Cookie Jar Holiday Special to Air on ABC Family

BURBANK: The hour-long CGI animated special Gotta Catch Santa Claus from Cookie Jar Entertainment is to make its U.S. debut during ABC Family’s Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas on November 18. 

Gotta Catch Santa Claus is based on the 2005 comic book I Gotta Catch Santa Claus, created by Trevor Taylor. Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard) wrote the holiday special and Taylor, who is now just 17 years old, served as an executive producer. William Shatner stars as Santa in the animated adventure, which features 12-year-old Trevor and his friends—one of whom has started to doubt Santa’s existence—as they set out on the adventure of a lifetime to unveil the true magic of Christmas. But they’ve got to find Santa before LeFreeze—a dim-witted monster that is carrying a 100-year-old grudge—and his snowman minions put Christmas on ice forever. 

The network will feature an encore presentation of the special on December 15.