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Perhaps the best-known Christmas Specials are the animated ones (including the stop-motion animations produced primarily by [[Rankin/Bass Productions|Rankin/Bass]]) from the 1960s through the 1970s that rerun annually. Far more numerous, though, are the various celebrity specials, which usually take the form of a low-key holiday-themed [[Variety Show]]. Usually the latter are rather forgettable by virtue of their one-off nature, but sometimes they can generate moments that survive decades. A case in point would be the Bing Crosby-[[David Bowie]] duet of "The Little Drummer Boy", which has taken on a life of its own above and beyond the 1970s-vintage Crosby special from which it sprang.
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* Disney put out ''From All of Us to All of You'' on its weekly show in 1958 - some new cartoon footage linking excerpts from their classic animated films and old shorts, and preview clips from their new features. After a few decades it faded away from American tv, but continues to be a very big draw in the UK and Scandinavia.
* ''[[Mr. Magoo]]'s [[Yet Another Christmas Carol|Christmas Carol]]'' (1962) was the [[Ur Example|first animated one of these]] to be produced expressly for television.
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** There are actually four ''[[Peanuts]]'' Christmas specials. Obviously, ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' easily overshadows the other three, which consist of ''It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown'' (1992), ''Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales'' (2002), and ''I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown'' (2003). ''Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales'' was created specifically to pad out an hour timeslot for ''A Charlie Brown Christmas'' so that it wouldn't have to be [[Edited for Syndication]].
* ''[[How the Grinch Stole Christmas (
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* ''[[A Cosmic Christmas]]'' (1977) (Canadian-produced and featuring aliens searching for the meaning of Christmas)
* ''[[Nestor the Long
* ''[[Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas
* The oh so infamous ''[[
* ''John Denver And The Muppets: A Christmas Together'' (1979)<ref>Probably better known for the album than the special but still ...</ref>
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* In France, ''Le Père Noël est une ordure'' (1982) is broadcast virtually every single year on one of the six main channels around Christmas. It's actually a very dark comedy one of whose characters works as a [[Mall Santa]].
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* ''[[The Christmas Toy]]'' (Jim Henson) (1986)
* ''[[A Muppet Family Christmas]]'' (1987)
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* The ''[[Barney and Friends
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* ''Father Christmas'' (1991)
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* ''[[Nick and Noel]]'' (1993)
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* ''The [[Reduced Shakespeare Company]] Christmas'' (radio, 1995)
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* ''[[Grandma Got Run Over
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* ''[[Arthur (
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* ''The True Meaning of Christmas Specials'' (2002) with David Foley of [[Kids in The Hall]] (and [[News Radio]]) fame.
* ''[[It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Caillou
* The TV adaptation of [[Terry Pratchett
* [[Doctor Steel|Doctor Steel's]] ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVfSJPKA0VM Dr. Steel Christmas Special]'' (2007) and ''[http://www.toysoldiersunite.com/media/mp3/adrsteelchristmasmp3.mp3 A Dr. Steel Christmas]'' (2009).
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* ''[[The Colbert Report
* ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' (2008)
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* [[Strawberry Shortcake]] has two: ''Berry Merry Christmas'' (2003 continuity) and ''The Glimmerberry Ball Movie'' (2009 continuity).
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* ''Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas'' (2011)
* "'Elf on the Shelf'' (2011)
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* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' "A Very Venture Christmas" - introduced the Krampus to much of America.
* ''The Adventures Of [[The League of STEAM]]'' episode, "The Fright Before Christmas".
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