Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen is a stop-motion animated Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

 television special directed by David H. Brooks, that originally aired in 2006. The show's plot has Rusty Reindeer (Fred Savage

Fred Savage

Fredrick Aaron "Fred" Savage is an American actor, director and producer of television and film.He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years and as the grandson in The Princess Bride...

) joining a support group for depressed holiday icons, and he and the other characters search for the meaning of Christmas. Rusty's cohorts include Candie, the Easter Bunny (Gladys Knight

Gladys Knight

Gladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...

); Mr. C, the grouchy cupid (Paul Rodriguez

Paul Rodríguez

Paul Rodriguez is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor.-Personal life:Rodriguez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México to Mexican agriculture ranchers.. His family migrated to East Los Angeles, where he enlisted in the military; he was stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota...

); Albert, the Thanksgiving Turkey (Harland Williams

Harland Williams

Harland Williams is a Canadian actor, comedian, author, artist, musician and radio personality.-Personal life:Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine , a social worker, and John Reesor Williams, who worked as a member of the Ontario Provincial...

); And Trick and Treat (Brenda Song

Brenda Song

Brenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd...

 and Emily Osment

Emily Osment

Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...

) the teenage Halloween Ghosts.

Cast

• John Ales
  John Ales
  John Ales is an American actor best known for appearing in Spy Hard, The Nutty Professor, You Wish, and more.-Film:*Crime Killer ... Kids*Spy Hard ... Kabul*The Nutty Professor ... Jason...
  
   as Hank/Roger
• Andrew Block as Photographer Elf/Tech Elf/Dad/Italian Chef
• Edie McClurg
  Edie McClurg
  Edie McClurg is an American character actress. She is known for her perky North Central dialect , common to persons from Middle America.-Career:...
  
   as Mrs. Claus
• John O'Hurley
  John O'Hurley
  John George O'Hurley is an American actor, voice actor, and television personality. He is known for the role of J. Peterman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and was the host of the game show Family Feud from 2006 to 2010.-Early life:...
  
   as Kringle (voice)
• Gladys Knight
  Gladys Knight
  Gladys Maria Knight , known as the "Empress of Soul", is an American singer-songwriter, actress, businesswoman, humanitarian, and author...
  
   as Candie
• Paul Rodriguez
  Paul Rodríguez
  Paul Rodriguez is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian and actor.-Personal life:Rodriguez was born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, México to Mexican agriculture ranchers.. His family migrated to East Los Angeles, where he enlisted in the military; he was stationed in Iceland and Duluth, Minnesota...
  
   as Mr.C Aka Cupid
• Fred Savage
  Fred Savage
  Fredrick Aaron "Fred" Savage is an American actor, director and producer of television and film.He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American television series The Wonder Years and as the grandson in The Princess Bride...
  
   as Rusty Reindeer (voice)
• Brenda Song
  Brenda Song
  Brenda Song is an American actress, film producer, and model. Song started in show business as a child fashion model. Her early television work included roles in the shows Fudge and 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd...
  
   as Treat (voice)
• Emily Osment
  Emily Osment
  Emily Jordan Osment is an American teen actress, singer-songwriter and voice actress born in Los Angeles, California. After working in several television films in her childhood, she gained fame for co-starring as Gerti Giggles in Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams and Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over...
  
   as Trick (voice)
• Cole and Dylan Sprouse as Kid (voice)
• Fred Willard
  Fred Willard
  Fred Willard is an American actor, comedian, and voice over actor, best known for his improvisational comedy skills. He is known for his roles in the Christopher Guest mockumentary films This is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration as well as...
  
   as Santa Claus
  Santa Claus
  Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
  
   (voice)
• Harland Williams
  Harland Williams
  Harland Williams is a Canadian actor, comedian, author, artist, musician and radio personality.-Personal life:Harland Reesor Williams was born on November 14, 1962, in Toronto, Ontario, to Lorraine , a social worker, and John Reesor Williams, who worked as a member of the Ontario Provincial...
  
  as Albert the Thanksgiving Day Turkey

Sponsorships

The 60 minute Christmas special was sponsored by Campbell's Soup, Wal-Mart, Ask.com, and Coke. There was a large amount of product placements included in the film.

DVD

The DVD was released on October 30, 2006 by PorchLight Entertainment, and distributed by Wal-Mart and
ART industries.

It was a free DVD in The Australian Women's Weekly in 2008.