2014 Holiday TV Schedule: When to Tune in to Watch Holiday Classics

Find out when your favorite holiday movies will air on network television in Southern California this season.

By Matt Ford (Patch Staff)

Thursday, Nov. 20

• Let It Snow, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• A Christmas Visitor, 5 p.m., Hallmark
• Jingle All the Way, 5:30 p.m., HBO Family
• Home for the Holidays, 6 p.m., Lifetime
• A Christmas Carol (1951), 7 p.m., Hallmark
• Quantum Leap (Christmas), 7 p.m., Esquire
• Holiday Affair (1949), 9 p.m., Hallmark
• Deck the Halls, 10 p.m., Lifetime

Friday, Nov. 21

• Cancel Christmas, 1 p.m., Hallmark
• The Three Gifts, 3 p.m., Hallmark Movies
• Home by Christmas, 6 p.m., Lifetime
• The Wishing Tree, 9 p.m., Hallmark Movies
• Under the Mistletoe, 10 p.m., Lifetime

Saturday, Nov. 22

• Jingle All the Way (animated), 2 p.m., Hallmark
• A Town Without Christmas (2001), 5 p.m., Hallmark
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 7:30 p.m., TBS
• Mike & Molly (Christmas), 9 p.m., FX

Sunday, Nov. 23

• The Nightmare Before Christmas, 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Fred Claus, 3 p.m., TBS
• A Christmas Memory, 3:20 p.m., Starz Kids
• Under the Mistletoe, 5 p.m., Lifetime
• Home Alone, 5:30 p.m., TBS
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 7:30 p.m., TBS
• Seasons of Love, 9 p.m., Lifetime
• The Nightmare Before Christmas, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Nov. 24

• A Christmas Memory, 11:40 a.m., StarzKF
• Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas, 2 p.m., Hallmark
• Window Wonderland, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle, 10 p.m., Hallmark
• Finding Mrs. Clause, Midnight, Lifetime

Tuesday, Nov. 25

• The Wishing Tree, 9 a.m., HALLMV
• The Case for Christmas, 1 p.m., Hallmark
• The Christmas Choir, 3 p.m., HALLMV
• Mike & Molly - Karaoke Christmas, 4 p.m., FX
• A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004), 5 p.m., Hallmark
• Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Midnight, Hallmark

Wednesday, Nov. 26

• The Cast of A Christmas Story: Where Are They Now, 5:30 p.m., TV Guide
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, 8 p.m., ABC
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 8 p.m., CBS
• Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, 8 p.m., CW
• A Christmas Tree Miracle, 9 p.m., UP

Thursday, Nov. 27

• Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, 9 a.m., NBC
• The Holiday, 8 p.m., Lifetime
• Holiday Inn (1942), 10 p.m., Lifetime
• Comedy Central’s All-Star Non-Denominational Christmas Special, 10 p.m., Comedy Central

Friday, Nov. 28

• Frosty the Snowman, 9 p.m., CBS
• Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, 9:00 p.m., CW
• Yes, Virginia, 9:30 p.m., CBS
• Home Alone 3, Midnight, ABC Family

Saturday, Nov. 29

• The Flight Before Christmas, 8 p.m., CBS
• Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever, 8 p.m., Lifetime
• Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, 8 p.m., Hallmark
• The Story of Santa Claus, 9 p.m., CBS
• Home Alone 3, 12 a.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Nov. 30

• Finding John Christmas, 1 p.m., HALLMV
• An Old-Fashioned Christmas, 3 p.m., HALL MV
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 10 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Dec. 1

• Jack Frost (1979), 4 p.m., ABC Family
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 5 p.m. ABC Family
• Elf, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• CMA Country Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC
• The Santa Clause, 10 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 2

• Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 4 p.m., ABC Family
• Elf, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• The Toy that Time Forgot, 8 p.m., ABC
• A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8:30 p.m., ABC
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 10 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Wednesday, Dec. 3

• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 8 p.m., AMC
• Christmas in Rockefeller Center, 8 p.m., NBC
• The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• SNL Christmas, 9 p.m., NBC

Thursday, Dec. 4

• Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• A Year Without a Santa Claus, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• The Polar Express, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 8 p.m., AMC
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 9 p.m., ABC Family

Friday, Dec. 5

• Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• How Murray Saved Christmas, 8 p.m., NBC
• The Nativity Story, 8 p.m., AMC
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Fred Claus, 11:30 p.m., ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 6

• All I Want for Christmas (1991), 7 a.m., ABC Family
• Fred Claus, 11 a.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 2 p.m., ABC Family
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 4 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 7 p.m., AMC
• Frosty The Snowman, 8 p.m., CBS
• ‘I Love Lucy’ Christmas Special, 8 p.m., CBS
• It’s a Wonderful Life, 8 p.m., NBC
• Elf, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Yes, Virginia, 8:30 p.m., CBS
• Arthur Christmas, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Jack Frost (1979), 1 a.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 7

