25 Days of Christmas - wikipedia 25 Days of Christmas Freeform 's 25 Days of Christmas Network The Family Channel ( 1996 -- 1997 ) Fox Family ( 1998 -- 2000 ) ABC Family ( 2001 -- 2015 ) Freeform ( 2016 -- present ) ABC ( 2017 -- present ) Disney Channel ( 2017 -- present ) Disney Junior ( 2017 -- present ) Disney XD ( 2017 -- present ) Launched December 1, 1996 ; 21 years ago ( 1996 - 12 - 01 ) Country of origin United States Formerly known as Fox Family 's 25 Days of Christmas ( 1998 -- 2001 ) ABC Family 's 25 Days of Christmas ( 2002 -- 2015 ) Format Christmas - based films and programming, along with some non-seasonal films Running time Daily and nightly, annually from December 1 to December 25 Original Language ( s ) English Official website Official site 25 Days of Christmas is an annual season of Christmas programming broadcast during the month of December by the U.S. cable network Freeform. The event was first held in 1996, and has been annual fixture of the channel through its various incarnations, including The Family Channel, Fox Family, ABC Family, and Freeform. The brand covers airings of classic holiday specials ( such as Rankin / Bass ' works ), as well as new Christmas - themed television movies each year ; generally few of the network 's original series air during the time period, outside of Christmas - themed episodes. Since 2006, the lineup has also included airings of general, family films that Freeform holds rights to, including the Harry Potter film franchise, and other Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures films. Starting in 2007, ABC Family extended the `` 25 '' days into November with a Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas block. 25 Days of Christmas programming often attracts major surges in viewership for Freeform, with higher - profile film airings often attracting 3 - 4 million viewers or more. For 2017, the brand has been extended to also cover Christmas - related programming and specials across Freeform 's parent broadcast network ABC, and sister cable networks Disney Channel, Disney Junior, and Disney XD. Contents 1 Programming 1.1 Original specials 1.2 Original movies 1.2. 1 The Family Channel era : The Family Channel 's 25 Days of Christmas 1.2. 2 Fox Family era : Fox Family 's 25 Days of Christmas 1.2. 3 ABC Family era : ABC Family 's 25 Days of Christmas 1.2. 4 Freeform era : Freeform 's 25 Days of Christmas 1.3 Current Christmas specials 1.4 Current Christmas movies 1.5 Current Non-Christmas Movies 2 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas 2.2 2014 2.3 2015 2.4 2016 2.5 2017 3 Ratings 3.1 2006 3.2 2007 3.3 2008 3.4 2009 3.5 2010 3.6 2011 3.7 2012 3.8 2014 3.9 2015 3.10 2016 3.11 2017 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Programming Original specials 1996 -- Home and Family Christmas Special 2001 -- Donner 2008 -- A Miser Brothers ' Christmas 2009 -- Gotta Catch Santa Claus, Holly and Hal Moose : Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure 2010 -- The Gruffalo 2011 -- A Very Pink Christmas 2013 -- Melissa & Joey, Baby Daddy 2014 -- The Fosters, Switched At Birth, Chasing Life, Pretty Little Liars, Baby Daddy, Melissa and Joey 2015 -- Young & Hungry, Pretty Little Liars : 5 Years Forward, Behind the Shadows : The Making of Shadowhunters 2017 - Stuck in the Middle, Marvel 's Guardians of the Galaxy : The Telltale Series, The Lion Guard, Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Sofia the First, Goldie & Bear, Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration, The Great Christmas Light Fight and The Great American Baking Show Original movies Every year since the block started in 1996, at least one new holiday - related TV film has been produced ( except in 2002, 2014, and 2015 ). Starting in 2005, two TV films have been produced. In 2007, three films were created for the block, due to the popularity of the previous year 's films. The Family Channel era : The Family Channel 's 25 Days of Christmas 1996 -- Christmas Every Day 1997 -- The Christmas List Fox Family era : Fox Family 's 25 Days of Christmas 1998 -- Like Father, Like Santa 1999 -- The Ghosts of Christmas Eve 2000 -- Special Delivery 2001 - Three Days ABC Family era : ABC Family 's 25 Days of Christmas 2003 -- Picking Up & Dropping Off 2004 -- Snow 2005 -- Chasing Christmas ; Christmas in Boston 2006 -- Christmas Do - Over ; Santa Baby 2007 -- Christmas Caper ; Holiday in Handcuffs ; Snowglobe 2008 -- Christmas in Wonderland ; Snow 2 : Brain Freeze 2009 -- The Dog Who Saved Christmas ; Santa Baby 2 : Christmas Maybe 2010 -- The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation ; Christmas Cupid 2011 -- Desperately Seeking Santa ; 12 Dates of Christmas 2012 -- The Mistle - Tones ; Home Alone : The Holiday Heist 2013 -- Holidaze, Christmas Bounty 2014 -- Toy Story That Time Forgot Freeform era : Freeform 's 25 Days of Christmas 2016 -- Holiday Joy 2017 -- Angry Angel 2018 -- Life - Size 2 Current Christmas specials The following non-original ( originally premiered direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel, or as a theatrical featurette ) Christmas specials, or Christmas - themed episodes of television programs are presently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas ( including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas ) ( as of 2017 ) : A Charlie Brown Christmas Arthur 's Perfect Christmas The Bells of Fraggle Rock Frosty the Snowman Frosty Returns Frosty 's Winter Wonderland Good Luck Charlie : It 's Christmas Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer How the Grinch Stole Christmas I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown Jack Frost The Lion Guard : Timon and Pumbaa 's Christmas The Little Drummer Boy Mickey 's Christmas Carol My Friends Tigger & Pooh : Super Sleuth Christmas Movie Nestor, the Long - Eared Christmas Donkey Olaf 's Frozen Adventure Prep & Landing Prep & Landing : Naughty vs. Nice Rudolph 's Shiny New Year Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer Santa Claus Is Comin ' to Town Shrek The Halls Toy Story That Time Forgot Twas the Night Before Christmas Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too The Year Without a Santa Claus Current Christmas movies The following non-original ( originally premiered theatrically, or direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel ) Christmas movies are presently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas ( including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas ) ( as of 2017 ) : A Christmas Carol A Dennis the Menace Christmas Arthur Christmas Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas Christmas with the Kranks Elf Eloise at Christmastime Four Christmases Franklin 's Magic Christmas Home Alone Home Alone : The Holiday Heist How the Grinch Stole Christmas Jack Frost Mickey 's Once Upon a Christmas Mickey 's Twice Upon a Christmas National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation The Nightmare Before Christmas The Polar Express Richie Rich 's Christmas Wish Rudolph and Frosty 's Christmas in July Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer : The Movie The Santa Clause The Santa Clause 3 : The Escape Clause Santa Paws 2 : The Santa Pups Current Non-Christmas movies The following non-original ( originally premiered theatrically, or direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel ) Non-Christmas movies are currently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas ( including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas ) ( as of 2017 ) : Alice in Wonderland All Dogs Go to Heaven All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 The Aristocats Bambi Beauty and the Beast Big Hero 6 The Boxtrolls Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Dennis the Menace Despicable Me Dumbo The Fox and the Hound Frozen The Great Mouse Detective Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows - Part 2 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Half - Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Sorcerer 's Stone Hook Horton Hears A Who ! The Incredibles Inside Out Lilo & Stitch The Lion King The Lion King II : Simba 's Pride The Lorax Mary Poppins Matilda Oliver & Company The Pebble and the Penguin Pinocchio The Rescuers The Rescuers Down Under Robin Hood The Secret of NIMH Secret of the Wings Snow Day The Sound of Music The Sword in the Stone Toy Story