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CBC Dominates Holiday TV Viewing!
  • CBC will offer 67 hours of Holiday programming in December
  • CBC reaches nearly 75% of Canadians during the Holidays
  • CBC is #1 for holiday co-viewing with Families
  • CBC airs the #1 Holiday title among Adults 25-54, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • Desirable Demos
  • TOP Online Holiday Destination

This year, we're back with more great family holiday programming including:

Elf
One Christmas Eve, a long time ago, a small baby at an orphanage crawled into Santa's bag of toys, only to go undetected and accidentally carried back to Santa's workshop in the North Pole. Though he was quickly taken under the wing of a surrogate father and raised to be an elf, as he grows to be three sizes larger than everyone else, it becomes clear that Buddy (Will Ferrell) will never truly fit into the elf world. What he needs is to find his real family. This holiday season, Buddy decides to find his true place in the world and sets off for New York City to track down his roots.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa sees Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Home Alone
It is Christmas Time and the McAllister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But, the youngest in the family named Kevin got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz and was sent to his room which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family were in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin who now has the house all to himself. Being home alone was fun for Kevin, having a pizza all to himself, jumping on his parents' bed and making a mess. Then, Kevin discovers about two burglars, Harry and Marv about to rob his house on Christmas eve. Kevin acts quickly by wiring his own house with makeshift booby traps to stop the burglars and to bring them to justice.

Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things. The village is sure to have a sad Christmas this year.

Frosty The Snowman
A discarded silk top hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and a young girl who he befriends stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back.

Frosty Returns
Twitchell's has invented Summer Wheeze: a spray-can that instantly removes snow and slush and Beansborough's getting snow-free. Holly has to keep Frosty from melting, and convince everybody that snow's actually a good thing.

Stars on Ice
Exceptional performances by some of Canada's top figure skaters, features interviews with cast members and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show. This years show will feature: Kurt Browning, Joannie Rochette, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Shawn Sawyer, Jeffrey Buttle, Kyoko Ina, Tanith Belbin and BenAgosto, Sasha Cohen and Evan Lysacek.

Mickey's Christmas Carol
It's the same Charles Dickens classic with an all-star Disney cast. Uncle Scrooge McDuck - appropriately enough - Scrooge, is visited by his deceased partner and 3 spirits one night to remember the joys of Christmas.

National Lampoon: Christmas Vacation
The tradition continues with the hapless Griswald family, this time allowing them to stay at home, while the extended family visits for the holidays. Clark wants everything to be perfect for his patient, yet clueless wife. Randy Quaid stars as the hilarious idiot Cousin Eddie who shows up, bringing his whole family and parking his Winnebago in front of their house.

Poor Clark must deal with Eddie, a sick dog, a runaway squirrel, a stingy boss, and snotty neighbors (one of whom is Julia Louis-Dreyfus) before being able to celebrate a true Christmas blessing.

The Santa Clause
When a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. Scott Calvin's son Charlie convinces dad to try on the red suit and the pair pilot the sleigh to the North Pole, where they soon discover that by donning the famous suit, dad must now accept all of Santa's duties! Over the next year, a surprised, not-so-jolly Scott grows a Santa-sized tummy and beard, causing friends, family and business associates to wonder if he's lost his marbles. All except Charlie, who thinks his dad is perfectly suited for his new job! Each well-kept secret of the North Pole is revealed.

The Santa Clause 2
Walt Disney Pictures presents an all-new comedy adventure overflowing with holiday cheer. Tim Allen reappears in SANTA CLAUSE 2, the hilarious sequel to everybody's holiday favorite. Scott Calvin (Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Scott's got problems. His son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list, and if Scott doesn't?t marry by Christmas Eve -- one very, very short month away -- he'll stop being Santa forever. Embracing Christmas and the magic of family with heart, warmth, fun, and charm, SANTA CLAUSE 2 is classic holiday entertainment everybody will enjoy again and again.

The Santa Clause 3
Now that Santa/Scott Calvin and Mrs. Claus/Carol Calvin have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa!

