2016 Christmas TV Guide – Classic Shows, Movies and More

Be it right or wrong, if you are of a certain age, some of your most enduring memories of Christmas are the Christmas TV shows we grew up watching.

Here’s a list of all the favorites you’ll want to watch with your kids or grand kids, along with some of this year’s Christmas TV fare.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Tuesday, Nov. 29

7:00pm - The Great Christmas Light Fight (Disney)
7:00pm - I'll Be Home for Christmas (2016) (Hallmark Movies)
8:00pm - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) (CBS)
9:00pm - The Rooftop Christmas Tree (2016) (UP)
10:00pm - A December Bride (2016) (Hallmark)
11:00pm - Our First Christmas (2008, John Ratzenberger) (Hallmark Movies)
11:00pm - Angels in the Snow (2015, Kristy Swanson) (UP)
12:00am - Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) (Freeform)

Wednesday, Nov. 30

7:00pm - Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) (Freeform)
7:00pm - Angel of Christmas (2015) (Hallmark Movies)
8:00pm - Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC)
8:00pm - My Christmas Dream (2016, Danica McKellar) (Hallmark)
8:00pm - A Miracle on 34th Street (1994, Elizabeth Perkins) (Starz Kids)
9:00pm - Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors (2016, Rick Schroder) (NBC)
9:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
11:00pm - A Town Without Christmas (2001) (Hallmark Movies)
11:00pm - Stealing Christmas (2003, Tony Danza, Betty White) (UP)
12:00am - Deck the Halls (2006, Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick) (Freeform)

Thursday, Dec. 1

6:00pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
7:05pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (ABC)
8:00pm - Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971) (getTV)
9:00pm - I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988, Courtney Cox) (getTV)
9:15pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
10:00pm - It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) (TCM)
11:15pm - It Nearly Wasn't Christmas (1989) (getTV)
11:20pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)

Friday. Dec. 2

7:15pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
8:00pm - I Love Lucy Christmas Special (CBS)
8:00pm - Once Upon a Christmas (2000, Kathy Ireland) (getTV)
9:20pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)

Saturday, Dec. 3

12:00pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)
3:30pm - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987, Steve Martin) (AMC)
4:40pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
6:45pm - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
8:00pm - It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed) (NBC)
8:00pm - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Macaulay Culkin) (AMC)
8:50pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
10:30pm - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, Macaulay Culkin) (AMC)
10:55pm - The Holiday (2006, Jack Black) (Freeform)

Sunday, Dec. 4

4:30pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
5:35pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
6:40pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Tim Allen) (FX)
8:00pm - A Song for the Season (1999, Naomi Judd) (getTV)
8:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
10:00pm - The Santa Clause 2 (2002, Tim Allen) (FX)
10:00pm - Perry Como's Early American Christmas (1978) (getTV)
10:55pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)

Monday, Dec. 5

7:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
8:00pm - Cher Christmas Special (1975) (getTV)
9:00pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977) (getTV)

Tuesday, Dec. 6

5:00pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (Freeform)
7:00pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Christmas Gift (1986, John Denver) (getTV)

Wednesday, Dec. 7

5:00pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
7:00pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:00pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)

Thursday, Dec. 8

7:00pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) (ABC)
8:00pm - Taraji's White Hot Holidays (FOX)
8:30pm - Shrek the Halls (2007, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy) (ABC)
9:00pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)

Friday, Dec. 9

8:00pm - The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990, Cicely Tyson, Sammy Davis Jr) (getTV)
9:50pm - Snow Buddies (2008, Jim Belushi) (Freeform)
10:00pm - Ms. Scrooge (1997, Cicely Tyson) (getTV)
11:55pm - Rudolph & Frosty's Christmas in July (1979, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)

Saturday, Dec. 10

7:00am - Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) (Freeform)
7:30am - Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009) (Freeform)
9:30am - The Search for Santa Paws (2010) (Freeform)
11:35am - Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012, Cheryl Ladd) (Freeform)
1:40pm - Snow Buddies (2008, Jim Belushi) (Freeform)
10:20pm - Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) (Freeform)

Sunday, Dec. 11

12:45pm - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
3:00pm - A Very Brady Christmas (1988) (MeTV)
7:45pm - A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) (getTV)
9:25pm - Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:55pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
10:00pm - Perry Como's Christmas in Austria (1976) (getTV)

Monday, Dec. 12

5:30pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)
7:00pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
8:00pm - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (2000) (CW)
8:00pm - Perry Como's Christmas Show (1974) (getTV)
8:00pm - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (TCM)
9:00pm - The Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (CW)
9:00pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (1983) (getTV)
10:00pm - The Andy Williams Show (1966) (getTV)

