HOLIDAY PROGRAMS and SPECIALS
DEC. 9
DEC. 10
Cake Wars The six remaining teams take on the
iconic tradition of ugly Christmas sweaters; Santa
takes a sick day in the Santa’s Mega Challenge;
Chanda Bell and Christa Pitts from The Elf on
the Shelf help to judge the results. COOK 7 pm
Guy’s Disney Holiday Guy explores the
holiday-themed meals and treats at Disneyland.
FOOD 7 pm
Modern Family The family puts together a
quick Christmas celebration when they realize
they won’t be together on the actual day. USA
7 pm
Seinfeld George and his father celebrate an al-
ternative holiday; Kramer goes back to work after
a long bagel strike. TBS 7:30 pm
Modern Family Claire and Phil threaten to take
away Christmas when the kids get into trouble;
Cameron and Mitchell take Lily to have her first
picture taken with Santa. USA 7:30 pm
Cake Wars The five remaining teams are chal-
lenged to make edible toys; when Santa’s sleigh is
broken the teams must create magical and mys-
terious displays of Santa’s new ride; author Joy
Cho helps to judge the results. COOK 8 pm
Cake Wars The four remaining teams are chal-
lenged to take Christmas intergalactic and create
displays of Santa in space; the teams must bring
world-famous Christmas songs to life in a huge
edible creation; actor Devin Ratray helps to
judge the results. COOK 9 pm
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives In Henderson-
ville, Tenn., a barbecue joint serves up a shoulder
pull and a holiday ham; in Nashville, traditional
Mexican tamales and quinoa sweet potato tacos.
FOOD 9 pm
Cake Wars The remaining three teams create
displays celebrating the 50th anniversary of “A
Charlie Brown Christmas”; Lindsey Schultz,
artist and granddaughter of “Peanuts” creator
Charles M. Schulz, helps judge the results.
COOK 10 pm
Ro’s Tasty Treats: Holiday Holiday entertaining
with Rosanna Pansino. COOK 7 pm
Holiday Baking Championship The seven re-
maining bakers take classic flavors to a new level;
a swirled treat using eggnog; different versions of
sugar and spice for a special dessert. FOOD 7 pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Boris Karloff narrates an animated tale about the
lonely and heartless title character who decides to
dress up as Santa and steal the Christmas decora-
tions, gifts and feast from the people of Whoville.
TBS 7:30 pm
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer The reindeer
with the incandescent nose guides Santa’s sleigh
through a bad storm on Christmas Eve. Based on
the song by Johnny Marks. CBS 8 pm
Rev Run’s Happy Holidays Rev’s family makes
Ninjabread men; rich and creamy hot cocoa;
Always on Time Prime Rib; Justin’s Cheesy But-
termilk Garlic Mash; Diggy’s Colorful Carrots.
COOK 8 pm
Holiday Baking Championship The six remain-
ing bakers take on making pies; the first challenge
has the bakers using a store-bought crust; the sec-
ond challenge involves three different pies and three
different crusts. FOOD 8 pm
The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story An elf
named Chippey tries to help a young boy who is
struggling to believe in the magic of Christmas.
TBS 8 pm
Frosty the Snowman An animated adaptation of
Romeo Muller’s story. Narrated by Jimmy Du-
rante. CBS 9 pm
Holiday Baking Championship The five bakers
left to compete take the fruitcake to a new level and
reinvent the yule log. FOOD 9 pm
Frosty Returns A snow-removal spray threatens
magic Frosty (voice of John Goodman); narrator
Jonathan Winters. CBS 9:30 pm
Christmas at Tiffani’s Tiffani and her husband
host a party for friends Mark-Paul Gosselaar and
his wife, Catriona, Tim and Elisa DeKay, and Ja-
son and Naomi Priestly; they serve turkey, dressing,
cheesy potatoes au gratin and boozy blood-orange
cranberry sauce. COOK 10 pm
Holiday Baking Championship The four bakers
must use the classic holiday flavors of peppermint
and hot chocolate in a dessert and then create a
holiday breakfast complete with three sweet dishes.
FOOD 10 pm
Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-
Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in un-
charted territory after some cool new action figures
turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to
save the day. ABC FAMILY 10:20 pm
DEC. 11
The Simpsons When a leak at the power plant
causes snowfall in Springfield, tourists inundate the
town; Marge takes on boarders to raise cash for the
holidays. FXX 7 pm
The Simpsons When Homer stays out drinking
with Moe on Christmas Eve, Marge tells him not
to come home, leaving him to make a sad trek
through the town. FXX 7:30 pm
The Simpsons (N) Krusty and his daughter spend
Christmas with the Simpsons; Reverend Lovejoy
tries to attract converts after church attendance
drops; a spooky Christmas toy haunts Maggie.
FOX 8 pm
Son of Zorn (N) When Alan is torn between
Edie’s Christmas and Zorn’s Grafelnik, the Zephyr-
ian holiday of revenge, he decides he can play both
parents off each other and receive better presents.
FOX 8:30 pm
Family Guy (N) Peter gets power hungry when
he’s asked to fill in for a mall Santa; Stewie and
Brian decide to crash holiday office parties for free
food, fun and women. FOX 9 pm
Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-
Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in un-
charted territory after some cool new action figures
turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to
save the day. ABC FAMILY 9:25 pm
Perry Como: Christmas in Austria A musical cel-
ebration of the holidays takes place in Salzburg, the
Alps and other Austrian environs; with Sid Caesar
and the Vienna Boys Choir. GET TV 10 pm
DEC. 12
That ’70s Show Jackie invites the guys to her high-
school dance; Kelso visits Brooke (Shannon Eliza-
beth) at the library; Kitty casts Red as Santa Claus,
sparking a rivalry between him and Bob. IFC 7 pm
The Pioneer Woman Christmas goodies that
double as gifts, including Christmas cherries cook-
ies, Christmas cake cookies, homemade gumdrops,
pretzel turtles, cayenne cheese straws, and sweet
spicy smokey roasted almonds. FOOD 7:30 pm
The Great Christmas Light Fight (N) Twenty
families compete for a $50,000 prize by transform-
ing their homes for the holidays. ABC 8 pm
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer A youth
embarks on a journey to find his missing grand-
mother and prove that Santa Claus is real. CW 8
pm
The Best Thing I Ever Ate Coconut gold bars;
traditional fruit cake; Rose Petal Petit Fours; bacon.
COOK 8 pm
Perry Como’s Christmas Show Perry Como’s
1974 Christmas show, featuring comedian Rich
Little, Olympic skating star Peggy Fleming and
music from The Carpenters. GET TV 8 pm
Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown
2016 (N) Kevin Frazier and Keltie Knight host a
countdown of the world’s best holiday commercials
— one for each of the 12 days of Christmas. CW
9 pm
And whatever happened to these “classics”?
Am I the only one thinking about the good ol’ holiday days? Like back
(30 years ago – eek!) when Peter came home to surprise his family for
Christmas and everyone in the house awakens to the smell of Folgers
coffee? The best part of waking up ... ah! Some of our childhood
favorites are those that don’t seem to get their glittering moment
under the yearly TV tree anymore. So TV-programming Santa, if
you’re reading this, we promise we’ve been good all year (except for
maybe that one time we tapped the bumper of our boss’s car – sorry!)
so please bring back “Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales” and “A
Garfield Christmas Special.” Hey, our hearts and choice of music may
forever be stuck in the ‘80s but at least our hair is not!
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