Saturday, December 01, 2012

December 2012 On Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon HD UK, NickToons UK, Nick Jr. Channel UK And Nick Jr. 2 - Christmas Specials And More!

Here are Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's, Nickelodeon HD UK's, Nick +1's, Nicktoons UK and Ireland's, Nick Jr. Channel UK and Ireland's, and Nick Jr. 2's channel highlights and events for December 2012:

More of Nickelodeon UK's December 2012 schedule highlights and upcoming events will be posted in this NickALive! Nickelodeon UK blog post when they are announced. Latest Nickelodeon UK schedule news and updates will be posted towards the top on this blog post.

It may be cold outside during December, but Nickelodeon UK has the perfect winter warmers to warm everyone back up again - Brand new episodes plus plus tons of Christmas specials and festive movies based on your favourite Nickelodeon shows! It's starting to look like a lot like NickMas on Nickelodeon! December also means it's very near the end of 2012! Check out the plans Nickelodeon UK has in store for 2013 here on NickALive!.

Christmas Day on Nickelodeon - The online television schedule website LocateTV has announced Nickelodeon UK's, Nicktoons, Nickelodeon HD UK's, Nick Jr. Channel's and Nick Jr. 2's Christmas Day (Tuesday 25th December 2012) schedule highlights, which Nickelodeon UK will show as part of Nickelodeon UK's "Christmas On Nickelodeon 2012"! With everyone's favourite shows, marathons and movies, Nickelodeon has Christmas telly all wrapped up!

Christmas Eve on Nickelodeon - The online television schedule website LocateTV has announced Nickelodeon UK's, Nicktoons UK's and Nick Jr. Channel UK's Christmas Eve 2012 Highlights! Click here to find out what Father Nickmas has in store for everyone this Christmas Eve!

According to the online Nickelodeon UK and Ireland television schedule guide on the official LocateTV website, LocateTV.com, Nickelodeon UK will premiere the brand new special Christmas holiday themed episode of the Nickelodeon comedy series "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures", called "Epic Christmas", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Saturday 15th December 2012 at 8.00am (repeated at 9.00am on Nick UK's plus one (+1) timeshift channel, Nick+1), and show an encore of Nick's brand new festive "Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures" episode at 4.00pm (5.00pm on Nickelodeon+1), as part of Nickelodeon UK's "SpongeBob's Big Advent Calendar" competition and programming stunt, Nick UK's "Christmas on Nickelodeon UK 2012" festive programming line-up and "December on Nickelodeon UK 2012"!

Christmas on Nickelodeon - This Christmas Nickelodeon is bringing you all of the best Christmas episodes from your favourite shows! Tune in every day leading up to Christmas to catch "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Victorious", "Big Time Rush", "Winx Club" and loads more!

Christmas on NickToons - According to Nicktoons UK's brand new "You're perfect Christmas on NickToons" promo, among the Christmas specials of Nicktoons which they'll be showing as part of "Christmas on Nicktoons UK 2012" will be the special Christmas episode of the Classic animated original Nickelodeon series "Hey Arnold!" called "Arnold's Christmas", a festive episode of Classic Nicktoon "Rocko's Modern Life" titled "Rocko's Modern Christmas", the Christmas episode of the popular Nicktoon "The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius" called "Holly Jolly Jimmy", the festive episode of hit Nicktoon "Fanboy and Chum Chum" titled "A Very Brrr-y Icemas", the festive episode of the popular animated original Nickelodeon show "The Penguins of Madagascar" titled "The All Nighter Before Christmas", and, Nickelodeon's first full-length stop-motion animated special and brand new "SpongeBob SquarePants" Christmas special "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!"!

It'll be a SpongeBob Christmas on Nickelodeon!: Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nick UK will premiere and show Nickelodeon's first full-length stop-motion animated special "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!" on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Sunday 2nd December 2012 at 8.00am and 4.00pm (repeated one hour later at 9.00am and 5.00pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon+1), as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 line-up and "Christmas on Nickelodeon UK 2012"!

Nickelodeon UK and Ireland has announced on their "What's On" schedule section on the official Nickelodeon UK and Ireland website, Nick.co.uk, the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK will premiere and show Nickelodeon's brand-new live-action/CGI original television Christmas Holiday movie "A Fairly Odd Christmas", which is based on the popular animated original Nickelodeon show ("Nicktoon") "Fairly Odd Parents" and the sequel to Nickelodeon's first live-action/CGI "Fairly Odd Parents" television movie, "A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK on Saturday 1st December 2012 at 8.00am (repeated at 9.00am on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon +1), with an encore at 4.00pm (replayed at 5.00pm on Nick+1), as part of "December on Nickelodeon UK 2012" and "Christmas On Nickelodeon UK 2012"!:

To celebrate Christmas on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK 2012, Nickelodeon UK will be holding an exclusive competition called "SpongeBob's Big Advent Calendar" during December 2012, where lucky Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon UK HD fans can win great Nickelodeon prizes, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures, vehicles, playsets and combat gear, SpongeBob SquarePants puzzles, voice changer and magazine subscription as well as Winx Club dolls and Victorious goodies. Plus, there is a very special gift for the calendar window on Christmas Eve (Monday 24th December 2012) – a trip for a family of four to Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach! Enter here on Nick.co.uk!

