Christmas TV Specials 2014: Over 50 Holiday Movies to Watch The Weekend Before Christmas
It's the weekend before Christmas, and that means that it's time to gorge on all of your favorite holiday TV specials. From movies such as "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "The Santa Clause" to classics like "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" and "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," it's just not Christmas until you've seen some of these movies at least once.
Below is a list of all the holiday-themed TV to watch the weekend of Dec. 20 - 21.
Saturday, Dec. 20
9 a.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws" (2009)
10 a.m. EST
- Hallmark: "A Very Merry Mix-Up" (2013)
11 a.m. EST
- ION: "A Golden Christmas" (2009)
- ABC Family: "A Year Without A Santa Claus" (1974)
- Cartoon Network: "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol (2011)
- TLC: "Invasion of the Christmas Lights" (2009)
11:30 a.m. EST
- Cartoon Network: "The Adventures of Tintin" (2011) with "Second Christmas" (2014)
- Disney: "The Polar Express" (2004)
12 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Arthur Christmas" (2011)
- Hallmark: "Christmas in Conway" (2013)
- Lifetime: "Holiday High School Reunion" (2012)
1 p.m. EST
- ION: "A Golden Christmas 2" (2012)
2 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Home Alone" (1990)
- Lifetime: "On Strike for Christmas" (2010)
- Nickelodeon: "A Fairly Odd Christmas" (2012)
- Hallmark: "Snow Bride" (2013)
3 p.m. EST
- ION: "A Golden Christmas 3" (2012)
4 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989)
- Cartoon Network: "Shark Tale Christmas" (2004)
- Hallmark: "Best Christmas Party Ever" (2014)
4:30 p.m. EST
- Syfy: "The 12 Disasters of Christmas"
5 p.m. EST
- PBS: "A Chef's Life Holiday Special" (2013)
- ION: "A Christmas Kiss" (2011)
- TLC: "The Secret Santa" (2014)
- USA: "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946)
6 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Elf" (2003)
- Hallmark: "Christmas Under Wraps" (2014)
- Lifetime: "Dear Santa" (2011)
8 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)
- AMC: "The Santa Clause 2" (2002)
- Hallmark: Christmas in Conway (2013)
- Lifetime: "The Holiday" (2006)
9 p.m. EST
- ION: "Back to Christmas" (2014)
- Syfy: "Christmas Icetastrophe" (2014)
10 p.m. EST
- Hallmark: "The Christmas Ornament" (2013)
10:30 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Home Alone" (1990)
- AMC: "White Christmas" (1954)
11 p.m.
- ION: "A Perfect Christmas List" (2014)
Sunday, Dec. 21
9 a.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Arthur Christmas" (2011)
- Cartoon Network: "How The Grinch Stole Christmas" (1966)
- TLC: "The Secret Santa" (2014)
10 a.m. EST
- AMC: "Holiday Inn" (1942)
- Cartoon Network: "Shark Tale Christmas" (2004)
- Hallmark: "Christmas Under Wraps" (2014)
10:30 a.m. EST
- FX: "Christmas With the Kranks" (2004)
11 a.m. EST
- ION: "Christmas Twister" (2012)
- ABC Family: "Richie Rich's Christmas Wish" (1998)
12 p.m. EST
- Cartoon Network: "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" (2000)
- Hallmark: "The Christmas Parade" (2014)
12:15 p.m. EST
- AMC: "White Christmas" (1954)
1 p.m. EST
- ION: "Anything But Christmas" (2012)
- ABC Family: "Little Drummer Boy" (1968)
- Lifetime: "A Dad For Christmas" (2006)
1:30 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey" (1977)
2 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Rudolph's Shiny New Year" (1976)
- Hallmark: "Christmas at Cartwright's" (2014)
- TCM: "Christmas in Connecticut" (1945)
3 p.m. EST
- ION: "A Christmas Kiss" (2011)
- Lifetime: "Under the Mistletoe" (2006)
- WGN: "The Search for Santa Paws" (2010)
3:30 p.m. EST
- TBS: "Nothing Like the Holidays" (2008)
4 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "The Year Without A Santa Claus" (1974)
- Hallmark: "A Cookie Cutter Christmas" (2014)
- TMC: "Holiday Affair" (1949)
5 p.m. EST
- ABC: "The Great Christmas Light Fight" (2014)
- ION: "A Christmas Kiss II" (2011)
- ABC Family: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000)
- Lifetime: "All She Wants for Christmas" (2006)
- WGN: "Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups" (2012)
5:30 p.m. EST
- AMC: "The Santa Clause 2" (2002)
6 p.m. EST
- Hallmark: "The Christmas Ornament" (2013)
6:30 p.m. EST
- BET: "This Christmas" (2007)
7 p.m. EST
- ION: "12 Wishes of Christmas" (2011)
- Lifetime: "All About Christmas Eve" (2012)
- WGN: "The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause" (2006)
7:30 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "Home Alone" (1990)
8 p.m. EST
- Hallmark: "Royal Christmas" (2014)
- TCM: "Santa's Workshop" (2014)
- USA: "Jingle All the Way 2" (2014)
- AMC: "The Santa Clause 2" (2002)
8:30 p.m. EST
- Disney: "Arthur Christmas" (2011)
9 p.m. EST
- ION: "Holiday Road Trip" (2013)
- Lifetime: "Christmas With the Kranks" (2004)
- TNT: "Four Christmases" (2008)
9:10 p.m. EST
- WGN: "The Muppet Christmas Carol" (1992)
10 p.m. EST
- ABC Family: "The Polar Express" (2004)
- Hallmark: "Help for the Holidays" (2012)
- VH1: "A Diva's Christmas Carol" (2000)
10:30 p.m. EST
- AMC: "The Santa Clause 2" (2002)
11 p.m. EST
- ION: "Back to Christmas" (2014)
- Lifetime: "All About Christmas Eve" (2012)
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