• Arthur Christmas, 11:30 a.m., ABC Family
• Jack Frost (1998), 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 3:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Scrooge (1970), 4:30 p.m., TCM
• Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
• Elf, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 11 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Dec. 8

• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• Elf, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 8 p.m., AMC
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 10 p.m., ABC Family

Tuesday, Dec. 9

• Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 8 p.m., ABC
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 8 p.m., CBS
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:31 p.m., AMC
• Wednesday, Dec. 10
• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Thursday, Dec. 11

• Reindeer Games, 10 a.m., AMC
• Jack Frost (1998), 5 p.m., ABC Family
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
• Scrooged, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Holiday Affair (1949), 9:45 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 12

• Jack Frost (1979), 4:30 p.m., ABC Family
• White Christmas, 7 p.m., AMC
• The Santa Clause, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street (1994), 9:30 p.m., ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 13

• Home Alone 3, 11 a.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street, 3 p.m., ABC Family
• White Christmas, 3 p.m., AMC
• Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 5:30 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street, 7 p.m., AMC
• Frosty Returns, 9:30 p.m., CBS
• Fred Claus, 11:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 14

• Miracle on 34th Street, 7 a.m., ABC Family
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 9:30 a.m., ABC Family
• Jack Frost (1998), 11:30 a.m., ABC Family
• Fred Clause, 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Monday, Dec. 15

• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 5:30 p.m., AMC
• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:31 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 16

• The Polar Express, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
• A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC
• Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
• Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, 8 p.m., NBC
• Prep & Landing, 8 p.m., ABC
• Home Alone, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family

Wednesday, Dec. 17

• Disney’s The Christmas Carol, 1 p.m., ABC Family
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 5:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York, 8 p.m., NBC
• White Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
• The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Thursday, Dec. 18
• Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• White Christmas, 5:15 p.m., AMC
• The Santa Clause, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
• A Christmas Carol (1938), 8 p.m., TCM
• Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
• Fred Claus, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Scrooge (1970), 9:15 p.m., TCM
• Scrooge (1935), 11:15 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 19

• Holiday Inn (1942), 10:15 a.m., AMC
• Miracle on 34th Street, 12:30 p.m., AMC
• I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 12:30 p.m., TCM
• Fred Claus, 3:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Holiday Affair (1949), 4 p.m., TCM
• Home Alone, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• Elf, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• A Home for the Holidays, 9 p.m., CBS
• Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, 9:30 p.m., CW
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 10 p.m., ABC Family
• Scrooged, Midnight, ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 20

• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 11 a.m., ABC Family
• Arthur Christmas, Noon, ABC Family
• Snow Bride, 2 p.m., Hallmark
• Home Alone, 2 p.m., ABC Family
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 4 p.m., ABC Family
• Hitched for the Holidays, 6 p.m., Hallmark
• Elf, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!, 8 p.m., ABC
• Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 21

• Mistletoe Over Manhattan, 8 a.m., Hallmark
• Arthur Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
• The Little Drummer Boy, 1 p.m., ABC Family
• Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• A Royal Christmas, 6 p.m., Hallmark
• Home Alone, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
• The Polar Express, 10 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Dec. 22

• Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, 7 a.m., ABC Family
• A Dennis the Menace Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
• Help for the Holidays, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Meet the Santas, 10 p.m., Hallmark

Tuesday, Dec. 23

• Window Wonderland, 8 a.m., Hallmark
• Santa Baby, 10:30 a.m., ABC Family
• Lucky Christmas, 2 p.m., Hallmark
• All I Want for Christmas, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• Home Alone, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• Shrek the Halls, 8 p.m., ABC
• One Direction: The TV Special, 8 p.m., NBC
• The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Arthur Christmas, Midnight, ABC Family

Wednesday, Dec. 24

• Arthur Christmas, 7:30 a.m., ABC Family
• The Christmas Parade, 10 a.m., Hallmark
• Jack Frost (1998), 1 p.m., ABC Family
• I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 2:15 p.m., TCM
• The Polar Express, 3 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• A Christmas Story, marathon runs from 8 p.m., TBS
• Elf, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Merry Madagascar, 9:30 p.m., CW
• The Christmas Shepherd, 10 p.m., Hallmark
• Scrooged, Midnight, ABC Family

Thursday, Dec. 25

• A Christmas Story, starting at 6 a.m. and running all day, TBS
• ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, 8 a.m., ABC Family
• Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration, 10 a.m., ABC
• A Christmas Carol (1938), 11 a.m., TCM
• Home Alone, 11 a.m., ABC Family
• Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, Noon, Hallmark
• Holiday Affair (1949), 12:15 p.m., TCM
• The Nine Lives of Christmas, 1:30 p.m., Hallmark
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• Northpole, 6 p.m., Hallmark
• Elf, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• The 12 Dogs of Christmas, 8 p.m., CW
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8:30 p.m., ABC
• A Royal Christmas, 9 p.m., Hallmark
• Christmas in Connecticut (1945), 10 p.m., TCM
• Home Alone 3, Midnight, ABC Family

All air times are listed in Eastern Standard Time, but correlate with West Coast showing times.

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