from new to classic, it is time for … ho-ho-Holiday TV Specials
Holiday programming on television this year features some classic films and classic animated specials, including the 50th anniversary of “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” Some channels, such as Hallmark and Lifetime Movies, will be running nonstop holiday movies throughout the holidays. Only new movies are listed for those channels.
Check our TV grid or individual channel websites for additional information:
(A): Animated/special
(N): New
TODAY
7 a.m., 3 p.m.: “Wild Kratts Creature Christmas,” Western Reserve PBS (N)
8 p.m.: “Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Concert,” Arlo Guthrie performs, Western Reserve PBS (N)
8 p.m.: “The 12 Gifts of Christmas,” Hallmark (N)
8 p.m.: “Jim Henson’s Turkey Hollow,” Mary Steenburgen, Ludacris, Lifetime (N)
Friday
7 a.m., 3 p.m.: “Wild Kratts Creature Christmas,” Western Reserve PBS
6 p.m.: “Four Christmases,” TBS
8 p.m.: “Four Christmases,” TBS
8 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC (A)
8 p.m.: “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” CW (A)
8 p.m.: “Crown for Christmas,” Danica McKellar. Hallmark” (N)
8 p.m.: “Dear Santa,” Lifetime (N)
9 p.m.: “Kung Fu Panda,” CW (A)
9:30 p.m.: “Merry Madagascar,” CW (A)
10 p.m.: “All About Christmas Eve,” Lifetime (N)
12 a.m.: “Jingle All the Way,” Arnold Schwarzenegger, ABC Family
Saturday
8 p.m.: “Frosty the Snowman,” CBS (A)
8 p.m.: “A Christmas Detour,” Candace Cameron- Bure, Hallmark (N)
8 p.m.: “A Gift Wrapped Christmas,” Lifetime (N)
8:30 p.m.: “Frosty Returns,” CBS (A)
9 p.m.: “The Story Of Santa Claus,” CBS (A)
9 p.m.: “The Christmas Note,” Hallmark Movies (N)
12 a.m.: “A Gift Wrapped Christmas,” Lifetime
Sunday
6 p.m.: “Surviving Christmas,” TBS
8 p.m.: “Angel of Christmas,” Holly Robinson Peete, Hallmark (N)
8 p.m.: “Four Christmases,” TBS
9 p.m.: “The Christmas Note,” Hallmark Movies (N)
9 p.m.: “A Prince for Christmas,” Ion (N)
9 p.m.: “The Christmas Gift,” Lifetime” (N)
10 p.m.: “Jingle All the Way,” ABC Family
10 p.m.: “Four Christmases,” TBS
12 a.m.: “Surviving Christmas,” TBS
2 a.m.: “This Christmas,” TBS
4 a.m.: “Nothing Like the Holidays,” TBS
Monday
5 p.m.: “Jingle All the Way,” ABC Family
7 p.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” Jim Carrey, ABC Family
8 p.m.: “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown,” ABC
9 p.m.: “A Charlie Brown Christmas,” ABC (A)
9 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” Tom Hanks, ABC Family (A)
10 p.m.: “The Great Holiday Baking Show,” ABC
Tuesday
7 a.m.: “The Preacher’s Wife,” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
2:30 p.m.: “The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
3:30 p.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
4 p.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family. (A)
6:30 p.m.: “Uncle Grandpa” “Secret Santa,” Cartoon Network (N, A)
7 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” ABC Family (A)
8 p.m.: “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” CBS (A)
9 p.m.: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” ABC Family
12 a.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
1 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” ABC Family (A)
Wednesday
7 a.m.: “The Christmas Shoes,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
11 a.m.: “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
12:30 p.m.: “A Miser Brothers Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
1:30 p.m.: “Jack Frost,” ABC Family (A)
2:30 p.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Christmas in Rockefeller Center,” NBC (N)
8 p.m. : “Christmas in Harvard Square,” Western Reserve PBS (N)
8:45 p.m.: “The Santa Clause,” Tim Allen, ABC Family
12 a.m.: “Snow,” ABC Family
Dec. 3
7 a.m.: “Christmas in Boston,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” ABC Family (A)
1:45 p.m.: “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus,” ABC Family
4 p.m.: “Jack Frost,” ABC Family
6 p.m.: “The Santa Clause,” Tim Allen, ABC Family
6:30 p.m.: “Teen Titans Go!” “The True Meaning of Christmas,” Cartoon Network (N, A)
8 p.m.: “Toy Story That Time Forgot,” Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, ABC (A)
