Overview
- ARD opens the season on 16 November 2025 at 15:35, starting an early run that stretches into January.
- WDR schedules an early showing on 23 November and a primetime slot on Christmas Eve at 20:15.
- Christmas Eve features two daytime broadcasts, with ARD at 12:50 and BR at 15:00.
- Aggregated listings report 19 total airings through the holidays, concluding on 6 January 2026 on BR at 11:15.
- The 1973 Czech‑German fairy tale, directed by Václav Vorlíček and starring Libuše Šafránková and Pavel Trávníček, returns across ARD, WDR, BR, MDR, NDR, SWR, rbb, HR, KiKA and One.