Christmas TV Programming for the Week of December 7, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
8pm Santa Claus is Coming to Town on ABC – 1970 animation featuring the voices of Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney.
8pm Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special on FOX – Featuring Brad Paisley, Kristen Chenoweth, David Cook, Christina Applegate, and more.
8pm All I Want for Christmas on AMC – Two children try to reconcile their divorced parents.
8pm Unaccompanied Minors on ABC Family – Kids traveling without parents get stranded at an airport on Christmas Eve.
8pm Santa Maybe on Hallmark – A teen has to care for his nieces and nephew after a family tragedy.
8pm on The Man Who Saved Christmas on WGN America – Erector set inventor is asked by the government to urge people to cancel Christmas and buy war bonds instead.
8:30pm Good Eats: The Cookie Clause on Food Network – Alton Brown attempts to bake the perfect cookie to leave out for Santa Clause.
10pm Jack Frost on ABC Family – 1979 musical where Frost falls in love and longs to become human
10pm Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: A North Pole Christmas on Food Network – Guy Fieri visits North Pole, Alaska to sample Christmas favorites
10pm A Diva’s Christmas Carol on Hallmark – A twist on the Dickens’ classic featuring Ebony Scrooge.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
7pm Mickey’s Christmas Carol on ABC Family – 1983 animated version of the Dickens’ classic
7pm Scooby Doo Christmas on Cartoon Network – A ghost guards an emerald atop an evil neighbor’s Christmas tree
7pm Challenge: Holiday Cake-off on Food Network – Six teams compete
7pm Invasion of the Christmas Lights on TLC – Christmas light displays around the country
7:30pm Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too on ABC Family – Pooh accidentally messes up the delivery of wish lists to Santa
7:30pm Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer on Cartoon Network – Grandma’s shop must be saved from a greedy cousin
8pm Charlie Brown Christmas on ABC – from 1965, a beloved classic
8pm Year Without Santa Claus on ABC Family – 1974 animation about a bummed out Santa
8pm A Season for Miracles on Hallmark – Two chidren’s lives are transformed
8:30pm Disney Prep & Landing on ABC – An experienced elf is passed over for a promotion
8:30pm How the Grince Stole Christmas on Cartoon Network – Animated classic from 1966
8:30pm Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation on Disney XD – holiday special for the popular and hilarious cartoon
9pm Miser Brothers Christmas on ABC Family – Santa Claus is injured in a sabotage effort and the Miser Brothers are assigned to conduct his gift-delivery duties.
9pm 12 Men of Christmas on Lifetime – After losing her job, a PR executive escapes to Montana and ends up using her skills to raise funds for a local rescue fund
10pm Our First Christmas on Hallmark – A blended family faces conflicting Christmas traditions.
10pm Rudolph’s Shiny New Year on ABC Family – 1976 animated classic
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
7pm Challenge: Extreme Holiday Cakes on Food Network – Teams compete to create cakes that spin, smoke and explode
7pm Back at the Barnyard on Nickelodeon – Santa gets sick on Christmas Eve and the reindeer promise to fill in for him
7pm Rudolph’s Shiny New Year on ABC Family – plays again
8pm Shrek the Halls on ABC – Christmas special based on the popular animated film series
8pm The Nightmare Before Christmas on Disney – The leader of Halloweentown tries to kidnap Santa and takeover Christmastown
8pm Secret Life of…Christmas on Food Network – This history of Christmas with a food focus
8pm The Ultimate Gift on Hallmark – A spoiled heir must find meaning for his life before he can receive his inheritance
8pm Santa Claus is Coming to Town on ABC Family – plays again
9pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys on ABC Family – A mysterious Toy Taker steals Santa’s toys three days before Christmas. Rudolph must devise a plan to get them back.
9pm A Boyfriend for Christmas on Lifetime – Santa fixes up a social worker with an attorney
10pm Dinner: Impossible, Robert and Guy’s Holiday Havoc on Food Network – Guy Fieri surprises Robert Irvine and challenges him to make a holiday meal for the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Rosa, CA
10pm The Santa Clause on TNT – the first in the film series starring Tim Allen as a reluctant Santa Clause
10:30pm ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on ABC Family – A town’s newspaper denounces Santa
Thursday, December 10, 2009
7pm Bah, Humduck! A Looney Toons Christmas on Cartoon Network – Another animated version of the Dickens’ classic
7pm Santa Claus is Coming to Town on ABC Family – plays again
8pm Holiday in Handcuffs – A waitress kidnaps a customer to impress her parents at Christmas
8pm 2009 Hollywood Holiday Parade on My TV – Soap opera star Susan Lucci is the grand marshall. Taped Nov 29, 2009.
8pm Fallen Angel on Hallmark – An attorney realizes what’s important in life when he returns home to Maine for his father’s funeral
9pm Recipe for a Perfect Christmas on Lifetime – A woman visits her busy daughter in Manhattan but gets distracted by a young restaurateur
10pm Flintstones Christmas on ABC Family – Santa is injured on the Flintstones roof, so Fred and Barney finish Santa’s toy delivery
10pm Silver Bells on Hallmark – A widower finds love in NYC with a widow.