8:15 p.m.: “Fred Claus,” Vince Vaughn, ABC Family
8:30 p.m.: “Shrek the Halls,” Mike Myers, ABC (A)
9 p.m.: “CMA Country Christmas,” ABC
9:30 p.m.: “Celtic Woman: Home for Christmas,” Western Reserve PBS
12 a.m.: “Snow 2: “Brain Freeze,” ABC Family
2:30 a.m.: “All Mine to Give,” 1957 TCM
4:30 a.m.: “Little Women,” 1949, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh, TCM
Dec. 4
7 a.m.: “Meet the Santas,” Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard, ABC Family
9 a.m.: “The First Christmas: The Story of the 1st Christmas Snow,” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” ABC Family (A)
Noon: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July,” ABC Family (A)
2 p.m.: “Jack Frost,” ABC Family
4 p.m.: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” ABC Family
6 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC Family (A)
7 p.m.: “Fred Claus,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “It Happened on 5th Avenue,” 1947 TCM
9:30 p.m.: “Elf” Will Ferrell, ABC Family
11:50 p.m.: “Prancer,” Sam Elliott, ABC Family
Dec. 5
7 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” ABC Family (A)
8 a.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July,” ABC Family (A)
10 a.m.: “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” ABC Family
12:15 p.m.: “Prancer,” ABC Family
3 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
4 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC Family (A)
5 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” ABC Family (A)
7:15 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Just in Time for Christmas,” William Shatner, Christopher Lloyd, Hallmark” (N)
8 p.m.: “The Flight Before Christmas,” Mayim Bialik, Lifetime (N)
9 p.m.: “Merry Kissmas,” Ion (N)
9:30 p.m.: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” ABC Family
12:30 a.m.: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
Dec. 6
7 a.m.: “A Very Brady Christmas,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “Home Alone: “The Holiday Heist,” ABC Family
10 a.m.: “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” 1941, Bette Davis, TCM
11 a.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
Noon: “The Little Drummer Boy,” ABC Family (A)
Noon: “Holiday Affair” 1949, Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh. TCM
12:30 p.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” ABC Family (A)
2:30 p.m.: “The Polar Express” ABC Family (A)
4:45 p.m.: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” ABC Family (A)
6:30 p.m. “Adventure Time”“The More You Moe, The Moe You Know” Cartoon Network (N,A)
6:30 p.m.: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Karen Kingsbury’s The Bridge” Ted McGinley. Hallmark” (N)
8 p.m.:“ TV Land’s 16th Annual Merrython” includes holiday episodes from “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The King of Queens,,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Golden Girls” and “Roseanne.” TV Land
9 p.m.: “Magic Stocking” Hallmark Movies (N)
9 p.m.: “How Sarah Got Her Wings” Ion (N)
9 p.m.: “Last Chance Christmas Lifetime” (N)
10 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” Chevy Chase. ABC Family
Dec. 7
7 a.m., 5 p.m.: “Wild Kratts Creature Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
7 a.m.: “Home Alone: The Holiday Heist” ABC Family
8:30 a.m. , 2 p.m.: “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas,” Western Reserve PBS
9 a.m.: “The Little Drummer Boy,” ABC Family (A)
10 a.m., 1 p.m.: “Peg + Cat + Holidays,” “The Christmas Problem,” “The Hanukkah Problem” and “The Penguin Problem” feature math for kids, Western Reserve PBS
11 a.m.: “Three Days,” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “Love Actually,” Ryan Reynolds, ABC Family
4 p.m.: “Fred Claus,” ABC Family
6:30 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” ABC
8:45 p.m.: “The Santa Clause,” ABC Family
11 p.m.: “Christmas in Harvard Square,” Western Reserve, PBS (N)
12 a.m.: “The Mistle-Tones,” ABC Family
Dec. 8
7 a.m.: “Fred Claus,” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “Secret Santa,” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “The Mistle-Tones,” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!,” Western Reserve PBS
