Friday, December 23
12:30 p.m. (FOOD) “Giada’s Holiday Handbook” Giada shows us how to create an elegant feast without spending all day in the kitchen.
1 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Jingle All the Way” (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger. A father frantically searches for a last-minute Christmas gift for his son.
2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Merry Matrimony” (2015) Jessica Lowndes. An advertising executive lands her dream assignment, but is paired with her ex-boyfriend.
4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Once Upon a Holiday” (2015) Briana Evigan. A royal princess runs off from her obligations for a bit to see how the other half lives.
4:35 p.m. (FREE) “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” Kris Kringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys to children all over the world.
5 p.m. (TBN) Movie “Christmas Oranges” (2012) Edward Herrmann. An orphan teaches the meaning of hope to everyone around her.
5:20 p.m. (DISN) Movie “Home Alone: Holiday Heist” (2012) Christian Martyn. A young boy set up traps for ghosts, but catches a group of thieves instead.
5:40 p.m. (FREE) “The Year Without a Santa Claus” Santa decides to take time off because he feels people have lost the spirit of Christmas.
6 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Deck the Halls” (2006) Danny de Vito. Two feuding neighbors try to prove to the other that he has more holiday spirit.
(HALL) Movie “A Dream of Christmas” (2016) Nikki Deloach. A restless young married woman is granted a wish by a Christmas Angel to be single again.
6:45 p.m. (FREE) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (2009) Voices of Jim Carrey. Spirits visit Ebenezer Scrooge and show him the errors of his ways by revisiting his life.
8 p.m. (CW) “Terry Crews Saves Christmas” A hopeless Christmas enthusiast is given the chance to learn how to do Christmas right.
(FOX) “Taraji and Terrence’s White Hot Holidays” Various artists team up to spread cheer, goodwill and some holiday magic.
(FX) Movie “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004) Tim Allen. Luther and Nora Krank scramble to create the perfect Christmas for their daughter.
(HALL) Movie “Sleigh Bells Ring” (2016) Erin Cahill. A divorced woman struggles to get into the holiday spirit while heading up a parade.
(NBC) “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” An evil Grinch plots to steal everything Christmas-related from the Whos.
8:30 p.m. (NBC) “How Murray Saved Christmas” A cranky deli owner is forced to fill in for Santa, and does a wonderful job.
8:50 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen. When a father mistakenly kills Santa Claus, he is magically recruited to take his place.
9 p.m. (CW) “Terry Crews Saves Christmas” A hopeless Christmas enthusiast is given the chance to learn how to do Christmas right.
10 p.m. (FX) Movie “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004) Tim Allen. Luther and Nora Krank scramble to create the perfect Christmas for their daughter.
(HALL) Movie “Christmas in Homestead” (2016) Taylor Cole. An actress heads to a Christmas-obsessed town to film a movie, and is thrown for loop.
(TBN) Because of Bethlehem
Saturday, December 24
8:30 a.m. (AMC) Movie “Santa Claus: The Movie” (1985) Burgess Meredith. Santa’s head elf falls in with a greedy tycoon who wants to eliminate the legendary man.
(TBS) Movie “Call Me Claus” (2001) Whoopi Goldberg. A television producer unknowingly hires the real Santa to play Santa Claus on the network.
9 a.m. (ION) Movie “Christmas Mail” (2010) Ashley Scott. A woman who answers Santa’s mail at the post office finds love with a postal carrier.
9:15 a.m. (TCM) Movie “It Happened on Fifth Avenue” (1947) Don DeFore. While a family is away for Christmas, a hobo and his friends live in their mansion.
9:40 a.m. (FREE) Movie “Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas” (2004) Voices of Wayne Allwine. Mickey, Minnie and Santa Claus attempt to teach Donald the true meaning of Christmas.
9:45 a.m. (STARZ) Movie “The Night Before” (2015) Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Three friends hit the town on Christmas Eve as they bring an annual tradition to an end.
10 a.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas Incorporated” (2015) Shenae Grimes. Riley hatches a plan to save a factory from being shut down weeks before Christmas.
10:30 a.m. (TBS) Movie “Surviving Christmas” (2004) Ben Affleck. A lonely, wealthy executive pays a family to let him spend Christmas with them.
11 a.m. (AMC) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1984) George C. Scott. An old man who hates Christmas is taught its true meaning and spirit by three ghosts.
