This Year's Holiday Specials

by Amy K. Bredemeyer

Now, this doesn't cover all the goodies that'll come, but I tried to include everything I could find on the internet (mainly ABC, CBS, NBC, TCM and ABCFAM). Cartoon Network, Disney, TBS, and Nickelodeon are among the major networks that don't have holiday schedules posted yet. So, obviously I'll have to update this at some point, but I figured I'd note things I plan on watching if I get the chance, as a suggestion that you check them out as well (especially if you haven't caught them before). All times Eastern.

11/16, 8pm: A Dennis the Menace Christmas (ABCFAM) [I've never seen this one]
11/17, 6pm: Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (ABCFAM) [I've never seen this one]
11/14, 7pm: Merry Madagascar (NBC) [new this year!]
11/24, 7pm: Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure (ABCFAM) [new this year!]
11/26, 8pm: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (ABC)
11/26, 8pm: Miracle on 34th Street (ABCFAM)
11/27, 2pm: Yours, Mine, and Ours (TCM) [not holidayish per se, but such a classic!]
11/28, 7pm: A Boy Named Charlie Brown (ABCFAM) [shhhh, I haven't seen this, either!]
11/28, 8pm: Merry Madagascar (NBC) [new this year!]
11/29, 6pm: Home Alone 4 (ABCFAM) [had no idea a 4th existed!]
11/30, 8:30pm: Shrek the Halls (ABC) [haven't seen it]

12/1, 8pm: A Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC)
12/1, 8pm: Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (ABCFAM) [haven't seen it but LOVE the first two!]
12/2, 7pm: Pixar Short Films (ABCFAM) [probably not Christmassy either, but who doesn't love Pixar?]
12/2, 7pm: Christmas in Rockefeller Center (NBC) [worth catching]
12/3, 8pm: A Christmas Carol - 1938 (TCM)
12/2, 8pm: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (CBS)
12/4, 7pm: Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABCFAM)
12/7, 7pm: Twas the Night Before Christmas (ABCFAM)
12/7, 7:30pm: Cranberry Christmas (ABCFAM) [haven't seen it]
12/7, 8pm: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (ABC)
12/7, 10pm: Jack Frost (ABCFAM)
12/8, 8pm: The Year Without a Santa Claus (ABCFAM)
12/8, 9pm: A Miser Brothers' Christmas (ABCFAM) [new this year!]
12/9, 7pm: Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABCFAM)
12/9, 8pm: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (ABCFAM)
12/9, 10:30pm: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
12/10, 10pm: A Flintstone Christmas (ABCFAM) [cute!]
12/11, 8pm: A Muppets' Christmas: Letters to Santa (NBC) [haven't seen it]
12/12, all day: Holiday Classics Marathon (ABCFAM) [will get specifics for next update!]
12/12, 8pm: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (CBS)
12/14, 8pm: Shrek the Halls (ABC) [haven't seen it!]
12/16, 6pm: Pinocchio's Christmas (ABCFAM) [didn't know this existed!]
12/16, 8pm: Happy Feet (ABCFAM) [sadly, I really need to see this!]
12/16, 10:30pm: Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABCFAM)
12/17, 6pm: The Story of the First Christmas Snow (ABCFAM)
12/17, 6:30pm: Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (ABCFAM)
12/17, 7pm: Jack Frost (ABCFAM)
12/17, 8pm: Jack Frost (ABCFAM)
12/17, 10pm: Jingle All the Way (ABCFAM)
12/18, 8pm: Frosty the Snowman (CBS)
12/18, 8:30pm: Frosty Returns (CBS)
12/19, noon: Meet Me in St. Louis (TCM)
12/19, 8pm: A Muppets' Christmas: Letters to Santa (NBC) [gotta catch it!]
12/21, all day: Holiday Movie Marathon (ABCFAM) [hoping for specifics next time]
12/22, 1pm: A Very Brady Christmas (ABCFAM)
12/22, 7:30pm: Dr. Seuss on the Loose (ABCFAM) [not sure what this is...]
12/22, 8pm: Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (ABCFAM) [sounds like fun!]
12/23, all day: Holiday Movie Marathon (ABCFAM) [specifics to come!]
12/23, 7:30pm: Miracle on 34th Street (ABCFAM)
12/24, all day: Holiday Classics Marathon (ABCFAM) [specifics to come!]
12/24, noon: Pinocchio's Christmas (ABCFAM)
12/24, 1pm: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (ABCFAM)
12/24, 5pm: Jack Frost (ABCFAM)
12/24, 6pm: Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABCFAM)
12/24, 6:30pm: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (ABCFAM)
12/24, 7pm: Rudolph's Shiny New Year (ABCFAM)
12/24, 8pm: Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (ABCFAM)
12/24, 9pm: The Year Without a Santa Claus (ABCFAM)
12/24, 10pm: A Miser Brothers' Christmas (ABCFAM)
12/25, 9am: A Christmas Carol - 1938 (ABCFAM) [new this year!]
12/25, 11am: Jingle All the Way (ABCFAM)
12/25, 4pm: Miracle on 34th Street (ABCFAM)
(there's also a Sherlock Holmes Marathon on TCM Christmas Day, from 8pm to 8pm the next day!)