3 p.m.: “Pinocchio’s Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
4 p.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
6:30 p.m.: “The Santa Clause,” ABC Family
8:30 p.m.: “Fresh Off the Boat” “The Real Santa,” ABC
8:45 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” ABC Family
12 a.m.: “Snowglobe,” ABC Family
Dec. 9
7 a.m.: “12 Dates of Christmas,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “The Little Drummer Boy Book II,” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “Pinocchio’s Christmas,” ABC Family
12:10 p.m.: “Prancer,” ABC Family
2:20 p.m.: “Snowglobe,” ABC Family
4:30 p.m.: “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family
6 p.m.: “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” ABC Family (A)
6:30 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” ABC Family (A)
8 p.m.: “The Middle” “No Silent Night,” ABC (N)
8 p.m.: “A Grand Mercer Christmas,” Fusion
8:30 p.m.: “The Goldbergs” “A Christmas Story,” ABC (N)
8:45 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family
9:30 p.m.: “Black-ish” “Stuff,” ABC
12 a.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
1 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” ABC Family (A)
Dec. 10
7 a.m.: “Prancer,” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey,” ABC Family (A)
11:30 a.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
Noon: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July,” ABC Family (A)
2 p.m.: “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” ABC Family (A)
2:30 p.m.: “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
4 p.m.: “The Little Drummer Boy,” ABC Family (A)
4:30 p.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year,” ABC Family (A)
5:30 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
6:30 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Michael Buble Christmas,” NBC (N)
8:45 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” ABC Family
9 p.m.: “Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors,” NBC (N)
12 a.m.: “Santa Baby 2: “Christmas Maybe,” ABC Family
1:15 a.m.: “Meet Me in St. Louis,” 1944, Judy Garland, TCM
3:15 a.m.: “In the Good Old Summertime,” 1949, Judy Garland, TCM
Dec. 11
7 a.m.: “Desperately Seeking Santa,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
11 a.m.: “Holiday in Handcuffs,” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “The Family Man,” Nicholas Cage, ABC Family
4 p.m.: “Fred Claus,” ABC Family
6:45 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Last Man Standing” “Gift of the Wise Man.” ABC
8 p.m.: “The 84th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade,” CW (N)
8 p.m.: “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” 1941, Bette Davis, TCM
8:30 p.m.: “Dr. Ken” “The Master Scheduler,” ABC (N)
9 p.m.: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” ABC Family
12 a.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC Family (A)
1 a.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
Dec. 12
7 a.m.: “Jack Frost,” ABC Family
8 a.m.: “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
9:45 a.m.: “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
11:30 a.m.: “The Bells of Fraggle Rock,” ABC Family (A)
12:15 p.m.: “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
1:20 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
2:30 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC Family (A)
3:30 p.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
4 p.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” ABC Family
6 p.m.-8 p.m.: Holiday episodes of “Seinfeld,” including “The Shower Head,” “The Cigar Store Indian, “The Doorman” and “The Strike,” TBS
8 p.m.: “It’s A Wonderful Life,” (1946) Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, NBC
8 p.m.: “Craft in America, Holiday,” (N) Fusion
8 p.m.: “On The Twelfth Day of Christmas,” Hallmark” (N)
8 p.m.: “Becoming Santa Lifetime,” (N)
9 p.m.: “The Flight Before Christmas,” Norm McDonald, CBS (A)
9 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family
9 p.m.: “The Christmas Truce,” Ion (N)
11:15 p.m.: “Fred Claus,” ABC Family
4:30 a.m.: “Carol for Another Christmas,” 1964, Peter Sellers, TCM
Dec. 13
7 a.m.: “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
