Finding Santa (2017 Romance) A woman
rushes to find a St. Nick replacement for a
parade. HALLMARK 8 pm
Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus
(1991 Docudrama) Richard Thomas,
Edward Asner. Holiday woe prompts a
girl’s 1897 query to the New York Sun.
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
A Joyous Christmas (2017 Romance)
Natalie Knepp, Michael Rady. A
motivational speaker learns the true
meaning of Christmas. HM&M 9 pm
Office Christmas Party (2016 Comedy)
Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn. Two co-
workers throw an epic Christmas party.
SHO2 9 pm
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988 Comedy)
Jim Varney, Douglas Seale. Santa turns to
a wacky cabbie in his search for a successor.
AMC 10 pm
Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017
Romance) Robert Pine, Josh Kelly. Two
cynics spend the holidays at a Christmas-
themed ranch. HALLMARK 10 pm
A Town Without Christmas (2001
Drama) Patricia Heaton, Rick Roberts. A
child’s letter to Santa unites a reporter and
a novelist. GET TV 10 pm
DEC. 20
The Perfect Christmas Present (2017
Romance) Sam Page, Tara Holt. A man
helps clients find gifts for their loved ones.
HM&M 7 pm
The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Santa must get
married in order to keep his job. STARZ
7:13 pm
Scrooged (1988 Comedy) Bill Murray,
Karen Allen. TV-network bigshot meets
Christmas ghosts. AMC 8 pm
The Night Before (2015 Comedy) Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen. Three lifelong
friends party in New York on Christmas
Eve. FX 8 pm
Christmas in Evergreen (2017 Romance)
Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears. A
veterinarian wishes upon a snow globe for
romance. HALLMARK 8 pm
The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Santa must get
married in order to keep his job. FXX
8 pm
Elf (2003 Comedy) Will Ferrell, James
Caan. A man leaves Santa’s workshop to
search for his family. FREEFORM
8:50 pm
Scrooged (1988 Comedy) Bill Murray,
Karen Allen. TV-network bigshot meets
Christmas ghosts. AMC 10 pm
The Night Before (2015 Comedy) Joseph
Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen. Three lifelong
friends party in New York on Christmas
Eve. FX 10 pm
The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Santa must get
married in order to keep his job. FXX
10 pm
DEC. 21
Christmas in the Air (2017 Romance)
Catherine Bell, Eric Close. A professional
organizer falls for one of her clients.
HM&M 7 pm
Miracle on 34th Street (1947 Fantasy)
Maureen O’Hara, John Payne. An
adwoman’s boyfriend defends Macy’s Santa
in court. AMC 8 pm
Romance at Reindeer Lodge (2017
Romance) Robert Pine, Josh Kelly. Two
cynics spend the holidays at a Christmas-
themed ranch. HALLMARK 8 pm
The Polar Express (2004 Fantasy) Voices
of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter. Animated. A
conductor guides a boy to the North Pole.
FREEFORM 8:50 pm
A Christmas to Remember (2016 Drama)
Mira Sorvino, Cameron Mathison. A TV
personality gets amnesia after a car crash.
HM&M 9 pm
Christmas Next Door (2017 Romance)
A bachelor is left in charge of his niece and
nephew. HALLMARK 10 pm
White Christmas (1954 Musical
Comedy) Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye. Four
entertainers try to save an innkeeper from
ruin. AMC 10:15 pm
Ebenezer Scrooge experiences a holiday
epiphany. GET TV 8 pm
Almost Christmas (2016 Comedy-
Drama) Danny Glover, Gabrielle Union. A
widower and his bickering family gather for
the holidays. HBO2 8:30 pm
Christmas Homecoming (2017 Drama)
Julie Benz, Michael Shanks. A widow and
a soldier team up to save a town’s museum.
HM&M 9 pm
Office Christmas Party (2016 Comedy)
Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn. Two co-
workers throw an epic Christmas party.
SHOW 9 pm
DEC. 22
The Magical Christmas Ornaments
(2017 Drama) Jessica Lowndes, Brendan
Penny. Marie finds her Christmas spirit
reawakened. HM&M 7 pm
Love the Coopers (2015 Comedy-Drama)
Alan Arkin, John Goodman. Family
members gather for a Christmas Eve
celebration. SHOW 7 pm
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987
Comedy) Steve Martin, John Candy. A
stranded ad exec and a salesman make
unlikely co-travelers. ENCORE 7:25 pm
The Santa Clause (1994 Comedy) Tim
Allen, Judge Reinhold. An adman takes
over for fallen Santa. FREEFORM
7:30 pm
The Christmas Train (2017 Drama)
Dermot Mulroney, Kimberly Williams-
Paisley. A cynical journalist takes a cross-
country train. HALLMARK 8 pm
Christmas in Connecticut (1945
Comedy) Barbara Stanwyck, Dennis
Morgan. A newspaper columnist is made to
play host to a war hero. TCM 8 pm
A Christmas Carol (1999 Fantasy) Patrick
Stewart, Richard E. Grant. Crotchety
The Santa Clause
‘It’s a Wonderful’ … heat
wave?
The 1946 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” was originally shot in the summer
during a tremendous heat wave. If you pay close attention, George Bailey
(played by James Stewart) can be seen sweating. However, thanks to
Hollywood magic, everything looks cold and snowy. This movie also
introduced a new kind of artificial snow that was used for the very first time
using a fire-fighting chemical Foamite, mixed with sugar and water to make
6,000 gallons of winter wonderland.
Watch on USA Network Dec. 9 8p; Dec. 10 1a; Dec. 15 8p; Dec. 16 10a;
NBC Dec. 24 8p
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