Goose on the Loose
Randall the Goose (the Voice of Dave Foley ) is out on a summer date with his lifelong love Etta when he is suddenly snatched by Congreve Maddox ( Chevy Chase ), a gourmet cook and principal of Willow Springs Elementary, who wants to make Randall his trophy prize in a culinary A modern day fable, Goose! tells the tale of Randall, a neurotic talking goose, who is kidnapped by Congreve Maddox, the principal of the local elementary school. Maddox plans to fatten up Randall so that he can cook the bird and enter him in a culinary contest in Banff, Canada. But Randall has a savior in eleven-year-old Will Donnelly, a sweet and sensitive boy who stopped speaking after the death of his mother. Will and Randall meet and immediately become best friends - they share a love of butterscotch candies and rude noises. With Randall's help (the goose does consider himself the Sigmund Freud of the goose world), Will begins talking again. Will then becomes determined to prevent his pal from ending up as a side of foie gras. Together with his sister, Emily, and some classmates, Will hatches a plot: They'll kidnap Congreve's mother and arrange a hostage exchange for the goose. When that plan lays a goose egg, Will comes up with an even bolder rescue attempt, enlisting the aid of his beautiful teacher, his dad, and even Congreve's mother. With the stakes high, a wild goose chase ensues with everyone in hot pursuit!

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Re-make of the 1947 Oscar-winning classic fable of Kris Kringle, working in Macy's Department Store, who encounters an unbelieving child and goes on trial to prove he's Santa Claus. Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott and Mara Wilson.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Doris Walker a no-nonsense Macy's executive, desperately searches for a new store Santa. She hires Kris Kringle who insists that he's the real Santa Claus. But, he has many skeptics like Doris and her six year old daughter, Susan. So Kris goes to court to try and prove it. Is he the real Santa Claus?

Happy Feet
In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman and Brittany Murphy.

Season of Song: Canadian Tenors & Friends
The Canadian Tenors are joined by a star-studded lineup that features two of Canada's greatest music legends, Paul Anka and David Foster, and three of the world's biggest young stars, Justin Bieber, Charice and Jackie Evancho to perform holiday classics and The Canadian Tenors fan favourites.

A Christmas Story
All young Ralphie (Billingsley) wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder air rifle - with a compass mounted in the stock. After all, that's what every nine-year-old in the 1940's America wants. Based in the comic novel "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" by Jean Shepherd, who narrates the film. A Christmas Story follows Ralphie as he deals with an assortment of misadventures including a visit to a workaholic Santa as he awaits that fateful morning when his Christmas dream may or may not come true. Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella.

Nativity
A unique and magical re-telling of the classic Nativity story written by Tony Jordan.  A story of two people: a young, scared girl with a momentous role in history and the kind man who loves her, but struggles to accept his own role in the greatest story ever told.

Wonderful World of Disney Parade
Ryan Seacrest leads the fun as the show's host at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and Nick Cannon hosts from Disneyland Resort in California. Performances include five-time Grammy® Award-winning artist Mariah Carey, country music chart-topper Darius Rucker, singer/actress Amber Riley, Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez and Debby Ryan, young soprano sensation Jackie Evancho, "American Idol" Lee DeWyze, swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, professional dancers from "Dancing with the Stars" and R&B sensation Sean Kingston.

The Hour Has 22 Minutes Holiday
We bring you letters to Santa from Peter Mansbridge, Jim Cuddy, and Survivorman's Les Stroud (to name a few), new takes on traditional holiday stories like A Christmas Carol (with Kevin O'Leary as Scrooge) and Miracle on 34th Street, and guests including Gordon Pinsent, Greg Thomey, Allan Hawco, and Great Big Sea!

Royal Canadian Air Farce New Years Eve Special
Royal Canadian Air Farce's annual reunion and comic look-back at the highs and lows of 2010.  Again this year there's a load of good targets for fun and satire - from Justin Bieber's hair-raising rise to fame, to the billion-dollar G8 and G20 boondoggles and bedbug infestations in Canada's big cities.  "Don't touch my junk" airport security, Celine Dion's new twins, disastrous oil leaks and America's Tea Party also come under the Farce-o-scope.  Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, Jessica Holmes, Craig Lauzon, Alan Park and Penelope Corrin. Special guest Lloyd Robertson.

