| A Garfield Christmas | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | A Garfield Christmas Special |
| Created by | Jim Davis |
| Written by | Jim Davis |
| Directed by | Phil Roman |
| Starring | Lorenzo Music Thom Huge Gregg Berger Julie Payne Pat Harrington Jr. David L. Lander Pat Carroll |
| Theme music composer | Ed Bogas and Desirée Goyette (music and lyrics) Lou Rawls, Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Desirée Goyette and Lorenzo Music (vocals) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Phil Roman |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | Film Roman United Media Paws, Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | December 21, 1987 |
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A Garfield Christmas Special is a 1987 American animated television special based on the Garfield comic strip, created by Jim Davis. It is directed by Phil Roman and stars Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield the house cat, as well as Thom Huge, Gregg Berger, Julie Payne, Pat Harrington Jr., David L. Lander and Pat Carroll. The special is about Garfield spending Christmas with the Arbuckle family on their farm, and discovering the true meaning of Christmas.
Davis, who wrote the teleplay, cited it as semi-autobiographical. The special was first broadcast on December 21, 1987, on CBS and was often rebroadcast in subsequent years at Christmastime: until 2000 (December 14, 2000 was the final CBS broadcast). It was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program and has been released on DVD.
This was the seventh of twelve Garfield television specials made between 1982 and 1991.