The animated musical special Garfield Christmas originally aired on CBS on December 21, 1987. The special airs on ABC Family in December 2008, for the first time in eight years.

Garfield Christmas finds Garfield, the cat, Odie and Jon at the home of Jon's parents for the Christmas holiday, where Garfield learns what Christmas is really all about.

• Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield
• Thom Huge as the voice of Jon Arbuckle
• Gregg Berger as the voice of Odie
• David L. Lander as the voice of Doc Boy
• Julie Payne as the voice of Mom
• Pat Carroll as the voice of Grandma
• Pat Harrington Jr. as the voice of Dad

• "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme" (Lou Rawls)

• "Christmas in Your Heart" (Desiree Goyette)

• "Can't Wait Till Christmas" (Thom Huge and Lorenzo Music)

• "O Christmas Tree" (Pat Carroll)

• "A Good Old-Fashioned Christmas"

• "You Can Never Find an Elf When You Need One" (Lou Rawls and Desiree Goyette)