Where Can You Watch Christmas Classics This Holiday Season?
The holiday season is upon us (even if you personally just took your Halloween decorations down), and the airwaves are filling up with classic Christmas films. And with our comprehensive guide below, you can be sure to catch your favorite, whether it’s a major crowdpleaser like National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation or a rare Rankin/Bass special that’s unavailable on streaming.
Read on to find out when and where all your Christmas faves are airing, as well as whether they’re streaming on any major platforms. Now, if only someone could make figuring out what to get for your office white elephant exchange this easy …
All times listed are Eastern.
All I Want for Christmas (1991)
Stream it on Paramount+
Wednesday, Dec. 4, AMC, 9am
Tuesday, Dec. 10, AMC, 4am
A Christmas Carol (1999)
TNT/Courtesy: Everett Collection
Stream it on Paramount+
Thursday, Dec. 5, TNT, 10pm & 2am
A Christmas Story
Everett Collection
Stream it on Max
Monday, Nov. 11, TNT, 7:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 5, TNT, 8pm & 12am
Saturday, Dec. 7, TBS, 8pm (Dinner and a Movie)
Monday, Dec. 16, TNT, 7:45pm & 12am
24-hour marathon airs on TNT (9pm) and TBS (8pm) from Tuesday, Dec. 24 to Wednesday, Dec. 25
Christmas With the Kranks
Columbia/courtesy Everett Collection
Stream it on Hulu
Saturday, Nov. 30, AMC, 7pm & 9pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4, AMC, 10pm
Thursday, Dec. 5, Freeform, 10:30am
Thursday, Dec. 5, AMC, 6pm
Friday, Dec. 6, Freeform, 8am
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 3pm & 1:30am
Tuesday, Dec. 10, AMC, 10pm
Tuesday, Dec. 10, Freeform, 12am
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 7am
Wednesday, Dec. 11, AMC, 8pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, Freeform, 12am
Sunday, Dec. 15, AMC, 4pm
Monday, Dec. 16, AMC, 1:15pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, AMC, 10pm
Wednesday, Dec. 18, AMC, 6pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 3pm
Mon, Dec. 23, AMC, 11:30am & 10pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, AMC, 2pm
Thursday, Dec. 26, AMC, 12pm & 10:45pm
Cricket on the Hearth
Friday, Dec. 6, Freeform, 7am
Friday, Dec. 6, Freeform, 1am
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 10:30am
Die Hard
20th Century Fox Film Corp./Courtesy Everett Collection.
Stream it on Hulu
Saturday, Nov. 23, TNT, 8pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, AMC, 6am
Saturday, Dec. 14, TBS, 8pm (Dinner and a Movie)
Saturday, Dec. 14, TBS, 1am
Sunday, Dec. 22, TNT, 8pm & 10:30pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Everett Collection
Monday, Dec. 2, Freeform, 8:20pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, Freeform, 10:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, Freeform, 7:15pm
Tuesday, Dec. 10, Freeform, 8:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 3:30pm
Friday, Dec. 13, Freeform, 9:50pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, Freeform, 4:05pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, Freeform, 8:20pm
Friday, Dec. 20, Freeform, 2:25pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 9:15pm
Monday, Dec. 23, Freeform, 3:50pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, NBC, 8:30pm
Elf
New Line/courtesy Everett Collection
Stream it on Max
Monday, Nov. 11, TNT, 5:30pm
Sunday, Nov. 17, TBS, 8pm & 10pm
Friday, Nov. 22, TBS, 10pm
Saturday, Nov. 23, TBS, 8pm (Dinner and a Movie)
Sunday, Nov. 24, TNT, 9:30pm
Monday, Nov. 25, TNT, 8pm
Thursday, Nov. 28, TNT, 11:30am & 4pm
24-hour marathon airs on TBS from Friday, Nov. 29 at 8pm to Saturday, Nov. 30 at 8pm
Sunday, Dec.1, AMC, 9:15pm
Monday, Dec. 2, AMC, 5pm & 9pm
Tuesday, Dec. 3, AMC, 6pm
Thursday, Dec. 5, AMC, 8pm & 10pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 7pm & 9pm
Tuesday, Dec. 10, AMC, 8pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, AMC, 6pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, AMC, 7pm
Monday, Dec. 16, AMC, 8pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, AMC, 6pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 8pm & 10pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, AMC, 7pm & 11:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 5pm & 11:30pm
Mon, Dec. 23, AMC, 8pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, AMC, 6pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 4:15pm & 8:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 26, AMC, 6:30pm & 2:45am
The Family Man
Stream it on Netflix
Sunday, Dec. 8, Freeform, 7am
Saturday, Dec. 14, Freeform, 7am
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
Thursday, Dec. 5, AMC, 9:30am
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 5:30am
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 12pm
Frosty the Snowman
Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt archives
Stream it on Hulu and Prime Video
Thursday, Dec. 5, NBC, 8:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, Freeform, 8:35pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, NBC, 8pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 8:45pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Freeform, 7:20pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 5:40pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 2:25pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, Freeform, 7:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, Freeform, 10:30am
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 5am
Wednesday, Dec. 11, AMC, 9am
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 5:45pm
Thursday, Dec. 26, AMC, 9am
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
Warner Home Video/Courtesy: Everett Collection.
