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HOLIDAY MOVIES The Best Man Holiday (2013) Long-forgotten rivalries and romances reignite when college friends have a Christmas reunion nearly 15 years after the last time they saw one another. FXX 8 pm The Sound of Christmas (2016) Lizzie, a young piano teacher, helps Brad’s teenage daughter learn music. As she begins to break through to the girl, sparks begin to fly with Brad, but she is shocked to find out that he may want to buy the school’s property. HM&M 9 pm Broadcasting Christmas (2016) When two exes compete for the same co-host position at the na- tion’s favorite morning show in Manhattan, they discover that the fire that burned between them is still alive. HALLMARK 10 pm White Christmas (1954) Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their gen- eral’s hotel in Vermont. AMC 10:30 pm The Best Man Holiday (2013) Long-forgotten rivalries and romances reignite when college friends have a Christmas reunion nearly 15 years after the last time they saw one another. FXX 10:30 pm DEC. 18 Black Nativity (2013) A street-wise teen discov- ers the value of faith, healing and family after he goes to New York to spend Christmas with his estranged relatives. BET 7 pm The Christmas Ornament (2013) Kathy plans to avoid any holiday traditions that bring back memo- ries of her late husband until she receives an orna- ment from a handsome shop owner. To move on from her loss, Kathy works for a balance between her memories and finding a future. HM&M 7 pm Sleigh Bells Ring (2016) A busy single mother begins organizing her city’s Christmas parade. While prop hunting, she finds a beautiful sleigh that seems to have a mind of its own, and it begins nudging her back to an old flame. HALLMARK 8 pm Scrooge (1970) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmases past, pres- ent and yet to come. TCM 8 pm Miracle in the Wilderness (1991) An 1850s couple and their baby are kidnapped at Christ- mas by a Blackfeet chief avenging his son. GET TV 8 pm A Christmas to Remember (2016) A TV person- ality drives to a small-town mountain retreat. On her way, a blizzard veers her off the road and she crashes. When she awakens, she has complete am- nesia, and a friendly passerby takes her in. HM&M 9 pm Elf (2003) Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York. ABC FAMILY 9:50 pm Christmas List (2016) Isobel makes a carefully composed bucket list of classic holiday traditions to celebrate with her boyfriend. But when he goes AWOL, the list proves challenging and a tempting new romance turns her life upside down. HALL- MARK 10 pm DEC. 19 Christmas With Tucker (2013) In the months following his father’s death, a boy learns about re- sponsibility, the loyalty of friends and the power of love through his bond with a special dog. HM&M 7 pm 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. DISNEY 7:30 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 12 Gifts of Christmas (2015) Anna is hired to become a personal Christmas shopper for Marc. As they work together, Anna helps Marc learn that Christmas giving should be about the importance of the gift, and Anna discovers she might find success as an artist in an unexpected way. HALL- MARK 8 pm A Christmas Carol (1999) Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. TNT 8 pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, es- pecially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. ABC FAMILY 8:55 pm A Dog Named Christmas (2009) A mentally challenged man embarks on a mission to find homes for dogs during the holidays. HM&M 9 pm A Perfect Christmas (2016) Newlyweds Steve and Cynthia have a few secrets to keep as their families come for the holidays: he’s just been laid off, and she’s pregnant. HALLMARK 10 pm A Christmas Carol (1999) Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. TNT 10 pm DEC. 20 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 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 Christmas Story 2 (2012) Teenage Ralphie wrecks his dream car before he even gets it off the lot, so he and his friends get jobs to earn enough money to fix it before the Old Man finds out. CMTV 8 pm Christmas Cookies (2016) A corporate agent is sent to a small town to buy a cookie company and shut down its factory. When she starts falling in love with the factory’s owner, the town’s Christmas spirit overtakes her. 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 8:50 pm 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 9 pm Merry Matrimony (2015) After landing her dream job, a woman must work with her ex-boyfriend to organize a wedding for a fashion magazine. HALL- MARK 10 pm A Christmas Story 2 (2012) Teenage Ralphie wrecks his dream car before he even gets it off the lot, so he and his friends get jobs to earn enough money to fix it before the Old Man finds out. CMTV 10:30 pm DEC. 21 A Christmas to Remember (2016) A TV personality drives to a small-town mountain retreat. On her way, a blizzard veers her off the road and she crashes. When she awakens, she has complete amnesia, and a friendly passerby takes her in. HM&M 7 pm A Christmas Carol (1984) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. AMC 8 pm A Heavenly Christmas (2016) A workaholic’s un- timely death leads to her recruitment as a Christmas angel. Her first task is to help a struggling singer use his music to heal old wounds. HALLMARK 8 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. FXX 8 pm Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) Stars of the 1954-63 “Father Knows Best” TV series re-create their roles for a family holiday. GET TV 8:10 pm Elf (2003) Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York. ABC FAMILY 8:55 pm The Sound of Christmas (2016) Lizzie, a young pia- no teacher, helps Brad’s teenage daughter learn music. As she begins to break through to the girl, sparks begin to fly with Brad, but she is shocked to find out that he may want to buy the school’s property. HM&M 9 pm Sleigh Bells Ring (2016) A busy single mother begins organizing her city’s Christmas parade. While prop hunting, she finds a beautiful sleigh that seems to have a mind of its own, and it begins nudging her back to an old flame. HALLMARK 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. FXX 10 pm The law takes a holiday The Andy Griffith Show When to watch: Sundance – Dec. 24 “The Christmas Story” from Season 1 of this classic family sitcom finds Sheriff Andy Taylor (Andy Griffith) and Deputy Barney Fife (Don Knotts) trying to salvage Christmas for a moonshiner (Sam Edwards) and his family after the town Scrooge (Will Wright) insists he be jailed. Andy, Barney, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier), Ellie (Elinor Donahue), and Opie (Ron Howard) decide to bring the festivities to the jailhouse, preparing a feast complete with all the trimmings and a tree for the family. Will stingy old Scrooge get touched by the spirit of Christmas? In case you don’t remember, Sundance is offering plenty of chances to tune-in to find out on Christmas Eve. GRACENOTE - 2016 HOLIDAY PREVIEW pg 17
