Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials

Feb 29 2024 266

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A salute to all TV holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones. Revisit 12 holiday classics and not-so-classics each December and July.

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Frasier: Look Before You Leap

Feb 29 2024 76 mins

Let’s all go to the taco show! Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O.

A Christmas Carol (1984)

Dec 24 2023 141 mins

George C. Scott and the Great Corn Inflation. Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O., Anthony Strand.

Yogi’s First Christmas

Dec 22 2023 90 mins

The Legend of Mistletoe: Cindy’s Awakening. Guest: Bill Hanstock.

The Great Santa Claus Switch

Dec 20 2023 102 mins

Muppets kidnap the Sandy Claws. Guests: Tori Schmidt, Tony Whitaker

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Dec 18 2023 69 mins

The world premiere of “Revenge at Bethlehem.” Guests: Scott Leopold, Bob Baker

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Season’s Greedings

Dec 16 2023 81 mins

Sherman Hemsley stars as the Toyman plotting to turn Metropolis greedy with atomic space rats. Guests: Gerry Davila, Paxton Holley, Jeeg

Santa, Baby!

Dec 14 2023 80 mins

The last ever Rankin/Bass Christmas special flew under the radar. Guests: Tim Babb, Andre Bennett

Tales From the Crypt: And All Through the House

Dec 12 2023 43 mins

Robert Zemeckis directs his then-wife in a cozy Christmas nightmare with a killer Santa. Guests: Jamie Ray

An American Christmas Carol

Dec 10 2023 66 mins

Henry Winkler at the height of his Fonz fame hides under multiple layers of makeup as a Scrooge figure from Great Depression-era New England. Guests: Tom Coombs, Scott Leopold

Full-Court Miracle

Dec 08 2023 83 mins

A Disney Channel Original Hanukkah Movie based on the true story of a former college basketball star turned Hebrew school coach who may or may not be the ghost of Judah Maccabee. Guests: April Ryley, J.W. Friedman