(EWTN) “Christmas With Collin Raye Featuring Andrea Thomas” Country music star Collin Raye and Andre Thomas perform cherished Christmas songs.
(ION) Movie “A Cinderella Christmas” (2016) Emma Rigby. Fledgling event planner Angie Wells falls for wealthy playboy Nicholas Karmichael.
11:15 a.m. (FREE) “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” Kris Kringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys to children all over the world.
(TCM) Movie “Holiday Affair” (1949) Robert Mitchum. A man offers to buy a model train set for a boy whose mother cannot afford it.
Noon (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Melody” (2015) A single mother moves back to her hometown to start life anew with her young daughter.
12:20 p.m. (FREE) “The Year Without a Santa Claus” Santa decides to take time off because he feels people have lost the spirit of Christmas.
12:30 p.m. (CMT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
(FOOD) “Giada’s Holiday Handbook” Giada shows us how to create an elegant feast without spending all day in the kitchen.
1 p.m. (ION) Movie “Christmas With the Andersons” (2016) Christy Carlson Romano. Drowning in tinsel and lights every Christmas, the Andersons throw the biggest party.
1:25 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Arthur Christmas” (2011) James McAvoy. Santa’s son wants to use his father’s workshop for an urgent mission on Christmas night.
1:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Four Christmases” (2008) Vince Vaughn. A couple struggles to spend Christmas with all four of their divorced parents.
2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “12 Gifts of Christmas” (2015) Katrina Law. Anna is hired to become a personal shopper for Marc, an uptight corporate executive.
(TBN) Movie “A Christmas Snow” (2010) Danny Cahill. Christmas has not been the same for a young woman since her father left.
2:30 p.m. (CMT) Movie “A Christmas Story 2″ (2012) Daniel Stern. It’s five years later, and Ralphie is eying a car, but trouble seems to be following him.
3 p.m. (ION) Movie “A Firehouse Christmas” (2016) Anita Brown. With Christmas approaching, life appears to be good for Tom and his girlfriend, Jenny.
(TBS) “Friends” Joey and the gang get invited by Janine to the advance taping of a New Year’s special.
3:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Deck the Halls” (2006) Danny de Vito. Two feuding neighbors try to prove to the other that he has more holiday spirit.
(FREE) Movie “The Polar Express” (2004) Voices of Tom Hanks. A doubting little boy boards a magical train to visit the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Sleigh Bells Ring” (2016) Erin Cahill. A divorced woman struggles to get into the holiday spirit while heading up a parade.
4:30 p.m. (CMT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
(TNT) Movie “Fred Claus” (2007) Paul Giamatti. Santa bails his criminal brother out of jail and brings him to the North Pole.
5 p.m. (FX) Movie “The Santa Clause 2″ (2002) Tim Allen. After being Santa Claus for a few years, Scott Calvin must find a wife and help his son.
(ION) Movie “A Husband for Christmas” (2016) Two graphic designers help one another by agreeing to a marriage of convenience.
(TBN) “Because of Bethlehem”
(TCM) Movie “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) Barbara Stanwyck. A promotional stunt threatens to expose a columnist’s fictitious housekeeping skills.
5:35 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen. When a father mistakenly kills Santa Claus, he is magically recruited to take his place.
6:30 p.m. (CMT) Movie “A Christmas Story 2″ (2012) Daniel Stern. It’s five years later, and Ralphie is eying a car, but trouble seems to be following him.
7 p.m. (FX) Movie “The Santa Clause 2″ (2002) Tim Allen. After being Santa Claus for a few years, Scott Calvin must find a wife and help his son.
(ION) Movie “A Christmas in Vermont” (2016) Abigail Hawk. Riley’s sent by her profit-obsessed boss to shut down one of the company’s holdings.
(TBS) “Surprise! Instant Christmas Carol!”
(TNT) “Surprise! Instant Christmas Carol!”
7:40 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. A man raised as an elf at the North Pole travels to New York to find his true father.
8 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Every Christmas Has a Story” (2016) Lori Loughlin. A TV personality is invited to the most Christmas-y town to try and repair her image.
(HGTV) “Fixer Upper” Joanna falls in love with one of the houses they’ve visited that the couple passed on.
(NBC) Movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) James Stewart. An angel shows a suicidal banker how important he has been in the lives of others.
(TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
8:30 p.m. (CMT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
9 p.m. (FX) Movie “The Santa Clause 2″ (2002) Tim Allen. After being Santa Claus for a few years, Scott Calvin must find a wife and help his son.