Friday, December 11, 2009
7pm Patchy the Pirate Presents the Spongebob Squarepants Christmas Special on Nickelodeon – Story of the Bikini Bottom’s first Christmas
7pm Year Without Santa Claus on ABC Family – plays again
7:30pm Penguins of Madagascar on Nickelodeon – Four Central Park Zoo penguins have commando skills.
8pm Yes, Virginia on CBS – A girl in 1897 writes to the newspaper to find out if Santa is real.
8pm Prancer on AMC – A girl finds an injured reindeer and thinks its part of Santa’s team
8pm Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle on Hallmark – A widower hires a nanny because he needs help with his twins.
8pm The Santa Clause 2 on ABC Family – Santa must find a wife before Christmas
8pm Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation on Disney – plays again, this time on Disney
8pm Guy’s Disney Holiday on Food Network – Guy Fieri visits Disneyland for a look at the park’s holiday eats
8pm Deck the Halls on FX – neighbors compete for the best holiday lighting display
9pm A Christmas Proposal on Lifetime – An attorney goes up against ex-boyfriend and fellow lawyer over a small ski town scheduled to be demolished
10pm A Renaissance Christmas on PBS – Renaissance and baroque pieces played by Chicago’s Music of the Baroque Chorus and Brass Ensemble
10pm Santa Claus: The Movie on AMC – Santa hires a sloppy elf to work at the North Pole
10pm Mr. St. Nick on Hallmark – Santa’s son, who lives in Florida, turns his back on the family business and then falls for a charity scam.
10pm Unaccompanied Minors on ABC Family – plays again
Saturday, December 12, 2009
7pm The Polar Express on Disney – A boy who doubts Santa is taken on an adventurous train ride to the North Pole
7pm Guy’s Disney Holiday on Food Network – plays again
8pm It’s a Wonderful Life on NBC – Small town banker wishes he hadn’t been born – and finds out what life would be like if he wasn’t.
8pm Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer on CBS – 1964 animated classic
8pm Paula’s Cookie Swap on Food Network – Paula Deen hosts a holiday cookie swap
8pm Sandra Lee Celebrates: Season of Surprise on HGTV – Sandra plans a party for a family who helped a couple whose triplets were born premature
8pm Holiday Affair on Lifetime – 1949 classic where two men vie for the affection of a widow.
8pm Christmas in Canaan on Hallmark – A widower tries to get his son and a classmate to get along.
8pm The Polar Express on ABC – A boy who doubts Santa is taken on an adventurous train ride to the North Pole
8pm The Santa Clause 3 on ABC Family – Jack Frost tricks Santa into giving up his role
8:50pm Eloise at Christmastime on Disney – Eloise tries to break up a Christmas Eve wedding of the Plaza’s daughter to a crook
9pm The Flight Before Christmas on CBS – A young reindeer aspires to be on Santa’s team. He trains with a Finnish family of aerialist squirrels.
9pm Holiday Switch on Lifetime – A struggling housewife is transported to an alternate reality where she learns what her life would have been like to marry her high school sweetheart instead.
10pm Unwrapped: Holiday Favorites on Food Network – Fruitcake, candy canes, glazed honey hams, and more
Sunday, December 13, 2009
7pm An Accidental Christmas on Lifetime – Children try to reunite their parents during Christmas
7pm Challenge: Extreme Holiday Cakes on Food Network – plays again
8pm Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe on ABC Family – Santa’s daughter is asked to takeover the family biz when Santa retires, but she likes running her own business in New York City
8pm White Christmas on AMC – the 1954 classic starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Vera-Ellen, and Rosemary Clooney
8pm Challenge: Edible Ornaments on Food Network – Teams compete to decorate an entire tree with edible ornaments. Surprise assistants announced just before contest begins.
8pm Sandra Lee Celebrates: Holiday Homecoming on HGTV – Sandra plans a party for a returning Peace Corps volunteer
8pm The Christmas Hope on Lifetime Movie Network – A couple ready to divorce each other take in a foster child just before Christmas.
8pm Christmas in Canaan on Hallmark – plays again
9pm Elf on TBS – A human raised by elves goes to New York to meet his dad.
9pm A Very Merry Daughter of the Bride on Lifetime – A woman tries to stop her mother’s quick romance, but soon finds herself involved in one of her own
9pm The Christmas Shoes on Lifetime Movie Network – A workaholic’s life converges with that of a boy whose mom is dying.
9pm How the Grinch Stole Christmas on Cartoon Network – plays again
10pm Christmas at the White House: An Oprah Primetime Special on ABC – Oprah Winfrey visits the White House to see holiday preparations at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
10pm Finding John Christmas on Hallmark – A woman searches for a man she believes to be her long-lost brother.
10:45pm Holiday Inn on AMC – 1942 musical starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire