Editor's note: As always, schedules are subject to change at the whim of network, cable and local programmers. The list includes holiday-related special programming on local broadcast and selected cable channels. It does not include holiday-themed episodes of weekly series. Depending on your cable or satellite provider, you may need to adjust time periods for programming on some cable channels.
THURSDAY, NOV. 28
Thanksgiving Day Parade (7 a.m., Ch. 2) From various cities
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (9 a.m., Ch. 5) From New York
How the Toys Saved Christmas (9 a.m., Ch. 14) 1997 animated movie
Beverly Hills Holiday on Ice (11 a.m., Ch. 30) Figure skating
Miracle on 34th Street (2 p.m., Ch. 5) 1947 movie
Home for the Holidays (5 p.m., Lifetime) 1995 movie
The Santa Clause (9 p.m., Disney) 1994 movie
The Santa Clause (10:50 p.m., Disney) 1994 move
FRIDAY, NOV. 29
Holiday Celebration (5 p.m., DIY) Decorating
It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas (7 p.m., Ch. 5) New TV movie
Mary Christmas (7 p.m., Ch. 16) New TV movie
The Christmas Gift (7 p.m., Hallmark) 1986 TV movie
Flintstone Christmas (8 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
A Flintstone Christmas Carol (9 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
Let It Be Christmas: Alan Jackson (9 p.m., CMT) Country music
Christmas Flintstones (10:30 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
SATURDAY, NOV. 30
Holiday Celebration (9 a.m., DIY) Decorating
Let It Be Christmas: Alan Jackson (1 p.m., CMT) Country music
High Tech Toys for Christmas (3 p.m., Ch. 14) Techno shopping
Let It Be Christmas: Alan Jackson (7 p.m., CMT) Country music
Santa, Jr. (7 p.m., Hallmark) New TV movie
SUNDAY, DEC. 1
All Dogs Christmas Carol (10 a.m., WGN) 1998 animated movie
Off Season (11:30 a.m., Showtime) 2001 TV movie
Holiday Celebration on HGTV (3 p.m., HGTV) Decorating/entertaining
Little Drummer Boy (5 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Little Drummer Boy, Book II (5:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Christmas Devotional (6 p.m., Ch. 11) LDS First Presidency
Pinocchio's Christmas (6 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Extreme Christmas (7 p.m., HGTV) Decorating
Twas the Night Before Christmas (7:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (8 p.m.,, ABC Family) Animation
Christmas Rush (6 p.m., TBS) New TV movie
The Christmas Shoes (8 p.m., Ch. 2) New TV movie
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
A Child Is Born (9:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Christmas Memories (10 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Year Without a Santa Claus (10 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Christmas Carols (10:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Christmas World (11 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Jack Frost (11 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (midnight, ABC Family) Animation
MONDAY, DEC. 2
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (midnight, ABC Family) Animation
Holiday Heart (8:45 a.m., Showtime) 2000 TV movie
Christmas Devotional (9 a.m., Ch. 11) LDS First Presidency
Christmas Coal Mine Miracle (1 p.m., FMC) 1977 TV movie
Christmas World (3 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Miracle on 34th Street (3 p.m., FMC) 1947 movie
Holiday Decorating and Crafts (5 p.m., DIY) Decorating
Scrooged (5:45 p.m., Encore) 1988 movie
Rugrats Chanukah Special (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
Christmas Every Day (7 p.m., ABC Family) 1996 TV movie
The First Christmas (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Holiday Heart (7:15 p.m., Showtime) 2000 TV movie
Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
(7:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
(8 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
A Christmas Story (8:45 p.m., TBS) 1983 movie
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (9 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
A Johnny Bravo Christmas (9:30 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
Must Be Santa (10 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
TUESDAY, DEC. 3
Holiday Entertaining (8 a.m., DIY) Entertaining
Must Be Santa (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (3 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday tale
A Smoky Mountain Christmas (3 p.m., FMC) 1986 TV movie
Christmas Carols (3:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Hey Arnold! Christmas Show (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas (6:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Best of Andy Williams Christmas Shows (7 p.m., Ch. 7) Music/variety
Christmas Elves (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Little Drummer Boy (8 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Little Drummer Boy, Book II (8:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (9 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
12 Tiny Christmas Tales (9:30 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
