Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials

By Mike Westfall

What's Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials about?

A salute to all TV holiday specials, but mostly the Christmas ones. Revisit 12 holiday classics and not-so-classics each December and July.

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Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials episodes:

02.29.2024
Frasier: Look Before You Leap
Let’s all go to the taco show! Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O.
12.24.2023
A Christmas Carol (1984)
George C. Scott and the Great Corn Inflation. Guests: Erin Evans, Joey O., Anthony Strand.
12.22.2023
Yogi’s First Christmas
The Legend of Mistletoe: Cindy’s Awakening. Guest: Bill Hanstock.
12.20.2023
The Great Santa Claus Switch
Muppets kidnap the Sandy Claws. Guests: Tori Schmidt, Tony Whitaker
12.18.2023
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
The world premiere of “Revenge at Bethlehem.” Guests: Scott Leopold, Bob Baker
12.16.2023
Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Season’s Greedings
Sherman Hemsley stars as the Toyman plotting to turn Metropolis greedy with atomic space rats. Guests: Gerry Davila, Paxton Holley, Jeeg
12.14.2023
Santa, Baby!
The last ever Rankin/Bass Christmas special flew under the radar. Guests: Tim Babb, Andre Bennett
12.12.2023
Tales From the Crypt: And All Through the House
Robert Zemeckis directs his then-wife in a cozy Christmas nightmare with a killer Santa. Guests: Jamie Ray
12.10.2023
An American Christmas Carol
Henry Winkler at the height of his Fonz fame hides under multiple layers of makeup as a Scrooge figure from Great Depression-era New England. Guests: Tom Coombs, Scott Leopold
12.08.2023
Full-Court Miracle
A Disney Channel Original Hanukkah Movie based on the true story of a former college basketball star turned Hebrew school coach who may or may not be the ghost of Judah Maccabee. Guests: April Ryley, J.W. Friedman
12.06.2023
A Mouse, A Mystery, and Me
Possibly teenage novelist and her animated mouse writing partner search for a kidnapped Santa, while we solve the mystery of how anyone remembers this 1987 Christmas special that only aired once. Guests: Lindy Kempe, Emily Rowley
12.04.2023
The Soulmates in The Gift of Light
A lost Canadian Christmas special is found thanks to the power of positivity. Guests: Michael DiGiovanni, Jeff Somogyi
12.02.2023
Christmastime with Mister Rogers
The wacky adventures of a mysterious Music Man, A Very Young Dancer, and Happy Gilmore’s grandma. Guests: Guy Hutchinson, Tim Lybarger
11.30.2023
Trailer
11.01.2023
Animaniacs: A Christmas Plotz / Little Drummer Warners
Totally insane-y, Christmas Podcast Day-ny! Guests: Joey O., Erin Evans
07.23.2023
A Flintstones Christmas Carol
Community cave theatre feeds Fred’s ego as his supporting cast battles the Bedrock Bug. Guests: Michael May, Anthony Strand.
07.21.2023
ALF: Turkey in the Straw
A Fappiano you’ll never forget. Guests: Tom Coombs, Jayme Kilsby, Chad Young.
07.19.2023
The Little Drummer Boy, Book II
Rogue One: A Nativity Story. Guest: Brandon Medley.
07.17.2023
Elmo Saves Christmas
Elmo’s wish for Christmas Every Day causes economic and environmental disaster. Guests: Becca Petunia, Anthony Strand.
07.15.2023
It’s Punky Brewster: Christmas in July
Punky and pals visit Santa’s workshop and accidentally start Christmas too early. Guests: Adam Pope, Steven.
07.13.2023
Claymation Comedy of Horrors
Uncover Will Vinton’s Halloween special that was so secret, it aired in May. Guests: Sammy Hain, Chad Young.
07.11.2023
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha’s Magical Christmas
Zordon “borrows” some children to keep his robot company on Christmas Eve. Guests: Andre Bennett, C.J. Bélanger.
07.09.2023
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Merry Christmas, Mr. Carroll
Three familiar Christmas ghosts help Alvin with his homework, and his greed. Guests: Tommy Coombs, Sean Sotka.
07.07.2023
A Rugrats Passover
Let my babies go, and tell my grown men to stop throwing tantrums. Guests: Sarah Shay, Zach Gozlan.
07.05.2023
’Tis the Season to be Smurfy
The Smurfs witness the best and worst of humans at Christmas. Guest: Lindy Kempe, Donnie Storms.
07.03.2023
The Berenstain Bears’ Comic Valentine
Love, hockey, and poorly engineered public displays of affection are in the air. Guest: Gerry Davila.
07.01.2023
The New Batman Adventures: Holiday Knights
A festive tour of Gotham City through the Joker’s hideously redrawn eyes. Guests: Andre Bennett, Joey O.
02.13.2023
Regift: The Muppets Valentine Show
I dug out an old episode from the Advent Archive and regifted it for Valentine’s Day. Show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.24.2022
It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie
It’s not a wonderful life at all without Kermit. Guests: Lindy Kempe, Adam Jurotich, Erik Johnson. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.22.2022
The Snowman and The Snowdog
The sequel to a British Christmas staple, featuring a very good pup. Guest: Adam Parker Sibun (Merry Britsmas). Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.20.2022
The Nanny: The Hanukkah Story
There’s no place like being stuck in a snow bank with an eighth of a tank of gas for the holidays. Guests: April Ryley. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.18.2022
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: A Hearth’s Warming Tail
A Scrooge Sunday canter through Equestria’s equivalent of “A Christmas Carol.” Guests: Jon and Bin (Bin’s Toy Bin, Santa by the Minute). Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.16.2022
A Very Merry Cricket
Chuck Jones makes a Christmas spirited sequel to “The Cricket in Times Square.” Guest: Michael DiGiovanni. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.14.2022
The Wonder Years: A Very Cutlip Christmas
Fred Savage spots his gym teacher as a mall Santa, a terrible secret apparently no one else can know. Guest: Andy Gattis. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.12.2022
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
Tim Curry as an evil pipe organ literally brings down the house. Guests: Kristi and Bri from Bad Princess Movies. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.10.2022
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
An underrated and redundantly titled Rankin/Bass special about neither the first Christmas, nor the first Christmas snow. Guest: Mike Troxell. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.08.2022
TaleSpin: Jolly Molly Christmas
Cargo pilot Baloo sends his boss’s daughter’s belief in Santa into a nosedive. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.06.2022
Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special
No one wants to go to Pat Boone’s lame Christmas party, but everyone’s here to dunk on him. Guest: Guy Hutchinson. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.04.2022
A Christmas Carol (1971)
Alastair Sim’s even more animated turn as Scrooge, directed by Richard Williams. Guests: Rob Graham, Michael May. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
12.01.2022
Prep & Landing Trilogy
Our 5th anniversary episode covering “Prep & Landing,” “Operation: Secret Santa,” and “Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice.” Guests: Paxton Holley, Jeff Somogyi. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
11.01.2022
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)
A #ChristmasPodcastDay deep dive into Rudolph’s original animated adventure. Guests: Gerry Davila (Totally Rad Christmas), Matt Spaulding (North Pole Radio). Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.23.2022
The Weird Al Show: The Obligatory Holiday Episode
Pee-wee’s Playhouse walked so “Weird Al” Yankovic’s subterranean holiday cave could run. Guest: Joey O. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.21.2022
Q*bert: Thanksgiving for the Memories
A retelling of the first Thanksgiving as square as the wheels on the Q*horse and buggy Pilgrim Q*bert wants to win. Guests: Tom Coombs, Jayme Kilsby, Chad Young. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.19.2022
Beverly Hills 90210: It’s a Totally Happening Life
A group of 30-year-old teenagers on a bus trip to their doom. Guest: Ed Daly. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.17.2022
The Jetsons: A Jetson Christmas Carol
Mr. Spacely is visited by 3 ghost robots and a Martian mummy. Guests: Jack Ford. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.15.2022
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: I’m Dreaming of a White Ranger
Space monsters bring swords to a snowball fight and lose. Guests: Andre Bennett, Lindy Kempe. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.13.2022
The Wickedest Witch
Rue McClanahan is trapped in an underground castle with a horde of Gremlin puppets who talk like ALF, and for some reason wants to leave. Guest: Matt from Dinosaur Dracula. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.11.2022
The Christmas Tree Train
Buttons the Bear and Rusty the Fox get lost in the Big City in a special that has little to do with Christmas trees or trains. Guest: Ethan “The Hungry Reader.” Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.09.2022
Punky Brewster: Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus
A roller coaster of emotions from sad raindrop to beautiful snowflake. Guests: Adam Pope, Steven. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house
07.07.2022
Peter and the Magic Egg
The Paas Easter egg dye kit mascots star in a secret hit piece on landlords. Guests: Sammy Hain, Chad Young. Find show notes at https://adventcalendar.house

