Uh, OK – Ocean Spray Announces Animated Christmas Special

Because when we think "Chrstmas," we think Ocean Spray Cranberrie Drinks! OK, maybe some of you automatically go to the cranberry gel in your heads, but this is still a bit of off the wall news, no matter how you serve it.

Already a star of the holiday table, Ocean Spray launches its first animated television special – “Cranberry Christmas�? – airing at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT) on Monday, December 8, on ABC Family as part of the network’s annual 25 Days of Christmas programming event. The special will re–air on ABC Family on Saturday, December 13, at 12:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

Ocean Spray has created the animated show as a special gift to consumers, commercial-free. The show is based on the classic 1976 children's book of the same title, written and illustrated by Wende and Harry Devlin. “Cranberry Christmas�? features two new original songs performed by the legendary Grammy® Award-winning singer/songwriter, Barry Manilow. With worldwide sales of more than 75 million records and dozens of hit songs, music superstar Barry Manilow co-wrote the two songs with longtime collaborator Bruce Sussman.

“Cranberries have become as much a part of holiday traditions as ice skating and decorating the tree,�? said Ken Romanzi, chief operating officer of Ocean Spray. “We have taken a story that is near and dear to Ocean Spray's heart and brought it to life to share with other families, and we hope that 'Cranberry Christmas' will take its place as a perennial holiday favorite.�?