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HOLIDAY MOVIES Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) Santa and an elf foil a New York toy manufacturer’s scheme to get rich off Christmas. AMC 10:30 pm DEC. 22 A Christmas Wish (2011) The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays. HM&M 7 pm The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas. STARZ 7:25 pm Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) With his parents away, an 8-year-old engages in a battle of wits with some thieves. 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 My Christmas Love (2016) A hopeless romantic begins receiving the gifts from “The 12 Days of Christ- mas” from an anonymous suitor. HALLMARK 8 pm Holiday Affair (1949) A war widow has a 6-year-old son, and two men who want to marry her for Christ- mas. TCM 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 8:30 pm Jingle All the Way (1996) A crazed postman, a tough policeman and a shady Santa impede a workaholic seeking a coveted toy for his son. ABC FAMILY 8:55 pm Hearts of Christmas (2016) When a beloved neo- natal intensive care unit supervisor is forced to take early retirement, her young colleague, Jenny, decides to turn the staff Christmas party into a surprise bash for her. But the plan is complicated by the hospital’s new CFO. HM&M 9 pm The Christmas Gift (1986) An architect and his daughter visit a Colorado town where everyone believes in Santa Claus. GET TV 9 pm Remember the Night (1940) Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday. TCM 9:45 pm A Nutcracker Christmas (2016) A rising ballet star is ready to take the stage in her dream role when she re- ceives 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 10 pm DEC. 23 The Christmas Spirit (2013) Charlotte and a greedy developer are left in coma after a car accident. Her spirit tries to change the man’s mind and stop develop- ment in the town before the decision becomes final. HM&M 7 pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004) A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christ- mas. FX 8 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 A Christmas Carol (1999) Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. GET TV 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 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 9 pm Krampus (2015) Members of a dysfunctional family face the wrath of Krampus, an ancient demon from European folklore who punishes naughty children at Christmastime. CINEMAX 10 pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004) A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christ- mas. FX 10 pm Christmas in Homestead (2016) An actress heads to the Christmas-obsessed town of Homestead, Iowa, to shoot a holiday-themed movie. She is shocked when a romance blooms with Matt, a single dad. As she gets a taste of small-town life, she discovers the true meaning of Christmas. HALLMARK 10 pm A Christmas Carol (1999) Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future. GET TV 10:15 pm Four Christmases (2008) When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christ- mas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers. AMC 10:30 pm DEC. 24 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, Charlie, landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott has to marry by Christmas Eve, or he will stop being Santa Claus forever. FX 7 pm A Christmas Carol (1951) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmases past, present and yet to come. FXM 7 pm Miracle in the Wilderness (1991) An 1850s couple and their baby are kidnapped at Christmas by a Black- feet chief avenging his son. GET TV 7 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 7:40 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. NBC 8 pm Every Christmas Has a Story (2016) While on air, a TV personality accidentally admits she hates Christ- mas. When she goes to a small town to film a special to repair her image, the Christmas spirit begins to change her life. HALLMARK 8 pm A Christmas Story (1983) In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. TBS 8 pm Christmas in Connecticut (1945) The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero. TCM 8 pm A Christmas Story (1983) In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. TNT 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 8:30 pm pg 18 GRACENOTE - 2016 HOLIDAY PREVIEW A Christmas Carol (1951) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmases past, present and yet to come. FXM 8:49 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, Charlie, landed on this year’s naughty list, but Scott has to marry by Christmas Eve, or he will stop being Santa Claus for- ever. FX 9 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 9 pm The Christmas Stallion (1992) A man goes to Wales with his stepson to decide the fate of the horse farm left to his teenage niece. GET TV 9 pm National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, espe- cially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. ABC FAMILY 9:45 pm A Christmas Story (1983) In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. TBS 10 pm A Christmas Story (1983) In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder range-model BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd. TNT 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. 25 Operation Christmas (2016) A single mother is deter- mined 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 7 pm A Christmas Carol (1951) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmases past, present and yet to come. FXM 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 FAM- ILY 7:45 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 A Christmas Carol (1984) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. SUND 8 pm The Best Man Holiday (2013) Long-forgotten rival- ries and romances reignite when college friends have a Christmas reunion nearly 15 years after the last time they saw one another. FXX 8 pm A Town Without Christmas (2001) A television re- porter and an aspiring writer join the search for a missing boy who wrote a disturbing letter to Santa Claus. GET TV 8 pm A Christmas Carol (1951) Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the spirits of Christmases past, present and yet to come. FXM 8:49 pm I’ll Be Home for Christmas (2016) Jackie, a single mom and attorney, looks forward to spending Christmas alone with her daughter. Everything goes according to plan until Jackie’s estranged father shows up on her door step. HM&M 9 pm Christmas With the Kranks (2004) A Chicago cou- ple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christmas. LIFETIME 9 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 Christ- mas spirit. USA 9 pm Crown for Christmas (2015) Sparks fly between a European king and the governess who cares for his daughter. HALLMARK 9:30 pm Scrooged (1988) A ruthless TV-network chief meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come. ABC FAMILY 9:55 pm I’ll Be Home for Christmas (1988) Members of a New England family reunite for the holiday, hoping one will return from World War II. GET TV 10 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. SUND 10:30 pm The Best Man Holiday (2013) Long-forgotten rival- ries 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. 26 Christmas Magic (2011) To gain entry to heaven, a woman must help a man and his young daughter. HM&M 7 pm A Royal Christmas (2014) The queen of Cordinia schemes to break up her royal son’s romance with a seamstress from Philadelphia. HALLMARK 8 pm A Season for Miracles (1999) A woman tries to save her sister’s children from foster care by taking them to a small town where she is mistaken for a missing heir- ess. HM&M 9 pm A Christmas Melody (2015) A single mother moves back to her hometown with her young daughter. Hav- ing a hard time adjusting, the daughter seeks help from her music teacher to write a song for the Christmas variety show. HALLMARK 10 pm DEC. 27 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 Christmas in Homestead (2016) An actress heads to the Christmas-obsessed town of Homestead, Iowa, to shoot a holiday-themed movie. She is shocked when a romance blooms with Matt, a single dad. As she gets a taste of small-town life, she discovers the true meaning of Christmas. HALLMARK 8 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 surprise bash for her. But the plan is complicated by the hospital’s new CFO. HM&M 9 pm Broadcasting Christmas (2016) When two exes com- pete for the same co-host position at the nation’s favorite morning show in Manhattan, they discover that the fire that burned between them is still alive. HALLMARK 10 pm DEC. 28 The Christmas Card (2006) Home on leave, a soldier visits a small town and falls for the woman who wrote a well-wishing card to the troops. HM&M 7 pm Crown for Christmas (2015) Sparks fly between a European king and the governess who cares for his daughter. HALLMARK 8 pm Operation Christmas (2016) A single mother is determined not to let her boyfriend’s deployment ruin
