• Noggin’s Warm and Fuzzy marathons
• Sprout’s Christmas Eve Snooz-a-thon
• Sprout: Preschool Musical on a Stick
• PBS Kids: New Episodes
• Nick Jr. Frosty Friday’s
• Playhouse Disney Snow Day Saturday

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Toot and Puddle Christmas Special - cr Nick Jr.

Noggin’s holiday slate consists of Warm and Fuzzy Marathons. They are airing a number of Christmas specials on Sundays through Christmas, and airing specially themed episodes for New Year’s as well. Toot and Puddle and Pinky Dinky Doo are the centerpiece shows. The complete slate of specials and premieres is below.

SUNDAY 12/14

10:00AM – Dora the Explorer “Dora Saves the Snow Princess” (1 hour)

12:00PM – Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch Friends “Bug Talk/Befuddled Butterfly” (PREMIERE)

Dragon finds out that learning a new language is like a secret password into another world.

When Shimmer’s friend, Cookie, loses her butterfly instincts, Miss Spider and her bug clan must help her regain them before winter arrives in Sunny Patch.

4:30PM – Yo Gabba Gabba! “Christmas”

5:00PM – Toot & Puddle “Door Drawers and Floors/Abominable Toot” (PREMIERE)

Toot & Puddle’s house is becoming overrun with all of Toot’s travel souvenirs so they end up donating many of their treasures to the local museum for all to enjoy.

Climbing the mountains in Tibet with Puddle, Toot is so anxious to move ahead that he forgets to take the time to stop and enjoy where they are.

7:00PM – Toot & Puddle “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (1 hour special)

SUNDAY 12/21

10:00AM – Toot & Puddle: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (1 hour special)

4:30PM – Ni Hao, Kai-lan “Snowiest Ride”

5:30PM – Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! “A Great and Grumpy Holiday/The Super-Special Gift”

7:00PM – The Wonder Pets! “Save the Nutcracker” (30 min. special)

WEDNESDAY 12/24 (Christmas Eve)

8:00AM – Franklin’s Magic Christmas (90 Min. Special)

6:00PM – Dora the Explorer “Dora Saves the Snow Princess” (1 hour)

9:00PM – Toot & Puddle: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (1 hour special)

THURSDAY 12/25 (Christmas Day)

7:00AM – Toot & Puddle: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (1 hour special)

10:00AM & 10:00PM– Franklin’s Magic Christmas (90 Min. Special)

SUNDAY 12/28 RING IN THE NEW YEAR WITH NOGGIN!

3:00PM – Pinky Dinky Doo! “Great Big New Year/Pinky Dinky Doo Year” (PREMIERE)

Tyler is curious why Jackson’s family doesn’t put up baby decorations for the New Year like the Dinky Doos because thought that was a TRADITION for every family. Pinky tells a story about when the Toilette family and the alien family come to visit Monkey Island for the New Year holiday. Big Sister Monkey can’t wait for her family’s New Year TRADITION: Baby Monkey dresses like a New Year’s Baby and hands out banana smoothies. But Daffinee can’t wait for her family TRADITION: to play “Happy New Year Clock Toss.” Bleepy Bloopy can’t wait for the his family TRADITION: an alien lightshow. They all want to do their TRADITION tonight and can’t decide which one they should do. Big Sister Monkey THINKS BIG and, when she sees everyone sharing the different food they brought, realizes they can share their New Year’s TRADITIONs too! So they do all three and it’s so much fun that it becomes a new New Year’s holiday TRADITION. Tyler asks why they hang baby stuff on New Year’s Eve and Pinky explains that Daddy was born on New Year’s Eve so it became a family TRADITION.

It is almost time for the New Year which means it’s time for a new calendar and a new storypad. But Tyler doesn’t want a new storypad or a new year because he isn’t MOTIVATED to try new things. So Pinky tells a story where she takes Tyler and Mr Guinea Pig on a walk through Made-Up Storyland on the last day of the Great Big Year. As they walk through the Garden of Last Year’s Stories they run into some of their old friends and remember the good times they had. They see Burpzilla, P. Piddy Pony, and Vicki Chicken, all of whom they invite along on their walk. But as they continue on their journey they come to the end of the path – a wall blocks the way to more characters and more new stories. It is time for Pinky to THINK BIG. Pinky takes up a piece of chalk and draws an entryway in the wall. On the other side there is more sidewalk and many more adventures to be had for Pinky and her friends. Tyler realizes that you can make up new stories while also keeping old favorites. He is now MOTIVATED to hear lots of new stories in the New Year. Pinky, Tyler, and their friends celebrate with a Happy Doo Year celebration.

