ICYMI: 2014 Holiday TV Schedule

By Allie Aylward (Patch Staff)

Few things are more exciting than catching a re-run of that special yuletide movie you cherished each winter as a kid.

Peruse this season’s lineup of holiday programming on network TV to find all the classic holiday films---A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street and more.

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
• The Great Christmas Light Fight, 9 p.m., ABC
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 10 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 9

• Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 5:30 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, 8 p.m., AMC
• Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 10 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:30 p.m., AMC
  
  

Wednesday, Dec. 10

• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• The Great Christmas Light Fight, 6 p.m., TLC
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 8 p.m., AMC
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• A Town Without Christmas, 9 p.m., Hallmark Movies
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Thursday, Dec. 11

• Extreme Christmas Trees, 5 p.m., TLC
• 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
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940), 8 p.m., TCM
• Scrooged, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• A Christmas Carol (1951), 9 p.m., Hallmark Movies
• Holiday Affair (1949), 9:45 p.m., TCM
• Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, 10 p.m., NBC
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), 11:30 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 12

• Jack Frost (1979), 4:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Scrooged, 5:30 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
• Four Christmases, 9:30 p.m., TBS
• White Christmas (1954), 9:45 p.m., AMC
• Let it Snow, 12 a.m., Hallmark

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
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), 8 p.m., CBS
• National Lampoons’ Christmas Vacation, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• Frosty the Snowman (1969), 9 p.m., CBS
• Miracle on 34th Street, 9:15 p.m., AMC
• Frosty Returns, 9:30 p.m., CBS
• Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town (1970), 10 p.m., ABC Family
• Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 11 p.m., ABC Family
• Fred Claus, 11:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Moonlight & Mistletoe, 12 a.m., Hallmark

Sunday, Dec. 14

• The Nightmare Before Christmas, 6 a.m., HDNET Movies
• Miracle on 34th Street, 7 a.m., ABC Family
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 9:30 a.m., ABC Family
• The Nightmare Before Christmas, 10:30 a.m., HDNET Movies
• Jack Frost (1998), 11:30 a.m., ABC Family
• Fred Clause, 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940), 2 p.m., TCM
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 4 p.m., ABC Family
• Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), 6 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 8 p.m., AMC
• White House Christmas 2014, 8 p.m., HGTV
• Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), 9 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
• Make Way for Tomorrow (1937), 6:15 p.m., TCM
• Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009), 6:30 p.m., DXD
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 8 p.m., AMC
• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• The Great Christmas Light Fight, 8 p.m., ABC
• White House Christmas 2014, 8 p.m., HGTV
• The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 16

• Disney’s A Christmas Carol (2009), 4 p.m., DXD
• 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
• Home Alone, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Wednesday, Dec. 17

• Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 1 p.m., ABC Family
• The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974), 4:30 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
• White Christmas (1954), 10:45 p.m., AMC
  
  

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
• iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2014, 8 p.m., CW
• Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
• It Happened on Fifth Avenue (1947), 8:30 p.m., Hallmark Movies
• Fred Claus, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Scrooge (1970), 9:15 p.m., TCM
• Scrooge (1935), 11:15 p.m., TCM
• Holiday Inn (1942), 12:30 a.m., AMC
• A Carol for Another Christmas (1964), 12:45 a.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 19

• Holiday Inn (1942), 10:15 a.m., AMC
• Miracle on 34th Street, 12:30 p.m., AMC
• Fred Claus, 3:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone, 6 p.m., ABC Family
• Elf, 8 p.m., ABC Family
• Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, 8 p.m., CW
• 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
• Angels and Ornaments, 2 p.m., Hallmark
• Home Alone, 2 p.m., ABC Family
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 4 p.m., ABC Family
• 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 (2000), 8 p.m., ABC Family
• CMA Country Christmas, 9 p.m., ABC
• Home Alone, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 21

• Mistletoe Over Manhattan, 6 a.m., Hallmark
• Arthur Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
• Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, 11 a.m., ABC Family
• The Little Drummer Boy, 1 p.m., ABC Family
• Rudolph’s Shiny New Year, 2 p.m., ABC Family
• Christmas in Connecticut (1945), 2 p.m., TCM
• Santa Calus is Comin’ to Town, 3 p.m., ABC Family
• Holiday Affair (1949), 4 p.m., TCM
• Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), 5 p.m., ABC Family
• A Royal Christmas, 6 p.m., Hallmark
• Home Alone, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 8 p.m., AMC
• The Polar Express, 10 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Monday, Dec. 22

• Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, 7 a.m., ABC Family
• A Dennis the Menace Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street, 9 a.m., AMC
• Miracle on 34th Street, 11:15 a.m., AMC
• Miracle on 34th Street, 1:45 p.m., AMC
• Help for the Holidays, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street, 6:30 p.m., AMC
• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Toy Story That Time Forgot, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Miracle on 34th Street, 8:45 p.m., AMC
• The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Meet the Santas, 10 p.m., Hallmark
• Miracle on 34th Street, 11:15 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 23

• Window Wonderland, 8 a.m., Hallmark
• White Christmas (1954), 9:15 a.m., AMC
• Santa Baby, 10:30 a.m., ABC Family
• The Nativity Story, Noon, AMC
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 2 p.m., AMC
• Lucky Christmas, 2 p.m., Hallmark
• All I Want for Christmas, 4 p.m., Hallmark
• The Santa Clause, 4:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 4:30 p.m., AMC
• Toy Story That Time Forgot, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 7 p.m., AMC
• Shrek the Halls, 8 p.m., ABC
• One Direction: The TV Special, 8 p.m., NBC
• Toy Story That Time Forgot, 8:30 p.m., ABC
• The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 9:30 p.m., AMC
• Arthur Christmas, 12 a.m., ABC Family
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 12 a.m., AMC
• White Christmas (1954), 2:30 a.m., AMC

Wednesday, Dec. 24

• Arthur Christmas, 7:30 a.m., ABC Family
• Daniel Boone, “The Christmas Story,” 9 a.m., MeTV
• The Christmas Parade, 10 a.m., Hallmark
• Miracle on 34th Street, 11:30 a.m., AMC
• Jack Frost (1998), 1 p.m., ABC Family
• White Christmas (1954), 1:45 p.m., AMC
• I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 2:15 p.m., TCM
• The Polar Express, 3 p.m., ABC Family
• The Shop Around the Corner (1940), 4 p.m., TCM
• The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 4:30 p.m., AMC
• Home Alone, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• M*A*S*H*, ”Dear Dad,” 7 p.m., MeTV
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• M*A*S*H*, “Dear Sis,” 7:30 p.m., MeTV
• It’s A Wonderful Life, 8 p.m., NBC
• A Christmas Story, marathon runs from 8 p.m., TBS
• Elf, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Merry Madagascar, 9:30 p.m., CW
• A Christmas Story (1983), 10 p.m., TBS
• Christmas in Connecticut (1945), 10 p.m., TCM
• The Christmas Shepherd, 10 p.m., Hallmark
• Scrooged, 12 a.m., ABC Family
• A Christmas Story (1983), 12 a.m., TBS

Thursday, Dec. 25

• A Christmas Story, starting at 6 a.m. and running all day, TBS
• The Donna Reed Show, “A Very Merry Christmas,” 7 a.m., MeTV
• ‘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
• Gunsmoke, “P.S. Murray Christmas,” 1 p.m., MeTV
• The Nine Lives of Christmas, 1:30 p.m., Hallmark
  Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 2 p.m., ABC Family
• The Year Without a Santa Claus, 3 p.m., ABC Family
• National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 5 p.m., ABC Family
• Northpole, 6 p.m., Hallmark
• M*A*S*H*, “Twas the Day After Christmas,” 7 p.m., MeTV
• Elf, 7 p.m., ABC Family
• M*A*S*H*, “Death Takes a Holiday,” 7:30 p.m., MeTV
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966), 8 p.m., ABC
• The 12 Dogs of Christmas, 8 p.m., CW
• Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), 8:30 p.m., ABC
• A Royal Christmas, 9 p.m., Hallmark
• Home Alone, 9 p.m., ABC Family
• Home Alone 3, Midnight, ABC Family

All air times are listed in Eastern Standard Time. Check with your local cable provider for updated airing schedules.