CTV Presents the "12 TV Treats For Christmas"

- Classic favourites A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life top

must-see list -

- Everyone's favourite ogre Shrek comes to life in SHREK THE HALLS,

Shrek 2 and Shrek the Third -

- Transformers comes to the small screen in its North American broadcast

debut -

- The Star Wars saga blasts off with all six feature films airing in late

night -

- All-new animated Disney special PREP & LANDING features Dave Foley and

Sarah Chalke -

- Cozy up with Oprah Winfrey as she presents CHRISTMAS AT THE WHITE HOUSE

with the Obamas -

- Musical specials round out the countdown with SPECTACLE: ELVIS COSTELLO

WITH... and THE BEATLES ON RECORD -

TORONTO , Nov. 30 /CNW/ - CTV unveiled its holiday prime-time lineup today and is delivering much more than a partridge in a pear tree. Stuffed with festive new specials, returning favourites and seasonal stunts, the network is counting down the "12 TV Treats for Christmas" with a checklist of must-see programming during the holidays. Leading the way at No. 1 and No. 2 on the list are two classic films, A Christmas Carol, airing Christmas Eve at 11:30 p.m. ET and Christmas Night at 9 p.m. ET , and for the first time on CTV, It's a Wonderful Life, airing Saturday, December 12 and Christmas Eve , both nights at 8 p.m. ET .

To view the complete release please visit http://www.ctvmedia.ca/ctv/releases/release.asp?id=11892&yyyy=2009

For further information: Jaime Werby, CTV Inc., [phone] or [email protected]; Amanda Rinaldo, CTV Inc., [phone] or [email protected]; Renée Horton, CTV Inc., [phone] or [email protected]