Christmas TV Schedule 2018: Over 100 Holiday Movies And Specials To Watch

Christmas is a day for family, but it’s also time to enjoy a good Christmas movie together. Whether you need background noise or to sit your kids in front of the TV for a while, there are plenty of Christmas movies airing on Dec. 25.

AMC has the Claymation favorites, featuring Jack Frost and Rudolph. Starz has a “Home Alone” marathon while TBS and TNT stick to “A Christmas Story” all day. There are some favorites that only have a couple showings, though. “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” and “Love Actually” only air once on Christmas.

See the Christmas Day 2018 TV schedule below:

8 a.m.

“Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas” on PBS

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“Mickey’s Twice Upon A Christmas” on Freeform

“Christmas With the Kranks” on FX

“Christmas in Love” on Hallmark

“Snowed Inn” on Lifetime

“Scrooged” on Encore

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

“3 Godfathers” on TCM

8:15 a.m.

“Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” on AMC

8:30 a.m.

“Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation” on Disney XD

8:45 a.m.

“’Twas the Night Before Christmas” on AMC

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

9 a.m.

“Let’s Go Luna! Luna’s Christmas Around the World” on PBS

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“A Throwback Holiday” on BET

“The Toy Story That Time Forgot” on Disney

“A Christmas Story” on TNT

9:15 a.m.

“Jack Frost” on AMC

9:30 a.m.

“Road to Christmas” on Hallmark

9:45 a.m.

“Scrooged” on Encore

10 a.m.

“The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About Christmas” on PBS

“A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas” on FXX

“Hometown Christmas” on Lifetime

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

“Bundle of Joy” on TCM

10:30 a.m.

“Rudolph’s Shiny New Year” on AMC

10:40 a.m.

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“Home Alone” on Starz

11 a.m.

“Peg + Cat + Holidays” on PBS

“A Country Christmas” on CMT

“The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Freeform

“Homegrown Christmas” on Hallmark

“A Christmas Story” on TNT

11:30 a.m.

“Scrooged” on Encore

11:45 a.m.

“The Year Without a Santa Claus” on AMC

“A Bad Moms Christmas” on Showtime

12 p.m.

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“The Night Before” on FXX

“Santa’s Boots” on Lifetime

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

12:30 p.m.

“Christmas Made to Order” on Hallmark

“Home Alone 2: Lost In New York” on Starz

12:40 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol” on Freeform

1 p.m.

“A Golden Christmas 2” on ION

“The Polar Express” on AMC

“The Toy Story That Time Forgot” on DisneyXD

“A Christmas Story” on TNT

1:10 p.m.

“Scrooged” on Starz

1:20 p.m.

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

1:30 p.m.

“Santa Claus: The Movie” on CMT

2 p.m.

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

“Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas” on PBS

“Christmas With The Kranks” on FXX

“It’s Christmas, Eve” on Hallmark

“Pointsettias for Christmas” on Lifetime

2:30 p.m.

“Albert: The Little Tree With Big Dreams” on Nickelodeon

“Home Alone” on Starz

2:40 p.m.

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“Meet the Robinsons” on Freeform

3 p.m.

“A Christmas Story” on TNT

“Let’s Go Luna! Luna’s Christmas Around the World” on PBS

“Christmas Cupid’s Arrow” on ION

“The Santa Clause 2” on AMC

“A Christmas Carol” on FXM

“Scrooged” on Encore

3:30 p.m.

“Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa” on Hallmark

“SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!” on Nickelodeon

4 p.m.

“Arthur’s Perfect Christmas” on PBS

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas” on FXX

“Christmas Around the Corner” on Lifetime

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

4:20 p.m.

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

4:35 p.m.

“Scrooged” on Encore

4:45 p.m.

“The Santa Clause” on Freeform

“A Christmas Carol” on FXM

5 p.m.

“Wild Kratts: A Creature Christmas” on PBS

“Rent an Elf” on ION

“Christmas at Graceland” on Hallmark

“A Christmas Story” on TNT

5:30 p.m.

“Elf” on AMC

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

“Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas” on Disney XD

“The Loud House” on Nickelodeon

5:45 p.m.

“It Happened On 5th Avenue” on TCM

6 p.m.

“The Night Before” on FXX

“Dear Santa” on Lifetime

“A Christmas Story” on TBS

6:15 p.m.

“Scrooged” on Encore

6:30 p.m.

“Pride, Prejudice and Mistletoe” on Hallmark

6:40 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol” on FXM

6:50 p.m.

“The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” on Freeform

7 p.m.

“Country Christmas Album” on ION

“Santa Hunters” on Nickelodeon

“A Christmas Story” on TNT

7:10 p.m.

“Office Christmas Party” on Showtime

7:30 p.m.

“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” on AMC

8 p.m.

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (1966) on NBC

“Bad Santa” on Comedy Central

“When Calls the Heart” on Hallmark

“Four Christmases” on HBO

“Every Day Is Christmas” on Lifetime

8:10 p.m.

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

8:30 p.m.

“Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) on NBC

“A Christmas Carol” on FXM

9 p.m.

“Call the Midwife Holiday Special 2018” on PBS

“A Royal Christmas Ball” on ION

“Love Actually” on TNT

“Bad Santa” on WGN America

9:30 p.m.

“Christmas at the Palace on Hallmark

9:35 p.m.

“Doctor Who” on BBC America

9:45 p.m.

“The Polar Express” on AMC

10 p.m.

“Jingle Belle” on Lifetime

“A Bad Moms Christmas” on Showtime

10:20 p.m.

“A Christmas Carol” on FXM

11 p.m.

“A Christmas Kiss” on ION

11:30 p.m.

“Christmas Next Door” on Hallmark

11:45 p.m.

“The Santa Clause 2” on AMC