Encores:

Wed. 12/31: New Years Eve @ Midnight!

Thurs. 1/1/09: New Years Day @ 3:00PM

5:00PM – Toot & Puddle “Year of the Pig/Robinson Toot” (PREMIERE)

It’s New Years in Woodcock Pocket and the gang is celebrating. All are happy and excited except for Dr. Ha Song, who is now a bit homesick missing his family in China. Toot sees this, so he devises a plan for everyone to surprise Dr. Ha Song with his very own Chinese New Years Party. Kung Hei Fat Choy! Toot and Puddle craft a dancing dragon costume, while Otto puts together some paper lanterns. With the help of a few additional townspeople, the team is able to surprise Dr. Ha Song, and have another great party!

Tired of Woodcock Pocket’s snowy weather, Toot travels off to the islands of Palau where he meets a crab. Together they have a carefree life of volleyball, snorkeling, and snoozing in a grass hut, on a secluded little island, until Toot has to return to Woodcock Pocket.

PBS Kids Sprout Nina and Star

Sprout will host a Snooz-a-thon on Christmas Eve starting. The programming block will run from 6:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. on Christmas morning.

My first reaction to this news is why would a preschool television station have a special overnight block of programming on a night that all kids are supposed to be sound asleep? After reading the description though it will make a whole lot of sense:

From 6:00 p.m. ET on December 24 straight through to 5:00 a.m. ET Christmas morning, Sprout will air the “Snooze-A-Thon,” an 11-hour, uninterrupted block showcasing popular nighttime host Nina and her puppet sidekick Star from The Good Night Show® snoozing comfortably on the set, along with clips of beloved characters from preschool favorites like Sesame Street®, Dragon Talesâ„¢, The Hoobsâ„¢, Pinguâ„¢ and Berenstain Bearsâ„¢ catching some zzz’s. So, no matter what time of night the kids are up checking for the sound of reindeer hooves on the roof, parents can tune into Sprout to show them that even their favorite television friends are fast asleep waiting for Santa to arrive.

After watching the clip, it had to be Nina’s easiest gig yet.

Preschool Musical on a Stick

Sprout has created a special programming block focused on holiday music called Preschool Musical on a Stick. It is a 3 hour programming block that will air on December 15th from noon to 3 p.m. ET with encores the following week. To prepare, you can visit the Sprout website to download music and make your own stick puppets.

Super Why -

PBS Kids has announced new episodes of Super Why! and WordWorld for the holiday season. They will also be airing holiday themed episodes of Caillou, Arthur, and others. Episode descriptions are below.

SUPER WHY!

’Twas the Night Before Christmas
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas – ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, and all through Storybrook Village, not a creature was stirring…except for Whyatt, who has an important question for Santa! The Super Readers catch up with Santa and his reindeer as they gallop from rooftop to rooftop and unravel the mystery of Santa’s childhood, discovering along the way how to help spread the magic of the holiday.

WORDWORLD

The Christmas Star / A Christmas Present for Dog
“The Christmas Star”
It’s the night before Christmas and Frog needs a star to hang on his Christmas tree. Duck thinks this will be the perfect present for Frog, and tries to lasso one out of the sky for him. Try as he might, Duck is unable to catch a star for Frog, and cries himself to sleep. But while he sleeps, someone leaves him a wonderful present: the letters S-T-A-R…

“A Christmas Present for Dog”
It’s Christmas morning, and all the WordFriends are excited by the presents Santa has brought for them! Pig has a sled, Bear has a doll and Ant has a cookie. But not all the letters for Dog’s present came down his chimney. All he has is a B-A-L. Bear gets filled with the Christmas spirit and makes a sacrifice to ensure Dog’s Christmas will be merry!

Air dates and times vary by market so you’ll need to check your local listings.

The month features the premiere of a new episode of Wow Wow Wubbzy titled A Great and Grumpy Holiday/The Super-Special Gift. In the episode Wubbzy and his friends go up to Mt. Zubba Bubba to get a Christmas tree for Wuzzleburg Square and are chased off the property by Old Man Grumpus.  Wubbzy sets out to soften Grumpus’ heart by decorating the perfect tree to surprise him. Grumpus is still as mad as a hornet until he sees Wubbzy’s present: his very own small-scale train.  The humbugger is so delighted that he brings the decorated tree down to Wuzzleburg for the big Christmas celebration.

