We can all use some holiday cheer. Even in November. Our Christmas movies and TV show schedule is your guide!
Nov 21, 2016
We’re embracing the holiday season earlier and earlier these days. Well before Thanksgiving, we assemble an annual Christmas movie and TV show guide each year so you can get into the spirit by plopping down on your couch and watching something other than a yule log.
Using various network schedules, we strung together enough Christmas movies and TV episodes to have you sick of the season well before December 25th. So enjoy the best Christmas movies this season to help get you into the holiday spirit!
We'll continue to update this list as the holiday season continues to roll on like a stampede of reindeer. Expect some more last minute additions to this every single day between now and Christmas.
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If we're missing any, just let us know in the comments and we'll see about keeping this updated. Our goal is to provide you with the most complete list of Christmas movies and TV shows on the internet! You can help by keeping us honest. And we'll keep updating this every single day, too!
All times are EST.
| Date | Movie | Channel |
| Tuesday, November 22 | The Middle - "Thanksgiving VIII" (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Tuesday, November 22 | American Housewife - "The Blow-Up" (8:30pm) | ABC |
| Wednesday, November 23 | Broadcasting Christmas (8:00 pm) | Hallmark |
| Wednesday, November 23 | A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Thursday, November 24 | Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (9:00 am) | NBC |
| Thursday, November 24 | Christmas in Homestead (8:00 pm) | Hallmark |
| Friday, November 25 | Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Friday, November 25 | Christmas List (8:00 pm) | Hallmark |
| Friday, November 25 | A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration (8:00 pm) | Disney |
| Friday, November 25 | Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (8:00 pm) | CW |
| Friday, November 25 | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (9:00 pm) | CW |
| Saturday, Novmeber 26 | A Heavenly Christmas (8:00pm) | Hallmark |
| Sunday, November 27 | One Starry Christmas (2:00 am) | Hallmark |
| Sunday, November 27 | The Christmas Wish (7:50 pm) | getTV |
| Sunday, November 27 | Journey Back to Christmas (8:00 pm) | Hallmark |
| Sunday, November 27 | Perry Como's Christmas in Paris (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Monday, November 28 | CMA Country Christmas (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Monday, November 28 | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Monday, November 28 | The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas Shows (9:00pm) | getTV |
| Monday, November 28 | The Merv Griffin Show (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Tuesday, November 29 | The Jeff Foxworthy Show (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Tuesday, November 29 | The Sons of Mistletoe (9:00 pm) | getTV |
| Wednesday, November 30 | Christmas in Rockerfeller Center (8:00 pm) | NBC |
| Wednesday, November 30 | Classic TV Christmas - Action Edition (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 1 | Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (3:30 pm) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 1 | The Year Without A Santa Claus (6:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 1 | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (7:05 pm) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 1 | A Charlie Brown Christmas (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Thursday, December 1 | Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 1 | It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (11:15 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 1 | The Great American Baking Show (9:00 pm) | ABC |
| Thursday, December 1 | The Santa Clause (9:15 pm) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 1 | The Nightmare Before Christmas (11:20 pm) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 2 | Jack Frost, 1979 version (11:00 am) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 2 | The Polar Express (9:20 pm) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 2 | Once Upon a Christmas (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Friday, December 2 | Twice Upon a Christmas (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Friday, December 2 | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (11:25 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 3 | Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas (7:00 am) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 3 | Mickey's Twice Upon A Christmas (8:30 am) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 3 | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (10:00 am) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 3 | Disney's A Christmas Carol (12:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 3 | Classic TV Christmas - Western Edition (7:00 pm) | getTV |
| Saturday, December 3 | Elf (8:50 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 3 | The Holiday (10:55 pm) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 4 | Nestor, the Long-Earned Christmas Donkey (7:30 am) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 4 | Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas In July (10:05 am) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 4 | I'll Be Home for Christmas (12:10 pm) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 4 | A Song For the Season (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Sunday, December 4 | Perry Como's Early American Christmas (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Monday, December 5 | Jingle All The Way (5:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Monday, December 5 | The Great Christmas Light Fight (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Monday, December 5 | Cher: Christmas Episode w/ Redd Fox (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Monday, December 5 | Scrooged (9:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Tuesday, December 6 | Snowglobe (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Tuesday, December 6 | The Bill Engvall Show (8:30 pm) | getTV |
| Tuesday, December 6 | The Three Kings (11:00 pm) | getTV |
| Wednesday, December 7 | Hairspray Live (8:00 pm) | NBC |
| Thursday, December 8 | 12 Dates of Christmas (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 8 | Holiday Joy (3:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 8 | Deck The Halls (5:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 8 | Shrek the Halls (8:30 pm) | ABC |
| Thursday, December 8 | Father Knows Best: Home For Christmas (9:00 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 8 | The Christmas Stallion (10:50 pm) | getTV |
| Friday, December 9 | Holiday in Handcuff (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 9 | Frosty's Winter Wonderland (11:00 am) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 9 | Home Alone 3 (1:30 pm) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 9 | Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (3:35 pm) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 9 | The Search for Santa Paws (5:40 pm) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 9 | Albert (7:00 pm) | Nickelodeon |
