Seasonal Specials from

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Pepper your holiday season with seasonal programming on NET1 and NET/HD. Family-friendly specials, joyful music or the natural wonder of nature will enhance your season of celebration.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1Happy Holidays: The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas Shows 7 p.m. CT Crooner Andy Williams, who died earlier this fall, is memorably linked with the holidays. His version of “White Christmas” is an American standard.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10Keeping Up Appearances Christmas Specials 9 and 9:30 p.m. CT

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11Hollywood Christmas with Mulberry Lane 10 p.m. CT Those four Nebraska sisters are back, celebrating Christmas with Hollywood glam and sweet harmonies.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn 7 p.m. CT See page 4 for more information on this traditional Christmas favorite.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 17Are You Being Served Christmas Specials 9, 9:30, 10 and 10:30 p.m. CT Four episodes of this classic British sitcom brings a bit of cheeky humor to the party.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19Christmas in Yellowstone 9 p.m. CT One of the most popular Nature programs ever, Christmas in Yellowstone delivers a breathtaking look at wintertime deep within America’s first great National Park.

Christmas at St. Olaf: Rejoice, Give Thanks and Sing 10 a.m. CT The annual holiday festival and choral concert from Northfield, Minnesota

Christmas at Belmont 11 a.m. CT Performed by the students at the Belmont University School of Music in Nashville.

Christmas at Luther: Tidings of Comfort and Joy Noon CT

Hollywood Christmas with Mulberry Lane 1 p.m. CT

Prima Princessa Presents the Nutcracker 2 p.m. CT This award-winning special features the cartoon fairy Prima Princessa as she takes a group of preschoolers on an adventure to see the Birmingham Royal Ballet perform The Nutcracker.

The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas 3 p.m. CT

Arthur’s Perfect Christmas 4 p.m.

Christmas on the Trail 8 p.m. CT A cowboy-inspired Christmas special inspired by Branson, Missouri’s, famed Shepherd of the Hills production.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 31Live from Lincoln Center: New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve 7 p.m. (rebroadcasts at 9 p.m.) CT A tribute to Marvin Hamlisch

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23Christmas at Luther: Tidings of Comfort and Joy 7 p.m. CT Celebrate the joy, faith and traditions of Christmas with the renowned musicians of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. For 31 years the combined choirs and orchestra have performed traditional holiday carols and sacred Christmas anthems, amid the glow of candlelight in an exquisite concert hall – the Luther College Center for Faith and Life. The performances feature all six choirs at the college, the Symphony Orchestra and the Luther Ringers. Each year more than 8,000 people attend these concerts, which have also been featured on public television stations in 25 states.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 8 p.m. CT The National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Each year since 1923, the U.S. President and his family help light the National Christmas Tree, located on the Ellipse near the White House. The 2012 ceremony was scheduled for December 6. During the National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, nationally known entertainers and a military band perform and the President brings a message of peace to the nation and the world. At NET Now press time, the performance lineup had not been announced.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25 Special Holiday programming broadcast Christmas Day includes shows for children and families.

Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas 8 a.m. CT

Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn 9 a.m. CT