ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas: Day 9

Tonight brings a couple of repeat favorites and Santa.

RUDOLPH’S SHINY NEW YEAR – (*See Tuesday, December 8, for description.) (7:00-8:00 PM ET/PT)

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN
Fred Astaire narrates this tale of Kris Kringle (Mickey Rooney), a young boy with an immense desire to do good things for others. In his home village of Sombertown, Kris has started a gift factory where he builds toys and gives them to all the local children. But when the evil ruler, Burgermeister (Paul Frees), bans toys from the land, Kris is forced to go directly to Mother Nature and ask her for assistance. With the help of magical elves and several special reindeer, Kris overcomes the Burgermeister and delivers toys to children all over the world, earning him the name Santa Claus. (Animated) (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT)

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER AND THE ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is out to save Christmas once again in this stop-motion animated holiday musical. When the Evil Toy Taker steals all of Santa’s toys, Rudolph and his friends – the misfit toys – set out to get them back before the world’s children wake up to empty stockings on Christmas morning! (Animated) (9:00-10:30 PM ET/PT)

‘TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS – (*See Monday, December 7, for description.) (10:30-11:00 PM ET/PT)