Christmas TV specials: Nov. 29-Dec. 5
SUNDAY NOV. 29
Noon (HALL) “Ms. Scrooge” Cicely Tyson as a modern Scrooge.
1 p.m. (LIFE) “Christmas Child” A writer (William R. Moses) spends Christmas in a small Texas town.
2 p.m. (FAM) “Once Upon a Christmas” Santa’s daughter (Kathy Ireland) changes a family.
2 p.m. (HALL) “A Christmas Carol” George C. Scott as Scrooge.
3 p.m. (LIFE) “Noel” New Yorkers (Penélope Cruz, Susan Sarandon) come together on Christmas.
4 p.m. (Ch 64) “Home for the Holidays” A single mom (Holly Hunter) clashes with her Baltimore family.
4 p.m. (FAM) “Twice Upon a Christmas” Santa’s daughter (Kathy Ireland) saves the North Pole.
4 p.m. (HALL) “Ebbie” Susan Lucci gives Scrooge the Dickens.
5 p.m. (LIFE) “Home for the Holidays” A woman (Sean Young) adopts her nieces and nephews.
5:30 p.m. (Ch 54) “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” With the Rockettes.
6 p.m. (Ch 48) “Rick Steves’ European Christmas”
6 p.m. (FAM) “Home Alone 4” Kevin tries to reunite his separated parents.
6 p.m. (HALL) “Silver Bells” A teen-age runaway connects with a widow (Anne Heche).
6 p.m. (TBS) “Jingle All the Way” Dads (Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad) fight over a Turbo Man toy.
7 p.m. (LIFE) “A Town Without Christmas” A TV reporter (Patricia Heaton) looks for a child who wrote Santa.
8 p.m. (FAM) “The Dog Who Saved Christmas” A canine thwarts two burglars.
8 p.m. (HALL) “The National Tree” A man (Andrw McCarthy) drives a Christmas tree to Washington DC.
8 p.m. (NICK) “Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh” Brothers deliver a merry Christmas to a girl’s family.
8 p.m. (TBS) “The Santa Clause” A divorced father (Tim Allen) becomes Santa.
9 p.m. (Ch 12) “A Dog Named Christmas” A mentally challenged man (Noel Fisher) adopts a dog.
9 p.m. (Ch 54) “Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas Concert” With Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige, Reba McEntire and the Muppets.
9 p.m. (LIFE) “Home By Christmas” A divorced mother (Linda Hamilton) wants to reconnect with her daughter.
9:30 p.m. (Ch 48) “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn Live” Music from Emerson College.
9:45 p.m. (TBS) “The Santa Clause” A divorced father (Tim Allen) becomes Santa.
10 p.m. (Ch 43) “The Greatest Story Ever Told” The life of Jesus Christ (Max von Sydow).
10 p.m. (HALL) “Ebbie” Susan Lucci gives Scrooge the Dickens.
MONDAY, NOV. 30, 2009
7 p.m. (FAM) “The Dog Who Saved Christmas” A canine thwarts two burglars.
8 p.m. (Ch 48) “Great Performances: Andrea Bocelli & David Foster: My Christmas Concert” With Natalie Cole, Mary J. Blige, Reba McEntire and the Muppets.
8 p.m. (Ch 9) “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” Boris Karloff narrates the 1966 classic cartoon.
8 p.m. (AMC) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” A Griswold (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo) family Christmas.
8:30 p.m. (Ch 9) “Shrek the Halls” The ogre’s friends disrupts Christmas.
9 p.m. (FAM) “Naughty or Nice” A Chicago shock jock (George Lopez) impacts a young listener.
10 p.m. (HALL) “Mr. St. Nick” Santa’s son (Kelsey Grammer) would rather party than help dad.
10:15 p.m. (AMC) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” A Griswold (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo) family Christmas.
10:50 p.m. (STARZ) “The Perfect Holiday” A store Santa (Morris Chestnut) falls in love with a girl’s mother (Gabrielle Union).
TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 2009
7 p.m. (fam) “The Year Without A Santa Claus.” Animated. Santa takes the year off.
8 p.m. (Ch 9) “A Charlie Brown Christmas” The 1965 Peanuts’ gang Christmas classic.
8 p.m. (AMC) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” A Griswold (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo) family Christmas.
8 p.m. (FAM) “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” Jack Frost (Martin Short) tries to prevent Christmas.
8 p.m. (HALL) “When Angels Come to Town” An angel (Peter Falk) could lose his job.
10 p.m. (FAM) “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” Jack Frost (Martin Short) tries to prevent Christmas.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2, 2009
8 p.m. (Ch 5) “Christmas in Rockefeller Center “ With Michael Bublé, Aretha Franklin, Alicia Keys and Shakira.
8 p.m. (Ch 12) “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” Rudolph guides Santa’s sleigh.
