HOLIDAY MOVIES
DEC. 1
Journey Back to Christmas (2016
Drama) Candace Cameron Bure, Oliver
Hudson. A nurse from World War II is
transported in time to 2016. HM&M
7 pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
(1989 Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly
D’Angelo. A traditional Griswold yuletide
backfires in comic fashion. FREEFORM
7:05 pm
Home Alone (1990 Comedy) Macaulay
Culkin, Joe Pesci. A left-behind boy battles
two burglars in the house. ENCORE 8 pm
With Love, Christmas (2017 Romance)
Emilie Ullerup, Aaron O’Connell. Melanie
is assigned her office crush for Secret Santa.
HALLMARK 8 pm
Miracle in the Wilderness (1991
Western) Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall.
A woman tells the Nativity tale to her
Blackfoot captors. GET TV 8 pm
Christmas in the Air (2017 Romance)
Catherine Bell, Eric Close. A professional
organizer falls for one of her clients.
HM&M 9 pm
Elf (2003 Comedy) Will Ferrell, James Caan.
A man leaves Santa’s workshop to search for
his family. FREEFORM 9:15 pm
The Mistletoe Inn (2017 Romance) Alicia
Witt, David Alpay. An aspiring author
signs up for a romance writing retreat.
HALLMARK 10 pm
All Mine to Give (1957 Drama) Glynis
Johns, Cameron Mitchell. An 1850s
immigrant seeks homes for his orphaned
siblings. TCM 10 pm
DEC. 2
Elf (2003 Comedy) Will Ferrell, James
Caan. A man leaves Santa’s workshop to
search for his family. FREEFORM 7 pm
A Bramble House Christmas (2017
Romance) David Haydn-Jones, Autumn
Reeser. A man investigates why his late
father left a nurse $50,000. HM&M 7 pm
A Madea Christmas (2013 Comedy)
Tyler Perry, Kathy Najimy. Madea dishes
out her own brand of Christmas spirit.
BET 8 pm
Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas! (2011
Comedy) Bridgit Mendler, Leigh-Allyn
Baker. Members of a family get separated
during the holidays. DISNEY 8 pm
Christmas in Evergreen (2017 Romance)
Premiere. Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears.
A veterinarian wishes upon a snow globe
for romance. HALLMARK 8 pm
Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017
Romance) Premiere. Arielle Kebbel,
Markie Post. Something magical may
finally bring a couple together. LIFETIME
8 pm
Christmas in Angel Falls (2017 Drama)
Premiere. Rachel Boston, Paul Greene.
Guardian angel Gabby is sent to the town
of Angel Falls. HM&M 9 pm
Office Christmas Party (2016 Comedy)
Premiere. Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn.
Two co-workers throw an epic Christmas
party. SHOW 9 pm
The Best Man Holiday (2013 Comedy-
Drama) Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs.
Longtime friends reunite over the
Christmas holidays. FXX 9 pm
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole
Christmas (2000 Fantasy) Jim Carrey,
Jeffrey Tambor. A curmudgeon hates
the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.
FREEFORM 9:10 pm
The Sweetest Christmas (2017 Romance)
Lacey Chabert, Lea Coco. A chef makes
it to finals of a national baking contest.
HALLMARK 10 pm
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
(2006 Comedy) Tim Allen, Martin Short.
Jack Frost wants to freeze Santa out of the
North Pole. FREEFORM 10:50 pm
DEC. 3
DEC. 4
Engaging Father Christmas (2017
Romance) Wendie Malick, Niall Matter.
Ian plans what he thinks is the perfect
marriage proposal. HM&M 7 pm
The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Santa must get
married in order to keep his job. FX 8 pm
Christmas at Holly Lodge (2017 Drama)
Premiere. Alison Sweeney, Jordan
Bridges. Sophie tries to save her Holly
Lodge from a developer. HALLMARK
8 pm
My Christmas Prince (2017 Romance)
Premiere. Alexis Knapp, Callum
Alexander. Samantha has to make
a difficult choice during Christmas.
LIFETIME 8 pm
A Christmas Carol (1999 Fantasy) Patrick
Stewart, Richard E. Grant. Crotchety
Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a holiday
epiphany. GET TV 8 pm
The Santa Clause (1994 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Judge Reinhold. An adman takes
over for fallen Santa. FREEFORM
8:45 pm
The Magical Christmas Ornaments (2017
Drama) Premiere. Jessica Lowndes,
Brendan Penny. Marie finds her Christmas
spirit reawakened. HM&M 9 pm
The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Santa must get
married in order to keep his job. FX 10 pm
The Christmas Train (2017 Drama)
Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-
Paisley. A cynical journalist takes a cross-
country train. HALLMARK 10 pm
The Magical Christmas Ornaments
(2017 Drama) Jessica Lowndes, Brendan
Penny. Marie finds her Christmas spirit
reawakened. HM&M 7 pm
Miss Christmas (2017 Romance)
Brooke D’Orsay, Marc Blucas. A woman
searches for the perfect Christmas tree.
HALLMARK 8 pm
Christmas on Division Street (1991
Drama) Premiere. Fred Savage, Hume
Cronyn. A vagrant takes a teen on a
walking tour of Philadelphia. GET TV
8 pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
(1989 Comedy) Chevy Chase, Beverly
D’Angelo. A traditional Griswold yuletide
backfires in comic fashion. FREEFORM
8:50 pm
The Christmas Secret (2014 Drama)
Bethany Joy Lenz, John Reardon. A
struggling single mom searches for a lost
family heirloom. HM&M 9 pm
A Rose for Christmas (2016 Romance)
Rachel Boston, Marc Bendavid. A talented
artist takes on a float-building business.
HALLMARK 10 pm
DEC. 5
Christmas in Angel Falls (2017 Drama)
Rachel Boston, Paul Greene. Guardian
angel Gabby is sent to the town of Angel
Falls. HM&M 7 pm
Christmas Festival of Ice (2017
Romance) Taylor Cole, Damon Runyan.
Emma is determined to keep an ice-
sculpting contest going. HALLMARK
8 pm
It’s the Holiday Armadillo!
On this classic episode of “Friends,” when his son, Ben (Cole Mitchell
Sprouse), comes to stay with him for the holidays, Ross (David
Schwimmer) seizes the opportunity to teach the boy about his Jewish
heritage. But Ben’s little heart belongs to Santa, Rudolph and all
those great tunes. Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) feels the need to sow seeds of
discontent between Rachel and Joey (Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc)
before moving back in with Rachel in “The One With the Holiday
Armadillo.’’
Watch on TBS Dec. 22 11:30a; Dec. 23 5 p; Dec. 24 8:30a
Also streaming on Netflix
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