With the start of the holiday season, there are certain things that we look forward to like parties, decorating, Black Friday and so on. One of the more common things that families look forward to are the iconic holiday television shows and movies. It’s a Wonderful Life, A Christmas Story, and A Charlie Brown Christmas are just some of the classics that families enjoy watching year after year. We have gathered the holiday listings from various channels and created a master holiday tv schedule for your family to enjoy. We will continue to update the list as information comes available.
What are some of your family’s favorite holiday shows and movies?
2016 Holiday TV Guide
| Date | Time | Title | Channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2016 | 7:00am | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 8:30am | A Dennis the Menace Christmas (2007, Robert Wagner) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 10:30am | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998, Eugene Levy) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 12:35pm | Home Alone 3 (1997) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 2:40pm | The Search for Santa Paws (2010) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 4:45pm | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012, Cheryl Ladd) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 6:50pm | Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 8:00pm | The Great Christmas Light Fight | (ABC) |
| 12/19/2016 | 8:00pm | America's Got Talent Christmas Special | (NBC) |
| 12/19/2016 | 8:00pm | The Christmas Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1973) | (getTV) |
| 12/19/2016 | 8:55pm | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) | (Freeform) |
| 12/19/2016 | 9:00pm | The Judy Garland Show (1963) | (getTV) |
| 12/19/2016 | 10:00pm | Cher (1975) | (getTV) |
| 12/19/2016 | 12:00am | Just Friends (2005, Ryan Reynolds) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 7:00am | The Search for Santa Paws (2010) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 9:10am | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups (2012, Cheryl Ladd) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 11:15am | Home Alone 3 (1997) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 1:25pm | The Holiday (2006, Jack Black) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 4:30pm | Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 5:35pm | The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 6:40pm | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 8:00pm | Terry Crews Saves Christmas | (CW) |
| 12/20/2016 | 8:00pm | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | (getTV) |
| 12/20/2016 | 8:30pm | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | (getTV) |
| 12/20/2016 | 8:50pm | The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) | (Freeform) |
| 12/20/2016 | 9:00pm | The Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown | (CW) |
| 12/20/2016 | 9:00pm | The Jeff Foxworthy Show | (getTV) |
| 12/20/2016 | 9:30pm | The Bill Engvall Show | (getTV) |
| 12/20/2016 | 10:00pm | The Johnny Cash Christmas Show (1977) | (getTV) |
| 12/20/2016 | 12:00am | Holidaze (2013, Jennie Garth, Cameron Mathison) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 5:00am | Our Miss Brooks | (MeTV) |
| 12/21/2016 | 7:00am | Snow Buddies (2008, Jim Belushi) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 9:00am | Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 1:10pm | Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 2:10pm | The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 3:15pm | The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 5:20pm | Disney's Prep & Landing (2009) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 5:50pm | Disney's Prep & Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice (2011) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 6:20pm | Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 6:50pm | The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 8:00pm | Terry Crews Saves Christmas | (CW) |
| 12/21/2016 | 8:10pm | Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977, Robert Young) | (getTV) |
| 12/21/2016 | 8:55pm | Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) | (Freeform) |
| 12/21/2016 | 10:00pm | Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas (1971) | (getTV) |
| 12/21/2016 | 11:00pm | The Lemon Drop Kid (1951, Bob Hope) | (getTV) |
| 12/21/2016 | 12:00am | The Mistle-Tones (2012, Tori Spelling) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 5:00am | Our Miss Brooks | (MeTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 8:00am | The Beverly Hillbillies | (MeTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 8:30am | The Beverly Hillbillies | (MeTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 10:00am | Matlock | (MeTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 11:30am | The Little Drummer Boy (1968, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 12:00pm | The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 2:05pm | Jack Frost (1998, Michael Keaton) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 4:10pm | Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 4:40pm | Toy Story That Time Forgot (2014, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 5:10pm | Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 6:45pm | Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 8:00pm | Terry Crews Saves Christmas | (CW) |
| 12/22/2016 | 8:00pm | The Mac Davis Special: The Music of Christmas (1983) | (getTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 8:00pm | Holiday Affair (1949, Robert Mitchum) | (TCM) |
| 12/22/2016 | 8:55pm | Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 9:00pm | The Christmas Gift (1986, John Denver) | (getTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 9:45pm | Remember the Night (1940) | (TCM) |
| 12/22/2016 | 11:00pm | Ms. Scrooge (1997, Cicely Tyson) | (getTV) |
| 12/22/2016 | 11:30pm | A Christmas Carol (1951, Alastair Sim) | (TCM) |
| 12/22/2016 | 12:00am | Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) | (Freeform) |
| 12/22/2016 | 1:15am | Babes in Toyland (1934) | (TCM) |
| 12/22/2016 | 2:45am | Little Women (1949) | (TCM) |
| 12/23/2016 | 5:00am | Our Miss Brooks | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 5:00am | A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas! (2011) | (TCM) |
| 12/23/2016 | 7:00am | Frosty's Winter Wonderland (1976, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 7:30am | Jack Frost (1998, Michael Keaton) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 7:30am | Petticoat Junction | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:00am | The Beverly Hillbillies | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:30am | The Beverly Hillbillies | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 10:00am | Matlock | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 11:00am | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish (1998, Eugene Levy) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 11:00am | Diagnosis Murder | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 1:00pm | Jingle All the Way (1996, Arnold Schwarzenegger) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 3:00pm | Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 4:35pm | Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 5:40pm | The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 6:45pm | Disney's A Christmas Carol (2009, Jim Carrey) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 7:00pm | MASH | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 7:30pm | MASH | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:00pm | A Home for the Holidays | (CBS) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:00pm | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 cartoon) | (NBC) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:00pm | Terry Crews Saves Christmas | (CW) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:00pm | A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) | (getTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 8:50pm | The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 9:00pm | Terry Crews Saves Christmas | (CW) |
