The Ninja Turtles with an Advent wreath.
Christmas is a Christian holiday that occurs on December 25th within Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions, and on January 7th within Orthodox Christianity. Its celebrations are based around the New Testament telling about the birth of Jesus in the town of Bethlehem.
Among Christmas' secular traditions are eating Christmas food, baking, giving each other presents, singing and dancing together and decorating a Christmas tree. Christmas is a national holiday in the United States of America.
Christmas is also celebrated in Japan, typically secularly for Christianity is a minority religion in Japan. It is not a national holiday. Christmas Eve (December 24th) is celebrated among Japanese more than Christmas day. Christmas is regarded as more romance-oriented than family-oriented, with couples commonly going on dates to celebrate, and there is less emphasis on gift exchange. Christmas foods in Japan are fried chicken, KFC in particular, as well as a sponge cake called Christmas cake (katakana: クリスマスケーキ, "Kurisumasu kēki"). Shopping and decorating with lights and ornaments are also Japanese Christmas customs. In Japan, Santa is called Santa-san (Japanese: サンタさん) or Santa Claus (katakana: サンタクロース, "Santa Kurosu").
In TMNT[]
Christmas is regularly mentioned or featured in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, included in TMNT continuities in a secular manner.
Mirage[]
The Mirage comics includes a story called The Christmas Aliens[1], which was even adopted for the 2003 TV series.[2] The story was later reprinted as Michaelangelo Christmas Special which contained the short story A Christmas Carol. Even What Goes Around... ...Comes Around! in the Mirage Comics begins on a Christmas Eve [3] as does its follow up Silent Partner. Twas the Fight Before Christmas is another, published in the Ladies Home Journal in December 1990. Return to New York also takes place on Christmas. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 40 Silent Night takes place on Christmas Eve. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 53 Alien Invaders takes place on Christmas. It also contains the back up story Ghosts of Christmas Past. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 64 Cold, Cold Ice takes place on Christmas.
1987 TV series[]
In the 1987 TV series, Krang says that he wants MACC seeing the robot on TV, and Rocksteady says he may get one by Santa Claus for Christmas.
TMNT Magazine[]
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magazine has a story called 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.
We Wish You a Turtle Christmas[]
We Wish You a Turtle Christmas is a 25-minute, live-action Christmas special released direct-to-video in 1994.
Christmas party in the Ninja Turtles' lair in the 2003 TV series.
2003 TV series[]
In the 2003 TV series, the Christmas-themed book The Santa Snatcher was released in 2004. "The Christmas Aliens" is a Christmas episode.
2012 TV series[]
In the 2012 TV series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #18 contains a Christmas-themed story called Secret Santa. Merry Mutants! is a Christmas-themed book published in 2016.
IDW[]
In the IDW continuity, Christmas Special was released in 2016. Additionally, the prologue of Enemies Old, Enemies New takes place on Christmas.
Rise of the TMNT[]
In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Christmas is first mentioned in "The Gumbus" when April O'Neil comments on the Stock & Shop's vast inventory. Christmas is referenced again in "Flushed, but Never Forgotten" when Leonardo asks if the approaching figure outside of the Turtle Tank he is hiding in is Santa, but it turns out to be Franken-Foot.