Question: when does 25 days of christmas start on tv
Answer: 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