2009 Christmas Specials TV Line-up

I absolutely LOVE Christmas TV specials!!! I think some of you might as well, so here is my 2009 Christmas TV Special Guide. If your favorite Holiday Special is not listed here you can go to TVGuide.com and type 'Christmas' in the search box and it will show you all the Christmas TV specials for your area.

Casper's Haunted Christmas (CARTOON NETWORK)
The amiable specter's friendly nature is put on the line when he's ordered to scare one person before Christmas day---or be exiled.
Thu, Dec 10, 5:00 PM
Sat, Dec 12, 4:00 PM
Sun, Dec 13, 11:00 AM
Thu, Dec 17, 5:00 PM
Fri, Dec 18, 9:00 AM

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (ABC Family)
Fred Astaire and Mickey Rooney are among those who lend their voices to this holiday tale, which explains the legend of Santa Claus and how he began delivering toys to children on Christmas Eve. As a young man, he tries to deliver toys to the kids of Sombertown, but is met with opposition by the bitter Burgermeister Meisterburger, a mayor who hates toys and deems them "illegal, immoral, unlawful."
Thu, Dec 10 7:00 PM
Sat, Dec 12 5:00 PM

Flintstones Christmas (ABC Family)
One prehistoric Christmas Eve, Santa is injured on the Flintstones' roof and Fred and Barney help him complete his rounds.
Thu, Dec 10, 10:00 PM

Bah, Humduck: A Looney Tunes Christmas (CARTOON NETWORK)
Ivan Reitman directs this animated variation on the Dickens classic, with Daffy Duck as the Scrooge-like owner of a department-store chain who learns a lesson about the meaning of Christmas from Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig's daughter and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future (played by Granny, Tweety, Yosemite Sam and Taz).
Thu, Dec 10 7:00 PM
Sat, Dec 12 2:00 PM
Sun, Dec 20 2:00 PM
Mon, Dec 21 5:00 PMB
Thu, Dec 24 9:00 AM

Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure (NIK)
Despite warnings, Swiper misbehaves and lands on Santa's naughty list. Thanks to pleas from Dora, Swiper gets a chance to redeem himself: He must learn the true meaning of Christmas by finding four missing ornaments, located in the past and the future.
Thu, Dec 10 1:00 PM
Fri, Dec 11 9:00 AM
Fri, Dec 11 1:00 PM
Sat, Dec 12 7:00 AM
Sun, Dec 13 7:00 AM

Yes, Virginia (CBS)
An 8-year-old girl (voice of Beatrice Miller) in 1897 New York tries to discover if Santa Claus actually exists and writes a letter to a newspaper editor (Alfred Molina) as a last resort to find the answer. Neil Patrick Harris and Jennifer Love Hewitt also lend their voices.
Fri, Dec 11 8:00 PM

Year Without a Santa Claus (ABC Family)
Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney and Dick Shawn lend their voices to this animated fantasy about a saddened Santa. The score includes such holiday favorites as "Blue Christmas," along with six tunes composed by Maury Laws and Jules Bass.
Fri, Dec 11 7:00 PM
Sat, Dec 12 3:00 PM

Little Drummer Boy (ABC Family)
Greer Garson narrates this tale about a boy who accompanies the Magi to Bethlehem and offers his musical gift to the newborn Jesus. Voices include Jose Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray and Teddy Eccles.
Sat, Dec 12 7:00 AM
Thu, Dec 24 8:00 AM

Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July (ABC Family)
Santa, Rudolph and Frosty are pitted against the sinister Winterbolt, who hopes to subdue Frosty, extinguish Rudolph's glowing nose and leave Santa lost in the fog forever. Voices... Santa: Mickey Rooney. Winterbolt: Paul Frees. Frosty: Jackie Vernon. Rudolph: Billie Richards. Lillie: Ethel Merman.
Sat, Dec 12 12:00 PM

Nestor the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey (ABC Family)
Animated tale about a donkey whose ears only bring him ridicule and unhappiness---until he helps Mary and Joseph arrive safely in Bethlehem. Voices by Roger Miller, Brenda Vaccaro and Paul Fries.
Sat, Dec 12 9:00 AM
Thu, Dec 17 6:30 PM
Thu, Dec 24 8:30 AM

