Cartoon Network Holiday Specials & Episodes for December 2004!

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Christmas Cheer for a Month in the Year from Cartoon Network
Christmas comes way early this year - on Dec. 3, in fact - as Cartoon Network fills almost the entire month of December with holiday programming. Holiday premieres will be telecast every Friday, and the merriment ends with a two-day marathon of Christmas-themed shows, beginning at 7 a.m. (ET, PT) on Friday, Dec. 24, and ending on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, at 11 p.m. (ET, PT). The rest of the month will be stuffed with enough Christmas cheer to power Santa's sleigh, with four additional premieres of new holiday specials and the best old and new classics, including of course, the granddaddy of Christmas cartoons, Dr. Suess' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Highlights of Cartoon Network's holiday programming schedule are as follows: (All times ET, PT)

ED, EDD N EDDY'S JINGLE, JINGLE, JANGLE - Friday, Dec. 3, at 8 p.m. (ET, PT)
Snow descends upon the eternal summerland of the cul-de-sac in the all-new, 30-minute holiday special Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle, Jingle, Jangle. Eddy's Christmas falls to pieces after he snoops around and discovers that all his soon-to-be gifts are socks, underwear and other clunkers. Eddy decides to take Santa's job into his own hands by attempting to get himself adopted into all of his friends' families, thereby siphoning off their Christmas payload. Eddy comes to learn about how his friends celebrate the holiday, while his best friends, Ed and Double-D, try to convince him that Christmas is about spreading cheer more than greed. Encore presentations: Wednesday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 9 a.m.; Thursday, Dec. 23, at 8:30 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 24, at 12 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 12 p.m. and 9 p.m.

WHAT'S NEW SCOOBY DOO?: "HO! HO! HORRORS!" - Friday, Dec. 17, at 9 p.m. (ET, PT)
Scooby and the gang are back in an all-new adventure in which they must spend the night in Winter Hollow, the snow-logged town terrorized by a headless snowman. The snowman, apparently the ghost of the robber Blackjack Brody, is scaring the townspeople out of their houses on Christmas Eve, the night of his untimely death many years ago. The gang must uncover the mystery of the headless snowman in order to bring Christmas back to the town. Encore presentations: Friday, Dec. 24, at 11 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 7:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.

HOLIDAY PREMIERES ALL MONTH LONG
There is simply no reason to go outside this December as Cartoon Network brings an awesome selection of Christmas premieres to television.

Saturday, Dec. 18, at 3 p.m.: Tangerine Bear - A star-studded cast (Tom Bosley, Jenna Elfman, David Hyde Pierce, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Marlon Wayans, Howie Mandel) lends their vocal talent to this 90-minute feature. Tangerine Bear depicts the story of Tangie, a bear with an upside-down smile, finding acceptance in a group of rag-tag toys in a thrift store. Encore presentations: Monday, Dec. 20, at 10 a.m. and Friday, Dec. 24, at 8:30 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 19, at 3 p.m.: Nine Dog Christmas - James Earl Jones and Scott Hamilton lend their vocal talents in this 90-minute feature that tells the story of Santa's sled and reindeer being replaced by nine scruffy dogs tied to a beat-up old wagon. Encore presentations Thursday, Dec. 23, at 10:30 a.m.; Friday Dec. 24, at 2 p.m. and 11 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 25, at 10 a.m.

Sunday, Dec. 19 at 4:30 p.m.: Jingle Bell Christmas - Through a magical sleigh ride, a poor family realizes that gifts are special not because of their price but because they come from the heart. Encore presentations: Friday, Dec. 24, at 11:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 7 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 20, at 9 a.m.: The Christmas Dinosaur - This one-hour holiday adventure starts with Jason, a boy who is disappointed when he gets an egg for Christmas. Then it hatches into a pterosaur dinosaur. With the help of his brother Tommy, Jason must reunite his new friend, Spot the dinosaur, with its parents before his own parents find out. Encore presentations: Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 10 a.m.; Friday, Dec. 24, at 1 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 7 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 24, at 10:30 a.m.: Noel Noel - Leslie Nielson narrates the story of a billionaire by the name of Noel Noel who tries to buy the love of Beatrice the fairy, but, instead, finds that perhaps there is more to love than green-backs. Encore presentations: Friday, Dec. 24, at 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.