Toy Story 2 Toy Story 3 Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Wreck - It Ralph Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas In 2007, due to popular ratings from the previous year, ABC Family launched the first official countdown to the programming block, which began on November 21. Although this was the first official early start, in previous years holiday programming had unofficially begun during the last week of November, showing mostly older original films, some of which pertained to Christmas and some that did not. `` Countdown to the ' 25 Days of Christmas ' '' returned in 2008 on November 16. In 2010, it started later in the month, on November 20. In 2012 the countdown began at an earlier date of November 18. 2014 The Countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas ran again in 2014. In 2014 the countdown event which started on Sunday, November 23 was even with previous years. The highest rated programs of the eight - day event were Finding Nemo at 1.8 million viewers, Despicable Me at 2 million, and an airing of The Hunger Games at 1.7 million. Other highlights included Ratatouille on Thanksgiving night which garnered 1 million, Cars 2 gained 1 million, and Brave which had 1.8 million tune in. 2015 The Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released on October 29, 2015. The 2015 lineup includes family classics such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Jingle All the Way, Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and the cable premiere of Disney 's Planes. A Monday, November 30 airing of The Polar Express was watched by 1.5 million viewers, the highest rating of this year 's Countdown. A Saturday, November 28 airing of Wreck - It Ralph was also watched by 1.5 million viewers. The network premiere of Planes on Thanksgiving night garnered only 0.699 million viewers. 2016 The Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released on October 22, 2016. In 2016, Freeform 's first Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas will run from Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016 to December 25, 2016. The 2016 lineup includes family movies such as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Disney Pixar 's Toy Story of Terror, Brave, Tangled, Happy Feet Two, Tooth Fairy, Another Cinderella Story, Mulan, Wreck - it Ralph, Matilda, Little Rascals, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Despicable Me. Freeform also announced the network premiere of The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Boxtrolls, and A Cinderella Story : If the Shoe Fits. The holiday movies in the 2016 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas included : Fred Claus, The Holiday ( Freeform network premiere ), Scrooged, Jingle All the Way, National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation, and Deck the Halls. 2016 Countdown ratings where on par with previous years. The highest airing of the countdown was the November 26th airing of Tangled, gaining 1.461 M viewers. Despicable Me gained 1.2 M on November 25. 2017 The Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released on October 12, 2017. In 2017, Freeform 's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas will run from November 18, 2017 to November 30, 2017. The 2017 lineup includes family movies such as The Incredibles, Despicable Me, Harry Potter, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Hook, Dennis the Menace, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Boxtrolls. Freeform also announced the network premiere of Inside Out and Snow Day. The holiday movies in the 2017 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas included : Home Alone, Elf, National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation, Four Christmases ( Freeform network premiere ), ' Twas the Night Before Christmas, Santa Paws 2 : The Santa Pups, Frosty 's Winter Wonderland, Jack Frost, The Year Without a Santa Claus, A Christmas Carol, A Dennis the Menace Christmas, Richie Rich 's Christmas Wish, Jack Frost, Rudolph and Frosty 's Christmas in July, Arthur Christmas, Rudolph 's Shiny New Year, Eloise at Christmastime, and The Nightmare Before Christmas. Ratings 2006 The network premiere of The Polar Express was watched by more than 4 million viewers. An encore airing on December 9 was watched by a record 5 million viewers. It became the most watched programming to ever air on ABC Family. The debut airing of the film, Santa Baby, was watched by 4.7 million viewers. 