8 p.m.: “A Chef’s Life Holiday Special,” Fusion
8:45 a.m.: “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
10 a.m.: “In the Good Old Summertime,” 1949, Judy Garland, TCM
10:25 a.m.: “The Bells of Fraggle Rock,” ABC Family (A)
11:05 p.m.: “Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
12:10 p.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July,” ABC Family (A)
2:15 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family
7 p.m.: “An Elf’s Story: The Elf on the Shelf,” TBS (A)
7:30 p.m.: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” TBS (A)
8 p.m.: “New Year’s Eve,” TBS
9 p.m.: “Toy Story That Time Forgot,” ABC Family (A)
9 p.m.: “Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow,” Hallmark Movies (N)
9 p.m.: “A Christmas Reunion,” Denise Richards, Ion (N)
9 p.m.: “Wish Upon a Christmas,” Alan Thicke, Lifetime (N)
10:30 p.m.: “New Year’s Eve,” TBS
11 p.m.: “Lady in the Lake,” 1947, Robert Montgomery, TCM
Dec. 14
7 a.m.: “Mr. St. Nick,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” ABC Family (A)
11 a.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Toy Story That Time Forgot,” ABC Family (A)
8:30 p.m.: “A Christmas Carol: The Concert,” Fusion
8:45 p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” ABC Family
10 p.m.: “Lidia Celebrates America: Home for the Holidays,” Western Reserve PBS (N)
10 p.m.: “The Great Christmas Light Fight,” ABC
12 a.m.: “Snow,” ABC Family
Dec. 15
11 a.m.: “Desperately Seeking Santa,” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “Santa Baby,” ABC Family
3 p.m.: “Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe,” ABC Family
5 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Toy Story That Time Forgot,” ABC (A)
8:15 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family (A)
8:30 p.m.: “Shrek the Halls,” Mike Myers, ABC
10:30 p.m.: “The Little Drummer Boy,” ABC Family
12 a.m.: “Snow 2: Brain Freeze,” ABC Family
Dec. 16
7 a.m.: “Three Days,” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “The Little Drummer Boy,” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “The Family Man,” Nicholas Cage, ABC Family
1:30 p.m.: “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!”, Western Reserve PBS
2 p.m.: “Christmas in Boston,” ABC Family
4 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town,” ABC Family (A)
5 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus,” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Elf,” ABC Family
8:15 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” ABC Family
10 p.m.: “Craft in America, Holiday,” (N) Fusion
10:30 p.m.: “Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey,” ABC Family
12 a.m.: “Desperately Seeking Santa,” ABC Family
Dec. 17
7 a.m.: “The Family Man,” ABC Family
10:15 a.m.: “Love Actually,” ABC Family
1:30 p.m.: “The Preacher’s Wife,” ABC Family
4:15 p.m.: “Snow,” ABC Family
6:30 p.m.: “The Polar Express,” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “Disney’s Prep & Landing,” ABC
8 p.m.: “Buddy’s Musical Christmas,” NBC (A)
8:30 p.m.: “Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice,” ABC (A)
8:45 p.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” ABC Family (A)
9 p.m.: Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas,” NBC
8 p.m.: “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball,” CW (N)
12 a.m.: “Holidaze,” ABC Family
1:15 a.m.: “Holiday Affair,” 1949, Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, TCM
4:45 a.m.: “Love Finds Andy Hardy,” 1938, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland, TCM
Dec. 18
7 a.m. , 5 p.m.: “Wild Kratts Creature Christmas,” Western Reserve PBS
7 a.m.: “The Preacher’s Wife,” ABC Family
9:45 a.m.: “Christmas Cupid,” ABC Family
Noon: “The Mistle-Tones ABC Family
2 p.m.: “Snow 2: Brain Freeze” ABC Family
4:15 p.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” ABC Family
6:30 p.m.: “Disney’s Prep & Landing” ABC Family
7 p.m. : “Craft in a.m.erica, Holiday” (N) Fusion
7 p.m.: “Disney’s Prep & Landing: “Naughty vs. Nice” ABC Family (A)
7:30 p.m.: “The Santa Clause” ABC Family
8:30 p.m.: “Yes, Virginia” ABC (A)
9 p.m. “A Home for the Holidays” CBS
9 p.m.: “A Chef’s Life Holiday Special” Fusion