HOLIDAY CLASSICS, OLD AND NEW
Aside from all of the new Christmas specials this year, Cartoon Network is airing a smorgasbord of favorite animated Christmas specials, including favorites starring the Flinstones, the Smurfs, the Powerpuff Girls and Johnny Bravo.

Friday, Dec. 3, at 9 p.m.: Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas - Disguised as Santa Claus, the Grinch, along with his loveable dog, Max, steals everything that has to do with Christmas from the town of Whoville. However, he finds that he cannot steal the one thing that makes Christmas special: love for one's fellow man. The Grinch learns the meaning of Christmas, returning all of the stolen goods back to the Whos and joining in their celebration. Encore presentations Monday, Dec. 13, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18, at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 24, at 10 a.m. and 12:30 a.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 25, at 6:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 10, at 8 p.m.: Olive the Other Reindeer - Olive the dog travels to the North Pole to help Santa Claus when one of his reindeer breaks a leg. Olive the Other Reindeer, a one-hour feature, is created by Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, and the role of Olive is voiced by Drew Barrymore. Encore presentations: Tuesday, Dec. 14, at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 18, at 5 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 8 p.m.; and Saturday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 10, at 9 p.m.: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer - This holiday story expands on the song of the same name, Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. Grandma and her little general store are in danger of being bought out by developers in the town of Cityville. While Grandma tries to save her store, her grandson, Jake, attempts to save his belief in Santa Claus and the Christmas spirit. Encore Presentations: Sunday, Dec. 19, at 5 p.m.; Monday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 9 a.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 11 a.m.; Friday, Dec. 24, at 4 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 8:30 p.m.: A Johnny Bravo Christmas - Johnny Bravo goes on an insane sleigh ride to deliver his Christmas wish list to Santa. On the way, he teams up with Donny Osmond. Encore presentations: Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 8:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 25, at 3 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. (ET, PT): Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol - This animated special marks a merry marriage between one of the screen's greatest cartoon characters, Mr. Magoo, and the heart-warming holiday classic, A Christmas Carol. Jim Backus (Gilligan's Island) lends his unmistakable voice to the lovably near-sighted Magoo, who stars in a Broadway version of the Charles Dickens tale, impeccably cast as Ebenezer Scrooge. Encore presentations: Friday, Dec. 24 at 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25 at 3:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m.: The Powerpuff Girls: "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" - In this one-hour feature, Princess, Townsville's most evil little brat, tries to trick Santa into fulfilling her Christmas wish (making her the fourth Powerpuff Girl) by switching Santa's good and bad list. If she succeeds, all the good kids could get Santa's cold shoulder. The Powerpuff Girls must head to the North Pole to fight in a furious flurry to fix the folly. Encore presentations: Friday, Dec. 24, at 7 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 2 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 20 at 11:30 a.m.: Casper's First Christmas - Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Boo Boo, and other ghosts of Saturday mornings past join Casper and Hairy, a less friendly ghost, on Christmas Eve. Casper's desire to have a real Christmas plays against Hairy's plan to scare the dickens out of everybody. Luckily, Santa rides in to sort it out for the hapless 'toons. Encore presentations: Monday, Dec. 20 st 11:30 a.m.; Thursday, Dec. 23 at 9:30 a.m.; and Friday, Dec. 24 at 2 a.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 10 a.m.: Yogi's First Christmas - All is fun and festive at the Jellystone Park Christmas party until Herman, the hermit, and Snively, the lodge owner's nephew, try to suck the joy out of the holiday. It is up to Yogi and Boo Boo to trick the party-poopers and keep the Yule log burning. This two-hour cartoon extravaganza features five musical segments. Encore presentation: Friday, Dec. 24, at 3 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 23, at 9 a.m.: The Smurfs Christmas Special - The evil Gargamel teams up with a mysterious stranger to destroy the Smurfs, two children and their grandfather. All seems lost until the Smurfs unite to counteract the stranger's evil magic with the power of a Christmas carol. Encore presentations: Friday, Dec. 24, at 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 25, at 6 a.m.

