Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas was scheduled to premiere on ABC on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern and Pacific. Costner hosts the special, which follows Mary and Joseph around the birth of Jesus Christ. ABC Press announced Hulu as its streaming destination, but that announcement does not establish whether the program is currently available there.
When did the special air?
ABC’s 2025 holiday schedule listed Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas for Tuesday, December 9, 2025, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. Eastern/Pacific. ABC’s holiday schedule and D23’s schedule both list the two-hour programming block. The listing is a broadcast slot, not confirmation that the special itself runs for two hours.
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What is The First Christmas about?
Kevin Costner hosts a special about Mary and Joseph’s journey through the hardships and triumphs surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ. ABC presents it as a Christmas story focused on the meaning of the Nativity; its description does not identify the program as a scripted drama or provide further production details.
Read the synopsis on ABC’s schedule or the ABC program page.
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Where can you watch it?
ABC Press announced that the special would stream on Hulu. That is the announced streaming destination, not a guarantee of present-day catalog availability, subscription terms, or availability outside the United States. Check Hulu’s current listing and your local service options before planning to watch. The announcement appears on ABC Press.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.Why does ABC show December 10?
ABC’s program page displays “12.10.25,” while ABC’s holiday schedule and ABC Press announcement give December 9 as the premiere date. The sources do not explain the difference, so the December 10 display should be treated as program-page metadata rather than a correction to the published broadcast schedule.
The same ABC page displays a TV-PG rating, closed captions, and a duration of 01:24:05. That listed duration is distinct from the two-hour schedule block; the page does not explain the date discrepancy or the relationship between its displayed duration and the broadcast slot.
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- DVD
- Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen
- English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
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