holiday special
Festive themed episode
A holiday special is a television program or other media produced specifically for a holiday—typically Christmas, Halloween, or Thanksgiving.
These are often one-off episodes outside a show's regular season: The Charlie Brown Christmas special, a holiday special featuring celebrity guests.
The format tends toward sentimentality, musical performances, or themed storylines that wouldn't fit the usual programming.
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- prime timeEvening TV's busiest window
- ThanksgivingAutumn gratitude holiday
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- Sales Promotionsflash sale, coupon code, promo code, clearance sale, bundle deal
- seasonal comedyChristmas movie
- TV specialsvariety shows, tribute shows, retrospectives, Rudolph, Frosty
- variety showsSaturday Night Live, The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show, Laugh-In, The Muppet Show
- TV schedulesprime time, showtimes, primetime, time slots, listings
- televisionTV, television, broadcast, TV shows, TV series
holiday specialseries regular
Contracted performer for ongoing episodes
filler episode · soap opera · standalone episode · talk show · sitcom
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