9:45p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
10 p.m.: “Lidia Celebrates a.m.erica: Home for the Holidays” Fusion
10:30 p.m.: “European Christmas Markets” Western Reserve PBS
12 a.m.: “Three Days” ABC Family
Dec. 19
7 a.m.: “Prancer” ABC Family
9:30 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” ABC Family
10:30 a.m.: “Jack Frost” ABC Family
12:30 p.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July” ABC Family (A)
1 p.m.: “This Christmas” TBS
2:30 p.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” ABC Family (A)
3 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus”ABC Family (A)
4:05 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” ABC Family (A)
7 p.m.: “Lidia Celebrates a.m.erica: Home for the Holidays” Fusion
7:30 p.m.: “The Santa Clause” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown” ABC (A)
8 p.m.: “The Wiz Live!” NBC
8 p.m.: “A Christmas Melody” Mariah Carey. Hallmark (N)
8 p.m.: “The Spirit of Christmas Lifetime” (N)
8 p.m.: “The Shop Around the Corner” 1940, James Stewart. TCM
9:45p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
10:30 p.m.: “European Christmas Markets” Western Reserve PBS
12 a.m.: “Holiday in Handcuffs” ABC Family
1:30 a.m.: “This Christmas” TBS
Dec. 20
7 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” ABC Family
8 a.m.: “Jack Frost” ABC Family
10 a.m.: “Prancer” ABC Family
10 a.m.: “It Happened on 5th Avenue” 1947, Don DeFore. TCM
Noon: “Meet Me in St. Louis” 1944, Judy Garland. TCM
12:45 p.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” ABC Family (A)
3 p.m.: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” ABC Family (A)
3:45p.m.: “Come to the Stable” 1949, Loretta Young. TCM
4:45p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
6 p.m.: “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn” Fusion
7 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” ABC Family
7 p.m.: “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw” Fusion
8 p.m.: “National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony” Fusion (N
8 p.m.: “Christmas Land” Hallmark” (N)
9:15p.m.: “Elf” ABC Family
11:30 p.m.: “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” ABC Family (A)
Dec. 21
7 a.m.: “Prancer” ABC Family
9 a.m.: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” ABC Family (A)
11:15am: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” ABC Family (A)
1 p.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” ABC Family (A)
2 p.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” ABC Family (A)
2:30 p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
4:30 p.m.: “Snowglobe” ABC Family
6:30 p.m.: “Elf” ABC Family
8:45p.m.: “The Santa Clause” ABC Family
9 p.m.: “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana and the Sesame Street Muppets” Western Reserve PBS (N)
10 p.m.: “The Great Christmas Light Fight” ABC
10 p.m.: “Christmas at Belmont” Western Reserve PBS (N)
12 a.m.: “Jack Frost” ABC Family
Dec. 22
7 a.m.: “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” ABC Family (A)
8 a.m.: “12 Dates of Christmas” ABC Family
10 a.m.: “Holidaze” ABC Family
Noon: “Christmas Cupid” ABC Family
2:15p.m.: “Jack Frost” ABC Family
4:30 p.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus” ABC Family (A)
5:30 p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town”ABC Family
6:30 p.m.: “The Santa Clause” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “SNL Christmas” NBC
8:45p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
9 p.m.: “ “National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony” Western Reserve PBS
10 p.m.: “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw” Fusion
12 a.m.: “Holiday in Handcuffs” ABC Family
Dec. 23
7 a.m.: “The Mistle-Tones ABC Family
9 a.m.: “Holiday in Handcuffs” ABC Family
11 a.m.: “Santa Baby” ABC Family
1 p.m.: “Santa Baby 2: “Christmas Maybe” ABC Family
3:15p.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” ABC Family (A)
4:15p.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July” ABC Family (A)
6:30 p.m.: “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” ABC Family (A)
7 p.m.: “Mickey’s Christmas Carol” ABC Family (A)
7:30 p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
