Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special is the Christmas television special based on the American Saturday-morning children's program Pee-wee's Playhouse. The special, which premiered on December 21, 1988 blank">http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:37592, is a variety show that features a number of celebrities of the time as well as several musical numbers, educational segments, and segments commonly found in the show: a secret word ("year"), connect the dots with the _Magic Screen, a visit from the King of Cartoons, a claymation Penny cartoon, etc.

This special was released on VHS in both 1989 and 1998 and DVD in 2004.

He-Man and She-Ra: A Christmas Special is a Christmas television special based on the animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and its spin-off She-Ra: Princess of Power, originally broadcast in December 1985. Although that date marked its only broadcast on television (save for some markets that aired it again for the next few years), it was later released to VHS and more recently, BCI released it on DVD on December 6, 2005.

Matt Caracappa, proprietor of X-Entertainment, has stated occasionally that he had created his website with the intention of reviewing the special, which he did in November 2002.

In this special Christmas episode of the He-Man and She-Ra cartoons, their sidekick Orko accidentally gets beamed to Earth during a test of a new spy satellite. Orko manages to get back Planet Eternia, but brings along two Earth children, Alisha and Manuel, with him. Since it's Christmastime on Earth, the kids are naturally filled with the holiday spirit, but this overflowing goodwill attracts the unwelcome attention of the Horde Prime and Skeletor. Will the combined power of He-Man, She-Ra and the spirit of Christmas be enough to stop them? Written by Jean-Marc Rocher

Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1 1/2 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, commands Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to make Christmas cards, receives a long phone call from Dinah Shore, even has more musical fun with k.d. lang, the Del Rubio Triplettes and Charo! Finally, Big Red arrives and announces that Pee-wee's Christmas list was so big, he didn't have enough presents for all the children of the world. Will Pee-wee follow his own advice and help others? Written by Dylan Self