2007 The first week of programming averaged 2.3 million viewers. 2008 In 2008, the first week of programming attracted 2.7 million total viewers. The entire lineup had an average 2.5 million viewers. 2009 The third annual `` Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas '' was watched by 1.2 million viewers. The network premiere of The Santa Clause 3 was watched by 1.6 million viewers, while an airing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was watched by 1.5 million viewers. The premiere of Santa Baby 2 : Christmas Maybe was watched by 3.8 million total viewers. The fourth annual `` Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas '' was watched by 2.1 million viewers. The lineup began its first week with record breaking 3 million average viewers. The December 12 premiere of Christmas Cupid was watched by a total of 3.4 million viewers. Total viewers for 2010 broke records, averaging 2.8 million viewers. An airing of How the Grinch Stole Christmas drew 1.3 million viewers. 2011 The first week of the 25 Days of Christmas was watched by an average of 2.2 million viewers, down 27 % from last year. During the second week, viewers increased to 2.4 million, thanks to the premiere of 12 Dates of Christmas. However, this was still down 30 % from the previous year. Overall viewers for the 2011 lineup averaged 2.3 million viewers. 2012 In 2012, the programming block had its most ever total viewers in its debut week, with 2.9 million. An airing of the film Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on December 2 became the lineup 's most watched program ever, with 5.4 million viewers. Other notable airings included, the network premiere of Despicable Me, watched by over 4.3 million viewers, and a Christmas Eve airing of The Santa Clause 2, watched by 3.9 million viewers. The programming block averaged 2.8 million viewers for 2012, on pace with 2010. 2014 In its 17th year, 25 Days of Christmas powered ABC Family as the top cable network in primetime among women 18 - 34. The entire line - up averaged 2.5 million viewers. A Friday, December 5 airing of Dr. Seuss ' How The Grinch Stole Christmas was watched by 3.7 million. The network premiere of Toy Story That Time Forgot gained 3.4 million while an airing of the classic Toy Story 3 gained 2.7 million viewers. The highest rated airing of Elf gained 3.5 million viewers while the highest rated airing of National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation gained 3.2 million. An airing of the Tim Allen classic The Santa Clause with limited commercials gained 2.9 million viewers. Christmas Eve ratings on the network saw ratings of The Polar Express at 2.2 million, Home Alone at 2.7 million, and National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation and Elf each at more than 4 million each. The holiday airings of Pretty Little Liars gained 2 million viewers while Chasing Life gained 1.2 million. The comedies of Melissa and Joey and Baby Daddy gained 1 million and 800,000 viewers respectively. 2015 In 2015 the highest rated event was an airing of Elf on December 5 at 3.7 mil, and another airing on December 24 at 3.1 mil. Ratings on Christmas Eve were down on the network due to increased competition from other networks. Elf proved once again to draw large audiences. On December 1 The Polar Express gained 2.4 mil, an airing of Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas gained 2.4 mil, 2.7 mil, and 2.9 mil on multiple dates. The highest airing of The Santa Clause was December 2 gaining 2.6 mil. An airing of the Toy Story trilogy on December 13 -- 14 gained 2mil, 2.5 mil, and 1.4 mil. Christmas Eve on the network was National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation at 2.4 mil, and Elf at 3.1 mil. Christmas Day was weak, averaging less than 2mil per airing. 