Ranger Smith is glad Yogi Bear is hibernating for winter, otherwise he’d surely mess up the holiday plans. Unfortunately, band practice wakes him and Boo-Boo up early… just in time for the big Christmas Eve party. About Yogi’s First Christmas (Theatrical Release – November 22, 1980) Yogi Bear comes out of hibernation in December for the first time and experiences his first Christmas. All the famous Hanna-Barbera cartoon characters join in the celebration and help Yogi save Jellystone Lodge from closing.