Many people will be spending the weekend before Christmas racing to finish all of their last minute present shopping. However, for those more on-the-ball folks with no more gifts to buy, the weekend is the perfect time to take in a few Christmas favorites on TV to help get into the holiday spirit -- provided those same people are not already glued to a movie theater seat watching the new "Star Wars" movie!

Here is a list of all the holiday movies and specials airing on primetime television the weekend before Christmas in 2015:

Friday, Dec. 18:

Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

  • AMC – “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)

Time: 7:30 p.m. EST

  • ABC Family – “The Santa Claus” (1994)
  • Nick – “Santa Hunters” (2014)

Time: 8:00 p.m. EST

  • CBS – “Frosty the Snowman” (1969)
  • The CW – “Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer” (2000)
  • Hallmark – “Christmas Incorporated” (2015)
  • TNT – “A Christmas Carol” (1999)
  • MTV – "A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas" (2011)

Time: 8:30 p.m. EST

  • CBS – “Frosty Returns” (1995)

Time: 9:15 p.m. EST

  • AMC – “A Christmas Carol” (1984)

Time: 9:45 p.m. EST

  • ABC Family – “The Santa Claus 3: The Escape Claus” (2006)
  • The CW – “Grandma Got Runover By A Reindeer” (2000)

Time: 10:00 p.m. EST

  • TNT – “A Christmas Carol” (1999)
  • Hallmark – Just In Time For Christmas (2015)

Saturday, Dec. 19:

Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

  • AMC – “Scrooge” (1988)

Time: 7:30 p.m. EST

  • ABC Family – “The Santa Claus” (1994)
  • Nick – “Santa Hunters” (2014)

Time: 8:00 p.m. EST

  • Lifetime – “The Spirit of Christmas” (2015)
  • Hallmark – “A Christmas Melody” (2015)

Time: 9:45 p.m. EST

  • ABC Family – “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation” (1989)

Sunday, Dec. 20:

Time: 7:00 p.m. EST

  • ABC – “The Sound of Music: Sing-a-Long” (1965)
  • ABC Family – “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation” (1989)

Time: 7:30 p.m. EST

  • ABC Family – “The Santa Claus” (1994)
  • Nick – “Santa Hunters” (2014)

Time: 8:00 p.m. EST

  • Hallmark – “Christmas Land” (2015)

Time: 9:15 p.m. EST

  • ABC Family – “Elf” (2003)
  • Sundance– “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947)

Time: 10:00 p.m. EST

  • Hallmark – “Royal Christmas” (2014)
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