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[11/21/14 - 06:01 AM]
Pop Up Santa Revealed! ABC Family Behind Surprise Giveaways Sweeping the Nation
The massive Pop Up Santa initiative features over 50 local giveaways, surprising lucky passersby with items such as gift cards, cozy accessories to fight the winter cold, and even brand new bicycles.

[via press release from ABC Family]

POP UP SANTA REVEALED! ABC FAMILY BEHIND SURPRISE GIVEAWAYS SWEEPING THE NATION

Network Spreads More Ho, Ho, Holiday Cheer During Cable's Biggest Programming Event, "25 Days of Christmas"

Burbank, CA (November 21, 2014) - Today on ABC's "Good Morning America," ABC Family announced the network's ownership of Pop Up Santa (#PopUpSanta), the giveaway* craze that launched on November 11th that has been sweeping the nation with holiday cheer. ABC Family also surprised GMA fans gathered in Times Square with special Pop Up Santa gifts to celebrate the network's annual "25 Days of Christmas" programming event, which starts December 1st. The massive Pop Up Santa initiative features over 50 local giveaways, surprising lucky passersby with items such as gift cards, cozy accessories to fight the winter cold, and even brand new bicycles.

Local Pop Up Santa events will continue through December 9th in cities across the United States. ABC Family also debuted today the official Pop Up Santa experience (www.PopUpSanta.tv), a digital companion to the on-air initiative that allows fans to win Pop Up Santa items even if they do not live in the selected cities. The social experience includes daily Pop Up Santa videos and exclusive content, Disney Store gift baskets, red bicycles, ugly Christmas sweaters, Disney On Ice prize packs and $500 gift cards. Fans are encouraged to spread the cheer and bring Pop Up Santa to life in their own towns by creating their own holiday surprises and submitting photos and videos through the Pop Up Santa social experience.

As an additional part of this unprecedented holiday initiative, ABC Family has teamed up with Verizon, KFC, Pillsbury, and Capital One for sponsorships and several special events to take place during the network's "25 Days of Christmas." Talent from several of ABC Family's hit series will surprise fans with products and prizes in fun and festive ways.

Pop Up Santa also includes special Walt Disney Company synergy events with the Country Music Awards, Disney on Ice and the Disney Store that will be featured on-air throughout the "25 Days of Christmas" programming event. Earlier this month, "Pretty Little Liars" star Lucy Hale surprised one lucky fan and her family in Nashville with tickets to the "CMA Country Christmas" celebration and a chance to watch Lucy rehearse for the show. "CMA Country Christmas" airs on ABC Monday, December 1st (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET). Also this month, ABC Family fans were met with a special after-hours surprise at a Disney Store in Montebello, California where they were challenged with gathering as many toys as they could in an allotted time with the help of ABC Family stars Kym Whitley ("Young & Hungry"), Aisha Dee and Haley Ramm ("Chasing Life"). The network then donated a matching monetary gift to Toys for Tots based on all of the toys gathered at the event. The holiday joy continues when ABC Family brings some warmth to Disney On Ice presents Frozen, Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. ABC Family is reuniting a special military family on the ice. The family will get the amazing opportunity to participate in a special private pre-show skating party with characters from Disney On Ice presents Frozen and front row seats for the show.

Now in its 17th year, "25 Days of Christmas" is the biggest seasonal programming event on cable and the network's highest-rated period of the year, reaching nearly 100 million people in 2013. During the annual event, ABC Family airs 25 continuous days of holiday-themed entertainment for the whole family, adding up to over 300 hours of programming. The event includes traditional holiday film favorites and specials and holiday-themed episodes of ABC Family original series. "25 Days of Christmas" kicks off December 1st on ABC Family and runs through December 25th.

Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships - told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. For 2014, ABC Family has launched the "WATCH ABC Family" authenticated service which allows viewers with participating TV subscription services access to 24/7 live viewing of the network, as well as continued on demand access to such popular series at home and on the go via a wide array of devices. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.

Official website: www.PopUpSanta.tv Official hashtag: #PopUpSanta Facebook: Facebook.com/25DaysofChristmas Twitter: Twitter.com/ABCF25Days @ABCF25Days Instagram: Instagram.com/25DaysofChristmasABCF @25DaysofChristmasABCF Pinterest: Pinterest.com/25DaysofChristmas Tumblr: 25DaysofChristmas-OnABCFamily.Tumblr.com

* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Void where prohibited. Open only to persons who are, as of Entry, 13 years of age or older; legal residents of, and physically located within, the 50 U.S. or D.C. Sweepstakes begins on December 1, 2014 at 12:00 AM (PT) and ends on December 25, 2014 at 11:59 PM (PT). The Sweepstakes is made up of 25 daily sweepstakes each beginning at 12:00 AM (PT) and ending at 11:59 PM (PT) of each day. Click here for Official Rules.





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