Christmas Eve TV Schedule 2016: Over 90 Holiday Movies And TV Specials To Watch On Dec. 24

If your Christmas Eve is spent with the TV, you’ll have plenty of options for holiday-themed programming. Several networks are showing movies and holiday episodes of TV shows that are perfect for Saturday, Dec. 24.

Those with kids will want to turn to Freeform to watch “Frozen” at 7 p.m., but movie lovers who prefer older classics can tune into “A Christmas Story” on TNT at 8 p.m. (which kicks off their nonstop loop of the movie that will play through Christmas Day). Beloved holiday films like “Elf,” “Love Actually,” “The Santa Clause” and more will also play throughout the day.

Holiday-themed TV shows will be on too. Pop will air “The Best Chrismukkah Ever” episode of “The O.C.” at 11 a.m. “Great British Baking Show” will have a special Christmas masterclass as well. Christmas episodes of “SpongeBob Squarepants,” “Friends,” “Doctor Who” and more are on the schedule too.

Check out over 90 holiday-themed movies and TV specials airing on Christmas Eve 2016 below. All times are EST.

8 a.m.

“Family for Christmas” on Hallmark

“Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas” on Freeform

8:30 a.m.

“Santa Claus: The Movie” on AMC

“Call Me Clause” on TBS

8:45 a.m.

“Christmas Eve” on Showtime Women

9 a.m.

“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer” on Cartoon Network

“Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas” on HBO

“SpongeBob SquarePants” (“Patchy the Pirate Presents the SpongeBob SquarePants Christmas Special”) on Nickelodeon

9:40 a.m.

“Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas” on Freeform

“The Night Before” on Starz

10 a.m.

“Christmas Incorporated” on Hallmark

“Home Alone” on HBO

10:30 a.m.

“Surviving Christmas” on TBS

“Scrooge” on TCM

11 a.m.

“A Cinderella Christmas” on Ion

“A Christmas Carol” on AMC

“The O.C.” (“The Best Chrismukkah Ever”) on Pop

11:15 a.m.

“Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” on Freeform

12 p.m.

“A Christmas Melody” on Hallmark

12:20 p.m.

“The Year Without a Santa Claus” on Freeform

12:30 p.m.

“It Happened On 5th Avenue” on TCM

1 p.m.

“Holiday Baking Championship” on Food Network

“Rise of Guardians” on FX

1:30 p.m.

“Four Christmases” on AMC

“Arthur Christmas” on Freeform

2 p.m.

“12 Gifts of Christmas” on Hallmark

“Christmas on the Bayou” on Lifetime

“SpongeBob Squarepants” (“It’s a SpongeBob Christmas!”) on Nickelodeon

2:30 p.m.

“Holiday Affair” on TCM

“Home Alone 4” on TNT

3 p.m.

“A Christmas Story 2” on CMT

“Cake Wars” (“Ultimate Christmas Front Yard”) on Food

“Switchmas” on FXM

“Swamp Christmas” on History

3:30 p.m.

“Deck the Halls” on AMC

“The Polar Express” on Freeform

4 p.m.

“Sleigh Bells Ring” on Hallmark

“Home by Christmas” on Lifetime

“Homicide for the Holidays” on Oxygen

“Friends” (“The One with Ross’s Step Forward”) on TBS

4:15 p.m.

“The Shop Around the Corner” on TCM

4:20 p.m.

“Disney Mickey Mouse” (“Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special”) on Disney

4:30 p.m.

“Fred Claus” on TNT

“Friends” (“The One with Christmas in Tulsa”) on TBS

4:45 p.m.

“LEGO Disney Frozen: Northern Lights” on Disney

5 p.m.

“A Christmas Story 2” on CMT

“Phineas and Ferb” (“A Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas”) on Disney XD

“Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (“Holiday Hoopla”) on Food

“The Santa Clause 2” on FX

“2 Broke Girls” (“And the High Holidays”) on TBS

“A Husband for Christmas” on Ion

5:15 p.m.

“Frozen” on Disney

“Phineas and Ferb” (“Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation”) on Disney XD

5:30 p.m.

“2 Broke Girls” (“And a Loan for Christmas”) on TBS

“Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” on AMC

5:35 p.m.

“The Santa Clause” on Freeform

6 p.m.

“Toy Story That Time Forgot” on Disney XD

“My Christmas Love” on Hallmark

“Dear Secret Santa” on Lifetime

“The Santa Clause” on Reelz

7 p.m.

“Christmas in Vermont” on Ion

“A Christmas Story 2” on AMC

“Love Actually” on E!

“A Christmas Carol” on FXM

“Surprise! Instant Xmas Carol!” on TNT

“The Santa Clause 2” on FX

7:40 p.m.

“Elf” on Freeform

“The Santa Clause 2” on FX

8 p.m.

“The Great British Baking Show” (“Christmas Masterclass”) on PBS

“Every Christmas Has a Story” on Hallmark

“Dear Santa” on Lifetime

“Santa Hunters” on Nickelodeon

“A Christmas Story” on TBS and TNT

“Christmas in Connecticut” on TCM

“It’s a Wonderful Life” on NBC

8:20 p.m.

“Doctor Who” (“Last Christmas”) on BBC America

8:30 p.m.

“Girl Meets World” (“Girl Meets a Christmas Maya”) on Disney

9 p.m.

“CMA Country Christmas” on ABC

“A Christmas Story 2” on CMT

“The Santa Clause 2” on FX

“A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” on FXX

“A Golden Christmas” on Ion

9:30 p.m.

“A December Bride” on Hallmark

9:40 p.m.

“Doctor Who” (“The Husbands of River Song”) on BBC America

9:45 p.m.

“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” on Freeform

10 p.m.

“Love Actually” on E!

“A Gift Wrapped Christmas” on Lifetime

“A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” on MTV

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

“Santa Sent Me to the ER” on TLC

11 p.m.

“A Golden Christmas 2” on Ion

“The Santa Clause 2” on FX

“A Christmas Carol on FXM

“A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas” on FXX

“Christmas List” on Hallmark

“Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special” on OWN

If traditional TV doesn’t have what you’re looking for, check out what holiday movies are on Netflix.