6 New Christmas Television Specials Highlight the Season

C.A. Jacobs, Yahoo! Contributor Network
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This holiday season grab the kids and kick off the festivities with a cozy evening at home watching one of these brand new Christmas television specials. Old-time classic holiday specials will be featured most nights during the Christmas season, but why not start a new tradition with one of these fun and entertaining shows.

Hoops & Yoyo Ruin Christmas

November 25

CBS, 8 p.m.

The entire family will enjoy this new animated Christmas television special that features Hallmark Cards famous duo of Hoops and Yoyo plus their friend Piddles. The three friends hatch a plan to stay up all night on Christmas Eve to catch Santa in the act. But the threesome's curiosity gets the best of them as they find themselves trapped in Santa's sleigh as he takes off for his next delivery. A sudden twist of fate ensues and Christmas may never be the same!

The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf's Story

November 25

CBS, 8:30 p.m.

This new Christmas television special is based on the popular best-selling children's book, The Elf on the Shelf, written by Carol Aebersold and her daughter, Chanda Bell. This endearing story follows scout elves who are employed by Santa and whose job it is to report back to the big guy on which children have been naughty or nice. A holiday television special your children are sure to enjoy.

Desperately Seeking Santa

November 27

ABC Family, 8 p.m.

This new ABC Family movie follows Jennifer, a young marketing executive, who tries to boost sales at the failing mall she works. Her innovative idea: hold a "Hunky Santa" contest to replace the old mall Santa. But the unexpected happens when Jennifer falls for the eventual winner of the contest and complications arise.

Prep & Landing Naughty vs. Nice

December 5

ABC, 8:30 p.m.

The latest Walt Disney animated installment of Santa's workshop elves, Wayne and Lanny, finds them trying to recover important North Pole technology that has fallen into the hands of a tech-savvy naughty kid. This Christmas television special features the voices of Sarah Chalke, Dave Foley and Chris Parnell.

A Michael Bublé Christmas

December 6

NBC, 8 p..m.

The crooner gets his first Christmas television special this season and performs songs off his holiday CD, Christmas The Special Edition. Comedy sketches featuring Bublé help fill out the remainder of the hour.

12 Dates of Christmas

December 11

ABC Family, 8 p.m.

Another new ABC Family Christmas movie features Amy Smart as a woman who continually relives the same first date over and over again until she realizes she needs to move on from the past and open up to new adventure in her future. This romantic Christmas television special also features Mark-Paul Gosselaar.

Enjoy the holidays with a big cup of hot chocolate, the ones you love and gather around the television for any one of these great Christmas holiday specials.

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