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HOLIDAY MOVIES meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless. HM&M 9 pm A Christmas Detour (2015) Two travelers be- come linked when a snowstorm grounds their flight in Buffalo. Paige desperately needs to find a way to New York City to meet her fiance’s parents, and it’s up to Dylan, a fellow passenger and a guy she can’t stand, to get her there. HALLMARK 10 pm Twice Upon a Christmas (2001) When a widow- er proposes to Santa’s daughter, his children try to discover the truth about her past. GET TV 10 pm DEC. 14 Arthur Christmas (2011) Animated. Santa’s youngest son sets out on an urgent mission to de- liver a present to a forgotten child before Christmas morning dawns. ABC FAMILY 7 pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002) Scott Calvin’s world turns upside down when he’s dealt a double whammy of bad news: Not only has his son, Char- lie, landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott has to marry by Christmas Eve, or he will stop being Santa Claus forever. FX 8 pm Looks Like Christmas (2016) An over-involved single mother butts heads with a single dad over the school’s annual Christmas Spectacular, an event that she feels like she owns. HALLMARK 8 pm The Santa Clause (1994) An adman takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. ABC FAMILY 9 pm Magic Stocking (2015) Lindsey, a widowed single mother, stays closed off to life after losing her hus- band. When she buys a stocking at a craft fair, her family members begin finding items in it that have importance in their lives. HM&M 9 pm Fred Claus (2007) The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus, who bails his ne’er-do- well brother Fred out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory. TNT 9 pm The Night Before (2015) As their annual reunion tradition comes to an end, three lifelong friends plan a night of debauchery and hilarity by searching for the Nutcracka Ball, the Holy Grail of Christmas parties in New York. STARZ 9:30 pm The Santa Clause 2 (2002) Scott Calvin’s world turns upside down when he’s dealt a double whammy of bad news: Not only has his son, Char- lie, landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott has to marry by Christmas Eve, or he will stop being Santa Claus forever. FX 10 pm A Dream of Christmas (2016) An ambitious married woman gets more than she bargained for when her wish to be single again is granted. She awakens to discover she’s got everything she’s ever wanted, except her husband. She resolves to find him a second time. HALLMARK 10 pm A Madea Christmas (2013) Madea accompanies her niece to the country for a surprise holiday visit with the niece’s daughter, but what they find when they arrive prompts Madea to dish out her own brand of Christmas spirit. USA 10 pm DEC. 15 The Santa Clause (1994) An adman takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mis- hap on Christmas Eve. ABC FAMILY 7 pm Hearts of Christmas (2016) When a beloved neonatal intensive care unit supervisor is forced to take early retirement, her young colleague, Jenny, decides to turn the staff Christmas party into a sur- prise bash for her. But the plan is complicated by the hospital’s new CFO. HM&M 7 pm Four Christmases (2008) When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get- togethers. AMC 8 pm A Nutcracker Christmas (2016) A rising ballet star is ready to take the stage in her dream role when she receives the shocking news that her sister has died. Years later, she has vowed never to dance again, but a chance encounter with an old flame may change her mind. HALLMARK 8 pm The Search for Santa Paws (2010) A talking dog and an orphan must save Christmas after old Saint Nick loses his memory. ABC FAMILY 9 pm Operation Christmas (2016) A single mother is determined not to let her boyfriend’s deployment ruin her Christmas. She and her children decide to give back to other struggling military families on base. HM&M 9 pm A Town Without Christmas (2001) A television reporter and an aspiring writer join the search for a missing boy who wrote a disturbing letter to Santa Claus. GET TV 9 pm Four Christmases (2008) When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get- togethers. AMC 10 pm The Mistletoe Promise (2016) Two strangers with a disdain for Christmas make a holiday pact to pretend to be a couple to ease their holiday complications. As they spend more time together, the phony couple begin to experience the magic of Christmas. HALLMARK 10 pm Christmas in Connecticut (1945) The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero. TCM 10 pm DEC. 16 Debbie Macomber’s Dashing Through the Snow (2015) A young woman becomes stranded in an airport at Christmastime and accepts a ride from a man who rented the last rental car in town. As they head north, a hint of romance develops when they encounter a few bumps on the road. HM&M 7 pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. ABC FAMILY 7:35 pm Deck the Halls (2006) Neighbors in a New England town go to war after one adorns his house with enough Christmas lights to make it visible from space. AMC 8 pm Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011) Chaos strikes when a woman and her daughter get separated from their family during the holidays. DISNEY 8 pm Love You Like Christmas (2016) A high- powered executive reconsiders her priorities when car trouble leads her to Christmas Valley, a town in love with Christmas. HALLMARK 8 pm Heaven Sent (2016) An 8-year-old runaway angel takes it upon herself to rekindle the love between a couple who are on the verge of a divorce. LIFE- TIME 8 pm It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel. USA 8 pm A Song for the Season (1999) A superintendent, trying to save his high school’s troubled finances, falls in love with a teacher whose music program he must cut. GET TV 8 pm Christmas Magic (2011) To gain entry to heaven, a woman must help a man and his young daughter. HM&M 9 pm The Polar Express (2004) Animated. The con- ductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus. ABC FAMILY 9:45 pm Deck the Halls (2006) Neighbors in a New England town go to war after one adorns his house with enough Christmas lights to make it visible from space. AMC 10 pm Ice Sculpture Christmas (2015) An aspiring chef finds romance during Christmastime while prepar- ing for an ice-sculpting competition. HALLMARK 10 pm The Christmas Wish (1998) A Wall Street busi- nessman returns home to help his recently widowed grandmother. GET TV 10 pm A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) Six years after their last adventure, the infamous stoners reunite on Christmas Eve to find a replacement tree for the one Harold sent up in smoke. FX 10:30 pm DEC. 17 Journey Back to Christmas (2016) A nurse from World War II is transported in time to 2016 and meets a man who helps her discover the bonds of family and that the true meaning of Christmas is timeless. HM&M 7 pm A Christmas Carol (1984) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christ- mases past, present and yet to come. AMC 8 pm My Christmas Love (2016) A hopeless romantic begins receiving the gifts from “The 12 Days of Christmas” from an anonymous suitor. HALL- MARK 8 pm 20 YEARS OF TURBO-MAN! Jingle All the Way (1996) When to watch: Freeform – Dec. 5, 16, 17, 22 & 23 It may not make many critics’ lists of favorite Christmas movies, but this comedy that celebrates it’s 20th anniversary this year will ring lots of sleigh bells, especially for those of us who have either waited until the last minute to shop, fought for a high-demand toy or both. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the hapless dad trying to snag a hot action figure for his son, with Sinbad as another father bent on the same thing. Phil Hartman – darn, we miss him – is a hoot as the “perfect” neighbor of Ah-nuld’s character. The lesson to be learned here? You should have started your shopping long before now. pg 16 GRACENOTE - 2016 HOLIDAY PREVIEW
