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.
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