Five Live NBA Games, Mickey & Friends Dunk the Halls Animated Alt-Cast, Annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade, & New Premieres Stream Throughout the Day
The countdown to Christmas is on! This Christmas Day, Disney+ is offering subscribers a robust slate of live programming, new Originals, and holiday favorites, plus an exclusive offer to make the holiday even brighter.
Christmas Day offerings include:
- Five live NBA games and an animated Dunk the Halls alt-cast, available to all Disney+ subscribers, marking the first time NBA games have been available to stream on service
- New premieres and episodes like the Doctor Who Christmas Special “Joy to the World,” Star Wars: Skeleton Crew episode 5, and episode 4 of the new season of Marvel Animation’s What If…?
- The annual Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
- Beloved holiday classics featured in the Happy Holidays Collection include Home Alone and The Santa Clause. Bundle subscribers can enjoy favorites like Elf, The Polar Express, and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Bringing even more festive cheer to fans, beginning today:
- Subscribers can unwrap a brand new Disney+ perk from Disney Cruise Line — save 50% on kid fares (under 18 years of age) for third and fourth guests during select cruises on the Disney Wonder, Disney Dream, and Disney Wish. This offer is available for select sailings from January 3, 2025 through June 13, 2025. For more details visit www.disneyplus.com/perks and log in to your MyDisney account using the email associated with your Disney+ subscription to take advantage of this great offer
- A new 30-second Christmas Day spot celebrating the service’s lineup of live and holiday content will run across the service’s social media channels
CHRISTMAS DAY SCHEDULE (times in EST):
All Day:
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – Episode 5
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- Skeleton Crew tells the story of four kids searching for their home planet after getting lost in the Star Wars galaxy, and the strange aliens and dangerous places they encounter on their adventure.
- Marvel Animation’s What If…? – Season 3, Episode 4
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- Marvel’s animated series What If…? returns in Season 3 for its culminating adventure through the multiverse. Watch classic characters make unexpected choices that will mutate their worlds into spectacular alternate versions of the MCU. The Watcher will guide viewers as the series traverses new genres, bigger spectacles, and incredible new characters.
- Season’s Streamings Stream: Non-Stop Playlist
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- All day, classic favorites and new holiday obsessions stream non-stop with Season’s Streamings and other Streams only on Disney+.
11:00 a.m.
- Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
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- Disney’s annual Christmas Day celebration returns beginning at 11:00 a.m. EST with its traditional parade, endearing stories, and magical celebrity performances from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in California.
12:00 p.m.
- Dunk The Halls Animated NBA Game
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- Disney, ESPN and the NBA are teaming up to present Dunk the Halls — the first real-time, animated NBA game — on Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25, at 12 p.m. EST when the New York Knicks led by Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns host the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul. Dunk the Halls will be presented on ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+.
- NBA Christmas Special: San Antonio Spurs at New York Knicks
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- From Madison Square Garden, the New York Knicks and Jalen Brunson host the San Antonio Spurs and Victor Wembanyama in what will be the French sensation’s first Christmas game. Spurs vs. Knicks and the special alt-cast mark the first NBA game to stream on Disney+.
12:10 p.m.
- Doctor Who Christmas Special Joy to the World
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- When Joy checks into a London hotel in 2024, she opens a secret doorway to the Time Hotel — discovering danger, dinosaurs and the Doctor. But a deadly plan is unfolding across the Earth, just in time for Christmas.
2:30 p.m.
- NBA Christmas Special: Minnesota Timberwolves at Dallas Mavericks
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- The Dallas Mavericks and Luka Dončić host the Minnesota Timberwolves and Anthony Edwards.
5:00 p.m.
- NBA Christmas Special: Philadelphia 76ers at Boston Celtics
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- The reigning NBA Champion Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum host the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid.
8:00 p.m.
- NBA Christmas Special: Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State Warriors
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- Icons clash at 8 p.m. as the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry host the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James.
10:30 p.m.
- NBA Christmas Special: Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
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- ABC’s NBA Christmas coverage culminates as the Phoenix Suns and Kevin Durant host the Denver Nuggets and Nikola Jokić.