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Updated: “A Donkey Hodie New Year” features the song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor,” not “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.”
Kids and families can get an entertaining kickstart going into 2025 with New Year’s themed episodes coming to PBS KIDS.
From Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures, a brand-new half-hour special from hit puppet series Donkey Hodie will offer a heartwarming tribute to Fred Rogers himself, featuring an original rendition of his iconic song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor.”
Premiering December 2, “A Donkey Hodie New Year“ finds the citizens of Someplace Else getting ready for New Year’s Eve, and Donkey Hodie is preparing for her special family tradition with Grampy and Cousin Hodie. After neighbors celebrate the countdown in their own ways, they come together for an exciting new musical tradition.
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The New Year’s fun continues December 2 on PBS KIDS with the debut of a very special episode of Alma’s Way, the Emmy-nominated 2D animated series also from Fred Rogers Productions created by Sonia Manzano (known for her role as “Maria” on Sesame Street).
In the story “No Sleep ‘Til New Year’s,” Alma and Junior want to stay awake until midnight on New Year’s Eve — but will they actually make it?