Borrowed Hearts (10 p.m., ABC Family) 1997 TV movie
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4
The Joy of Christmas (3 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (12:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday tale
Borrowed Hearts (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1997 TV movie
A Celebration of Christmas (3 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Thornberry Christmas (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
A Very CatDog Christmas (6:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Christmas in Rockefeller Center (7 p.m., Ch. 5) Tree lighting
Leprechaun's Christmas Gold (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (7:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday tale
Dear Santa (8 p.m., Ch. 4) Reality special
Pinocchio's Christmas (8 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Jack Frost (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (9 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
Three Days (10 p.m., ABC Family) 2001 TV movie
THURSDAY, DEC. 5
The Joy of Christmas (3 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (9:30 a.m., Starz) 2000 movie
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (12:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday tale
Three Days (2 p.m., ABC Family) 2001 TV movie
A Celebration of Christmas (3 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Rugrats Kwanzaa Special (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
Oh Yeah! Super Santa (6:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
12 Days of Christmas (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (7:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday tale
Twas the Night Before Christmas (7:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Dear Santa (8 p.m., Ch. 4) Reality special
Annabelle's Wish (8 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8 p.m., Starz) 2000 movie
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (9 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
The Christmas List (10 p.m., ABC Family) 1997 TV movie
FRIDAY, DEC. 6
The Christmas List (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1997 TV movie
The Other Wise Man (3 p.m., Ch. 11) Animation
Sing We Now of Christmas (3:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Jack Frost (6 p.m., TBS) 1998 movie
Special Delivery (7 p.m., ABC Family) TV movie
Olive, the Other Reindeer (8 p.m., Ch. 30) Animation
Extreme Christmas (8 p.m., HGTV) Decorating
Year Without a Santa Claus (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
The Santa Clause (9 p.m., Disney) 1994 movie
SATURDAY, DEC. 7
The Santa Clause (12:20 a.m., Disney) 1994 movie
Christmas Carols (2 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Holiday Celebration (9 a.m., DIY) Decorating
Jack Frost (1:30 p.m., TBS) 1998 movie
Christmas World (2 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
S Club Christmas Special (2 p.m., ABC Family) Music/variety
Holiday Heart (3:15 p.m., Showtime) 2000 TV movie
To Grandmother's House We Go (4 p.m., ABC Family) 1992 TV movie
Snow Queen (5 p.m., Hallmark) New TV movie
A Christmas Story (5 p.m., TBS) 1983 movie
A Chance of Snow (6 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Holiday Celebration (6 p.m., DIY) Decorating
It's a Wonderful Life (7 p.m., Ch. 5) 1946 movie
Three Days (8 p.m., ABC Family) 2001 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Brooks & Dunn (8 p.m., CMT) Country music
The Santa Claus Brothers (9 p.m., Disney) Animation
The Ultimate Christmas Present (9 p.m., Disney) 2000 TV movie
SUNDAY, DEC. 8
Year Without a Santa Claus (1 a.m., ABC Family) Animation
A Celebration of Christmas (4 a.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
How the Toys Saved Christmas (6:10 a.m., Ch. 14) 1997 animated movie
A Christmas Carol (6:30 a.m., TCM) 1938 movie
Holiday Affair (9:30 a.m., TCM) 1949 movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Brooks & Dunn (11 a.m., CMT) Country music
A Christmas Carol (11:30 a.m., Nick) Animated movie
A Christmas Story (noon, TBS) 1983 movie
Christmas Elves (1 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Like Father, Like Santa (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Holiday Celebration (4 p.m., DIY) Decorating
To Grandmother's House We Go (5 p.m., ABC Family) 1992 TV movie
Christmas In Aspen (6 p.m., Ch. 4) Music/variety
Miss Lettie and Me (6 p.m., TNT) New TV movie
A Motown Christmas (6 p.m., USA) Holiday music
A Charlie Brown Christmas (7 p.m., Ch. 4) Animation
Blockbuster Hollywood Christmas Spectacular (7 p.m., Ch. 5) Parade
The Preacher's Wife (7 p.m., ABC Family) 1996 movie
Brett Family Christmas Special (8 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Miss Lettie and Me (8 p.m., TNT) New TV movie
A Child Is Born (9 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
The Preacher's Wife (9 p.m., ABC Family) 1996 movie
The Santa Clause (9 p.m., Disney) 1994 movie
Christmas Memories (9:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
