Christmas TV Schedule 2015: 54 Holiday Movies And Specials To Watch This Year

The best time of the year is officially upon us as Christmas 2015 is in full swing. With children and adults opening presents, having a family breakfast and entertaining for dinner all day, many may be scrambling to find something family-friendly and Christmas-themed to put on the TV in the background of all the festivities.

While TBS and TNT run their famous 24 hour marathon of “A Christmas Story,” other networks are chock-full of incredible holiday content that will be perfect to keep your family in the spirit and give the kids something to do besides play with their new toys. To help make sure you don’t miss a single Christmas TV special this year, below is an hourly rundown of ever holiday movie airing on Friday, Dec. 25:

9 a.m. - 10 a.m. EST

• Hallmark: “Charming Christmas” (2015)
• Lifetime: “All She Wants for Christmas” (2006)
• Sundance: “A Christmas Carol” (2009)
• TMC: “Scrooge” (1970)
• TBS: “A Christmas Story” (1983) (Marathon until 8 p.m. EST)
• TNT: “A Christmas Story” (1983) (Marathon until 7 p.m. EST)

10 a.m. - 11 a.m. EST

• ABC: “Disney Parks Unforgettable Christmas Celebration” (2015)
• CMT: “A Christmas Story 2” (2012)
• Lifetime: “Holiday High School Reunion” (2012)
• Hallmark: “‘Tis the Season for Love” (2015)

11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST

• Sundance: “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)

12 p.m. - 1 p.m. EST

• ABC Family: “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993)
• Comedy Central: “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” (2008)
• Hallmark: “Merry Matrimony” (2015)
• Lifetime: “Comfort and Joy” (2003)

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. EST

• ION: “Merry Kissmas” (2015)
• History: “The Real Story of Christmas” (2010)
• Sundance: “A Christmas Carol” (1984)

2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EST

• PBS: “Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas” (2009)
• ABC Family: “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
• Disney XD: “‘Twas the Night” (2001)
• Lifetime: “Christmas on the Bayou” (2013)
• Nickelodeon: “Nickelodeon Ho Ho Holiday Special” (2015)

3 p.m. - 4 p.m. EST

• ION: “How Sarah Got Her Wings” (2015)
• Nickelodeon: “Santa Hunters” (2014)

4 p.m. - 5 p.m. EST

• PBS: “Arthur’s Perfect Christmas” (2000)
• Hallmark: “12 Gifts of Christmas” (2015)
• Lifetime: “Kristin’s Christmas Past (2013)

5 p.m. - 6 p.m. EST

• ION: “A Christmas Truce” (2015)
• ABC Family: “Elf” (2003)
• Bravo: “Jingle All the Way 2” (2014)
• Disney: “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!” (2011)
• Disney XD: “Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009)
• Hallmark: “Ice Sculpture Christmas (2015)
• VH1: “Bad Santa” (2003)

6 p.m. - 7 p.m. EST

• Hallmark: “A Christmas Detour” (2015)
• Lifetime: “Christmas in the City” (2013)

7 p.m. - 8 p.m. EST

• ION: “The Family Stone” (2005)
• Bravo: “Jingle All The Way 2” (2014)
• Disney XD: “Toy Story That Time Forgot” (2014)
• Disney XD: “‘Twas the Night” (2001)
• VH1: “Bad Santa” (2003)
• Hallmark: “A Crown for Christmas” (2015)

8 p.m. - 9 p.m. EST

• ABC: “CMA Country Christmas” (2015)
• PBS: “Christmas at Belmont 2015” (2015)
• CW: “The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015” (2015)
• Lifetime: “A Gift Wrapped Christmas” (2015)
• TBS: “Four Christmases” (2008)

9 p.m. - 10 p.m. EST

• BBC America: “Doctor Who Christmas Special” (2015)
• Hallmark: “A Christmas Melody” (2015)
• VH1: “Bad Santa” (2003)

10 p.m. - 11 p.m. EST

• Lifetime: “Becoming Santa” (2015)

11 p.m. - 12 a.m. EST

• ION: “Christmas Twister” (2012)
• Hallmark: “Once Upon a Holiday” (2015)