More brand new Turtle Power! - Nickelodeon's brand new CGI-animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" television series continues in December 2012 as Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK premieres more brand new episodes of TMNT every Saturday at 9.30am (repeated at 10.30pm on Nick UK's plus-one (+1) timeshift channel, Nickelodeon+1)!

More brand new "Big Time Rush" and "Life With Boys" - Nickelodeon UK will continue to premiere and show more brand new episodes of the Canadian teen sitcom "Life with Boys", including the brand new "Life with Boys" episodes "Birthdays with Boys" and "Nightmares with Boys", on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland and Nickelodeon HD UK throughout December 2012, as part of Nickelodeon UK's Autumn/Winter 2012 highlights!

According to the official Sky Media websites' 'Sky TV's Children's Television Highlights In December 2012' webpage, Nickelodeon UK has announced the Nickelodeon UK News that Nickelodeon UK's animation channel, Nicktoons UK and Ireland, will premiere and show more brand new episodes of the popular animated Nickelodeon series ("Nicktoon") "The Penguins of Madagascar" from Tuesday 4th December 2012 as part of NickToons UK's brand new programming block "Something New On Tuesdays" (also known as "SNOT"/"S.N.O.T.") and as part of "December on NickToons UK 2012":

Nickelodeon Spain To Premiere Studio 100's "La Abeja Maya" On Monday 3rd December 2012

Nickelodeon Spain has announced in their official "La Abeja Maya" show website the Nickelodeon News that Nickelodeon Spain (also known as Nickelodeon Espana) will start to premiere and show the brand new CGI-animated television series "Maya the Bee", locally called "La Abeja Maya", which is produced by the Flemish (Belgium) production company 'Studio 100' (Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis" and "Hotel 13") and is based on the classic German children's character 'Maya the Bee', who was created by the German children's book author Waldemar Bonsels, on Monday 3rd December 2012 at 7.50am as part of "December on Nickelodeon Spain 2012":
LA ABEJA MAYA
Estreno el lunes 3 de Diciembre a las 07.50h. ¡Solo en Nickelodeon!

MAYA BEE
Premieres Monday, December 3 at 7:50 a.m..Only on Nickelodeon!

[Spanish to English translation provided by Google Translate.]
Also, from Studio 100's official "Maya the Bee" production webpage on studio100.tv:
Maya the Bee
Maya the Bee is a fun-filled 3D animated adventure TV series for a 5 to 7 year-old audience. A young bee named Maya has left her hive to discover the beauty and mysteries of nature. As she explores the meadow where she lives, she meets other insects living there, plays to her heart's content and shares her joy with her friends. Constantly amazed by her discoveries, Maya's enthusiasm is contagious!

Maya The Bee - Production information
Origin: Based on the German book written by Waldemar Bonsels
Genre: Comedy adventure
Format: 78 episodes x 13 minutes - 3D HD
Audience: 5 – 7 y.o. / Family
Production timeline: 2010 - 2012
Director: Daniel Duda
Writing bible: Delphine Maury, Christophe Erbes
Graphic bible: Jan Van Rijsselberge

Broadcasters/Partners
ZDF (Germany)
TF1 (France)
Tiji (France)
To celebrate the debut of "La Abeja Maya", Nick Spain's official "La Abeja Maya" website also features a online streaming video clip of Nick Espana's brand new show, which Spanish visitors to Nickelodeon.es can watch here.

Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand Launch Brand New "Countdown To Christmas" Watch And Win Competition

Nickelodeon Australia has announced in the "Nick Win" competition section of their official Nickelodeon website, nickelodeon.com.au, that, to celebrate the 2012 Christmas holidays, Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand has launched a brand new and exclusive 'Watch & Win' Christmas contest similar to Nickelodeon UK's "SpongeBob's Big Advent Calendar" competition called "Countdown To Christmas", where Aussie and Kiwi fans and viewers of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand can win great prizes from Nickelodeon's special Santa Sack between Saturday 1st December 2012 and Sunday 23rd December 2012 by looking out for Nick's special symbols on television!:
Ho ho ho! Christmas is coming to Nickelodeon, and to celebrate, you can win amazing prizes every day from the Nick Santa Sack! To be in with a chance of winning, all you need to do is follow the instructions below.

1. Tune in to Nick each day to spot the Christmas symbol (there's a new one every day)

2. Search for the symbol you saw on TV here at Nickelodeon.com.au

3. Find and select the symbol you saw to reveal today's prize.

4. Click "I saw this today" then enter your details for your chance to win that day's prize.

There's a new prezzie to win each day, and the more days you enter, the more chances you'll have to WIN!