8 p.m.: “I Love Lucy Christmas Special” (CBS)
8:30 p.m.: How The Grinch Stole Christmas” NBC (A)
9 p.m.: “How Murray Saved Christmas” NBC (
9:45 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” ABC Family
12 a.m.: “Home Alone: “The Holiday Heist” ABC Family
2:45am: “The Shop Around the Corner” 1940, James Stewart. TCM
Dec. 24
7 a.m.: “Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July” ABC Family (A)
7 a.m., 5 p.m.: “Wild Kratts Creature Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
8 a.m., 2:30 p.m.: “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
9 a.m.: “The Little Drummer Boy” ABC Family (A)
9 a.m.: Favorite holiday episodes of “American Dad!,” “Family Guy,” “The King of Queens,” “The Cleveland Show,” “New Girl,” “Friends” and “2 Broke Girls.” TBS
10:30am: “Bachelor Mother” 1939, Ginger Rogers. TCM
11 a.m.: “Home Alone: “The Holiday Heist” ABC Family (A)
12:30 p.m.“Peg + Cat + Holidays” Western Reserve PBS
1 p.m.: “Prancer” ABC Family
1:30 p.m. : “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About Christmas!” Western Reserve PBS
3:15p.m.: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993) ABC Family
4:15p.m.: “Holiday Affair” (1949, Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh)” TCM
5 p.m.: “Disney’s Prep & Landing” ABC Family (A)
5:30 p.m.: “Disney’s Prep & Landing: “Naughty vs. Nice” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Toy Story That Time Forgot” ABC Family (A)
6 p.m.: “Meet Me in St. Louis” 1944, Judy Garland. TCM
6:30 p.m.: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” ABC Family
7 p.m.: “A Christmas Story” 1983, Peter Billingsley. The annual 24-hour marathon starts. TNT
8 p.m.: “It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown” ABC
8 p.m.: “It’s A Wonderful Life”1946, James Stewart, Donna Reed. NBC
8 p.m.: “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” CW (A)
8 p.m. : “A Grand Mercer Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
9 p.m.: “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn” Western Reserve PBS
8 p.m.: “A Christmas Story” 1983, Peter Billingsley. The annual 24-hour marathon starts. TBS
8 p.m.: “The Bishop’s Wife” 1947, Cary Grant. TCM
8:45p.m.: “Elf” ABC Family
9 p.m.: “A Charlie Brown Christmas” ABC
10 p.m.: “European Christmas Markets” Western Reserve PBS
10 p.m.: “Auntie Mame” 1958 TCM
11:34 p.m.: “Christmas Eve Mass” NBC
10:30 p.m.: “A Christmas Carol: The Concert” Western Reserve PBS
12 a.m.: “A Grand Mercer Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
12 a.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
1 a.m.: “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Jane Seymour and Nathan Gunn” Western Reserve PBS
2 a.m.: “European Christmas Markets” Western Reserve PBS
2:30 a.m.: “A Christmas Carol: The Concert” Western Reserve PBS
4:30 a.m.: “Little Women” 1949, Elizabeth Taylor, Janet Leigh. TCM
Dec. 25
6 a.m.: “A Christmas Story” Marathon continues all day. TBS
7 a.m.: “Prancer” ABC Family
7 a.m., 5 p.m. : “Wild Kratts Creature Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
8 a.m., 2 p.m. : “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas” Western Reserve PBS
11 a.m.: “Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey” ABC Family (A)
11:30am: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” ABC Family (A)
12:30 p.m.: “Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” ABC Family (A)
2:15 p.m.: “The Santa Clause 3: “The Escape Clause” ABC Family
2:15 p.m.: “The Man Who Came to Dinner” 1941, Bette Davis. TCM
4:15 p.m.: “In the Good Old Summertime” 1949, Judy Garland. TCM
4:30 p.m.: “Toy Story That Time Forgot” ABC Family
5 p.m.: “Elf” ABC Family
6 p.m.: “It Happened on 5th Avenue” 1947. TCM
7 p.m.: “A Grand Mercer Christmas” Fusion
8 p.m.: “CMA Country Christmas” ABC
9 p.m.: “Call the Midwife Holiday Special” Western Reserve PBS (N)
9 p.m. : “Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Santino Fontana and the Sesame Street Muppets” Fusion
10 p.m.: “Christmas at Belmont” Fusion
10:15p.m.: “Bachelor Mother” 1939, Ginger Rogers. TCM
10:30 p.m.: “Vicious, Holiday Special” Western Reserve PBS
12 a.m.: “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” ABC Family (A)
1 a.m.: “The Year Without a Santa Claus” ABC Family (A)