| Friday, December 9 | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (7:45 pm) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 9 | The Kid Who Loved Christmas (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Friday, December 9 | Snow Buddies (9:50 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 10 | Toy Story (3:45 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 10 | Toy Story 2 (5:45 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 10 | Toy Story 3 (7:50 pm) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 10 | Mary Poppins (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Saturday, December 10 | Toy Story That Time Forgot (10:20 pm) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 11 | The Little Drummer Boy (7:00 am) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 11 | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (7:30 am) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 11 | Dennis the Menace Christmas (9:35 am) | Freeform |
| Sunday, December 11 | Frozen (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Sunday, December 11 | Perry Como's Christmas in Austria (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Monday, December 12 | Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2016 (9:00 pm) | CW |
| Monday, December 12 | The Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (9:00 pm) | getTV |
| Tuesday, December 13 | Christmas Cupid (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Tuesday, December 13 | The Middle - 2016 Christmas Special (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Tuesday, December 13 | American Housewife - "Krampus Katie" (8:30 pm) | ABC |
| Tuesday, December 13 | Fresh Off the Boat - "Where are the Giggles" (9:00 pm) | ABC |
| Tuesday, December 13 | The Real O'Neals - "The Real Christmas" (9:30 pm) | ABC |
| Tuesday, December 13 | Twice Upon a Christmas (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Wednesday, December 14 | Arthur Christmas (7:00 pm) | Freeform |
| Wednesday, December 14 | The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time (8:00 pm) | CW |
| Wednesday, December 14 | The Goldbergs - "Han Ukkah Solo" (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Wednesday, December 14 | Home Alone 2 - Lost in New York (8:00 pm) | AMC |
| Wednesday, December 14 | In the Heat of the Night (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Wednesday, December 14 | A Pentatonix Christmas Special (8:00 pm) | NBC |
| Wednesday, December 14 | Speechless - "C-H-O-Choir" (8:30 pm) | ABC |
| Wednesday, December 14 | Black-Ish - "Just Christmas, Baby" (9:31 pm) | ABC |
| Wednesday, December 14 | The Danny Kaye Show: Christmas Episode (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Wednesday, December 14 | Christmas with the King Family (11:00 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 15 | Santa Baby (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 15 | Four Christmases (8:00 pm) | AMC |
| Thursday, December 15 | iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016 (8:00 pm) | CW |
| Thursday, December 15 | The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 15 | Disney Prep & Landing (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Thursday, December 15 | Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice (8:30 pm) | ABC |
| Thursday, December 15 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? (9:30 pm) | CW |
| Friday, December 16 | Jack Frost, 1998 version (9:10 am) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 16 | Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Friday, December 16 | Deck the Halls (8:00 pm) | AMC |
| Friday, December 16 | The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (8:00 pm) | CW |
| Friday, December 16 | Dr. Ken - "A Park Family Christmas" (8:31 pm) | ABC |
| Saturday, December 17 | Happy Feet (10:30 am) | Freeform |
| Saturday, December 17 | A Christmas Carol (8:00 pm) | AMC |
| Saturday, December 17 | I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown! (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Sunday, December 18 | The Love Boat: The Christmas Cruise (3:00 pm) | MeTV |
| Sunday, December 18 | The Sound of Music (7:00 pm) | ABC |
| Sunday, December 18 | Home Alone Double Feature (8:00 pm) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 18 | Miracle in the Wilderness (8:00 pm) | getTV |
| Sunday, December 18 | Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land (10:00 pm) | getTV |
| Monday, December 19 | The Judy Garland Show (9:00 pm) | getTV |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Just Friends (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Terry Crews Saves Christmas (8:00 pm) | CW |
| Wednesday, December 21 | Holidaze (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Wednesday, December 21 | Happy Feet Two (11:05 am) | Freeform |
| Wednesday, December 21 | The Lemon Drop Kid (11:00 pm) | getTV |
| Thursday, December 22 | The Mistle-Tones (12:00 am) | Freeform |
| Thursday, December 22 | Holiday Affair (8:00 pm) | TCM |
| Friday, December 23 | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas (5:00 am) | TCM |
| Saturday, December 24 | White Christmas (2:30 am) | AMC |
| Saturday, December 24 | Prancer (6:00 am) | AMC |
| Saturday, December 24 | It's a Wonderful Life (8:00 pm) | NBC |
| Saturday, December 24 | Santa Claus: The Movie (8:30 am) | AMC |
| Saturday, December 24 | The Outlaw Josey Wales (8:00 pm) | AMC |
| Saturday, December 24 | The Cowboys (11:00 pm) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | The Sons of Katie Elder (2:00 am) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | Joe Kidd (5:00 am) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | The Doris Day Show (5:00 am) | MeTV |
| Sunday, December 25 | Going My Way (6:00 am) | TCM |
| Sunday, December 25 | Two Mules for Sister Sara (7:00 am) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | All I Want for Christmas (8:30 am) | SundanceTV |
| Sunday, December 25 | Boys Town (8:30 am) | TCM |
| Sunday, December 25 | The Shootist (9:30 am) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | El Dorado (6:00 pm) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | Big Jake (9:00 pm) | AMC |
| Sunday, December 25 | Saved By the Bell (11:00 am) | MeTV |
| Sunday, December 25 | Rio Bravo (11:30 pm) | AMC |
| Monday, December 26 | Christmas in Connecticut (12:15 am) | getTV |
| Monday, December 26 | Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Monday, December 26 | Rudolph's Shiny New Year (9:00 pm) | ABC |
| Friday, December 30 | iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 1 (8:00 pm) | CW |
| Saturday, December 31 | Dick Clark's New York's Rockin' Even with Ryan Seacrest 2017 (8:00 pm) | ABC |
| Monday, January 2 | The 128th Rose Parade Presented by Honda (11:00 am) | ABC |
| Monday, January 2 | iHeartRadio Music Festival - Night 2 (8:00 pm) | CW |