Disney Channel is lining up holiday-themed editions of its most popular primetime and Playhouse Disney programs to air throughout the month of December.
The Playhouse Disney lineup for Saturday, Dec. 16, includes: * THE KOALA BROTHERS -- "The Koala Brothers Outback Christmas" (6:00 am, ET/PT)* THE WIGGLES -- "Santa's Rockin'" (7:00 am, ET/PT)* LITTLE EINSTEINS -- "The Christmas Wish" (8:00 am, ET/PT)* HIGGLYTOWN HEROES -- "Twinkle's Wish" (8:30 am, ET/PT)* MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE -- "Mickey Saves Santa" (9:00 am, ET/PT) * JOJO'S CIRCUS -- "A Circus Town Christmas" (9:30 am, ET/PT)* HANDY MANNY -- "A Very Handy Holiday" (10:00 am, ET/PT) * THE WIGGLES -- "Topsy Turvy" (10:30 am, ET/PT)* THE DOODLEBOPS -- "The Doodlebops Holiday Show" (11:00 am, ET/PT)* CHARLIE AND LOLA -- "Charlie and Lola Christmas Special" (11:30 am, ET/PT)
The Disney Channel lineup for Saturday, Dec. 16, includes: * KIM POSSIBLE -- "A Very Possible Christmas" (4:00 pm, ET/PT) * THE PROUD FAMILY -- "Seven Days of Kwanzaa" (4:30 pm, ET/PT) * EVEN STEVENS -- "Heck of a Hanukkah" (5:00 pm, ET/PT) * LIZZIE MCGUIRE -- "Xtreme Xmas" (5:30 pm, ET/PT) * SISTER, SISTER -- "Christmas" (6:00 pm, ET/PT) * THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY -- "Christmas at the Tipton" (6:30 pm, ET/PT) * PHIL OF THE FUTURE -- "Christmas Break" (7:00 pm, ET/PT) * THAT'S SO RAVEN - "Escape Claus" (7:30 pm, ET/PT) * NATURALLY SADIE -- "A Very Sadie Christmas" (8:00 pm, ET/PT) * AMERICAN DRAGON: JAKE LONG - "Hairy Christmas" (8:30 pm, ET/PT)
On Sunday, Dec. 17 at 8:00 pm, Disney Channel will premiere THE SANTA CLAUSE 2. Scott Calvin (Tim Allen) has been Santa Claus for the past eight years, and his loyal elves consider him the best Santa ever. But Santa's got problems (he's even mysteriously losing weight) and things quickly go south when he finds out that his son, Charlie, has landed on this year's "naughty" list. Desperate to help his son, Scott heads back home, leaving a substitute Claus to watch over things at the Pole. But when the substitute institutes some strange redefinitions of naughty and nice, putting Christmas at risk, it's up to Scott to return with a new bag of magic to try to save Christmas.
On Sunday, Dec. 24, and Monday, Dec. 25, Disney Channel presents favorite holiday-themed episodes and movies with 24-hours of programming starting at 6:00 am, ET/PT on Dec. 24. Special encore episodes and movies include: HANDY MANNY, MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE, THE ULTIMATE CHRISTMAS PRESENT, THE SUITE LIFE OF ZACK & CODY and THAT'S SO RAVEN.
Highlights of the marathon include: * ANNABELLE'S WISH (9:00 am, ET/PT)* THE CHRISTMAS ORANGE (10:15 am, ET/PT)* MICKEY'S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS: SNOWED IN AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE (11:00 am, ET/PT)* AN ALL DOGS CHRISTMAS CAROL (12:30 am & 5:00 pm, ET/PT)* MICKEY'S ONCE UPON A CHRISTMAS (2:00 pm, ET/PT)* RECESS CHRISTMAS: MIRACLE ON THIRD STREET (3:30 pm, ET/PT)* MICKEY'S TWICE UPON A CHRISTMAS (6:30 pm, ET/PT)
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