Tuesday, Dec. 13

7:00pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Once Upon a Christmas (2000, Kathy Ireland) (getTV)
9:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)

Wednesday, Dec. 14

7:00pm - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time (CW)
8:00pm - A Pentatonix Christmas Special (NBC)
9:00pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)

Thursday, Dec. 15
8:00pm - iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2016 (CW)
8:00pm - The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977) (getTV)
8:00pm - The Shop Around the Corner (1944, James Stewart) (TCM)
8:30pm - Disney's Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) (ABC)
9:00pm - The Search for Santa Paws (2010) (Freeform)
9:00pm - A Town Without Christmas (2001, Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk) (getTV)
10:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Barbara Stanwyck) (TCM)
11:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1992, Dyan Cannon) (getTV)
12:00am - Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009, Jenny McCarthy) (Freeform)

Friday, Dec. 16

7:35pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (CW)
8:00pm - A Song for the Season (1999, Naomi Judd, Andy Griffith) (getTV)
9:45pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
10:00pm - The Christmas Wish (1998, Neil Patrick Harris, Naomi Watts) (getTV)
11:55pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)

Saturday, Dec. 17

8:30am - Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) (Freeform)
1:00pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)
2:35pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
4:40pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
6:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
8:00pm - I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003) (ABC)

Sunday, Dec. 18

11:30am - Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) (Freeform)
12:00pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)3:00pm - The Love Boat: The Christmas Cruise (1986) (MeTV)
8:00pm - Miracle in the Wilderness (1991, Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall) (getTV)
9:50pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
10:00pm - Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land (1980) (getTV)
11:00pm - The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas Shows (getTV)

Monday, Dec. 19

6:50pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
8:00pm - America's Got Talent Christmas Special (NBC)
8:00pm - The Christmas Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1973) (getTV)
8:55pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)

Tuesday, Dec. 20

6:40pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (CW)
10:00pm - The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977) (getTV)

Wednesday, Dec. 21

6:20pm - Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
6:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:10pm - Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977, Robert Young) (getTV)
8:55pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
10:00pm - Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971) (getTV)

Thursday, Dec. 22

6:45pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:00pm - The Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (1983) (getTV)
8:00pm - Holiday Affair (1949, Robert Mitchum) (TCM)
8:55pm - Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Christmas Gift (1986, John Denver) (getTV)
9:45pm - Remember the Night (1940) (TCM)
11:00pm - Ms. Scrooge (1997, Cicely Tyson) (getTV)
11:30pm - A Christmas Carol (1951, Alastair Sim) (TCM)

Friday, Dec. 23

4:35pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
5:40pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
6:45pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)
8:00pm - A Home for the Holidays (CBS)
8:00pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 cartoon) (NBC)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:00pm - A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) (getTV)
8:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
10:15pm - A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) (getTV)
11:00pm - The Carol Burnett Show (MeTV)
12:00am - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) (Freeform)

Saturday, Dec. 24

7:00am - Jack Frost (1979, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
8:00am - Meet John Doe (1941, Gary Cooper) (TCM)
8:05am - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) (Freeform)
9:40am - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) (Freeform)
10:15am - Scrooge (1970) (TCM)
11:15am - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
12:00pm - The Big Valley (MeTV)
12:15pm - It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) (TCM)
12:20pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
1:25pm - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
2:15pm - Holiday Affair (1949, Robert Mitchum) (TCM)
3:30pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
4:00pm - The Shop Around the Corner (1944, James Stewart) (TCM)
5:35pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
6:00pm - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (TCM)
7:00pm - Miracle in the Wilderness (1991, Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall) (getTV)
7:40pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed) (NBC)
8:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
8:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Barbara Stanwyck) (TCM)
9:00pm - The Christmas Stallion (1992) (getTV)
9:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
10:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
10:00pm - The Dolly Sisters (1945) (TCM)
11:00pm - The Three Kings (1987, Lou Diamond Phillips) (getTV)
11:55pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (Freeform)

Sunday, Dec. 25

6:00am - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
6:00am - Going My Way (1944, Bing Crosby) (TCM)
7:00am - The Search for Santa Paws (2010) (Freeform)
8:00am - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
8:30am - Boys Town (1938) (TCM)
9:00am - The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration (ABC)
9:10am - Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009) (Freeform)
10:00am - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
11:00am - Saved By the Bell (MeTV)
11:20am - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
11:30am - Saved By the Bell (MeTV)
12:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
1:25pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
2:00pm - The Beverly Hillbillies (MeTV)
2:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
3:30pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
4:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
4:35pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
5:40pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
6:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
7:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - A Town Without Christmas (2001, Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk) (getTV)
9:55pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (Freeform)
10:00pm - I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988, Courtney Cox) (getTV)
12:15am - Christmas in Connecticut (1992, Dyan Cannon) (getTV)