| 12/23/2016 | 9:00pm | Happy Days | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 10:15pm | A Christmas Carol (1999, Patrick Stewart) | (getTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 11:00pm | The Carol Burnett Show | (MeTV) |
| 12/23/2016 | 12:00am | Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012) | (Freeform) |
| 12/23/2016 | 12:30am | The Twilight Zone | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 6:45am | Tenth Avenue Angel (1948) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 7:00am | Jack Frost (1979, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 8:00am | Meet John Doe (1941, Gary Cooper) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 8:05am | Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 9:30am | Have Gun, Will Travel | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 9:40am | Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 10:00am | Daniel Boone | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 10:15am | Scrooge (1970) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 11:00am | Wagon Train | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 11:15am | Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 12:00pm | The Big Valley | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 12:15pm | It Happened on 5th Avenue (1947) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 12:20pm | The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 1:00pm | Gunsmoke | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 1:25pm | Arthur Christmas (2011) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 2:00pm | Bonanza | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 2:15pm | Holiday Affair (1949, Robert Mitchum) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 3:30pm | The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 4:00pm | The Shop Around the Corner (1944, James Stewart) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 5:35pm | The Santa Clause (1994, Tim Allen) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 6:00pm | The Wild Wild West | (MeTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 6:00pm | Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 7:00pm | Miracle in the Wilderness (1991, Kris Kristofferson, Kim Cattrall) | (getTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 7:40pm | Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 8:00pm | It's a Wonderful Life (1946, Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed) | (NBC) |
| 12/24/2016 | 8:00pm | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/24/2016 | 8:00pm | Christmas in Connecticut (1945, Barbara Stanwyck) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 9:00pm | The Christmas Stallion (1992) | (getTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 9:45pm | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 10:00pm | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/24/2016 | 10:00pm | The Dolly Sisters (1945) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 11:00pm | The Three Kings (1987, Lou Diamond Phillips) | (getTV) |
| 12/24/2016 | 11:55pm | Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) | (Freeform) |
| 12/24/2016 | 12:00am | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/24/2016 | 12:00am | In the Good Old Summertime (1949) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 2:00am | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/24/2016 | 2:00am | The Man Who Came to Dinner (1941) | (TCM) |
| 12/24/2016 | 4:00am | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/24/2016 | 4:00am | Bell Book and Candle (1958) | (TCM) |
| 12/25/2016 | 5:00am | The Doris Day Show | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 5:30am | The Doris Day Show | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 6:00am | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 6:00am | Going My Way (1944, Bing Crosby) | (TCM) |
| 12/25/2016 | 7:00am | The Search for Santa Paws (2010) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 8:00am | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 8:30am | Boys Town (1938) | (TCM) |
| 12/25/2016 | 9:00am | The Disney Parks' Magical Christmas Celebration | (ABC) |
| 12/25/2016 | 9:10am | Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws (2009) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 10:00am | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 11:00am | Saved By the Bell | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 11:20am | Arthur Christmas (2011) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 11:30am | Saved By the Bell | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 12:00pm | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 1:25pm | The Polar Express (2004, Tom Hanks) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 2:00pm | The Beverly Hillbillies | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 2:00pm | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 2:30pm | Gilligan's Island | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 3:00pm | Happy Days | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 3:30pm | Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (1970, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 3:30pm | Laverne & Shirley | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 4:00pm | Family | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 4:00pm | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 4:35pm | The Year Without a Santa Claus (1974, Rankin/Bass) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 5:40pm | Elf (2003, Will Ferrell) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 6:00pm | A Christmas Story (1983, Peter Billingsley) | (TBS) |
| 12/25/2016 | 7:00pm | Andy Griffith | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 7:45pm | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989, Chevy Chase) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 8:00pm | A Town Without Christmas (2001, Patricia Heaton, Peter Falk) | (getTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 9:00pm | When Calls the Heart (2016, Lori Loughlin) | (Hallmark) |
| 12/25/2016 | 9:30pm | MASH | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 9:55pm | Scrooged (1988, Bill Murray) | (Freeform) |
| 12/25/2016 | 10:00pm | I'll Be Home for Christmas (1988, Courtney Cox) | (getTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 11:30pm | Bob Newhart | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 12:00am | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | (MeTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 12:15am | Christmas in Connecticut (1992, Dyan Cannon) | (getTV) |
| 12/25/2016 | 3:30am | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | (MeTV) |
| 12/26/2016 | 8:00pm | Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (1986) | (ABC) |
| 12/26/2016 | 8:00pm | iHeart Radio Jingle Ball 2016 | (CW) |
| 12/26/2016 | 9:00pm | Rudolph's Shiny New Year (1976, Rankin/Bass) | (ABC) |