(ION) Movie “A Golden Christmas” (2009) Andrea Roth. A young boy and girl become friends over a summer because of a special dog.
9:30 p.m. (EWTN) “The Promise” The events relating to the Annunciation and birth of Christ are illustrated.
(HALL) Movie “A December Bride” (2016) Daniel Lissing. An aspiring interior designer dreads the wedding of her cousin, who is marrying her ex.
9:45 p.m. (FREE) Movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Chevy Chase. A man plays host to numerous dysfunctional relatives during the Christmas holidays.
10 p.m. (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
10:30 p.m. (CMT) Movie “A Christmas Story 2″ (2012) Daniel Stern. It’s five years later, and Ralphie is eying a car, but trouble seems to be following him.
11 p.m. (FX) Movie “The Santa Clause 2″ (2002) Tim Allen. After being Santa Claus for a few years, Scott Calvin must find a wife and help his son.
(HALL) Movie “Christmas List” (2016) Alicia Witt. Planning a storybook Christmas with her boyfriend proves challenging for a woman.
(ION) Movie “A Golden Christmas 2″ (2011) A woman must decide if she wants to rekindle the love she once had for her ex.
(TBN) Movie “Christmas Oranges” (2012) Edward Herrmann. An orphan teaches the meaning of hope to everyone around her.
11:55 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Scrooged” (1988) Bill Murray. A callous executive learns the true meaning of Christmas when he is visited by ghosts.
Midnight (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
Sunday, December 25
6 a.m. (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
6:15 a.m. (HBO) Movie “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) Jim Carrey. The Grinch disguises himself as Santa to steal Christmas from the people of Whoville.
6:30 a.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas in Homestead” (2016) Taylor Cole. An actress heads to a Christmas-obsessed town to film a movie, and is thrown for loop.
7 a.m. (FREE) Movie “The Search for Santa Paws” (2010) Reese Alexander. Magic dogs and an elf work together to help Santa regain his memory.
7:05 a.m. (TMC) Movie “Santa Claws” (2014) Ezra James Colbert. A litter of kittens help Santa deliver presents on time.
8 a.m. (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
9 a.m. (EWTN) “Solemn Mass of Christmas Day”
9:10 a.m. (FREE) Movie “Santa Buddies” (2009) Craig Anton. Puppy Paws, the son of Santa Paws, forgets the true meaning up Christmas.
10 a.m. (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
11 a.m. (HALL) Movie “Looks Like Christmas” (2016) Anne Heche. Two Type-A single parents must learn the meaning of Christmas.
(HBO) Movie “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) Maureen O’Hara. A Macy’s store Santa Claus raises eyebrows when he claims to be the real Kris Kringle.
11:20 a.m. (FREE) Movie “Arthur Christmas” (2011) James McAvoy. Santa’s son wants to use his father’s workshop for an urgent mission on Christmas night.
Noon (FOOD) “Giada’s Holiday Handbook “Giada hosts a decadent holiday-themed cocktail party for her girlfriends.
(TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
12:30 p.m. (HALL) Movie “My Christmas Dream” (2016) Danica McKellar. A manager of a department store is determined to land position for new Paris location.
1:25 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Polar Express” (2004) Voices of Tom Hanks. A doubting little boy boards a magical train to visit the North Pole on Christmas Eve.
2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas Cookies” (2016) Jill Wagner. When a small-town factory is sold, an executive must seal the deal, but things get tricky.
(TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
3:30 p.m. (FREE) “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” Kris Kringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys to children all over the world.
(HALL) Movie “The Mistletoe Promise” (2016) Jamie King. Two strangers who share a disdain for Christmas navigate the holiday together.
4 p.m. (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
4:35 p.m. (FREE) “The Year Without a Santa Claus” Santa decides to take time off because he feels people have lost the spirit of Christmas.
5 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Nutcracker Christmas” (2016) Amy Acker. A jaded ex-ballerina is forced to come to terms with the life and love she left behind.
5:40 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. A man raised as an elf at the North Pole travels to New York to find his true father.
6 p.m. (TBS) (TNT) Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ’40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.
6:30 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Heavenly Christmas” (2016) Kristin Davis. Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel.
7:45 p.m. (FREE) Movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Chevy Chase. A man plays host to numerous dysfunctional relatives during the Christmas holidays.
8 p.m. (DISN) Movie “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!” (2011) Bridgit Mendler. The Duncans get separated en route to Palm Springs, and scramble to get reunited.