Wed. Dec. 18, The CW, 8pm
Ghostbusters II
Stream it on Starz
Friday, Dec. 6, AMC, 4:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, AMC, 9am
Thursday, Dec. 12, AMC, 3pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 10:45am
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 2:30am
Gremlins
Warner Bros./courtesy Everett Collection
Stream it on Max
Sunday, Nov. 24, AMC, 7:45am
Fri, Dec. 6, AMC, 12am
Thursday, Dec. 12, AMC, 10am
Friday, Dec. 20, AMC, 9am
Home Alone
20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection
Stream it on Disney+
Sunday, Dec. 1, Freeform, 6:45pm
Monday, Dec. 2, Freeform, 3:10pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Freeform, 11am
Friday, Dec. 6, Freeform, 5:45pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, Freeform, 3:25pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 6pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 1:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, Freeform, 6:45pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, Freeform, 2:10pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 3:35pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Freeform, 1:05pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, Freeform, 1:05pm
Friday, Dec. 20, Freeform, 5pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 11:30am
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 4:05pm
Monday, Dec. 23, Freeform, 6:30pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, ABC, 8pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, Freeform, 6pm
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
20th Century Fox Film Corp. All rights reserved.
Stream it on Disney+
Sunday, Dec. 1, Freeform, 9:15pm
Monday, Dec. 2, Freeform, 5:40pm
Friday, Dec. 6, Freeform, 8:15pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, Freeform, 5:55pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 8:25pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 3:55pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, Freeform, 9:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, Freeform, 4:40pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 6:05pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Freeform, 3:35pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, Freeform, 3:35pm
Friday, Dec. 20, Freeform, 7:25pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 2pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 6:35pm
Monday, Dec. 23, Freeform, 9pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, Freeform, 10:30am
Wednesday, Dec. 25, Freeform, 8:25pm
Home Alone 3
Stream it on Disney+
Sunday, Dec. 1, Freeform, 11:55pm
Tuesday, Dec. 3, Freeform, 12am
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)
Everett Collection
Monday, Nov. 11, TNT, 5pm
Saturday, Nov. 16, TBS, 6:25pm
Sunday, Nov. 17, TNT, 6:30pm
Saturday, Nov. 23, TBS, 5:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 5, NBC, 8pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, TBS, 10am
Sunday, Dec. 15, TBS, 2:45pm & 3:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, TNT, 7pm, 9:45pm & 12:30am
Thursday, Dec. 19, TBS, 10pm & 10:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, NBC, 8pm
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 12am
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 7am
It’s a Wonderful Life
Courtesy Everett Collection
Stream it on Prime Video
Thursday, Nov. 21, USA Network, 8pm & 11pm
Thursday, Nov. 28, E!, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm & 9pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, E!, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm & 9pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, NBC, 8pm
Jack Frost (1979)
Stream it on Prime Video
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 12:30pm
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 4:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, AMC, 1:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 9:45am
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 7 am
Jack Frost (1998)
Everett Collection
Friday, Nov. 15, TNT, 3:45am
Saturday, Nov. 16, TNT, 12pm
Sunday, Nov. 24, TNT, 12:15pm & 1:30am
Sun, Dec. 1, AMC, 8:30am
Wednesday, Dec. 4, AMC, 12am
Monday, Dec. 9, AMC, 12pm
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 12:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 18, AMC, 12:15pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, AMC, 10am
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 9:30am
Jingle All the Way
Stream it on Hulu
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Freeform, 7am
Wednesday, Dec. 11, Freeform, 11:30am
