It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and one of my favorite things about it is the ritual of catching all my favorite seasonal shows and movies on TV. Sure, you can buy them and watch whenever you want, but where’s the fun in that? It feels so much more special to see it the one time it airs, along with everybody else in the country.
The downside to that, of course, is that it’s a real bummer if you don’t catch your favorites the one time they air this year. So get out your pens, set your reminders and your DVRs!
Here’s your 2015 TV Christmas specials schedule.
We kick off before the turkey leftovers are even gone.
Friday, November 27th
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer on the CW, 8pm
- Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town ABC 8pm
- Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special CW 9pm
- Merry Madagascar CW 9:30pm
- Jingle All the Way ABC Family midnight
Saturday, November 28th
- Frosty the Snowman CBS 8pm
- Frosty Returns CBS 8:30pm
- The Story of Santa Claus CBS 9pm
Monday, November 30th
- It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown ABC 8pm
- A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC 9pm
- Disney’s A Christmas Carol ABC Family 7pm
- The Polar Express ABC Family 9pm
Tuesday, December 1st
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer CBS 8pm
- Christmas with the Kranks AMC 8pm
- On ABC Family: The Preacher’s Wife, 7am
Disney’s A Christmas Carol 11am
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 1pm
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, 2:30pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 3:30pm
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 4pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 6pm
The Polar Express, 7pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey), 9pm
The Year Without a Santa Clause, midnight
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 1am
Wednesday, December 2nd
- Christmas in Rockefeller Center NBC 8pm
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas NBC 9pm
- ABC Family: The Christmas Shoes, 7am
The Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 9am
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 11am
A Miser Brothers Christmas, 12:30pm
Jack Frost, (animated) 1:30pm
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 2:30pm
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, 3:30pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 6pm
The Santa Clause, 8:45pm
Snow, midnight
Thursday, December 3rd
- The Wiz Live! NBC 8pm
- Dennis the Menace Christmas AMC 8pm
- Toy Story That Time Forgot ABC 8pm
- Shrek the Halls ABC 8:30pm
- CMA Country Christmas ABC 9pm
- ABC Family: Christmas in Boston, 7am
Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 9am
Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, 11am
I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, 1:45pm
Jack Frost, (live action) 4pm
The Santa Clause, 6pm
Fred Claus, 8:15pm
Snow 2: Brain Freeze, midnight
Friday, December 4th
A Very Murray Christmas— a Bill Murray Christmas special— is released on Netflix!
- Scrooged AMC 7pm
- ABC Family: Meet the Santas, 7am
The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow, 9am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 11am
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 12pm
Jack Frost, (live action) 2pm
I’ll Be Home for Christmas, 4pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 6pm
Fred Claus, 7pm
Elf, 9:30pm
Prancer, 11:50pm
Saturday, December 5th
- It’s A Wonderful Life NBC 8pm
- ABC Family: Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 7am
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 8am
I’ll Be Home For Christmas, 10am
Prancer, 12:15pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 3pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town, 4pm
The Polar Express, 5pm
Elf, 7:15pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 9:30pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, 12:30am
Sunday, December 6th
- ABC Family: A Very Brady Christmas, 7am
The Holiday Heist, 9am
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 11am
The Little Drummer Boy, 12pm
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 12:30pm
The Polar Express, 2:30pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, 4:45pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 6:30pm
Beyond the Shadows: The Making of Shadow Hunters, 9:30pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 10pm
Monday, December 7th
- ABC Family: Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, 7am
The Little Drummer Boy, 9am
Three Days, 11am
Love Actually, 1pm
Fred Claus, 4pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 6:30pm
The Santa Clause, 8:45pm
The Mistle-Tones, midnight
Tuesday, December 8th
- ABC Family: Fred Claus, 7am
Secret Santa, 11am
The Mistle-Tones, 1pm
Pinocchio’s Christmas, 3pm
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 4pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 6pm
The Santa Clause, 6:30pm
The Polar Express, 8:45pm
Snowglobe, midnight
Wednesday, December 9th
- A Christmas Carol (1984 version) AMC 10pm
- ABC Family: 12 Dates of Christmas, 7am
The Little Drummer Boy Book II, 9am
Pinocchio’s Christmas, 11am
Prancer, 12:10pm
Snowglobe, 2:20pm
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, 4:30pm
Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 6pm
The Polar Express, 6:30pm
Elf, 8:45pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, midnight
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 1am
Thursday, December 10th
- Miracle on 34th Street AMC 7pm
- Coat of Many Colors NBC 9pm
- White Christmas AMC 11:30pm
- ABC Family: Prancer, 7am
Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey, 11am
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 11:30am
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 12pm
Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 2pm
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, 2:30pm
The Little Drummer Boy, 4pm
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 4:30pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 5:30pm
Elf, 6:30pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 8:45pm
Christmas Maybe, midnight
Friday, December 11th
- Scrooge (1970 version) TCM 7pm
- Hollywood Christmas Parade CW 8pm
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa AMC 9pm
- A Christmas Carol (1938 version), TCM 9pm
- ABC Family: Desperately Seeking Santa, 7am
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 9am
Holiday in Handcuffs, 11am
The Family Man, 1pm
Fred Claus, 4pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 6:45pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, (live action) 9pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, midnight
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 1am
Saturday, December 12th
- The Flight Before Christmas CBS 9pm