2016 The 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released in late October by Freeform. While notable absences include Jim Carrey 's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone, and the second and third Santa Clause films, the schedule still includes many classics. The schedule includes 25 days of classics like, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation, The Santa Clause, Tim Burton 's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Frost, Disney 's A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express, The Holiday, Elf, Jingle All The Way, Scrooged, Deck the Halls, Toy Story, Frozen, and Happy Feet. 2016 ratings of 25 Days of Christmas were down from previous years. The highest rated airing was December 4, when Elf gained 2.5 M viewers. Other airings of Elf gained 2.1 M, 1.8 M, and 2.0 M. A Toy Story marathon on December 10th gained 1.3 M, 1.5 m, and 1.4 m. An airing of Frozen gained 2.3 M on December 17th. Christmas Eve on the network saw The Polar Express at 1.4 M, The Santa Clause at 1.7 M, Elf at 2.7 M, and National Lampoon 's Christmas Vacation at 2.8 M viewers. 2017 Alongside its traditional lineup of acquired and Disney films, the lineup for 2017 included the new original film Angry Angel, starring Jason Biggs and Brenda Song, and the new special Decorating Disney : Holiday Magic, which documented how Disney 's theme parks are prepared for the holiday season. On October 31, 2017, it was announced that the 25 Days of Christmas brand would also be used for holiday programming on ABC ( including new seasons of the seasonal miniseries The Great Christmas Light Fight and The Great American Baking Show, as well as its other traditional specials ), Disney Channel ( including Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration ), Disney Junior ( including The Lion Guard special `` Timon and Pumbaa 's Christmas '' ), and Disney XD ( Milo Murphy 's Law : A Christmas Peril ). 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Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 06. ^ Jump up to : `` Powered by a Banner Opening Week for the Net 's 11th Annual `` 25 Days of Christmas '' Event, ABC Family Attracts its Largest Weekly Prime Audiences Ever in Adults 18 -- 34, Adults 18 -- 49 and Viewers 12 -- 34 ``. TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2012 - 11 - 04. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family has record year in 2008 ''. TV By the Numbers. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 08. ^ Jump up to : `` ABC Family 's `` Santa Baby 2 Christmas Maybe '' Debuts as the Season 's No. 1 Cable Movie in Adults 18 -- 49 ``. TV By the Numbers. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family 's 12th Annual `` 25 Days of Christmas '' is Off to its Best Start Ever in Core 18 - 34s and 12 - 34s ``. TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2012 - 11 - 02. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 08. Jump up ^ `` ABC Family Delivers Best - Ever November Levels in Primetime in Total Viewers ''. TV By the Numbers. Retrieved 2011 - 11 - 08. 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External links Official website Rankin / Bass Productions Television specials Return to Oz Rudolph the Red - Nosed Reindeer The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show The Ballad of Smokey the Bear Cricket on the Hearth Mouse on the Mayflower The Little Drummer Boy Frosty the Snowman The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians Santa Claus Is Comin ' To Town Here Comes Peter Cottontail The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye : The Emperor 's New Clothes Mad Mad Mad Monsters Willie Mays and the Say - Hey Kid Red Baron That Girl in Wonderland ' Twas the Night Before Christmas The Year Without a Santa Claus The First Christmas : The Story of the First Christmas Snow The First Easter Rabbit Frosty 's Winter Wonderland Rudolph 's Shiny New Year The Little Drummer Boy, Book II The Easter Bunny Is Comin ' to Town The Hobbit Nestor, the Long - Eared Christmas Donkey The Stingiest Man in Town Jack Frost Rudolph and Frosty 's Christmas in July The Return of the King Pinocchio 's Christmas The Leprechaun 's Christmas Gold The Flight of Dragons The Coneheads