Targets preschool-age children, with the main goal being to inspire a love of reading. The theme revolves around WordFriends and WordThings characters and items comprising the letters that spell them in the correct order. The Christmas Star: It's the night before Christmas and FROG needs a star to hang on his Christmas tree. DUCK thinks this will be the perfect present for FROG, and tries to lasso one out of the sky for him. Try as he might, DUCK is unable to catch a star for FROG, and cries himself to sleep. But while he sleeps, someone leaves him a wonderful present: the letters S-T-A-R ; A Christmas Present for DOG: It's Christmas morning, and all the WordFriends are excited by the presents Santa has brought for them! PIG has a sled, BEAR has a doll, and ANT has a cookie. But not all the letters for DOG's present came down his chimney. All he has is a B-A-L. BEAR gets filled with the Christmas spirit and makes a sacrifice to ensure DOG's Christmas will be merry!

Originally broadcast on television on the PBS Kids network. "PBS Kids."

The Christmas star -- A Christmas present for dog.