- ABC Family: Jack Frost (animated), 7am
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 8am
MIckey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, 9:45am
The Bells of Fraggle Rock, 11:30am
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, 12:15pm
The Year Without a Santa Clause, 1:20pm
Santa Clause is Comin’ to Town, 2:30pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 3:30pm
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 4pm
Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas, 6pm
Elf, 9pm
Fred Claus, 11:15pm
Sunday, December 13th
- ABC Family: Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 7am
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas, 8:45am
The Bells of Fraggle Rock, 10:25am
Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas, 11:05am
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 12:10pm
Elf, 2:15pm
Toy Story, 4:30pm
Toy Story 2, 6:45pm
Toy Story That Time Forgot, 9pm
Toy Story 3, 9:30pm
Monday, December 14th
- ABC Family: Mr. St. Nick, 7am
Twas The Night Before Christmas, 9am
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 11am
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 11:30am
Toy Story, 2pm
Toy Story 2, 4pm
Toy Story That Time Forgot, 6pm
Toy Story 3, 6:30pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 8:45pm
Snow, midnight
Tuesday, December 15th
- Toy Story That Time Forgot ABC 8pm
- Shrek the Halls ABC 8:30pm
- ABC Family: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 7am
Desperately Seeking Santa, 11am
Santa Baby, 1pm
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe, 3pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town, 5pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 6pm
Elf, 8:15pm
The Little Drummer Boy, 10:30pm
Snow 2: Brain Freeze, midnight
Wednesday, December 16th
- ABC Family: Three Days, 7am
The Little Drummer Boy, 9am
The Family Man, 11am
Christmas in Boston, 2pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 4pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 5pm
Elf, 6pm
The Polar Express, 8:15pm
Nestor, The Long Eared Christmas Donkey, 10:30pm
Desperately Seeking Santa, midnight
Thursday, December 17th
- iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2015 8:00pm on the CW
- Miracle on 34th Street (1994 version) AMC 8pm
- Disney Prep & Landing ABC 8pm
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice ABC 8:30pm
- ABC Family: The Family Man, 7am
Love Actually, 10:15am
The Preacher’s Wife, 1:30pm
Snow, 4:15pm
The Polar Express, 6:30pm
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 8:45pm
Holidaze, midnight
Friday, December 18th
- Yes, Virginia ABC 8:30pm
- A Home for the Holidays CBS 9pm
- Holiday Affair TCM 10:15pm
- ABC Family: The Preacher’s Wife, 7am
Christmas Cupid, 9:45am
The Mistle-Tones, 12pm
Snow 2: Brain Freeze, 2pm
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 4:15pm
Disney’s Prep & Landing, 6:30pm
Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice, 7:00pm
The Santa Clause, 7:30pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 9:45pm
Three Days, midnight
Saturday, December 19th
- This Christmas TBS 1pm
- I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown ABC 8pm
- ABC Family: Prancer, 7am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 9:30am
Jack Frost, (live action), 10:30am
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 12:30pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 2:30pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 3:00pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 4:05pm
The Santa Clause, 5:15pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause. 7:30pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 9:45pm
Holiday in Handcuffs, midnight
Sunday, December 20th
- ABC Family: Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 7am
Jack Frost (live action), 8am
Prancer, 10am
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 12:45pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, 3pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 4:45pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7pm
Elf, 9:15pm
Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 11:30pm
Monday, December 21st
- ABC Family: Prancer, 7am
Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 9am
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, 11:15am
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 1pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 2pm
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 2:30pm
Snowglobe, 4:30pm
Elf, 6:30pm
The Santa Clause, 8:45pm
Jack Frost (live action), midnight
Tuesday, December 22nd
- ABC Family: Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 7am
12 Dates of Christmas, 8am
Holidaze, 10am
Christmas Cupid, 12pm
Jack Frost (live action), 2:15pm
The Year Without a Santa Clause, 4:30pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town, 5:30pm
The Santa Clause, 6:30pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 8:45pm
Holiday in Handcuffs, midnight
Wednesday, December 23rd
- Happy Holidays with Bing and Frank TCM 5pm
- I Love Lucy Christmas CBS 8pm
- ABC Family: The Mistle-Tones, 7am
The Holiday in Handcuffs, 9am
Santa Baby, 11am
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe, 1pm
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 3:15pm
Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 4:15pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 6:30pm
Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 7pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 7:30pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 9:45pm
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, midnight
Thursday, December 24th
- 24 hour marathon of A Christmas Story begins on TBS 8pm
- It’s A Wonderful Life NBC 8pm
- Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol CW 8pm
- It’s Your 50th Christmas, Charlie Brown ABC 8pm
- A Christmas Story TBS 8pm
- A Charlie Brown Christmas ABC 9pm
- ABC Family: Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, 7am
The Little Drummer Boy, 9am
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist, 11am
Prancer, 1pm
The Nightmare Before Christmas, 3:15pm
Disney’s Prep & Landing, 5pm
Disney’s Prep & Landing Naughty vs. Nice, 5:30pm
Toy Story That Time Forgot, 6pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 6:30pm
Elf, 8:45pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, midnight
Christmas Day
- ABC Family: Prancer, 7 a.m.
Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey, 11 a.m.
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 11:30 a.m.
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, 12:30 p.m.
Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 2:15 p.m.
Toy Story That Time Forgot, 4:30 p.m.
Elf, 5 p.m.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, 7:15 p.m.
Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, midnight
The Year Without a Santa Claus, 1 a.m.