Mr. Hockey: A Gordie Howe Story
MR. HOCKEY: THE GORDIE HOWE STORY (Brightlight Pictures/Nutmeg Entertainment) is the story of the greatest comeback in sports history. At age 45, Gordie Howe, reluctantly retired from the NHL, comes back to play professional hockey with his two sons, 18- and 19-years old. Howe's comeback was labelled the biggest publicity stunt in hockey history and critics doubted his skills, given his deteriorating health. But for a father, it was merely the opportunity to play hockey with his boys. Keeping them all together was Colleen Howe: wife, mother of four children and manager to Gordie and her sons--a role virtually unheard of for women at that time. Hockey fanatics across the continent will unite for this inspiring story of one man's quest to prove he still had the skill to live up to the name "Mr. Hockey".

The Magic Hockey Skates
In the vein of the Canadian classic animated short film The Hockey Sweater, The Magic Skates allows us to tap into our cultural roots and provides Canadians with a truly original holiday special sure to become a family favourite for generations to come.

Adapted from the children's book The Magic Hockey Skates by Canadian author Allen Morgan, the film is set to tell the magical tale of a boy begrudgingly buying second hand skates which turn out to make him the best hockey player ever -- via three wishes. The Magic Hockey Skates is a half hour animated drama about nine year old Joey and his aspiration to become an NHL superstar. With perseverance, dedication and a little help from a pair of "magic" hockey skates, Joey learns the importance of believing in oneself. Sure to be a holiday classic for years to come, The Magic Hockey Skates will captivate audiences who will be inspired by a little boy's tale of self sacrifice and belief.

Happy Feet
In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman and Brittany Murphy.

Holiday Festival On Ice
Olympic, World, and National Figure Skating Champions come together to celebrate the spirit of the holidays in Holiday Festival on Ice. This show is a one hour holiday special that features such skaters as Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Joannie Rochette, Jeffrey Buttle, Shawn Sawyer, Cynthia Phaneuf, and Sinead & John Kerr. The skaters perform to both live and recorded festive music sung by Canadian artists. This year will feature live music sung by Measha Brueggergosman, a judge from 'Canada's Got Talent' and renowned opera singer.

Scrooge
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge learns the error of his ways through the intervention of the ghost of his former partner and of three spirits in this faithful adaptation of the Dickens classic.
Starring Alastair Sim

CCMA Holiday Special
CCMA Holiday Special will celebrate classic holiday songs by some of Canada's biggest country artists. Artists include Terri Clark, Gord Bamford, Paul Brandt, George Canyon, Dean Brody, The Tenors and Billy Ray Cyrus.

The Snowman
Wordless (save for the song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

The Snowman & the Snowdog
A young boy whose dog has just died moves into the house in whose backyard the snowman was built. Finding a photograph of the snowman the boy rebuilds him,fashioning a snow dog out of the excess snow. The trio fly off in a plane to meet Santa,who gives the boy a magical dog collar which will make it the happiest Christmas ever for him.

Booky and the Secret Santa
Megan Follows and Rachel Marcus star in Booky and the Secret Santa, a two-hour family movie about a 10-year-old girl who, with the help of a local department store owner played by Kenneth Welsh, does everything she can to give her family the Christmas they deserve. Also starring Stuart Hughes.

The Family Stone
An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

Up
By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway

The Muppets
When 3 Muppet fans learn that Tex Richman wants to drill under the Muppet Theater for oil, Gary, Mary and Walter set out to find the Muppets who have been split up for years so that they can put on one last show and save the Muppet Theater. Kermit the Frog now lives in his own mansion depressed in Hollywood, 'The Great Gonzo' is a high class plumber at Gonzo's Royal Flush, Fozzie Bear performs with a tribute band called The Moopets, Miss Piggy is the plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, and Animal is at a celebrity anger management rehab center in Santa Barbara.

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SYNPOSIS:
CBC Dominates Holiday TV Viewing!

  • CBC will offer 67 hours of Holiday programming in December
  • CBC reaches nearly 75% of Canadians during the Holidays
  • CBC is #1 for holiday co-viewing with Families
  • CBC airs the #1 Holiday title among Adults 25-54, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
  • Desirable Demos
  • TOP Online Holiday Destination

This year, we're back with more great family holiday programming including:

Elf
One Christmas Eve, a long time ago, a small baby at an orphanage crawled into Santa's bag of toys, only to go undetected and accidentally carried back to Santa's workshop in the North Pole. Though he was quickly taken under the wing of a surrogate father and raised to be an elf, as he grows to be three sizes larger than everyone else, it becomes clear that Buddy (Will Ferrell) will never truly fit into the elf world. What he needs is to find his real family. This holiday season, Buddy decides to find his true place in the world and sets off for New York City to track down his roots.

