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title: "Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift special arrives on Apple TV on 4 December"
description: "The 30-minute special, produced by The Jim Henson Company, premieres globally on Apple TV on Friday, 4 December."
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published: 2026-11-10T19:00:46Z
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# Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift special arrives on Apple TV on 4 December

*The 30-minute special, produced by The Jim Henson Company, premieres globally on Apple TV on Friday, 4 December.*

**Key points**

- Apple TV announced Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift, a new holiday special premiering on Friday, 4 December.
- The Jim Henson Company produced the special, directed by John Tartaglia and featuring musical appearances by Lilli Cooper and Nicole Scherzinger.
- The story follows Wembley, the Spirit Captain, on a quest to return a snow globe to Doc's workshop to save the holiday cheer.

Apple TV has released a trailer for *Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift*, an original holiday special that arrives globally on Friday, 4 December. The project comes from The Jim Henson Company, which also makes the Emmy-winning series *Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock* (via Apple TV Press).

John Tartaglia directed the 30-minute special from a script by Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson. Tartaglia also voices Wembley, who becomes Spirit Captain and sets out to retrieve a snow globe stolen from Doc’s workshop to bring back the festive mood. Lilli Cooper returns as Doc and sings an original song, and Nicole Scherzinger guests in a musical slot.

### Background

- Premiere: Friday, 4 December, globally on Apple TV
- Length: 30 minutes
- Producer: The Jim Henson Company
- Director: John Tartaglia; writers Matt Fusfeld and Alex Cuthbertson

Executive producers include Lisa Henson, Halle Stanford, Tartaglia, Fusfeld, Cuthbertson, Arnon Milchan and Yariv Milchan, with Harvey Mason Jr. as executive music producer.

## Why it matters

The special adds to Apple TV’s holiday slate, alongside the Peanuts special *12 Days of Snoopy* and the forthcoming Fleetwood Mac documentary. Because it launches in every Apple TV market on the same day, viewers in the UK and Europe get it at the same time as the US.

## Sources

- [Apple TV Press: Apple TV debuts “Fraggle Rock: A Holiday Gift” premiering December 4](https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2026/11/apple-tv-debuts-heartwarming-trailer-for-all-new-holiday-special-fraggle-rock-a-holiday-gift-premiering-globally-friday-december-4/)

*This report was written by the Mac to Reality newsdesk with AI assistance from the sources listed above, under the editorial policy at https://mactoreality.com/editorial-policy.*