has recently broken his hip, to join him for the annual Heck family Thanksgiving.

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Modern Family: Express Christmas

November 28, 2011 – 1:29 pm

The family is gathered at Jay and Gloria’s pool on a sunny December day, and that’s where they realize that everyone will be scattered this coming Christmas, so if they want to celebrate together, then it will have to be today! So everyone sets off on their respective duties for an “Express Christmas.”

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Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice

November 28, 2011 – 2:18 pm

The yuletide adventures of Christmas elves Lanny and Wayne continue this season. With the Big 2-5 fast approaching, Wayne and Lanny must race to recover classified North Pole technology that has fallen into the hands of a computer-hacking Naughty Kid.

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Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa

October 20, 2010 – 2:26 pm

This 7-minute animated short is a follow-up to last year’s popular Disney Prep & Landing, and airs during the showing of A Charlie Brown Christmas. It follows the comic adventures of Santa’s stealthiest elves, Lanny and Wayne, who must retrieve a mysterious item hidden in Santa’s office.

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Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town

November 19, 2009 – 10:49 am

Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney lend their voices to this story of the young foundling Kris Kringle, who grows up to be Santa Claus.

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The Santa Clause 2

November 23, 2009 – 3:34 pm

After eight years as the jolly old St. Nick, Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has grown to truly love his job [...]

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The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

November 19, 2009 – 1:04 pm

Holiday magic mixes with comical chaos as Tim Allen reprises his role of Scott Calvin, a.k.a. Santa, as he juggles a full house of family and the mischievous Jack Frost (Martin Short) — whose chilling Santa envy has him trying to take over the “big guy’s” holiday.

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Shrek the Halls

November 20, 2009 – 9:24 am

It’s Christmas Eve, and everyone is filled with holiday cheer, except for Shrek. He isn’t exactly the picture of yuletide joy, but for the sake of Fiona and the kids, he tries to get into the spirit of things as only an ogre can.

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Suburgatory: The Nutcracker

November 28, 2011 – 1:25 pm

When Tessa overhears George break up with his girlfriend, Zoe, on Skype, she blames herself for his failed relationship and decides that she’s going to get them back together.

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Winter Wipeout: Deck the Balls

November 28, 2011 – 1:53 pm

The first-ever “Wipeout” Christmas special introduces new co-host Vanessa Lachey, and pits contestants against the Nutcracker Sweet, Santa’s Workshop and The Jingle Balls.

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