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CBS is back with even more holiday programming this year. The lineup features returning classics and new holiday fun and festivities.
Kicking off the season will be The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS November 23.
The Greatest @HomeVideos will air a special holiday themed episode November 24, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer. It will feature holiday themed videos.
The classic Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer will air November 24.
Reindeer In Here and Robbie The Reindeer will be back again this season December 2.
The Price Is Right At Night Christmas Week will kick off December 4 and run December 5, December 7 and December 8. A special airing will also occur December 18.
Byron Allen Presents A Merry Soulful Christmas will air December 9.
The National Christmas Tree Lighting will air December 15.
Frosty The Snowman makes his return December 16 followed by Frosty Returns.
The 24th Annual A Home For The Holidays will embrace the magic of the season December 22.
An encore of the film Fit For Christmas will air December 22.
When Christmas Was Young will get another airing this year December 24.
Concert special Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas To All! will be back again December 25.
An encore of the film Must Love Christmas will be back for another airing December 29.
New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash will return to celebrate the new year December 31.
Additional holiday programming will be announced at a later date.
CBS HOLIDAY SPECIALS
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 23
THE THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE ON CBS
(9:00 AM-12:00 PM, ET/PT)
The Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to Sixth Avenue. This year’s special will take viewers on a tour of the most popular balloons and floats, feature musical performances, and conclude with the iconic Santa Claus riding on his sleigh.
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 24
THE GREATEST @HOMEVIDEOS
(8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Cedric the Entertainer and his team of video-seeking “Elves” have been hard at work uncovering a sweet assortment of videos featuring awesome holiday cheer, not-to-be-believed creativity, and a “sled” full of hilarious moments from all parts of the globe. Cedric’s made his list… he’s checked it twice… and all of these videos are pure holiday nice.
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY | DECEMBER 4, 5, 7, 8 & 18
THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT CHRISTMAS WEEK
MONDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
TUESDAY (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
The #1 series in daytime returns to primetime with THE PRICE IS RIGHT AT NIGHT CHRISTMAS WEEK featuring host Drew Carey in special holiday themed episodes, including OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY on Monday, Dec. 4, COLLEGE STUDENTS HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS on Tuesday, Dec. 5, BLIND HOLIDATE on Thursday, Dec. 7, HOLIDAY HEROES on Friday, Dec, 8 and HOLIDAYS WITH THE FAMILY on Monday, Dec. 18.
SATURDAY | DECEMBER 9
BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS A MERRY SOULFUL CHRISTMAS
(8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
BYRON ALLEN PRESENTS A MERRY SOULFUL CHRISTMAS features music icons performing holiday music.
FRIDAY | DECEMBER 15
NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING
(8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Light up the holidays with this beloved American tradition presented by the National Park Service and National Park Foundation. Tune in to celebrate the official tree lighting on the Ellipse in President’s Park in Washington, D.C., and experience an all-star lineup of musical performances with the whole family from the comfort of your home.
FRIDAY | DECEMBER 22
THE 25TH ANNUAL A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
(8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
The 25th anniversary of this entertainment special features uplifting stories of adoption from foster care and raises awareness of this important social issue. The inspirational stories of these American families are enhanced with performances by some of today’s top artists (to be announced shortly), performing from The Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Los Angeles.
SATURDAY | DECEMBER 31
NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH
(7:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT and 10:30 PM-1:00 AM, ET/PT)
Country music’s hottest superstars return to downtown Nashville to ring in the new year. The star-studded special will be packed with high-energy performances from Thomas Rhett, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Lainey Wilson and more.
RETURNING HOLIDAY CLASSICS, MOVIES AND SPECIALS
FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 24
RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER
(9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
This favorite is a music story based on the popular song of the same name by Johnny Marks. It recounts the tale of a shy reindeer whose Christmas spirit is dampened because his shiny nose has made him the laughingstock of all of Christmasville.
SATURDAY | DECEMBER 2
REINDEER IN HERE(R)
(8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)
Celebrate the holiday season with the return of the one-hour animated special filled with joy and magic for the whole family, REINDEER IN HERE(R). Based on the award-winning Christmas book and plush set created by acclaimed author Adam Reed and written for the screen by Greg Erb & Jason Oremland, REINDEER IN HERE(R) is the heartwarming story of how Blizzard (Blizz), a young reindeer living at the North Pole who has an unusual trait – one antler that is significantly smaller than the other – and his unique group of friends band together to save the future of Christmas. In doing so, they unknowingly create a magical holiday tradition like none other.
ROBBIE THE REINDEER
(9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
In this animated special, Robbie must train to compete in the Reindeer Races to become a part of the sleigh team for Santa.
SATURDAY | DECEMBER 16
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
(9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT)
Frosty, that “jolly, happy soul” whose old silk hat full of magic has turned him into a musical Christmas legend, once again demonstrates his unique showmanship.
FROSTY RETURNS
(9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT)
The magic still in his old silk hat, the holiday season’s perennially popular original dancing snowman continues his adventures and skates on the edge of danger in this animated musical special.
FRIDAY | DECEMBER 22
FIT FOR CHRISTMAS
(9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
This is the holiday tale of Audrey (Amanda Kloots of THE TALK), an enthusiastic Christmas-obsessed fitness instructor teaching classes at her beloved, financially beleaguered community center in quaint Mistletoe, Mont. She begins a holiday romance with a charming, mysterious businessman (Paul Greene), complicating his plans to turn the center into a more financially profitable resort property. Kloots co-wrote the film story and serves as executive producer.
SUNDAY | DECEMBER 24
WHEN CHRISTMAS WAS YOUNG
(9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
A headstrong music manager (Tyler Hilton) in desperate need of a hit song for his last remaining client finds himself falling for a gifted singer-songwriter (Karen David) with abandoned dreams of making it big, as he attempts to secure the rights to a Christmas song she wrote years ago. Features original music by Sheryl Crow, who also executive produces.
MONDAY | DECEMBER 25
MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
(9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!, a two-hour primetime concert special from the Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey, returns to CBS. Filmed in New York City at the world’s most famous arena, Madison Square Garden, the concert special features the singer-songwriter performing a repertoire of her festive holiday hits, including the chart-topping massive perennial favorite “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
FRIDAY | DECEMBER 29
MUST LOVE CHRISTMAS
(9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT)
A renowned romance novelist (Liza Lapira of THE EQUALIZER) famous for her Christmas-themed books finds herself snowbound in the charming town of Cranberry Falls. There, she unexpectedly becomes involved in a love triangle with her childhood crush (Nathan Witte) and a reporter (Neal Bledsoe) determined to interview her to save his dying magazine.
