‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,’ ‘How the Grinch Stole Christmas’ & Other Christmas Classics Airing This Week
It’s the most wonderful time of the year … to watch holiday movies, specials and TV episodes. Each week from now through the end of the year, we’ll let you know all the holiday classics airing every night of the week! From holiday episodes of your favorite classic sitcoms to beloved family Christmas films, we’ll let you know when and how to watch (eggnog optional, but encouraged).
All times listed are EST unless otherwise noted.
Monday, Dec. 2
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Home Alone, Freeform, 3:10pm
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Freeform, 5:40pm
Elf, AMC, 5pm & 9pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 8:20pm
‘A Very Merry MeTV’ Brings the Best Holiday-Themed Classic TV Shows
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Elf, AMC, 6pm
CMA Country Christmas, ABC, 8pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, AMC, 8pm
Bell, Book and Candle, FMC, 8pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, ABC, 9pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Freeform, 9:55pm
Wednesday, Dec. 4
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Adam-12, “Log 122: Christmas: The Yellow Dump Truck,” MeTV, 6am
Adam-12, “Log 96: Pilgrimage,” MeTV, 6:30am
Jingle All the Way, Freeform, 7am
All I Want for Christmas (1991), AMC, 9am
Bell, Book and Candle, FMC, 9am
Matlock, “Santa Claus,” MeTV, 10am
The Little Drummer Boy, Freeform, 10:30am
Prancer, AMC, 11am
Home Alone, Freeform, 11am
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Freeform, 1:30pm
The Santa Clause, Freeform, 4:30pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Freeform, 4:30pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, AMC, 5:45pm
Susan Slept Here, FMC, 8pm
Christmas With the Kranks, AMC, 10pm
Catching Up With Aaron, ‘The Little Drummer Boy’: Teddy Eccles
Thursday, Dec. 5
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Christmas With the Kranks, Freeform, 10:30am
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow , AMC, 9:30am
Christmas With the Kranks, AMC, 6pm
Elf, AMC, 8pm & 10pm
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966), NBC, 8pm
Frosty the Snowman, NBC, 8:30pm
A Christmas Story, TNT, 8pm & 12am
A Christmas Carol (1999), TNT, 10pm & 2am
Little Women (1949), FMC, 10:15 pm
‘Frosty The Snowman:’ Happy Birthday, You Adorable Snowman!
Friday, Dec. 6
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Christmas With the Kranks, Freeform, 8am
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, Freeform, 2:05pm
Home Alone, Freeform, 5:45pm
Trading Places, AMC, 6:30pm
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, NBC, 8pm
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, Disney Channel, 8pm
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Freeform, 8:15pm
Gremlins, AMC, 12am
Rankin/Bass’ ‘Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer’ Makes a Triumphant Return to NBC for 60th Anniversary
Saturday, Dec. 7
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Die Hard, AMC, 6am
“A Very Merry Bugs Christmas” — MeTV celebrates the season with Bugs Bunny, Daffy and more. Watch three original shorts featured in the 1979 television special Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales, plus three extra holiday cartoons, MeTV, 9am
The Wild Wild West, “Night of the Whirring Death,” MeTV, 10am
Wagon Train, “The St. Nicholas Story,” MeTV, 11am
The Big Valley, “Judgment in Heaven,” MeTV, 12pm
Gunsmoke, “P.S. Murry Christmas,” MeTV, 1pm
Bonanza, “A Christmas Story,” MeTV, 2pm
Home Alone, Freeform, 3:25pm
Rawhide, “Twenty-Five Santa Clauses,” MeTV, 4pm
Have Gun-Will Travel, “Be Not Forgetful,” MeTV, 5pm
Wanted Dead or Alive, “Eight Cent Reward,” MeTV, 5:30pm
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Freeform, 5:55pm
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, AMC, 6pm
A Christmas Story, TBS, 8pm (Dinner and a Movie)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, AMC, 8pm & 10:15pm
Frosty the Snowman, Freeform, 8:35pm
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Freeform, 9:10pm
The Wizard of Oz, TBS, 10pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 10:15pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Freeform, 12:55am
MeTV Toons Celebrating the Holidays With ‘Tis the Season for Toons’
Sunday, Dec. 8
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Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, AMC, 5am
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, AMC, 5:30am
The Family Man, Freeform, 7am
Miracle on 34th Street (1947), AMC, 7:15am
The Santa Clause, Freeform, 10am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, AMC, 10:45am
The Brady Bunch, “The Voice of Christmas,” MeTV, 10am
Happy Days, “Tell It to the Marines,” MeTV, 11am
Laverne & Shirley, “O Come All Ye Bums,” MeTV, 11:30pm
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas (1974), AMC, 12pm
It’s a Wonderful Life, E!, 12pm, 3pm, 6pm & 9pm
Jack Frost (1979), AMC, 12:30pm
The Wizard of Oz, TBS, 1:45pm & 11pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, AMC, 1:45pm
The Beverly Hillbillies, “Home for the Holidays,” MeTV, 2pm
The Beverly Hillbillies, “No Place Like Home,” MeTV, 2:30pm
Christmas With the Kranks, AMC, 3pm & 1:30am
Gilligan’s Island, “Birds Gotta Swim, Fish Gotta Talk,” MeTV, 3pm
Mama’s Family, “Santa Mama,” MeTV, 4pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town, Freeform, 4:30 pm
Mama’s Family, “Mama Gets Goosed,” MeTV, 4:30pm,
The Love Boat, “Lonely at the Top/Silent Night,” MeTV, 5pm
The Andy Griffith Show, “Christmas Story,” MeTV, 6pm
Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer, Freeform, 6:10pm
M*A*S*H, “Dear Dad,” MeTV, 7pm
Elf, AMC, 7pm & 9pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), Freeform, 7:15pm
M*A*S*H, “Dear Sis,” MeTV, 7:30pm
All in the Family, “Christmas Day at the Bunkers,” MeTV, 8pm
Good Times, “Penny’s Christmas,” MeTV, 8:30pm
Good Times, “Traveling Christmas,” MeTV, 9pm
Sanford & Son, “Ebenezer Sanford,” MeTV, 9:30pm
Carol Burnett & Friends, “Mrs. Wiggins/Harry’s Mirage and Grill,” MeTV, 10:30pm
The Dick Van Dyke Show, “Alan Brady Show Presents,” MeTV, 11pm
The Honeymooners, “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” MeTV, 12pm
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, AMC, 12:30am
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