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Make The Season Yours With CBC’s 2020 Holiday Programming

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Stay home, get cozy and make the season yours with CBC’s special holiday programming on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Listen, CBC Radio One and CBC Music, as follows. Visit cbc.ca/holiday to download CBC’s holiday programming schedule and to read recipes, gift guides and helpful holiday advice from CBC Life.

Note: Schedules are subject to change.

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NEW ORIGINAL HOLIDAY MOVIES:

CBC TV broadcast dates and times below; all streaming on CBC Gem starting Friday, Nov. 20

A woman tasked with finding homes for 12 abandoned puppies before Christmas finds love with her co-worker just in time for the holidays.

A woman strikes up a friendship with a homeless man and, through music, the two help each other reconcile with their families just in time for Christmas.

A mother-daughter singing duo are given the opportunity to create a new album for Christmas but must overcome their differences before their music careers are over for good.

When two sisters’ Christmas wishes land them in an actual Christmas movie, they learn to enjoy the spirit of the holiday and find love in the process.

When a woman returns home to celebrate the anniversary of the town’s Sugarcane Christmas Festival, she rediscovers the magic of the season.

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NEW HOLIDAY THEMED EPISODES:

Noel, Sandi, Prue and Paul gather for their traditional festive get-together, welcoming former contestants for Yule-themed challenges and Status Quo with Rockin’ All Over the World

Noel, Sandi, Prue and Paul welcome the cast of Derry Girls to the festive tent as they compete for Star Baker and see in the New Year with the London Community Gospel Choir

Mr. Carson faces a health issue; Thomas takes a new job; Denker informs the dowager of Sprat’s magazine column; Violet helps Isobel see Lord Merton, whose family is keeping them apart.

This year, Jamie Oliver is drawing inspiration from the snowy Alps of Northern Italy to help you create your most delicious Christmas Day yet.

Paul O’Grady visits Battersea Dogs & Cats Home to help give the animals residing there a fabulous festive season.

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HOLIDAY MOVIES AND SPECIALS:

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ANIMATED HOLIDAY CLASSICS:

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TELEVISION HOLIDAY SPECIALS:

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CBC KIDS HOLIDAY SPECIALS:

Piper learns what life would be like if she never joined The Next Step and discovers how many lives she’s touched through the years.

Paddington has accidentally sent Jonathan’s Santa letter to Peru, and a storm causes a power outage in Windsor Gardens, which means Christmas will be ruined for everyone – unless Mr. Curry can come to the rescue.

This year, the CBC Kids gang is taking Christmas online, for their first-ever Studio K Christmas together…apart!  Just because Christmas is a little different this year, doesn’t mean it can’t be a musical spectacular! Rising star and platinum-selling musical artist Ryland James joins the gang for a special performance of his new original holiday song “A Little Christmas.”

Everyone in Rainbow Kingdom is gathered to celebrate Winter Wishfest, but when Forever Frost escapes the Ice Kingdom, the day might be ruined. Can True and the Wishes set everything right?

When Molly learns about her Grandpa Nat’s dream to climb to the top of Denali, North America’s highest mountain, in honour of the first person to do so, real-life Indigenous Alaskan Walter Harper, she is inspired to join Grandpa and her father in climbing it – despite their misgivings.

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HOLIDAY MARATHONS OF CBC FAVOURITES:

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CBC RADIO ONE AND CBC MUSIC:

 

Back for another year, CBC Music will air the annual JOY TO THE WORLD event from the European Broadcast Union on Sunday, December 20 from 9 a.m. (9:30 NT) until 3 p.m. (3:30 NT). Hosted by Julie Nesrallah, this year’s radio special will feature traditional holiday music from Copenhagen, Barcelona, Montreal, Budapest and London, UK.

Thirteen holiday music playlists are also available to stream at CBC.ca/listen and on the CBC Listen app for free including SEASONAL FAVOURITES and CANADIAN HOLIDAYS.

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