What's Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials about?

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Advent Calendar House - TV Holiday & Christmas Specials episodes:

Frasier: Look Before You Leap

A Christmas Carol (1984)

Yogi’s First Christmas

The Great Santa Claus Switch

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: Season’s Greedings

Santa, Baby!

Tales From the Crypt: And All Through the House

An American Christmas Carol

Full-Court Miracle

A Mouse, A Mystery, and Me

The Soulmates in The Gift of Light

Christmastime with Mister Rogers

Trailer

Animaniacs: A Christmas Plotz / Little Drummer Warners

A Flintstones Christmas Carol

ALF: Turkey in the Straw

The Little Drummer Boy, Book II

Elmo Saves Christmas

It’s Punky Brewster: Christmas in July

Claymation Comedy of Horrors

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Alpha’s Magical Christmas

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Merry Christmas, Mr. Carroll

A Rugrats Passover

’Tis the Season to be Smurfy

The Berenstain Bears’ Comic Valentine

The New Batman Adventures: Holiday Knights

Regift: The Muppets Valentine Show

It’s a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

The Snowman and The Snowdog

The Nanny: The Hanukkah Story

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: A Hearth’s Warming Tail

A Very Merry Cricket

The Wonder Years: A Very Cutlip Christmas

Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas

The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow

TaleSpin: Jolly Molly Christmas

Pat Boone and Family Christmas Special

A Christmas Carol (1971)

Prep & Landing Trilogy

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1948)

The Weird Al Show: The Obligatory Holiday Episode

Q*bert: Thanksgiving for the Memories

Beverly Hills 90210: It’s a Totally Happening Life

The Jetsons: A Jetson Christmas Carol

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: I’m Dreaming of a White Ranger

The Wickedest Witch

The Christmas Tree Train

Punky Brewster: Yes, Punky, There Is a Santa Claus

Peter and the Magic Egg

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