The complete schedule follows:

December 5th

9:00 a.m. The Backyardigans “The Yeti”

9:30 a.m. Go, Diego, Go! “Diego the Hero”

10:00 a.m. The Wonder Pets! “Save the Penguin”

10:30 a.m. Dora the Explorer “South Pole”

11:00 a.m. Ni Hao, Kai-lan “The Snowiest Ride”

11:30 a.m. Max & Ruby “Max’s Mix Up/Max’s Snow Bunny/Max’s Snow Day”

12:00 pm. Dora the Explorer “Dora Saves the Snow Princess”

1:00 p.m. The Backyardigans “The Yeti”

1:30 p.m. Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! “A Great and Grumpy Holiday/The Super-Special Gift” (premiere)

December 12th

9:00 a.m. The Backyardigans “Secret of Snow”

9:30 a.m. Go, Diego, Diego! “Diego Saves Christmas

10:00 a.m. The Wonder Pets! “Save the Nutcracker”

10:30 a.m. Dora the Explorer “A Present for Santa”

11:00 a.m. Max & Ruby “Max & Ruby’s Christmas Tree/Grandma’s Present/Max & Ruby’s Snow Plow”

11:30 a.m. Yo Gabba Gabba “Christmas”

12:00 p.m. Dora the Explorer “South Pole”

12:30 p.m. Go, Diego, Diego! “Diego Saves Christmas”

1:00 p.m. The Backyardigans “Secret of Snow”

1:30 p.m. Wow Wow Wubbzy! “O Figgity-Fig Tree/Snow Day”

December 19th

9:00 a.m. The Backyardigans “The Snow Fort”

9:30 a.m. Go, Diego, Go! “Macky the Macaroni Penguin”

10:00 a.m. The Wonder Pets! “Save the Reindeer”

10:30 a.m. Dora the Explorer “South Pole”

11:00 a.m. Ni Hao, Kai-lan “The Snowiest Ride”

11:30 a.m. Yo Gabba Gabba “Christmas”

12:00 p.m. Dora the Explorer “A Present for Santa”

12:30 p.m. Go, Diego, Go! “Macky the Macaroni Penguin”

1:00 p.m. The Backyardigans “The Snow Fort”

1:30 p.m. Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! “A Great and Grumpy Holiday/The Super-Special Gift”

Saturday, December 6

My Friends Tigger & Pooh Super Sleuth Christmas Movie (8:30 a.m. ET/PT)
When Roo and Lumpy discover Santa’s magical toy sack and a young reindeer named Holly lost in the Hundred Acre Wood, they summon the Super Sleuths to help return the bag and Holly to the North Pole in time to save Christmas.

Imagination Movers – “Present Problem” (10:00 a.m. ET/PT)
Nina brings over her holiday gifts for the Movers, but there’s a problem – none of the gifts are labeled. Now the Movers must use their creativity to deduce each gift’s recipient without opening them and ruining the surprise.

Saturday, December 13

Little Einsteins – “Flight of the Instrument Fairies” (8:00 a.m. ET/PT)
Quincy leads the Little Einsteins gang as they blast off on an arctic adventure to help the little Violin Fairy rescue her fairy friends and restore the Aurora Borealis to the night sky.

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse – “Pluto to the Rescue!” (9:00 a.m. ET/PT)
When Donald and Goofy accidentally build a giant snowman that is so big they cannot climb around it, Mickey and Pluto the Rescue Dog must use their math and observational skills to help Donald and Goofy get back down from Mistletoe Mountain.

When Roo and Lumpy discover Santa’s magical toy sack and a young reindeer named Holly lost in the Hundred Acre Wood, they summon the Super Sleuths to help return the bag and Holly to the North Pole in time to save Christmas.

It’s Christmas Eve and a Mouse King emerges from a picture book and steals the Wonder Pets’ Nutcracker from the classroom. Linny the Guinea Pig, Turtle Tuck and Ming-Ming Duckling pursue the Mouse King into the book, dancing through a wintery wonderland filled with sugar plum fairies and sweet treats to the music of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker ballet. The trio persuades the Mouse King to give back the Nutcracker and be happy with what he already has in his kingdom. The Wonder Pets travel back to the classroom and on Christmas morning, they crack open their nut which magically decorates the classroom and brings the Nutcracker to life.

The show will premiere on December 8th at 8:00 p.m. Starting December 1st clips and music will be available at NickJr.com. The episode is alsoavailable on DVD.