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudolph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. Santa's sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa sees Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea...

Home Alone
It is Christmas Time and the McAllister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But, the youngest in the family named Kevin got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz and was sent to his room which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family were in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin who now has the house all to himself. Being home alone was fun for Kevin, having a pizza all to himself, jumping on his parents' bed and making a mess. Then, Kevin discovers about two burglars, Harry and Marv about to rob his house on Christmas eve. Kevin acts quickly by wiring his own house with makeshift booby traps to stop the burglars and to bring them to justice.

Dr. Seuss: How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of the nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. So disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look like a reindeer, he raids the village to steal all the Christmas things. The village is sure to have a sad Christmas this year.

Frosty The Snowman
A discarded silk top hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in a colder climate, Frosty and a young girl who he befriends stow away on a freight train headed for the north pole. Little do they know that the magician is following them, and he wants his hat back.

Frosty Returns
Twitchell's has invented Summer Wheeze: a spray-can that instantly removes snow and slush and Beansborough's getting snow-free. Holly has to keep Frosty from melting, and convince everybody that snow's actually a good thing.

Stars on Ice
Exceptional performances by some of Canada's top figure skaters, features interviews with cast members and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the show. This years show will feature: Kurt Browning, Joannie Rochette, Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Shawn Sawyer, Jeffrey Buttle, Kyoko Ina, Tanith Belbin and BenAgosto, Sasha Cohen and Evan Lysacek.

Mickey's Christmas Carol
It's the same Charles Dickens classic with an all-star Disney cast. Uncle Scrooge McDuck - appropriately enough - Scrooge, is visited by his deceased partner and 3 spirits one night to remember the joys of Christmas.

National Lampoon: Christmas Vacation
The tradition continues with the hapless Griswald family, this time allowing them to stay at home, while the extended family visits for the holidays. Clark wants everything to be perfect for his patient, yet clueless wife. Randy Quaid stars as the hilarious idiot Cousin Eddie who shows up, bringing his whole family and parking his Winnebago in front of their house.

Poor Clark must deal with Eddie, a sick dog, a runaway squirrel, a stingy boss, and snotty neighbors (one of whom is Julia Louis-Dreyfus) before being able to celebrate a true Christmas blessing.

The Santa Clause
When a man inadvertently kills Santa on Christmas Eve, he finds himself magically recruited to take his place. Scott Calvin's son Charlie convinces dad to try on the red suit and the pair pilot the sleigh to the North Pole, where they soon discover that by donning the famous suit, dad must now accept all of Santa's duties! Over the next year, a surprised, not-so-jolly Scott grows a Santa-sized tummy and beard, causing friends, family and business associates to wonder if he's lost his marbles. All except Charlie, who thinks his dad is perfectly suited for his new job! Each well-kept secret of the North Pole is revealed.

The Santa Clause 2
Walt Disney Pictures presents an all-new comedy adventure overflowing with holiday cheer. Tim Allen reappears in SANTA CLAUSE 2, the hilarious sequel to everybody's holiday favorite. Scott Calvin (Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best one ever. But Scott's got problems. His son Charlie has landed on this year's "naughty" list, and if Scott doesn't?t marry by Christmas Eve -- one very, very short month away -- he'll stop being Santa forever. Embracing Christmas and the magic of family with heart, warmth, fun, and charm, SANTA CLAUSE 2 is classic holiday entertainment everybody will enjoy again and again.

The Santa Clause 3
Now that Santa/Scott Calvin and Mrs. Claus/Carol Calvin have the North Pole running smoothly, the Counsel of Legendary Figures has called an emergency meeting on Christmas Eve! The evil Jack Frost has been making trouble, looking to take over the holiday! So he launches a plan to sabotage the toy factory and compel Scott to invoke the little-known Escape Clause and wish he'd never become Santa!

