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New Animated Winter Holiday Specials for 2025

A fresh wave of animated holiday specials arrives for 2025, ranging from Disney’s return to Prep & Landing to Japan’s winter anime events and the BBC’s storybook charm. This year splits cleanly between North America’s glossy franchises and the more eclectic creations from the rest of the world. Here’s a look at the biggest new releases bringing warmth to the season.

Winter Animated Holiday SpecialsWhen the end of the year approaches, just what’s offered on television (or being streamed) is always a curious mix of comfort-food to get some folks in the mood for Deceember, and seasonal spectacle. Just whether these holiday specials are marketed for a specific reason or not (think Batman: TAS venture into the medium from decades ago), this year is no different.

Whether it’s about Yule, Winter Solstice or Christmas, this year’s offerings has enough to sate any taste. Here’s a roundup of this year’s brand-new animated or animated-adjacent winter specials. Please check your local listings for showtimes.

North America

Prep & Landing: The Snowball

Prep & Landing- The SnowballDisney brings back the elf-operative duo Wayne and Lanny for a new crisis at the North Pole. The unstable “Snowball Protocol” threatens the entire Christmas mission, forcing the pair into action. It’s classic Prep & Landing—spy comedy, festive warmth, and a lot of holiday mischief. This new 22-minute special is the first fresh Prep & Landing story since 2011, reuniting the original cast while adding a few new North Pole recruits to the team.

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Henson Hit Series ‘Fraggle Rock’ to Make Television Return on HBO

fragglerockBy James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

The worlds of Humans, Doozers, Gorgs, and Fraggles will be returning to television in the here and now (and in a digitally remastered form). So dance your cares away and tune in for Fraggle Rock this winter, 2016 on HBO. Muppet creator Jim Henson described Fraggle Rock as “a small place just beyond everyday reality.” The show followed a race of characters known as the Fraggles who showed an enthusiasm for play, adventure and singing songs. The Fraggles’ world existed between that of the humans, a large race of creatures when compared in size to the Fraggles and the Gorgs, an even larger race of creatures. Only the Gorgs took any real notice of Fraggles.

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Miss Piggy to Join Smithsonian Exhibit

MissPiggyMiss Piggy will be taking her rightful place in the Smithsonian Institution’s Jim Henson Muppets collection, alongside her sweetheart Kermit the Frog.

Piggy will be among more than 20 puppets and props being donated by Cheryl Henson, Jim Henson’s daughter. Among the Muppets finding permanent homes at the Smithsonian will be Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street, the Swedish Chef from The Muppet Show and Boober Fraggle and Uncle Traveling Matt from Fraggle Rock.
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