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ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas promo

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ABC Family's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas promo (2011 version)

25 Days of Christmas (also known as ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas, previously known as Fox Family's 25 Days of Christmas) is an annual programming block that has been shown on ABC Family and its predecessors since 1996. As the title implies, the special programming is shown every year from December 1 to December 25, showing classic holiday programming (such as Rankin/Bass' classic TV specials), as well as new Christmas-themed television movies each year. In 2006, the channel aired fewer seasonal films and added general-interest family movies such as Harry Potter, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Beauty and the Beast. This mix of Christmas and non-Christmas programming has become the norm for the block. Starting in 2008, ABC Family extended the "25" days into November with a Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas block.

List of original specials

1996 - Home and Family Christmas Special
2001 - Donner
2008 - A Miser Brothers' Christmas
2009 - Gotta Catch Santa Claus ^[1], Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure ^[2]
2010 - The Gruffalo ^[3]^{[note 1]}

List of original movies

Most years, at least one new TV film is produced for the channel. However, starting in 2004, two TV films were produced. In 2007, three films were created for the channel, due to the popularity generated from the previous year.^[4]

The Family Channel era

The Family Channel's 25 Days of Christmas

1996 - Christmas Every Day
1997 - The Christmas List

Fox Family era

Fox Family's 25 Days of Christmas

1998 - Like Father, Like Santa
1999 - The Ghosts of Christmas Eve
2000 - Special Delivery
2001 - Three Days

ABC Family era

ABC Family's 25 Days of Christmas

2002 - None.
2003 - Picking Up & Dropping Off ^[5]
2004 - Snow
2005 - Chasing Christmas; Christmas in Boston
2006 - Christmas Do-Over; Santa Baby
2007 - Christmas Caper; Holiday in Handcuffs; Snowglobe
2008 - Christmas in Wonderland; Snow 2: Brain Freeze
2009 - The Dog Who Saved Christmas ^[6]; Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
2010 - The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation; Christmas Cupid ^[3]
2011 - Desperately Seeking Santa^[7]; 12 Dates of Christmas^[7]

Christmas specials

The following non-original (originally premiered direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel, or as a theatrical featurette) Christmas specials are presently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas (including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas):

The Cat in the Hat ^{[note 1]}
Cranberry Christmas
Dr. Seuss on the Loose ^{[note 1]}
A Boy Named Charlie Brown ^{[note 1]} ^[8]
Snoopy Come Home ^{[note 1]} ^[9]
A Flintstone Christmas
A Flintstone Family Christmas
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Harry Potter Weekend (Half Blood Prince to premiere 2011)^[10]
Holiday Classics Marathon ^[11]
Holiday Movie Marathon ^[12]
The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat ^{[note 1]}
Jack Frost ^{[note 2]}
The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Little Drummer Boy
The Little Drummer Boy, Book II
The Lorax ^{[note 1]}
Mickey's Christmas Carol
Mickey's Christmas Special
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation
Pinocchio's Christmas
Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You? ^{[note 1]}
Prep & Landing
Puff the Magic Dragon ^{[note 1]}
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
Rudolph's Shiny New Year ^{[note 3]}
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Twas the Night Before Christmas
Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day ^{[note 1]}
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too ^{[note 1]}
The Year Without a Santa Claus

Christmas movies

The following non-original (originally premiered theatrically, or direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel) Christmas movies are presently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas (including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas):

A Carol Christmas
The Christmas Wish
A Dennis the Menace Christmas
Disney's Aladdin ^{[note 1]} ^[13]
A Very Brady Christmas
A Very Pink Christmas
Disney's Beauty and the Beast ^{[note 1]} ^[14]
Ernest Saves Christmas
Disney-Pixar's Finding Nemo ^{[note 1]} ^[15]
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Disney-Pixar's The Incredibles ^{[note 1]} ^[16]
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Jack Frost
Meet the Santas
Miracle on 34th Street
The Nightmare Before Christmas
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (ABC Family premiere 2011) ^[17]
Once upon a Christmas
The Polar Express
Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille ^{[note 1]} ^[18]
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
Santa Buddies
Surf's Up ^{[note 1]} ^[19]
Happy Feet ^{[note 1]} ^[20]
The Santa Clause
The Santa Clause 2
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Disney-Pixar's Toy Story ^{[note 1]} ^[21]
Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 2 ^{[note 1]} ^[22]
Santa Who?
The Search for Santa Paws (Network TV premiere 2011) ^[23]
Sons of Mistletoe
To Grandmother's House We Go
Twice Upon a Christmas
Unaccompanied Minors
Unlikely Angel
Disney-Pixar's Up (ABC Family premiere December 2011) ^{[note 1]} ^[24]
Disney-Pixar's WALL-E ^{[note 1]} ^[25]
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory ^{[note 1]} ^[26]

Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas

In 2007, due to popular ratings from the previous year, ABC Family launched the first official countdown to the programming block, which began on November 21. Although this was the first official early start ^[4], in previous years holiday programming had unofficially begun during the last week of November, showing mostly older original films, some of which pertained to Christmas and some that did not.^[27] "Countdown to the '25 Days of Christmas'" returned in 2008 on November 16.^[28]

The Countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas returned again in 2009, with an even earlier start date than before: November 10. In 2010, it started later in the month, on November 20. November 20 will also be the start date in 2011.^[7]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway Cite error: The named reference "nonx" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ This is a Groundhog Day special
^ This is a New Year's Day special

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 *''[[The Christmas Wish (film)|The Christmas Wish]]''
 *''[[A Dennis the Menace Christmas]]''
-*''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Disney's Aladdin]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Disney's Aladdin]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]''
 *''A Very Pink Christmas''
-*''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Disney's Beauty and the Beast]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Beauty and the Beast (1991 film)|Disney's Beauty and the Beast]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
 *''[[Ernest Saves Christmas]]''
-*''[[Finding Nemo|Disney-Pixar's Finding Nemo]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Finding Nemo|Disney-Pixar's Finding Nemo]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
 *''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]''
 *''[[Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House]]''
 *''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas]]''
-*''[[The Incredibles|Disney-Pixar's The Incredibles]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[The Incredibles|Disney-Pixar's The Incredibles]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
 *''[[I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (film)|I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus]]''
 *''[[Jack Frost (1998 film)|Jack Frost]]''
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 *''[[Once upon a Christmas (film)|Once upon a Christmas]]''
 *''[[The Polar Express (film)|The Polar Express]]
+*''[[Ratatouille (film)|Disney-Pixar's Ratatouille]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
 *''[[Richie Rich's Christmas Wish]]''
 *''[[Santa Buddies]]''
+*''[[Surf's Up (film)|Surf's Up]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Happy Feet]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
 *''[[The Santa Clause]]''
 *''[[The Santa Clause 2]]''
 *''[[The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause]]''
-*''[[Toy Story|Disney-Pixar's Toy Story]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Toy Story|Disney-Pixar's Toy Story]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
-*''[[Toy Story 2|Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 2]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Toy Story 2|Disney-Pixar's Toy Story 2]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
 *''[[Santa Who?]]''
 *''[[The Search for Santa Paws]]'' (Network TV premiere 2011) <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
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 *''[[Unaccompanied Minors]]''
 *''[[Unlikely Angel]]''
-*''[[Up (2009 film)|Disney-Pixar's Up]]'' (ABC Family premiere December 2011) <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Up (2009 film)|Disney-Pixar's Up]]'' (ABC Family premiere December 2011) <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
-*''[[WALL-E|Disney-Pixar's WALL-E]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[WALL-E|Disney-Pixar's WALL-E]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
+*''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' <ref group="note" name="nonx">This is not a Christmas movie, but was shown during the block anyway</ref> <ref>[http://a.media.abcfamily.go.com/a/media/pdf/25DOC_PGuide_2011.pdg 25 Days of Christmas 2011 Programing Guide]</ref>
-*''[[A Very Brady Christmas]]''
 ==''Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas''==

v t e Rankin/Bass Productions
Arthur Rankin Jr. Jules Bass
Television specials	Return to Oz Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show The Ballad of Smokey the Bear Cricket on the Hearth The Mouse on the Mayflower The Little Drummer Boy Frosty the Snowman The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town Here Comes Peter Cottontail The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes Mad Mad Mad Monsters Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid The Red Baron That Girl in Wonderland 'Twas the Night Before Christmas The Year Without a Santa Claus The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow The First Easter Rabbit Frosty's Winter Wonderland Rudolph's Shiny New Year The Little Drummer Boy, Book II The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town The Hobbit Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey The Stingiest Man in Town Jack Frost The Return of the King Pinocchio's Christmas The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold The Flight of Dragons The Coneheads The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus The Wind in the Willows
Feature films	Willy McBean and His Magic Machine The Daydreamer The Wacky World of Mother Goose Mad Monster Party? King Kong Escapes Marco The Last Dinosaur The Bermuda Depths Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July The Bushido Blade The Ivory Ape The Last Unicorn The Sins of Dorian Gray The King and I
Television series	The New Adventures of Pinocchio Tales of the Wizard of Oz The King Kong Show The Smokey Bear Show The Tomfoolery Show The Reluctant Dragon & Mr. Toad Show The Jackson 5ive Show The Osmonds Kid Power Festival of Family Classics ThunderCats SilverHawks The Comic Strip TigerSharks
See also	Best Christmas Ever 25 Days of Christmas Filmography Elf (film)