The Legend of Frosty the Snowman (2005)
Stream it on Peacock
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 3:30am
Wednesday, Dec. 18, AMC, 4:30am
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 11am
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 8:30am
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 5:45am
The Little Drummer Boy
Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives
Stream it on Prime Video
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Freeform, 10:30am
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 10:30am
Friday, Dec. 20, Freeform, 7:30am
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 7am
Love Actually
Stream it on Prime Video
Saturday, Nov. 30, AMC, 11:30am
March of the Wooden Soldiers (aka Babes in Toyland)
Everett Collection
Stream it on Tubi and Pluto TV
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 9am
Mary Poppins
Walt Disney Co/Courtesy Everett Collection
Stream it on Disney+
Thursday, Nov. 28, ABC, 8pm
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
Stream it on Disney+
Monday, Dec. 9, Freeform, 10:30am
Friday, Dec. 13, Freeform, 12:30am
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
Stream it on Disney+
Tuesday, Dec. 10, Freeform, 10:30am
Sunday, Dec. 15, Freeform, 7am
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
20th Century Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 7:15am
Tuesday, Dec. 24, AMC, 3am
Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Everett Collection
Monday, Dec. 2, Freeform, 12:35pm
Monday, Dec. 9, Freeform, 6:30pm
Tuesday, Dec. 10, Freeform, 2pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 11:30pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Freeform, 10:30am
Sunday, Dec. 22,Freeform, 7am
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Everett Collection
Stream it on Max
Saturday, Nov. 16, TNT, 10pm
Sunday, Nov. 17, TNT, 7pm
Friday, Nov. 22, TBS, 8pm
Saturday, Nov. 23, TBS, 6pm
Sunday, Nov. 24, TNT, 7:30pm
Monday, Nov. 25, TNT, 6pm
24-hour marathon airs on TNT from Thursday, Nov. 28 at 6pm to Friday, Nov. 29 at 6pm
Saturday, Nov. 30, TBS, 8pm (Dinner and a Movie)
Saturday, Nov. 30, TBS, 10pm
Sun, Dec.1, AMC, 7pm & 11:15pm
Tuesday, Dec. 3, AMC, 8pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4, AMC, 5:45pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, AMC, 8pm & 10:15pm
Monday, Dec. 9, AMC, 7 pm & 11:15 pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, AMC, 8pm & 10:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, AMC, 8:15pm
Monday, Dec. 16, AMC, 5:45pm
Wednesday, Dec. 18, AMC, 8pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 5:45pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, AMC, 4:45pm & 9pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 7 pm & 9:15pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, AMC, 8pm & 10:15pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 2pm & 6:15pm
Thursday, Dec. 26, AMC, 8:30pm
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
Friday, Dec. 6, AMC, 5:30am
Tuesday, Dec. 17, AMC, 9am
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 5:30am
Pinocchio’s Christmas (1980)
Monday, Dec. 2, AMC, 9:15am
Wednesday, Dec. 11, AMC, 4:45am
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 9:45am
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Paramount/courtesy Everett Collection
Stream it on Paramount+ and Pluto TV
Sunday, Nov. 17, AMC, 6:30pm & 10:30pm
Wednesday, Nov. 27 , Showtime 7am
Saturday, Dec. 7, AMC, 6pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 12:30am
Prancer
Stream it on Pluto TV
Wednesday, Dec. 4, AMC, 11am
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 3:30am
The Preacher’s Wife
Monday, Dec. 23, Freeform, 7am
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
Stream it on Disney+
Tuesday, Dec. 3, Freeform, 1:10pm
Monday, Dec. 9, Freeform, 7am
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 11:30am
Tuesday, Dec. 24, Freeform, 7am
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer
Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives
Friday, Dec. 6, NBC, 8pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, Freeform, 9:10pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, Freeform, 6:10pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, NBC, 8pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 9:20pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Freeform, 7:55pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 6:15pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 3pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, Freeform, 8pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, Freeform, 11am
Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July
Sunday, Dec. 1, AMC, 7am
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 2pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, AMC, 10:45am
Sunday, Dec. 22, AMC, 6am
Tuesday, Dec. 24, AMC, 7am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 10:45am
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 12:45pm
Saturday, Dec. 14, AMC, 9:30am
Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
Stream it on Prime Video
Saturday, Dec. 21, AMC, 4:45am
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
Everett Collection
Stream it on Prime Video
Tuesday, Dec. 3, ABC, 9pm
Tuesday, Dec. 3, Freeform, 9:55pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Freeform, 1:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, Freeform, 12:55am
Sunday, Dec. 8, Freeform, 4:30pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 10:25pm
Tuesday, Dec. 17, Freeform, 6:15pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 4:35pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 1:20pm
The Santa Clause
Everett Collection
Stream it on Disney+
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Freeform, 4:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, Freeform, 10am
Monday, Dec. 9, Freeform, 12pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 6:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, Freeform, 7:20pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 9am
Wednesday, Dec. 18, Freeform, 4:30pm
Friday, Dec. 20, Freeform, 8am
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 7:20pm
Sunday, Dec. 22, ABC, 8pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, Freeform, 1pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, Freeform, 2pm
The Santa Clause 2
Stream it on Disney+
Wednesday, Dec. 4, Freeform, 6:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, Freeform, 12am
Monday, Dec. 9, Freeform, 2pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, Freeform, 8:35pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, Freeform, 9:25 pm
Monday, Dec. 16, Freeform, 11:05am
Wednesday, Dec. 18, Freeform, 6:30pm
Friday, Dec. 20, Freeform, 10am
Saturday, Dec. 21, Freeform, 9:25pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, Freeform, 3pm
The Sound of Music
20th Century-Fox Film Corp./Everett Collection
Stream it on Disney+
Sunday, Dec. 15, ABC, 7pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Buena Vista Pictures/Everett Collection
Stream it on Disney+
Sunday, Dec. 1, Freeform, 2:35pm
Thursday, Dec. 5, Freeform, 4:30pm
Friday, Dec. 6, Freeform, 2:05pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, Freeform, 10:30am
Sunday, Dec. 22, Freeform, 11:40am
Monday, Dec. 23, Freeform, 2:10pm
Trading Places
Everett Collection
Friday, Dec. 6, AMC, 6:30pm
Wednesday, Dec. 11, AMC, 10pm
Thursday, Dec. 12, AMC, 5:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, AMC, 10:30pm
Thursday, Dec. 19, AMC, 12am
Friday, Dec. 20, AMC, 11:30am
Monday, Dec. 23, AMC, 9am
Tuesday, Dec. 24, AMC, 12:30am
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974)
Monday, Dec. 2, AMC, 5:30am
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 12pm
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 6:15pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, AMC, 8:15am
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 5:15am
Thursday, Dec. 26, AMC, 9:30am
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Everett Collection
Saturday, Nov. 23, TBS, 12pm &10pm
Sunday, Nov. 24, TNT, 11:30pm
Monday, Nov. 25, TNT, 12pm & 10pm
Saturday, Nov. 30, TBS, 12am
Monday, Dec. 23, TNT, 3:45pm & 8pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, TNT, 4:45pm
Wednesday, Dec. 25, TBS, 10pm
Tuesday, Dec. 31, TNT, 10:45am & 10pm
The Wizard of Oz
Everett Collection
Stream it on Max
Saturday, Nov. 16, TBS, 8pm (Dinner and a Movie)
Sunday, Nov. 17, TBS, 11:30am
Thursday, Nov. 28, TBS, 8pm
Friday, Nov. 29, TBS, 5:45pm
Saturday, Dec. 7, TBS, 10pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, TBS, 1:45pm & 11pm
Sunday, Dec. 15, TNT, 7:30pm & 10:15pm
Tuesday, Dec. 24, TNT, 6:45pm
Tuesday, Dec. 31, TNT, 6am & 12:45pm
The Year Without Santa Claus
Everett Collection
Stream it on Prime Video
Saturday, Nov. 16, TBS, 6:57pm
Sunday, Nov. 17, TBS, 10:30am
Sunday, Nov. 17, TNT, 5:27pm
Saturday, Nov. 23, TBS, 4:27pm
Sunday, Nov. 24, TNT, 2:27pm
Friday, Nov. 29, TBS, 4:42pm
Sunday, Dec. 8, AMC, 1:45pm
Friday, Dec. 13, AMC, 6:45pm
Saturday, Dec. 21, AMC, 8:45am
Wednesday, Dec. 25, AMC, 8:15am
Thursday, Dec. 26, AMC, 4:45am
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