The previously announced all-new animated family special PREP & LANDING is now premiering Thursday, December 10 at 8 p.m. ET on CTV (visit CTV.ca to confirm local broadcast times). The special ranks fourth in CTV’s list of “12 TV Treats for Christmas” and features the voices of Dave Foley (NEWSRADIO), Sarah Chalke (SCRUBS) and Derek Richardson (MEN IN TREES) as an elite unit of elves preparing for the “Big Guy’s” visit. PREP & LANDING will also be available on the CTV Video Player at CTV.ca following its broadcast premiere.

The half-hour holiday special PREP & LANDING(Thurs., Dec. 10 at 8 p.m. ET) reveals the never-before-told tale of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing. After working tirelessly with the unit for 227 years, an elf named Wayne (Dave Foley, NEWSRADIO, KIDS IN THE HALL) is upset when he doesn’t receive an expected promotion to be the Director of Naughty List Intelligence. Instead, Magee (Sarah Chalke, SCRUBS), the North Pole Christmas Eve Command Center Coordinator – NPCECCC for short – partners Wayne up with Lanny (Derek Richardson, MEN IN TREES), an idealistic rookie who has an undying enthusiasm for Christmas. During their Christmas Eve mission, Wayne and Lanny encounter unexpected challenges that push them to their limits. Will the elves be able to guide the reindeer pulling Santa’s sleigh through a raging snowstorm to ensure a Merry Christmas for all?

John Lasseter (The Princess and the Frog) is executive producer of PREP & LANDING. Dorothy McKim (Meet the Robinsons) is the producer and the directors are Kevin Deters (Chicken Little) and Stevie Wermers-Skelton (The Emperor’s New Groove).