By Isabella Sorresso
It’s December and that means it’s finally acceptable to listen to holiday music, eat holiday foods and watch holiday movies. There are amazing holiday films on every channel this time of year, but here are just a few of our favorite picks this month:
December 1:
Freeform: The Nightmare Before Christmas – 7:35pm
AMC: Elf – 7 p.m.
December 2:
Freeform: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 6:20 p.m.
ABC: Toy Story That Time Forgot 8:30p.m. – 9 p.m.
TBS: Fred Claus – 2 p.m.
December 3:
Freeform: The Santa Clause – 7:25pm
AMC: The Santa Clause 2 – 8 p.m.
December 4:
Freeform: This Christmas (Freeform Premiere) – 4:10 p.m.
ABC: The Great Christmas Light Fight – 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
NBC: Saturday Night Live Best of Christmas – 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
December 5:
Freeform: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – 6:50 p.m.
December 6:
Freeform: The Nightmare Before Christmas – 3:10 p.m.
December 7:
Freeform: Disney’s A Christmas Carol – 9:50 p.m.
ABC: A Charlie Brown Christmas – 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
December 8:
Freeform: 10:10am/9:10c Unaccompanied Minors
CBS: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer – 8 p.m.,
Frosty The Snowman – 9 p.m.,
Frosty Returns – 9:30 p.m.
AMC: Miracle on 34th Street – 2:15pm
December 9:
Freeform: Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too – 7 a.m.
AMC: The Polar Express – 8:30 p.m.
TBS: Love Actually – 5 p.m.
December 10:
Freeform: Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish – 2:35 p.m.
AMC: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles – 2 p.m.,
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation – 7 p.m.
December 11:
Freeform: Jingle All the Way 2 – 4:20 p.m.
AMC: Elf – 7 p.m.,
The Year Without a Santa Claus 5:45 p.m.,
Prancer – 1:30 p.m.
December 12:
Freeform: Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas – 3 p.m.
NBC: A Legendary Christmas with John & Chrissy – 10 p.m.
AMC: The Santa Clause 2 – 7 p.m
December 13:
Freeform: This Christmas – 1:05 p.m.
NBC: Saturday Night Live Best of Christmas – 9 p.m. – 11 p.m.
December 14:
Freeform: Deck the Halls – 5:15 p.m.
ABC: Disney Prep & Landing – 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,
Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice – 8:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
CBS: I Love Lucy Christmas Special – 8 p.m.,
The Dick Van Dyke Show—Now In Living Color! – 9 p.m.
December 15:
Freeform: Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve – 11:55 p.m.
ABC: The Great Christmas Light Fight – 8 p.m.
December 16:
Freeform: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 6:35 p.m.
December 17:
Freeform: Paddington – 8:55 p.m.
ABC: The Sound of Music – 7 p.m. – 11 p.m.
December 18:
Freeform: The Little Drummer Boy – 7 a.m.
December 19:
Freeform: The Family Stone – 11 a.m.
CW: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer – 8 p.m.
December 20:
Freeform: Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town – 5:35 p.m.
ABC: A Charlie Brown Christmas – 8 p.m.,
Olaf’s Frozen Adventure – 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,
Shrek The Halls – 8:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
December 21:
Freeform: Love the Coopers – 12:30 p.m.
ABC: I Want a Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown! – 8:30 p.m.
December 22:
Freeform: The Santa Clause – 7:45 p.m.
TBS: Love Actually – 10 a.m.
December 23:
Freeform: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause – 7:10 p.m.
December 24:
Freeform: Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 6:15 p.m.
ABC: Disney Prep & Landing – 8 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.,
Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice – 8:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
NBC: It’s a Wonderful Life – 8 p.m. – 11 p.m.
December 25:
TBS: A Christmas Story – 6 p.m.
Freeform: Disney’s The Lion King – 8:55 p.m.
NBC: How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 8:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
December 27:
ABC: Happy New Year, Charlie Brown – 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.,
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year – 9 p.m. – 10 p.m.
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