Goose on the Loose
Randall the Goose (the Voice of Dave Foley ) is out on a summer date with his lifelong love Etta when he is suddenly snatched by Congreve Maddox ( Chevy Chase ), a gourmet cook and principal of Willow Springs Elementary, who wants to make Randall his trophy prize in a culinary A modern day fable, Goose! tells the tale of Randall, a neurotic talking goose, who is kidnapped by Congreve Maddox, the principal of the local elementary school. Maddox plans to fatten up Randall so that he can cook the bird and enter him in a culinary contest in Banff, Canada. But Randall has a savior in eleven-year-old Will Donnelly, a sweet and sensitive boy who stopped speaking after the death of his mother. Will and Randall meet and immediately become best friends - they share a love of butterscotch candies and rude noises. With Randall's help (the goose does consider himself the Sigmund Freud of the goose world), Will begins talking again. Will then becomes determined to prevent his pal from ending up as a side of foie gras. Together with his sister, Emily, and some classmates, Will hatches a plot: They'll kidnap Congreve's mother and arrange a hostage exchange for the goose. When that plan lays a goose egg, Will comes up with an even bolder rescue attempt, enlisting the aid of his beautiful teacher, his dad, and even Congreve's mother. With the stakes high, a wild goose chase ensues with everyone in hot pursuit!

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Re-make of the 1947 Oscar-winning classic fable of Kris Kringle, working in Macy's Department Store, who encounters an unbelieving child and goes on trial to prove he's Santa Claus. Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott and Mara Wilson.

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Doris Walker a no-nonsense Macy's executive, desperately searches for a new store Santa. She hires Kris Kringle who insists that he's the real Santa Claus. But, he has many skeptics like Doris and her six year old daughter, Susan. So Kris goes to court to try and prove it. Is he the real Santa Claus?

Happy Feet
In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman and Brittany Murphy.

Season of Song: Canadian Tenors & Friends
The Canadian Tenors are joined by a star-studded lineup that features two of Canada's greatest music legends, Paul Anka and David Foster, and three of the world's biggest young stars, Justin Bieber, Charice and Jackie Evancho to perform holiday classics and The Canadian Tenors fan favourites.

A Christmas Story
All young Ralphie (Billingsley) wants for Christmas is a Red Ryder air rifle - with a compass mounted in the stock. After all, that's what every nine-year-old in the 1940's America wants. Based in the comic novel "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" by Jean Shepherd, who narrates the film. A Christmas Story follows Ralphie as he deals with an assortment of misadventures including a visit to a workaholic Santa as he awaits that fateful morning when his Christmas dream may or may not come true. Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella.

Nativity
A unique and magical re-telling of the classic Nativity story written by Tony Jordan.  A story of two people: a young, scared girl with a momentous role in history and the kind man who loves her, but struggles to accept his own role in the greatest story ever told.

Wonderful World of Disney Parade
Ryan Seacrest leads the fun as the show's host at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, and Nick Cannon hosts from Disneyland Resort in California. Performances include five-time Grammy® Award-winning artist Mariah Carey, country music chart-topper Darius Rucker, singer/actress Amber Riley, Disney Channel stars Selena Gomez and Debby Ryan, young soprano sensation Jackie Evancho, "American Idol" Lee DeWyze, swing band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, professional dancers from "Dancing with the Stars" and R&B sensation Sean Kingston.

The Hour Has 22 Minutes Holiday
We bring you letters to Santa from Peter Mansbridge, Jim Cuddy, and Survivorman's Les Stroud (to name a few), new takes on traditional holiday stories like A Christmas Carol (with Kevin O'Leary as Scrooge) and Miracle on 34th Street, and guests including Gordon Pinsent, Greg Thomey, Allan Hawco, and Great Big Sea!

Royal Canadian Air Farce New Years Eve Special
Royal Canadian Air Farce's annual reunion and comic look-back at the highs and lows of 2010.  Again this year there's a load of good targets for fun and satire - from Justin Bieber's hair-raising rise to fame, to the billion-dollar G8 and G20 boondoggles and bedbug infestations in Canada's big cities.  "Don't touch my junk" airport security, Celine Dion's new twins, disastrous oil leaks and America's Tea Party also come under the Farce-o-scope.  Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson, Luba Goy, Jessica Holmes, Craig Lauzon, Alan Park and Penelope Corrin. Special guest Lloyd Robertson.