A Motown Christmas (10 p.m., USA) Holiday music
MONDAY, DEC. 9
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (7:35 a.m., Starz) 2000 movie
Ms. Scrooge (12:30 p.m., HBO) 1997 TV movie
To Grandmother's House We Go (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1992 TV movie
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (6:10 p.m., Starz) 2000 movie
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (7 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
Rugrats: Babies in Toyland (7 p.m., Nick) New animation
Off Season (7:15 p.m., Showtime) 2001 TV movie
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (9 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
The Christmas Orange (9:30 p.m., ABC Family) New animation
Borrowed Hearts (10 p.m., ABC Family) 1997 TV movie
TUESDAY, DEC. 10
Most Wanted Christmas: Brooks & Dunn (midnight, CMT) Country music
A Celebration of Christmas (3 a.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
The Joy of Christmas (3 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Fairly Oddparents Christmas Every Day (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
Invader Zim: Most Horrible Christmas Ever (6:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Annabelle's Wish (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
A Little Piece of Heaven (7 p.m., Lifetime) 1991 TV movie
The Christmas Path (8 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Patty Loveless (8 p.m., CMT) Country music
The Santa Claus Brothers (9 p.m., Disney) Animation
The Christmas List (10 p.m., ABC Family) 1997 TV movie
Mole's Christmas (10:30 p.m., Disney) Animation
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11
Most Wanted Christmas: Patty Loveless (midnight, CMT) Country music
Most Wanted Christmas: Patty Loveless (1 p.m., CMT) Country music
The Christmas Path (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Sing We Now of Christmas (3:30 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Christmas Devotional (3 p.m., Ch. 11) LDS First Presidency
SpongeBob Christmas (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
Dora: A Present for Santa (6:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
The Snowman (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
A Christmas Gift (7 p.m., Lifetime) 1986 TV movie
Miss Lettie and Me (7 p.m., TNT) New TV movie
Twas the Night Before Christmas (7:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July (8 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Most Wanted Christmas: Rascal Flats (8 p.m., CMT) Country music
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (10 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Life & Adventures of Santa Claus (11 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
THURSDAY, DEC. 12
Most Wanted Christmas: Rascal Flats (midnight, CMT) Country music
Holiday Heart (12:30 p.m., Showtime) 2000 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Rascal Flats (1 p.m., CMT) Country music
A Chance of Snow (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Holiday Celebration (5 p.m., DIY) Decorating
Animals of the Nativity (6 p.m., Animal Planet) Animal special
Rugrats: The Santa Experience (6 p.m., Nick) Animation
Doug's Christmas Story (6:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (7 p.m., Ch. 30) Animation
Donner (7 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Leprechaun's Christmas Gold (7:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Must Be Santa (8 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Tracy Bird (8 p.m., CMT) Country music
Brett Family Christmas Special (9 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Animals of the Nativity (9 p.m., Animal Planet) Animal special
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (10 p.m.,, ABC Family) Animation
Holiday Heart (10 p.m., Showtime) 2000 TV movie
Jack Frost (11 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
FRIDAY, DEC. 13
Animals of the Nativity (midnight, Animal Planet) Animal special
Most Wanted Christmas: Tracy Bird (midnight, CMT) Country music
A Child Is Born (3 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Christmas Memories (3:30 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (11 a.m., Cartoon) Animation
A Christmas Story (noon, TBS) 1983 movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Tracy Bird (1 p.m., CMT) Country music
Must Be Santa (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
All Dogs Christmas Carol (3 p.m., WGN) 1998 animated movie
Collectible Treasures for the Holidays (6 p.m., HGTV) Decorating
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (7 p.m., Ch. 2) Animation
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (7 p.m., Ch. 30) Animation
To Grandmother's House We Go (7 p.m., ABC Family) 1992 TV movie
A Scooby-Doo Christmas (7:30 p.m., Ch. 30) Animation
Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire (8 p.m., Ch. 2) Animation
Christmas: Behind the Traditions (8 p.m., HGTV) Decorating
Robbie the Reindeer: Legend of the Lost Tribe (8:30 p.m., Ch. 2) Animation
Most Wanted Christmas: Jo Dee Messina (8 p.m., CMT) Country music
