{"id":2181197,"date":"2025-11-29T20:19:23","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T20:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2181197"},"modified":"2025-11-29T20:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T20:19:23","slug":"5-holiday-tv-specials-to-watch-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/5-holiday-tv-specials-to-watch-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Holiday TV Specials to Watch in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You\u2019ll be rockin\u2019 around the TV this holiday season as we round up five must-see seasonal selections airing this December. Scroll down for a closer look.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><em>The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Get your Yuletide cheer on with Mickey, Minnie, and host <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/derek-hough\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Derek Hough;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Derek Hough<\/a> (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dancing With the Stars;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Dancing With the Stars<\/em><\/a>) for the 10th annual seasonal celebration, featuring brand-new performances straight from Florida\u2019s Walt Disney World, California\u2019s Disneyland, and Disney\u2019s Hawaii resort, Aulani. Pop singers <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/gwen-stefani\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gwen Stefani;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Gwen Stefani<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/nicole-scherzinger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nicole Scherzinger;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nicole Scherzinger<\/a> and country crooner <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/trisha-yearwood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Trisha Yearwood;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Trisha Yearwood<\/a> each perform.\u00a0<strong>Monday, Dec. 1, 8\/7c, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/abc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ABC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ABC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><em>How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prepare to have your heart (and presents) stolen by this 1966 Dr. Seuss animated classic. On Christmas Eve, the lonely Grinch (voiced by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/boris-karloff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boris Karloff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boris Karloff<\/a>) sets out to rid Whoville of all holiday spirit. He takes gifts and decorations but forms an unlikely bond with little Cindy Lou Who (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/june-foray\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:June Foray;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">June Foray<\/a>). As the Grinch waits for the fallout of his actions, he learns Christmas is about more than material goods.\u00a0<strong>Thursday, Dec. 4, 8\/7c, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/nbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Tichina Arnold and Cedric the Entertainer in &#8216;The Neighborhood&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Monty Brinton \/ CBS<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><em><strong>The Neighborhood<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The holidays may be near during the sitcom\u2019s eighth and final season, but Calvin and Tina (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/cedric-the-entertainer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cedric the Entertainer;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cedric the Entertainer<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/tichina-arnold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tichina Arnold;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tichina Arnold<\/a>) won\u2019t be feeling very jolly after their anniversary plans are upended in the un-merriest of ways. Next door, a misunderstanding has Gemma (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/beth-behrs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Beth Behrs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Beth Behrs<\/a>) tangled up like string lights.\u00a0<strong>Monday, Dec. 8, 8:30\/7:30c, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/cbs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CBS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CBS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><strong><em>A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Celebrating its 60th anniversary, this hilarious, heartwarming classic will stream on Apple TV free for two days only \u2014 no subscription needed. Just download the Apple TV app on your device and sign in with your Apple ID. Because, whether it\u2019s the jazzy <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/vince-guaraldi\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Vince Guaraldi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Vince Guaraldi<\/a> score, the iconic Peanuts dance, or Linus\u2019 center-stage speech, Charlie Brown\u2019s search for the true meaning of the season is a gift everyone deserves. <strong>Stream for free, Dec. 13 and 14, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/apple-tv-plus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Apple TV;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Apple TV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\"><em>Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em><\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This side-splitting seasonal episode of the animated sitcom is described by creator <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/loren-bouchard\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Loren Bouchard;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Loren Bouchard<\/a> as \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/show\/a-charlie-brown-christmas\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A Charlie Brown Christmas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">A Charlie Brown Christmas<\/a> meets Snowpiercer.\u201d As the Belcher family enters a Christmas village, chef dad Bob (voiced by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/h-jon-benjamin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:H. Jon Benjamin;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">H. Jon Benjamin<\/a>) hones his cookie decorating skills; wife Linda (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/john-roberts\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:John Roberts;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">John Roberts<\/a>) rescues the ugliest of trees; and daughter Louise (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/people\/kristen-schaal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kristen Schaal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kristen Schaal<\/a>) gets in a \u201cmini-train stunt-off,\u201d teases Bouchard, with her nemesis. <strong>Sunday, Dec. 14, 9:30\/8:30c, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/network\/fox\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fox<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the latest entertainment news on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TV Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You\u2019ll be rockin\u2019 around the TV this holiday season as we round up five must-see seasonal selections airing this December. Scroll down for a closer look. The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular\u00a0 Get your Yuletide cheer on with Mickey, Minnie, and host Derek Hough (Dancing With the Stars) for the 10th annual seasonal celebration, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2181198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[25317,344236,41508,343995,308487,112104,338101,420067,29768,349171,420068],"class_list":["post-2181197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-apple-tv","tag-charlie-brown","tag-dancing-with-the-stars","tag-derek-hough","tag-gwen-stefani","tag-holiday-season","tag-nicole-scherzinger","tag-seasonal-celebration","tag-trisha-yearwood","tag-walt-disney-world","tag-yuletide-cheer"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/5-Holiday-TV-Specials-to-Watch-in-2025.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2181197"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2181199,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2181197\/revisions\/2181199"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2181197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2181197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2181197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}