2016 Christmas TV Guide – Classic Shows, Movies and More

Be it right or wrong, if you are of a certain age, some of your most enduring memories of Christmas are the Christmas TV shows we grew up watching.

Here’s a list of all the favorites you’ll want to watch with your kids or grand kids, along with some of this year’s Christmas TV fare. By the way, Freeform is what used to be known as the ABC Family netowrk.

Have a Merry Christmas!

Monday, Dec. 12

5:30pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)
7:00pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
8:00pm - Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (2000) (CW)
8:00pm - Perry Como's Christmas Show (1974) (getTV)
8:00pm - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (TCM)
9:00pm - The Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (CW)
9:00pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (1983) (getTV)
10:00pm - The Andy Williams Show (1966) (getTV)

Tuesday, Dec. 13

7:00pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Once Upon a Christmas (2000, Kathy Ireland) (getTV)
9:00pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)

Wednesday, Dec. 14

7:00pm - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Top 12 Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time (CW)
8:00pm - A Pentatonix Christmas Special (NBC)
9:00pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)

Thursday, Dec. 15
8:00pm - iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2016 (CW)
8:00pm - The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977) (getTV)
8:00pm - The Shop Around the Corner (1944, James Stewart) (TCM)
8:30pm - Disney's Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) (ABC)
9:00pm - The Search for Santa Paws (2010) (Freeform)
9:00pm - A Town Without Christmas (2001, Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk) (getTV)
10:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Barbara Stanwyck) (TCM)
11:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1992, Dyan Cannon) (getTV)
12:00am - Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009, Jenny McCarthy) (Freeform)

Friday, Dec. 16

7:35pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The 85th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (CW)
8:00pm - A Song for the Season (1999, Naomi Judd, Andy Griffith) (getTV)
9:45pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
10:00pm - The Christmas Wish (1998, Neil Patrick Harris, Naomi Watts) (getTV)
11:55pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)

Saturday, Dec. 17

8:30am - Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) (Freeform)
1:00pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)
2:35pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
4:40pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
6:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
8:00pm - I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003) (ABC)

Sunday, Dec. 18

11:30am - Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) (Freeform)
12:00pm - Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Freeform)3:00pm - The Love Boat: The Christmas Cruise (1986) (MeTV)
8:00pm - Miracle in the Wilderness (1991, Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall) (getTV)
9:50pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
10:00pm - Perry Como's Christmas in the Holy Land (1980) (getTV)
11:00pm - The Best of the Andy Williams Christmas Shows (getTV)

Monday, Dec. 19

6:50pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC)
8:00pm - America's Got Talent Christmas Special (NBC)
8:00pm - The Christmas Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1973) (getTV)
8:55pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)

Tuesday, Dec. 20

6:40pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (CW)
10:00pm - The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977) (getTV)

Wednesday, Dec. 21

6:20pm - Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
6:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:10pm - Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977, Robert Young) (getTV)
8:55pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
10:00pm - Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971) (getTV)

Thursday, Dec. 22

6:45pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:00pm - The Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (1983) (getTV)
8:00pm - Holiday Affair (1949, Robert Mitchum) (TCM)
8:55pm - Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) (Freeform)
9:00pm - The Christmas Gift (1986, John Denver) (getTV)
9:45pm - Remember the Night (1940) (TCM)
11:00pm - Ms. Scrooge (1997, Cicely Tyson) (getTV)
11:30pm - A Christmas Carol (1951, Alastair Sim) (TCM)

Friday, Dec. 23

4:35pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
5:40pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
6:45pm - Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) (Freeform)
8:00pm - A Home for the Holidays (CBS)
8:00pm - Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 cartoon) (NBC)
8:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
8:00pm - A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) (getTV)
8:50pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
9:00pm - Terry Crews Saves Christmas (CW)
10:15pm - A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) (getTV)
11:00pm - The Carol Burnett Show (MeTV)
12:00am - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) (Freeform)

Saturday, Dec. 24

7:00am - Jack Frost (1979, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
8:00am - Meet John Doe (1941, Gary Cooper) (TCM)
8:05am - Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) (Freeform)
9:40am - Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) (Freeform)
10:15am - Scrooge (1970) (TCM)
11:15am - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
12:00pm - The Big Valley (MeTV)
12:15pm - It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) (TCM)
12:20pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
1:25pm - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
2:15pm - Holiday Affair (1949, Robert Mitchum) (TCM)
3:30pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
4:00pm - The Shop Around the Corner (1944, James Stewart) (TCM)
5:35pm - The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) (Freeform)
6:00pm - Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) (TCM)
7:00pm - Miracle in the Wilderness (1991, Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall) (getTV)
7:40pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
8:00pm - It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed) (NBC)
8:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
8:00pm - Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Barbara Stanwyck) (TCM)
9:00pm - The Christmas Stallion (1992) (getTV)
9:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
10:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
10:00pm - The Dolly Sisters (1945) (TCM)
11:00pm - The Three Kings (1987, Lou Diamond Phillips) (getTV)
11:55pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (Freeform)

Sunday, Dec. 25

6:00am - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
6:00am - Going My Way (1944, Bing Crosby) (TCM)
7:00am - The Search for Santa Paws (2010) (Freeform)
8:00am - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
8:30am - Boys Town (1938) (TCM)
9:00am - The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration (ABC)
9:10am - Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009) (Freeform)
10:00am - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
11:00am - Saved By the Bell (MeTV)
11:20am - Arthur Christmas (2011) (Freeform)
11:30am - Saved By the Bell (MeTV)
12:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
1:25pm - The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) (Freeform)
2:00pm - The Beverly Hillbillies (MeTV)
2:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
3:30pm - Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
4:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
4:35pm - The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) (Freeform)
5:40pm - Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) (Freeform)
6:00pm - A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) (TBS)
7:45pm - National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) (Freeform)
8:00pm - A Town Without Christmas (2001, Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk) (getTV)
9:55pm - Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) (Freeform)
10:00pm - I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988, Courtney Cox) (getTV)
12:15am - Christmas in Connecticut (1992, Dyan Cannon) (getTV)

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