(EWTN) “The Best of Mother” Angelica Live Mother reflects on the question of ‘What are you going to give Jesus for Christmas?’
9 p.m. (USA) Movie “A Madea Christmas” (2013) Chad Michael Murray. Madea gets roped into helping a friend surprise her daughter with a visit to the country.
9:55 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Scrooged” (1988) Bill Murray. A callous executive learns the true meaning of Christmas when he is visited by ghosts.
10 p.m. (LIFE) Movie “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004) Tim Allen. Luther and Nora Krank scramble to create the perfect Christmas for their daughter.
10:30 p.m. (EWTN) “A Time to Remember” The Christmas story of a boy who develops his singing with a priest.
11:30 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Detour” (2015) Candace Cameron Bure. Two NYC-bound travelers find themselves linked when a storm waylays their flight.
1:30 a.m. (EWTN) “The Promise” The events relating to the Annunciation and birth of Christ are illustrated.
(HALL) Movie “I’m Not Ready for Christmas” (2015) Alicia Witt. A woman’s world is turned upside down when she suddenly finds that she can no longer lie.
Monday, December 26
6 a.m. (HALL) Movie “One Christmas Eve” (2014) Anne Heche. An abandoned puppy becomes a catalyst for a series of misadventures on Christmas Eve.
8 a.m. (HALL) Movie “A Princess for Christmas” (2011) Katie McGrath. A young woman falls for a dashing prince when she visits England for Christmas.
2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Tis the Season for Love” (2015) Garry Chalk. An actress returns home, where a Christmas romance could be better than Broadway.
4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Just in Time for Christmas” (2015) Eloise Mumford. A woman must choose between moving for her dream job or staying to marry her dream man.
5 p.m. (TBN) “Because of Bethlehem”
6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Every Christmas Has a Story” (2016) Lori Loughlin. A TV personality is invited to the most Christmas-y town to try and repair her image.
8 p.m. (ABC) “Happy New Year, Charlie Brown” Celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Peanuts; includes ‘She’s a Good Skate, Charlie Brown.’
(CW) “iHeartRadio Jingle Ball” The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball returns from Madison Square Garden.
(EWTN) “Keep Christ in Christmas” Go behind the scenes of the making of ‘Santa’s Priority,’ a Christmas evangomercial.
(HALL) Movie “Royal Christmas” (2014) Lacey Chabert. Prince Leopold, who has no intention of marrying royalty, falls in love with Emily.
9 p.m. (ABC) “Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” Rudolph must find Happy, the missing baby New Year, before midnight on New Year’s Eve.
10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Melody” (2015) A single mother moves back to her hometown to start life anew with her young daughter.
Tuesday, December 27
1:30 p.m. (EWTN) “Truth in the Heart” Sr. Mary David teaches how God became Man like you and me and is still God.
4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas at Cartwright’s” (2014) Alicia Witt. A single mom is desperate to find a job to make her daughter’s holiday a happy one.
6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Sleigh Bells Ring” (2016) Erin Cahill. A divorced woman struggles to get into the holiday spirit while heading up a parade.
8 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas in Homestead” (2016) Taylor Cole. An actress heads to a Christmas-obsessed town to film a movie, and is thrown for loop.
10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Broadcasting Christmas” (2016) Two exes compete for the same co-host position at a morning show in Manhattan.
Wednesday, December 28
1:30 p.m. (EWTN) “The Chimes” This claymation feature tells a story about generosity.
2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas Land” (2015) A woman inherits a Christmas tree farm from her grandmother and decides she must sell it.
4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Christmas List” (2016) Alicia Witt. Planning a storybook Christmas with her boyfriend proves challenging for a woman.
6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Nutcracker Christmas” (2016) Amy Acker. A jaded ex-ballerina is forced to come to terms with the life and love she left behind.
Thursday, December 29
2 p.m. (HALL) Movie “I’m Not Ready for Christmas” (2015) Alicia Witt. A woman’s world is turned upside down when she suddenly finds that she can no longer lie.
6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Detour” (2015) Candace Cameron Bure. Two NYC-bound travelers find themselves linked when a storm waylays their flight.
8 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Heavenly Christmas” (2016) Kristin Davis. Upon her untimely death, a workaholic finds herself in training to be a Christmas Angel.
10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “Once Upon a Holiday” (2015) Briana Evigan. A royal princess runs off from her obligations for a bit to see how the other half lives.
