A Charlie Brown Christmas
The Peanuts gang will be back to celebrate the holiday season on PBS on December 19th, check your local listing for exact times. This is the only widespread broadcast of the special this year. The Peanuts catalog is now owned by Apple TV+ so to see it any other time, you’ll need to have an Apple TV+ subscription.
Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, and Christine Baranski and narrated by Anthony Hopkins, the 2000 live-action film adaptation of the classic will air on Thursday, December 2nd at 8:20 p.m. ET on NBC. The movie airs again on Tuesday, December 7th at 8:20 p.m. on Freeform.
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
The beloved 1964 classic about everyone’s favorite shiny-nosed reindeer airs on Saturday, December 4th at 7:45 p.m. ET on Freeform.
Home Alone
Is it really the holidays at this point if we don’t watch Kevin (Macaulay Culkin) get left behind when his family goes to Paris for the holidays? Home Alone airs Saturday, December 4th at 8:50 p.m. ET on Freeform and airs again on Sunday, December 5th at 6:40 p.m. ET with Home Alone 2 following at 9:10 p.m.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Spend the holiday season with the Griswolds. This holiday classic airs Wednesday, December 1st at 10 p.m. ET, Thursday, December 2nd at 8 p.m. ET, Saturday, December 4th at both 7 and 9:15 p.m., and Wednesday, December 8th at both 8 and 10:15 p.m. all on AMC.
It’s A Wonderful Life
Perhaps the most classic of the classic Christmas films, this beloved 1946 Frank Capra film starring James Stewart, Donna Reed, and Lionel Barrymore airs on Saturday, December 4th at 8 p.m. on NBC.
Die Hard
And for those of you who want to get in the holiday spirit, but just aren’t feeling Rudolph or any of the more traditional fare, don’t worry. We’ve got you covered as well. Die Hard is a Christmas movie and you can yippee ki-yay into the spirit of things on Tuesday, November 30th at 8 p.m. ET on Paramount.
What is your favorite Christmas movie or program? Let us know in the comment section!