Mr. Hockey: A Gordie Howe Story
MR. HOCKEY: THE GORDIE HOWE STORY (Brightlight Pictures/Nutmeg Entertainment) is the story of the greatest comeback in sports history. At age 45, Gordie Howe, reluctantly retired from the NHL, comes back to play professional hockey with his two sons, 18- and 19-years old. Howe's comeback was labelled the biggest publicity stunt in hockey history and critics doubted his skills, given his deteriorating health. But for a father, it was merely the opportunity to play hockey with his boys. Keeping them all together was Colleen Howe: wife, mother of four children and manager to Gordie and her sons--a role virtually unheard of for women at that time. Hockey fanatics across the continent will unite for this inspiring story of one man's quest to prove he still had the skill to live up to the name "Mr. Hockey".

The Magic Hockey Skates
In the vein of the Canadian classic animated short film The Hockey Sweater, The Magic Skates allows us to tap into our cultural roots and provides Canadians with a truly original holiday special sure to become a family favourite for generations to come.

Adapted from the children's book The Magic Hockey Skates by Canadian author Allen Morgan, the film is set to tell the magical tale of a boy begrudgingly buying second hand skates which turn out to make him the best hockey player ever -- via three wishes. The Magic Hockey Skates is a half hour animated drama about nine year old Joey and his aspiration to become an NHL superstar. With perseverance, dedication and a little help from a pair of "magic" hockey skates, Joey learns the importance of believing in oneself. Sure to be a holiday classic for years to come, The Magic Hockey Skates will captivate audiences who will be inspired by a little boy's tale of self sacrifice and belief.

Happy Feet
In the world of the emperor penguin, a simple song can mean the difference between a lifetime of happiness and an eternity of loneliness. When a penguin named Mumble is born without the ability to sing the romantic song that will attract his soul mate, he'll have to resort to some fancy footwork by tap dancing his way into the heart of the one he loves. Features an all-star cast of vocal talent that includes Robin Williams, Hugh Jackman, Elijah Wood, Nicole Kidman and Brittany Murphy.

Holiday Festival On Ice
Olympic, World, and National Figure Skating Champions come together to celebrate the spirit of the holidays in Holiday Festival on Ice. This show is a one hour holiday special that features such skaters as Kurt Browning, Elvis Stojko, Joannie Rochette, Jeffrey Buttle, Shawn Sawyer, Cynthia Phaneuf, and Sinead & John Kerr. The skaters perform to both live and recorded festive music sung by Canadian artists. This year will feature live music sung by Measha Brueggergosman, a judge from 'Canada's Got Talent' and renowned opera singer.

Scrooge
Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge learns the error of his ways through the intervention of the ghost of his former partner and of three spirits in this faithful adaptation of the Dickens classic.
Starring Alastair Sim

CCMA Holiday Special
CCMA Holiday Special will celebrate classic holiday songs by some of Canada's biggest country artists. Artists include Terri Clark, Gord Bamford, Paul Brandt, George Canyon, Dean Brody, The Tenors and Billy Ray Cyrus.

The Snowman
Wordless (save for the song "Walking in the Air") animated adventure about a young English boy who makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, only for it to come to life that night and take him on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa Claus.

The Snowman & the Snowdog
A young boy whose dog has just died moves into the house in whose backyard the snowman was built. Finding a photograph of the snowman the boy rebuilds him,fashioning a snow dog out of the excess snow. The trio fly off in a plane to meet Santa,who gives the boy a magical dog collar which will make it the happiest Christmas ever for him.

Booky and the Secret Santa
Megan Follows and Rachel Marcus star in Booky and the Secret Santa, a two-hour family movie about a 10-year-old girl who, with the help of a local department store owner played by Kenneth Welsh, does everything she can to give her family the Christmas they deserve. Also starring Stuart Hughes.

The Family Stone
An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

Pirates of the Caribbean
Blacksmith Will Turner teams up with eccentric pirate "Captain" Jack Sparrow to save his love, the governor's daughter, from Jack's former pirate allies, who are now undead.

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By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years younger, inadvertently becomes a stowaway

The Muppets
When 3 Muppet fans learn that Tex Richman wants to drill under the Muppet Theater for oil, Gary, Mary and Walter set out to find the Muppets who have been split up for years so that they can put on one last show and save the Muppet Theater. Kermit the Frog now lives in his own mansion depressed in Hollywood, 'The Great Gonzo' is a high class plumber at Gonzo's Royal Flush, Fozzie Bear performs with a tribute band called The Moopets, Miss Piggy is the plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, and Animal is at a celebrity anger management rehab center in Santa Barbara.