8 p.m. (AMC) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” A Griswold (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo) family Christmas.
8 p.m. (DISN) “The Ultimate Christmas Present” Two girls make it snow in Los Angeles.
8 p.m. (HALL) “The Christmas Choir” A workaholic accountant (Jason Gedrick) starts a homeless shelter choir.
9 p.m. (LIFE) “Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story” A woman (Jami Gertz) and estranged husband (Dylan Walsh) are stranded at Christmas.
9:30 p.m. (Ch 48) “Radio City Christmas Spectacular” With the Rockettes.
10 p.m. (hall) “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” A student (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) heads home for Christmas. (1998)
THURSDAY, DEC. 3, 2009
8 p.m. (Ch 48) “Rick Steves’ European Christmas”
8 p.m. (Ch 64) “Home for the Holidays” A single mom (Holly Hunter) clashes with her Baltimore family. (1995)
8 p.m. (AMC) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” A Griswold (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo) family Christmas.
8 p.m. (FX) “Deck the Halls” Neighbors (Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick) clash over light displays.
8 p.m. (HALL) “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Vanessa L. Williams’ version of “A Christmas Carol.”
8 p.m. (TCM) “A Christmas Carol” Reginald Owen as Scrooge.
8:30 p.m. (FAM) “The Polar Express” A train conductor takes a boy to the North Pole.
9 p.m. (LIFE) “Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus” Santa’s heir (Steve Guttenberg) woos a widow.
10 p.m. (HALL) “Ms. Scrooge” Cicely Tyson as a modern Scrooge.
10 p.m. (VH1) “Larry the Cable Guy’s Christmas Spectacular” Sketches and satire.
FRIDAY, DEC. 4, 2009
7 p.m. (FAM) “Frosty’s Winter Wonderland” Animated. Frosty marries.
7 p.m. (FX) “Home Alone” Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) outwits Christmas thieves.
8 p.m. (AMC) “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” A Griswold (Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo) family Christmas.
8 p.m. (HALL) “The National Tree” A man (Andrw McCarthy) drives a Christmas tree to Washington DC.
9 p.m. (FX) “Christmas With the Kranks” A couple (Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis) celebrate Christmas.
10 p.m. (HALL) “Meet the Santas” A couple (Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard) marry on Christmas Eve.
SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 2009
Noon (HALL) “Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue” Children ask President Hoover to free their jailed father (Robert Urich) for Christmas.
1 p.m. (LIFE) “Deck the Halls” A boy tries to set up his mother (Gabrielle Carteris) with Santa.
1:45 p.m. (TBS) “Surviving Christmas” A lonely rich man (Ben Affleck) returns home for Christmas.
1:45 p.m. (TCM) “Holiday Affair” A war widow (Janet Leigh) finds romance.
2 p.m. (HALL) “The National Tree” A man (Andrw McCarthy) drives a Christmas tree to Washington DC.
3 p.m. (LIFE) “Recipe for a Perfect Christmas” A food critic (Carly Pope) avoids her mother (Christine Baranski).
4 p.m. (HALL) “Meet the Santas” A couple (Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard) marry on Christmas Eve.
4 p.m. (USA) “Elf” An elf (Will Ferrell) searches for his family.
5 p.m. (FX) “Home Alone” Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) outwits Christmas thieves.
5 p.m. (LIFE) “A Boyfriend for Christmas” A lonely woman (Kelli Williams) finds love.
6 p.m. (HALL) “The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” An uncle (Henry Winkler) tries to be a holiday matchmaker.
7 p.m. (DISN) “The Santa Clause 2” Santa (Tim Allen) needs a bride.
7 p.m. (FX) “Christmas With the Kranks” A couple (Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis) celebrate Christmas.
7 p.m. (LIFE) “Undercover Christmas” A FBI agent brings his star witness (Jami Gertz) to his parents’ home.
8 p.m. (AMC) “White Christmas” Friends (Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye) plan a holiday show.
8 p.m. (DISC) “MythBusters Holiday Special” Testing holiday myths.
8 p.m. (HALL) “Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle” A widower’s twins lover their new nanny (Doris Roberts).
8 p.m. (TBS) “The Office” Employees plan a Benihana Christmas.
9 p.m. (DISN) “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” Jack Frost (Martin Short) tries to prevent Christmas.
9 p.m. (FX) “Deck the Halls” Neighbors (Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick) clash over light displays.
9 p.m. (LIFE) “12 Men of Chrstmas” A marketing executive (Kristin Chenoweth) recruits firefighters for a beefcake calendar fund-raiser.
10 p.m. (HALL) “Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle” A widower’s twins lover their new nanny (Doris Roberts).
10:45 p.m. (AMC) “White Christmas” Friends (Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye) plan a holiday show.
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