Christmas World (9 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
The Preacher's Wife (9 p.m., ABC Family) 1996 movie
Twas the Night (9 p.m., Disney) 2001 TV movie
Let It Be Christmas: Alan Jackson (10 p.m., CMT) Country music
SATURDAY, DEC. 14
A Celebration of Christmas (midnight, Ch. 11) Holiday music
Most Wanted Christmas: Jo Dee Messina (1 a.m., CMT) Country music
Sing We Now of Christmas (1:30 a.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Ebenezer (5 a.m., TNT) 1997 TV movie
12-Hour Christmas Party (11 a.m., Cartoon) Assorted animation
Most Wanted Christmas: Jo Dee Messina (11 a.m., CMT) Country music
Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (1 p.m., ABC Family) 1996 TV movie
Rugrats Chanukah Special (1 p.m., Nick) Animation
Doug's Christmas Story (1:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Hey Arnold! Christmas Show (2 p.m., Nick) Animation
A Christmas Story (2 p.m., TCM) 1983 movie
Rocko's Christmas Special (2:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (3 p.m., ABC Family) 1999 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Brooks & Dunn (3 p.m., CMT) Country music
Holiday Celebration (3 p.m., DIY) Decorating
Miracle on 34th Street (3 p.m., FMC) 1947 movie
Thornberry Christmas (3 p.m., Nick) Animation
A Very CatDog Christmas (3:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Rugrats: The Santa Experience (4 p.m., Nick) Animation
Fairly Oddparents Christmas Every Day (4:30 p.m., Nick) Animation
Jack Frost (5 p.m., TBS) 1998 movie
A Celebration of Christmas (5:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Call Me Claus (6 p.m., TNT) 2001 TV movie
Frosty the Snowman (7 p.m., Ch. 2) Animation
Sing We Now of Christmas (7 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
The Christmas Path (7 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Silent Night (7 p.m., Hallmark) New TV movie
Animals of the Nativity (7 p.m., Animal Planet) Animal special
Scrooged (7:15 p.m., Encore) 1988 movie
Frosty Returns (7:30 p.m., Ch. 2) Animation
Most Wanted Christmas: Toby Keith (8 p.m., CMT) Country music
Miss Lettie and Me (8 p.m., TNT) New TV movie
Christmas Snows, Christmas Winds (9 p.m., Ch. 11) Holiday tale
The Christmas Orange (9 p.m., ABC Family) New animation
Olive, the Other Reindeer (9 p.m., Cartoon) Animation
The Santa Clause (9 p.m., Disney) 1994 movie
Jack Frost (9 p.m., TBS) 1998 movie
The Joy of Christmas (9:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Frosty's Winter Wonderland (9:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Animals of the Nativity (10 p.m., Animal Planet) Animal special
Christmas Carols (10:30 p.m., Ch. 11) Tabernacle Choir
Special Delivery (11 p.m., ABC Family) 2000 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Toby Keith (11 p.m., CMT) Country music
The Santa Clause (11:50 p.m., Disney) 1994 movie
SUNDAY, DEC. 15
Ebenezer (midnight a.m., TNT) 1997 TV movie
Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1 a.m., ABC Family) Animation
Animals of the Nativity (2 a.m.,Animal Planet) Animal special
Christmas Coal Mine Miracle (5 a.m., FMC) 1977 TV movie
Brett Family Christmas Special (11 a.m., Ch. 11) Holiday music
Most Wanted Christmas: Toby Keith (11 a.m., CMT) Country music
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (11:15 a.m., Starz) 2000 movie
Blue's Clues Big Holiday (noon, Noggin) Kids' show
A Christmas Story (noon, TBS) 1983 movie
How the Toys Saved Christmas (noon, Ch. 14) 1997 animated movie
Maisy's Christmas (12:30 p.m., Noggin) Animation
The Christmas Orange (1 p.m., ABC Family) New animation
Franklin's Christmas Gift (1 p.m., Noggin) Animation
Donner (1:30 p.m., ABC Family) Animation
Little Bear Winter Solstice (1:30 p.m., Noggin) Animation
The Christmas Path (2 p.m., ABC Family) 1998 TV movie
Allegra's Window Christmas (2 p.m., Noggin) Animation
Jack Frost (2 p.m., TBS) 1998 movie
Miss Lettie and Me (2 p.m., TNT) New TV movie
A Gullah Gullah Christmas (2:30 p.m., Noggin) Kids' show
Holiday Celebration (3 p.m., DIY) Decorating
Call Me Claus (4 p.m., TNT) 2001 TV movie
Munsters' Scary Little Christmas (5 p.m., ABC Family) 1996 TV movie
America's Greatest Christmas Decorations (6 p.m., Ch. 5) Elaborate displays
How the Toys Saved Christmas (6 p.m., Ch. 14) Animated movie
Christmas In Washington (6 p.m., TNT) Holiday music
Special Delivery (7 p.m., ABC Family) 2000 TV movie
Most Wanted Christmas: Brooks & Dunn (7 p.m., CMT) Country music
The White House Christmas (7 p.m., HGTV) Holiday tour
A Christmas Carol (7 p.m., TNT) 1999 TV movie
Modern Masters: White House Artisans (7:30 p.m., HGTV) Decorating
The Man Who Saved Christmas (8 p.m., Ch. 2) New TV movie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (8 p.m., Ch. 5) 1989 movie
Holiday Celebration (8 p.m., DIY) Decorating
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (8 p.m., Starz) 2000 movie
Mr. St. Nick (9 p.m., ABC Family) New TV movie
Christmas In Washington (9 p.m., TNT) Holiday music
Miss Lettie and Me (10 p.m., TNT) New TV movie
Christmas Devotional (11 p.m., Ch. 11) LDS First Presidency