{"id":29205,"date":"2021-11-08T20:24:14","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T01:24:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=29205"},"modified":"2021-11-08T20:24:14","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T01:24:14","slug":"jimmy-fallon-draws-on-the-holiday-spirit-with-debut-of-the-animated-special-5-more-sleeps-til-christmas-based-on-his-bestselling-childrens-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/11\/08\/jimmy-fallon-draws-on-the-holiday-spirit-with-debut-of-the-animated-special-5-more-sleeps-til-christmas-based-on-his-bestselling-childrens-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Fallon Draws on the Holiday Spirit with Debut of the Animated Special &#8220;5 More Sleeps &#8217;til Christmas&#8221; Based on His Bestselling Children&#8217;s Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15025\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grinch-11-23-2020-05034.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grinch-11-23-2020-05034.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grinch-11-23-2020-05034-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grinch-11-23-2020-05034-560x311.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grinch-11-23-2020-05034-260x144.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/grinch-11-23-2020-05034-160x89.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>Special Airs Friday, November 26 @ 8:30PM ET\/PT as Part of NBC&#8217;s Holiday Animation Night<\/p>\n<p>BREAKING HOLIDAY NEWS: There are only 18 sleeps until the premiere of &#8220;<strong><em>5 More Sleeps &#8217;til Christmas<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; the new animated family special inspired by Jimmy Fallon&#8217;s New York Times #1 bestselling book of the same name.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2729521125\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Narrated by Fallon, the colorful special focuses on a boy who has his meticulous, detailed plan leading up to Christmas upended upon the arrival of some unexpected guests at the home he shares with his mother and dog, Gary. 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