PLUS, just for entering, you have the chance to WIN Nick's ULTIMATE Santa Sack, containing ALL THE PRIZES we've shown across the month!

The competition closes on 23 December so make sure you TUNE IN to Nick on Christmas Eve to see if you've won!

Good luck and Happy Christmas!

Nickelodeon Australia And New Zealand To Premiere The Brand New Stop-Motion Animated "SpongeBob SquarePants" Festive Special "It's A SpongeBob Christmas" On Friday 9th December 2012!

Nickelodeon Australia has announced in a promo graphic on their official Nickelodeon websites, nickelodeon.com.au, that Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will premiere and show Nickelodeon's first full-length stop-motion animated special "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!" on Sunday 9th December 2012 at 6.00pm, as part of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's Christmas programming highlights!:
Check it out!

It's A SpongeBob Christmas!

Tune-in Sunday Dec 9
6pm
To celebrate Nick Oz & NZ premiering the brand new Nickelodeon Christmas special, "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!", on Sunday 9th December 2012 at 6.00pm, Nickelodeon Australia's official website has unveiled two exclusive sneak-peek online streaming video clips especially for Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand viewers and SpongeBob's Aussie and Kiwi fans, including a video clip giving fans a behind the scenes look at the making of Nick's newest Christmas episode, "It's A SpongeBob Christmas!":
First Look: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
Check out this exclusive First Look at It's a SpongeBob Christmas!

A Special Behind the Scenes Special!
See how 'It's a SpongeBob Christmas' was made in this exclusive behind the scenes video! Tune-in to Nickelodeon on Sunday December 9 @ 6pm to watch 'It's a SpongeBob Christmas' Special!

The Official Nickelodeon UK Website Unveils Official Christmas 2012 Website!

It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like NickMas/NickelMas...

To celebrate Christmas On Nickelodeon UK and Ireland 2012, Nickelodeon UK's official website, Nick.co.uk, has unveiled Nickelodeon UK and Ireland's official Christmas 2012 website, which is packed full of Christmas-themed Nickelodeon video clips and festive online games!

Christmas-themed online streaming Nickelodeon video clips on the official Nickelodeon UK Christmas 2012 website include festive video clips from the "Big Time Rush" Christmas special episode "Big Time Christmas", the "iCarly" Christmas episode "iChristmas", the Christmas and Winter-themed episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" "Christmas Who?" and "The Snowball Effect", the Christmas-themed episode of "True Jackson, VP" called "True Parade", the festive episode of "Victorious" called "A Christmas Tori", the Christmas-themed episode of "Life With Boys" titled "Chrisbus with Boys", plus a all-new very special video featuring a exclusive sneak peek clip from Nickelodeon brand new first-ever full-length stop-motion animation called "It's A SpongeBob Christmas", entitled "Jerktonium"

Christmas themed Nickelodeon online games on the official Nickelodeon UK Christmas 2012 website include the "Spongebob Squarepants" Christmas games "Viking Hiking" and "Avalanche at Planktons Peak", the "The Penguins of Madagascar" Christmas games "Arctic Boot Camp Blitz", "Skipper Skidoo", "Snowman Command", and "Operation Ice Fish", the "The Fairly OddParents" Christmas games "Jingle Bell Jump" and "Showdown at Santa's", the "Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh" Christmas game "Best Christmas Ever", the Nickelodeon Christmas game "Ice to Heat you", which features various Nickelodeon characters from various hit Nickelodeon shows past and present (including 'Zoey Brooks' from "Zoey 101"), the "iCarly" Christmas game "Christmas Stack-a-thon", and Nick.co.uk's brand new online "VicTORIous" game titled "Cat's Aliens Winter Wipeout".

Plus, Nickelodeon UK's Christmas 2012 homepage is running a brand new Nickelodeon Poll where they are asking visitors and fans which is their favourite Christmas episode. You can pick between "SpongeBob SquarePants", "Big Time Rush", "Victorious" and "Fairly Odd Parents"!

Don't forget to enter Nickelodeon UK and Eire's brand new and exclusive "SpongeBob's Big Advent Calendar" watch & win competition to be in with the chance to win great Nickelodeon goodies, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures, vehicles, playsets and combat gear, SpongeBob SquarePants puzzles, voice changer and magazine subscription as well as Winx Club dolls and Victorious goodies. Plus, there is a very special gift for the calendar window on Christmas Eve (Monday 24th December 2012) – a trip for a family of four to Nickelodeon Land at Blackpool Pleasure Beach! Enter here on Nick.co.uk! You can find more information about Nick UK's "SpongeBob's Big Advent Calendar" contest here on NickALive!.

Follow all of Nickelodeon UK's Christmas news and join in the NickMas conversation using Nick UK's special Twitter hashtag #XmasOnNick. Plus, remember to follow NickALive!'s very own Twitter account @DailyNickNews!