ABC Family to air "Santa Claus" animated special

TORONTO (Hollywood Reporter) - William Shatner provides the voice of Santa in "Gotta Catch Santa Claus," a one-hour cartoon special that ABC Family has purchased from Canadian producer Cookie Jar Entertainment.

The cable channel will air the computer-generated animation show on November 18 as part of its "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" campaign.

The Cookie Jar project, written by Steven E. de Souza ("Die Hard"), is based on the comic book "I Gotta Catch Santa Claus" by Trevor Taly.

Shatner will channel his inner-Santa as 12-year-old Trevor and his friends set out to unveil the true magic of Christmas.