Just as “31 Nights of Halloween” hangs up its Jack-O-Lantern for the year, Freeform has announced the lineup for its next big holiday programming event: “25 Days of Christmas.” Kicking off December 1, the festive content will feature an original holiday movie, a two-hour Good Trouble special, a brand-new jingle to enjoy, and of course favorite animated classics.
The network will debut the timeless Christmas classics of Rankin-Bass with Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on Friday, Dec. 6 at 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. EST/PST, respectively. One of the most popular and longest-running Christmas specials in television history, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer first aired in 1964, with Frosty the Snowman following in 1969.
Freeform original feature Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas, starring Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) and Kimiko Glenn (The Guest Book) premieres Wednesday, Dec. at 9 p.m. EST/PST. Good Trouble will air a two-hour holiday episode on Monday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. EST/PST, with the full cast of The Fosters guest starring. Adding some friendly competition to your Christmas cheer, back-to-back installments of Freeform original holiday series Wrap Battle will air on Mondays at 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. EST/PST, with the finale airing Monday, Dec. 9.
In addition to original holiday specials, Freeform offers nonstop Christmas cheer that will keep you reaching for the cocoa with a full slate of favorites like Home Alone, all three films in The Santa Clause trilogy, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Holiday and much more!
Freeform also released its first-ever “25 Days of Christmas” jingle, featuring Freeform Santa and Good Trouble star Emma Hunton.
Freeform 25 Days of Christmas animation highlights:
Sunday, Dec. 1
11:10 a.m. – Arthur Christmas
1:15 p.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
1:30 a.m. – The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Monday, Dec. 2
7:00 a.m. – The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
7:30 a.m. – The Muppets Christmas Carol
Tuesday, Dec. 3
2:40 p.m. – Rise of the Guardians
12:00 a.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Wednesday, Dec. 4
11:00 a.m. – Rise of the Guardians
1:00 p.m. – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
2:00 p.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Thursday, Dec. 5
12:00 p.m. – Kung Fu Panda Holiday
4:35 p.m. – Arthur Christmas
6:40 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Friday, Dec. 6
11:00 a.m. – Kung Fu Panda Holiday
1:35 p.m. – Arthur Christmas
3:40 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
8:00 p.m. – Frosty the Snowman – Freeform Premiere
8:30 p.m. – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer – Freeform Premiere
1:30 a.m. – The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Saturday, Dec. 7
7:00 a.m. – Cricket on the Hearth
6:15 p.m. – Frosty the Snowman
6:45 p.m. – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Sunday, Dec. 8
9:20 p.m. – Despicable Me 2
11:25 p.m. – Shrek
1:30 a.m. – Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Monday, Dec. 9
4:20 p.m. – Kung Fu Panda Holiday
4:50 p.m. – Shrek
6:55 p.m. – Despicable Me 2
Tuesday, Dec. 10
6:15 p.m. – Arthur Christmas
12:00 a.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Wednesday, Dec. 11
1:10 p.m. – Arthur Christmas
3:20 p.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Saturday, Dec. 14
9:00 a.m – Arthur Christmas
11:00 a.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Sunday, Dec. 15
7:00 a.m. – Arthur Christmas
3:25 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Monday, Dec. 16
9:00 a.m. – Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
1:05 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
2:45 p.m. – Rise of the Guardians
Tuesday, Dec. 17
7:00 a.m. – Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
10:30 a.m. – Rise of the Guardians
12:00 a.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Wednesday, Dec. 18
1:10 p.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Thursday, Dec. 19
7:20 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
9:00 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story
11:00 p.m. – Rise of the Guardians
Friday, Dec. 20
3:00 p.m. – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
4:40 p.m. – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
5:45 p.m. – Frosty the Snowman
6:15 p.m. – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
7:20 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story
9:20 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 2
11:25 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot
11:55 p.m. – Arthur Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 21
7:00 a.m. – The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
9:40 a.m. – Arthur Christmas
11:50 a.m. – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
12:55 p.m. – Frosty the Snowman
1:25 p.m. – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
2:30 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 2
4:35 p.m. – Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot
Sunday, Dec. 22
12:30 a.m. – The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
Monday, Dec. 23
2:05 p.m. – Arthur Christmas
Tuesday, Dec. 24
7:00 a.m. – The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
11:00 a.m. – Kung Fu Panda Holiday
11:30 a.m. – Arthur Christmas
8:20 p.m. – Frosty the Snowman
8:50 p.m. – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
9:55 p.m. – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
12:00 a.m. – The Simpsons Holiday-thon
Wednesday, Dec. 25
9:00 a.m. – Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
3:10 p.m. – Frosty the Snowman
3:40 p.m. – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
4:45 p.m. – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