A TWO DAY CHRISTMAS MERRY-THON - Friday, Dec. 24, at 7 a.m. until Saturday, Dec. 25, at 11 p.m. (ET, PT)
Cartoon Network is pulling out all the stops on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with a 40-hour Christmas-themed programming "merry-thon." Included will be holiday classics like Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Cartoon Network Christmas originals from The Powerpuff Girls, Ed, Edd n Eddy, and Johnny Bravo and holiday classics featuring favorite characters like Yogi Bear, the Flinstones and the Jetsons.

Friday, Dec. 24
7 a.m. ToonHeads Christmas
8 a.m. The Town That Santa Forgot
8:30 a.m. Tangerine Bear
10 a.m. Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
10:30 a.m. Noel Noel
11 a.m. What's New Scooby Doo?: "Ho! Ho! Horrors!"
11:30 a.m. Jingle Bell Christmas
12 p.m. Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle, Jingle, Jangle
1 p.m. Dinosaur Christmas
2 p.m. Nine Dog Christmas
3:30 p.m. Smurfs Christmas
4 p.m. Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer
5 p.m. The Night B4 Christmas
5:30 p.m. Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
7 p.m. The Powerpuff Girls: "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas"
8 p.m. Tangerine Bear
9:30 p.m. Noel Noel
10 p.m. Jingle Bell Christmas
10:30 p.m. What's New Scooby Doo?: "Ho! Ho! Horrors!"
11 p.m. Nine Dog Christmas
12:30 a.m. Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
1 a.m. ToonHeads Christmas
2 a.m. Casper's First Christmas
2:30 a.m. Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
3 a.m. Yogi's First Christmas
5 a.m. Flintstone Christmas

Saturday, Dec. 25
6 a.m. Smurfs Christmas Special
6:30 a.m. Tis the Season to Be Smurfy
7 a.m. Jingle Bell Christmas
7:30 a.m. What's New Scooby Doo?: "Ho! Ho! Horrors!"
8 a.m. Olive The Other Reindeer
9 a.m. The Night B4 Christmas
9:30 a.m. Noel Noel
10 a.m. Nine Dog Christmas
11:30 a.m. New Scooby Doo Mysteries: "Nutcracker Scoob"
12 p.m. Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle, Jingle, Jangle
1 p.m. Jingle Bell Christmas
1:30 p.m. A Jetson Christmas Carol
2 p.m. The Powerpuff Girls: " 'Twas the Fight Before Christmas"
3 p.m. A Johnny Bravo Christmas
3:30 p.m. Mr. Magoo's Christmas Carol
4:30 p.m. The Night B4 Christmas
5 p.m. Olive The Other Reindeer
6 p.m. Noel Noel
6:30 p.m. Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas
7 p.m. Dinosaur Christmas
8 p.m. Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer
9 p.m. Ed, Edd n Eddy's Jingle, Jingle, Jangle
10 p.m. What's New Scooby Doo?: "Ho! Ho! Horrors!"
10:30 p.m. Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas

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I'm looking forward that special on Christmas Eve. Since i'm away, I will set up my DVR for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. ABC Family on the other hand is showing the "25 Days of Christmas", compilations of classic TV specials from the Rankin/Bass library. The two specials I have is "Smurfs' Christmas" and "Tis' the Season to Be Smurfy" both will be airing on Cartoon Network. For one thing, is DIC owns the rights to two Smurfs holiday specials? I looked it up in your post that the "Smurfs" will be returning to syndication starting in January as part of the DIC Kids Block. I'm also looking forward to see the TV specials that I've haven't watched for a while like "Yogi's First Christmas", "The Nutcracker Scoob" (an episode from the "NEW Scooby-Doo Mysteries"), and the other ones.