History Main / ChristmasSpecial

* "Ceirw Coll Siôn Corn" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Llanargollen}}'', which is an ExtraLongEpisode (2014)

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda Holiday Special'' (2010). Given the setting is ancient China, the producers use the Winter Festival instead for the occasion, which also makes the special applicable from American Thanksgiving to New Years in the future.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/GarfieldAndFriends A Garfield Christmas]]'' (1987)

* ''An Angel for Christmas'' (1996)

By now, the trope is common enough to have [[https://christmas-specials.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page fallen victim]] to TheWikiRule.

* ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' will be a Christmas Special set in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse.

* ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSoulmatesInTheGiftOfLight The Soulmates in "The Gift of Light"]]'' (aka ''The Christmas Gift of Light''): A failed pilot.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSoulmatesInTheGiftOfLight The Soulmates in "The Gift of Light"'' (aka ''The Christmas Gift of Light''): A failed pilot.

* ''Animation/TheNightTheAnimalsTalked'' (1970; another rare Nativity-themed show)

* * ''Film/EloiseAtChristmastime'' (TV movie aired as a special on the Disney Channel)

** There are three more ''Franchise/{{Peanuts}}'' Christmas specials, made from TheNineties onward, all of which the original easily overshadows: ''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 EditedForSyndication.

The best-known Christmas Specials are probably the animated ones (including the stop-motion animations produced primarily by [[Creator/RankinBassProductions Rankin/Bass]]) made in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s and rerun annually. Far more numerous, though, are the various celebrity specials, which usually take the form of a low-key holiday-themed VarietyShow. Usually the latter are rather forgettable by virtue of their one-off nature, but every so often they can generate pop-culture moments that survive for decades. A case in point would be the now-iconic duet of "Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy" sung by Music/BingCrosby and Music/DavidBowie, which has taken on a life of its own far above and beyond the 1977 Crosby special from which it sprang.

The best-known Christmas Specials are probably the animated ones (including the stop-motion animations produced primarily by [[Creator/RankinBassProductions Rankin/Bass]]) made in the 1960s, '70s, and '80s and rerun annually. Far more numerous, though, are the various celebrity specials, which usually take the form of a low-key holiday-themed VarietyShow. Usually the latter are rather forgettable by virtue of their one-off nature, but every so often they can generate moments that survive decades. A case in point would be the now-iconic duet of "The Little Drummer Boy" performed by Music/BingCrosby and Music/DavidBowie, which has taken on a life of its own far above and beyond the 1977 Crosby special from which it sprang.

Compare ChristmasEpisode (which is [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage generally known as a "Christmas Special"]] [[UsefulNotes/AVeryBritishChristmas in the UK]]), EasterSpecial, and HalloweenSpecial. If the special depicts a holiday that ''resembles'' Christmas but has been renamed to match the setting, then it's a YouMeanXmas Special. See also {{Julekalender}}, a type of Christmas-themed TV series in Scandinavia.

** ''Pinocchio's Christmas'' (1980)

* ''AudioPlay/YetAnotherPartridgeInAPearTree'', written by Brian Sibley and performed by Penelope Keith.

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'' often does holiday specials; in 2009, they made a 3-part special for Christmas.

** There are three more ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' Christmas specials, made from TheNineties onward, all of which the original easily overshadows: ''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 EditedForSyndication.

Compare ChristmasEpisode ([[SeparatedByACommonLanguage generally known as a Christmas Special]] [[UsefulNotes/AVeryBritishChristmas in the UK]]), EasterSpecial, and HalloweenSpecial. If the special depicts a holiday that looks like Christmas but is renamed to match the setting, it's a YouMeanXmas. See also {{Julekalender}}, a type of Christmas-themed TV series in Scandinavia.