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Step inside the glittering traditions of extreme holiday decorators and festive collectors. From couples divided over decor overload to families juggling joy with storage, see the outrageous world of those whose passion for the season knows no bounds.
Nine previous Big Brother houseguests have received an invitation from Santa to compete in a brand-new game. They'll play in a variety of holiday-themed competitions until just four houseguests remain. One player will walk away with Santa's blessing, and a $100,000 grand prize to boot.
Humorous and energetic Christmas show where the participants will fight for a gold Christmas ball with a picture of Atle Antonsen.
Isabel Preysler welcomes us in the privacy of her home to show us how she celebrates one of the most memorable dates of the year: Christmas. With her staff's help, Isabel oversees even the most minute details and shares the joy of the present and the nostalgia of the past with her children.
An annual Swedish Christmas calendar television series.
Sana Ngayong Pasko is a Philippine drama produced by GMA Network. It stars Susan Roces as a grandmother suffering with dementia, under the direction of Mike Tuviera. Since the show is a Christmas special, it only lasted until January 8, 2010. It premiered on December 7, 2009.
Advent calendar series about 8-year-old Kaspar who lives in a small house with his grandfather. Kaspar is a philosophizing little boy who ponders both big and small.
Christmas on the Moontop is a Norwegian christmas series. It was produced and sent on NRK in 2002 with replays in 2005, 2010 and 2014. Idea and screenplay by Gudny Ingebjørg Hagen. Christmas on the Moontop was the successor to Christmas in Blåfjell and Amalies Christmas. Directed by Torunn Calmeyer Ringen.
On the night before Hogswatch, the holiday where children anticipate presents from the beloved Hogfather, Death notices that the Hogfather's life-timer is lying broken on the floor of his castle. Could it be that Hogswatch will not happen this year?
It's everything you love about "Sugar Rush" -- with a holly jolly holiday twist -- in this Christmas-themed spin on competitive baking.
Sune, an 11 year old boy struggles with girl troubles and school while he and his goofy family prepares for Christmas with failed attempts at all of the usual December traditions.
Albert is obsessed with Christmas. The moment December begins, he pulls out all the holiday decorations from the attic. But his son Herbert doesn’t share the same festive spirit. Tired of Albert’s over-the-top enthusiasm, Herbert decides that this year, they’ll each celebrate Christmas their own way—separately.
Take a trip back in time to see what Christmas and the holiday season were like in America not too long ago as we reveal how many of today’s popular holiday celebrations and traditions had their start in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and 90s. With experts and cultural icons offering their own insight and personal memories, we reveal how your favorite holiday films, fads, television specials, songs and toys are still part of your holiday celebrations today.
Two recipe-packed episodes feature Gordon at home with his family while he teaches viewers how to prepare his favorite Christmas recipes.
Ever since Clint's father Pontus disappeared on Christmas Eve five years ago, Clint has loathed Christmas. But everything changes when a mysterious man appears in his closet and drops a time spy. When Clint tries the binoculars, he sees his father stuck in ancient times. At the same time, strange things begin to happen - Gustav Vasa steps out of the closet, misplaced by 500 years. With the help of the time viewer, Clint embarks on a breathtaking adventure to save his father, where he travels through history.
When Håkan's mother Karin, who usually does most of the work in the family, becomes so stressed at the beginning of December that she breaks down and has to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital, there is a crisis, because Christmas is coming soon. Who will clean up, decorate and buy Christmas presents? And above all, where will the money come from?
The Secret World of Santa Claus is a children's animated television show that originates from France. It is syndicated to several countries worldwide, including Teletoon in Canada, and is generally seen every December during the holiday season. On December 25, 1999, Christmas Day, The Secret World of Santa Claus marathon took place from 6:00am to 7:00pm. The show has been put back on air and will be showed every Christmas season on Teletoon.
This game show sees contestants solve word puzzles, similar to those used in Hangman, to win cash and prizes determined by spinning a giant carnival wheel.
Deep in the Alaskan wilderness lives a newly discovered family who was born and raised wild. Billy Brown, his wife Ami and their seven grown children – 5 boys and 2 girls – are so far removed from civilization that they often go six to nine months of the year without seeing an outsider. They’ve developed their own accent and dialect, refer to themselves as a "wolf pack," and at night, all nine sleep together in a one-room cabin. Simply put, they are unlike any other family in America. Recently, according to the Browns, the cabin where they lived for years was seized and burned to the ground for being in the wrong location on public land.
Cesar Millan has been called the Dr. Phil for Dogs. With an uncanny ability to rehabilitate problem dogs of all shapes and sizes. Each episode of the Dog Whisperer documents the remarkable transformations that take place under Cesar's guidance and teaching, helping dogs and their owners live happier lives together.
Eight pairs of Brick heads are pitted against each other in a quest to impress with their creativity, design and flair, driven by their unparalleled passion for the possibilities that will start with a single LEGO brick.
Follows the operations of Carlo's Bakery, a family-owned business in Hoboken, New Jersey owned and operated by siblings Buddy Valastro, Lisa Valastro, Maddalena Castano, Grace Faugno and Mary Sciarrone. The show focuses on how they make their cakes, and the interpersonal relationships among the various family members and other employees who work at the shop.
Teams of LEGO enthusiasts go head-to-head, with infinite possibilities and an unlimited supply of LEGO bricks. Teams of two will compete against each other in ambitious brick-building challenges to be crowned the country's most talented amateur LEGO builders. Based on the hit British reality-competition series of the same name.
Follow some of the most peculiar self-proclaimed frugalistas as they go to radical lengths to save money. These extreme penny pinchers share their best money saving tips, from dumpster diving to excessive recycling to strict budgeting.
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
Teams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers.
The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.
Wizarding World fans put their Harry Potter knowledge to the test for the ultimate honor to be named House Cup champion.
America's favorite quiz show where contestants are presented with general knowledge clues in the form of answers, and must phrase their responses in question form.
In a Temple filled with lost treasures and protected by mysterious Mayan temple guards, six teams of two children compete to retrieve one of the historical artifacts in the Temple by performing physical stunts and answering questions based on history, mythology, and geography. After three elimination rounds, only one team remains, who then earns the right to go through the Temple to retrieve the artifact within three minutes and win a grand prize.