The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus The Wind in the Willows Santa Baby ! Feature films Willy McBean and his Magic Machine The Daydreamer The Wacky World of Mother Goose Mad Monster Party ? King Kong Escapes Marco The Last Dinosaur The Bermuda Depths The Bushido Blade The Ivory Ape The Last Unicorn The Sins of Dorian Gray The King and I Television series The New Adventures of Pinocchio Tales of the Wizard of Oz The King Kong Show The Smokey Bear Show The Tomfoolery Show The Reluctant Dragon and Mr. Toad Show The Jackson 5ive Show The Osmonds Kid Power Festival of Family Classics ThunderCats SilverHawks TigerSharks Karate Kat The Comic Strip Freeform original programming History History of Freeform Christian Broadcasting Network ABC Family Worldwide Inc. Original programming 1990s debuts Amateur Hour ( revival ) ( 1992 ) Big Brother Jake ( 1990 -- 1994 ) Donkey Kong Country ( 1997 -- 2000 ) Great Pretenders ( 1999 -- 2002 ) Home and Family ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Maniac Mansion ( 1990 -- 1993 ) Monster Farm ( 1998 -- 1999 ) Ohh Nooo ! Mr. Bill Presents ( 1998 -- 1999 ) 2000s debuts 10 Things I Hate About You ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Beautiful People ( 2005 -- 2006 ) Brat Camp ( 2005 -- 2007 ) Da Möb ( 2001 -- 2002 ) Greek ( 2007 -- 2011 ) Knock First ( 2003 -- 2004 ) Kyle XY ( 2006 -- 2009 ) Las Vegas Garden of Love ( 2005 ) Lincoln Heights ( 2007 -- 2009 ) Make It or Break It ( 2009 -- 2012 ) The Middleman ( 2008 ) Power Rangers Dino Thunder ( 2004 ) Power Rangers Ninja Storm ( 2003 ) Power Rangers S.P.D. ( 2005 ) Power Rangers Wild Force ( 2002 ) Roommates ( 2009 ) Ruby & The Rockits ( 2009 ) Scariest Places On Earth ( 2000 -- 2006 ) The Secret Life of the American Teenager ( 2008 -- 2013 ) Slacker Cats ( 2007 -- 2009 ) So Little Time ( 2001 -- 2002 ) State of Grace ( 2001 -- 2002 ) Switched ! ( 2003 -- 2004 ) Three Moons Over Milford ( 2006 ) Wildfire ( 2005 -- 2008 ) 2010s debuts Baby Daddy ( 2012 -- 2017 ) Becoming Us ( 2015 ) Ben and Lauren : Happily Ever After ? ( 2016 ) Beverly Hills Nannies ( 2012 ) Bunheads ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Chasing Life ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Dead of Summer ( 2016 ) Freak Out ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Guilt ( 2016 ) Huge ( 2010 ) Jane by Design ( 2012 ) Job or No Job ( 2015 ) Kevin from Work ( 2015 ) The Lying Game ( 2011 -- 2013 ) Melissa & Joey ( 2010 -- 2015 ) Mystery Girls ( 2014 ) Next Step Realty : NYC ( 2015 ) The Nine Lives of Chloe King ( 2011 ) Pretty Little Liars ( 2010 -- 2017 ) Ravenswood ( 2013 -- 2014 ) Recovery Road ( 2016 ) Spell - Mageddon ( 2013 ) Startup U ( 2015 ) State of Georgia ( 2011 ) Stitchers ( 2015 -- 2017 ) Switched at Birth ( 2011 -- 2017 ) Twisted ( 2013 -- 2014 ) The Vineyard ( 2013 ) Monica the Medium ( 2015 -- 2016 ) Current Alone Together ( since 2018 ) Beyond ( since 2017 ) The Bold Type ( since 2017 ) Famous in Love ( since 2017 ) The Fosters ( since 2013 ) Grown - ish ( since 2018 ) Shadowhunters ( since 2016 ) Truth & Iliza ( since 2017 ) The Twins : Happily Ever After ? ( since 2017 ) Young & Hungry ( since 2014 ) Upcoming Cloak & Dagger ( 2018 ) The Perfectionists ( TBA ) Siren ( 2018 ) Related 13 Nights of Halloween Freeform 's 25 Days of Christmas ABC Spark Jetix List of ABC Family original films Disney Junior original programming Original series Doc McStuffins The Lion Guard Miles from Tomorrowland Sofia the First Goldie & Bear Mickey and the Roadster Racers Puppy Dog Pals Vampirina Acquired series Kate & Mim - Mim The Octonauts P. King Duckling PJ Masks Re-running series Special Agent Oso Handy Manny Henry Hugglemonster Imagination Movers Little Einsteins Jake and the Never Land Pirates Jungle Junction My Friends Tigger & Pooh Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Sheriff Callie 's Wild West Original short series Minnie 's Bow - Toons Nina Needs to Go ! Small Potatoes Whisker Haven Returning short series Can You Teach My Alligator Manners ? Cars Toons Choo Choo Soul Chuggington : Badge Quest Go, Baby ! 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Question: when does the 25 days of christmas start
Answer: month of December