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Compare [[Christmas Episode]] ([[Separated By a Common Language|generally known as Christmas Specials]] [[A Very British Christmas|in the UK]]) and [[Halloween Special]]. If the holiday celebrated in the special only looks like Christmas but is renamed to match the setting, it's a [[You Mean Xmas]].
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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.
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* ''[[Frosty the Snowman (Animation)|Frosty the Snowman]]'' (1969)
* ''[[The Night the Animals Talked (Animation)|The Night the Animals Talked]]'' (1970; another rare Nativity-themed show)
* ''[[Santa Claus
* ''[[The Year Without a Santa Claus (Animation)|The Year Without a Santa Claus]]'' (1974, animated; 2006, live action)
* ''[['Twas the Night Before Christmas (Animation)|Twas the Night Before Christmas]]'' (1974)
* ''[[A Cosmic Christmas]]'' (1977) (Canadian-produced and featuring aliens searching for the meaning of Christmas)
* ''[[Nestor the Long Eared Christmas Donkey (Animation)|Nestor the Long Eared Christmas Donkey]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Emmet
* The oh so infamous ''[[The Star Wars Holiday Special (Film)|The Star Wars Holiday Special]]'' (1978)
* ''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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* [[Franklin (Literature)|Franklin]]: ''Franklin's Magic Christmas'' (2001).
* ''The True Meaning of Christmas Specials'' (2002) with David Foley of [[Kids in The Hall]] (and [[News Radio]]) fame.
* ''[[
* ''[[Caillou (Animation)|Cailou's]] Holiday Movie'' (2003)
* The TV adaptation of [[Terry Pratchett (Creator)|Terry Pratchett's]] ''[[Discworld (Literature)/Hogfather|Hogfather]]'' (2006)
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* [[Leap Frog (Animation)|Leap Frog]]'s ''A Tad Of Christmas Cheer'' (2007)
* ''[[Christmas Is Here Again (Animation)|Christmas Is Here Again]]'' (2007)
* ''[[The Colbert Report (TV)|A Colbert Christmas]]: The Greatest Gift Of All''. Contains both [[As the Good Book Says|actual religious issues]], and [[
* ''[[A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation]]!'' (2009)
* ''[[Prep and Landing (Animation)|Prep and Landing]]'' (2009)
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* ''Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas'' (2011)
* "'Elf on the Shelf'' (2011)
* ''[[Bitchin' Kitchen (TV)|Bitchin Kitchen]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Charlie and Lola (Literature)|Charlie and Lola]]'' had an episode with the siblings visiting the elves and saving Christmas.
* ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' "A Very Venture Christmas" - introduced the Krampus to much of America.
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