Jack Frost (ABC Family)
The winter sprite falls in love and yearns to become human in this musical tale featuring the voices of Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse, Larry Storch and Dave Garroway. Songs by Maury Laws and Jules Bass.
Sat, Dec 12 10:00 AM
Thu, Dec 17 7:00 PM

Story of the First Christmas Snow
Angela Lansbury and Cyril Ritchard lend their voices to a tale about a blind shepherd boy who longs for his first snowfall. Music by Irving Berlin, Jules Bass and Maury Laws includes "White Christmas," "The First White Christmas," "Snow Is Magic" and "Save a Little Christmas."
Sat, Dec 12 9:30 AM

Frosty's Winter Wonderland (ABC Family)
Frosty the Snowman gets married in a winter wonderland. Voices...Andy Griffith, Shelley Winters, Jackie Vernon, Dennis Day. Songs include "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland."
Sat, Dec 12 11:00 AM
Wed, Dec 16 10:30 PM

Olive, the Other Reindeer
A dog sets out for the North Pole believing she's the reindeer Santa needs to sub for an injured Blitzen. Olive: Drew Barrymore. Martini: Joe Pantoliano. Postman: Dan Castellaneta. Santa: Edward Asner. Fido: Peter MacNicol. Tim: Jay Mohr.
Sat, Dec 12 1:00 PM
Tue, Dec 15 8:00 PM
Sun, Dec 20 4:30 PM

Rudolph's Shiny New Year
Red Skelton narrates, while Frank Gorshin and Morey Amsterdam lend their voices to this tale about the reindeer on a mission for Santa. Johnny Marks' score includes the classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
Sat, Dec 12 2:00 PM

Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (CARTOON Network)
Santa takes out his new advanced-model sleigh, which North Wind secretly sabotaged, and gets caught in the feuding Miser Brothers' cross fire. Because Santa is injured, the Miser Brothers are sentenced to fill in for him, ruining North Wind's plan.
Sat, Dec 12 4:00 PM

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (CARTOON Network)
Elmo Shropshire narrates this animated interpretation of the offbeat Yule tune, as Jake Spankenheimer (Alex Doduk) tries to find his grandma and save her Christmas shop. It's in danger of being sold by his greedy cousin, Mel (Michele Lee). Grandma: Sue Blu. Santa Claus: Jim Staahl.
Sat, Dec 12 6:00 PM
Mon, Dec 14 7:30 PM
Thu, Dec 17 7:00 PM
Sun, Dec 20 6:00 PM
Mon, Dec 21 6:00 PM

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (CBS)
Burl Ives narrates this animated musical, first telecast in 1964. The Johnny Marks score includes the title tune, "Holly Jolly Christmas" and "We're a Couple of Misfits." Voices include...Rudolph: Billie Richards. Yukon Cornelius: Larry Mann.
Sat, Dec 12 8:00 PM

It's A Wonderful Life (NBC)
Frank Capra's wondrous classic stars Oscar nominee James Stewart as a small-town banker who learns what life would have been like if he'd never been born. Donna Reed costars as his wife and Henry Travers is a treat as Clarence Oddbody, Angel Second Class.
Sat, Dec 12 8:00 PM

The Flight Before Christmas (CBS)
A young reindeer who's never met his father and suffers from vertigo wants to follow in his hoofprints and become a part of Santa's high-flying team, so he takes lessons from a member of a Finnish family of aerialist squirrels. Features the voice talent of Norm Macdonald and Emma Roberts.
Sat, Dec 12 9:01 PM

The Little Drummer Boy (ABC Family)
Greer Garson narrates this tale about a boy who accompanies the Magi to Bethlehem and offers his musical gift to the newborn Jesus. Voices include Jose Ferrer, Paul Frees, June Foray and Teddy Eccles.
Sat, Dec 12 7:00 AM
Thu, Dec 24 8:00 AM

Garfield Christmas Special (ABC Family)
The surly fat cat spends time down on the family farm with Jon's parents and brother. But Jon's grandma is the cat's meow: She smuggles dinner to him under the table, plays a mean piano and just loves to have a kitty on her lap. That not only puts Garfield in a festive mood, it inspires him to do something nice. Lou Rawls sings "Greedy, Greedy."
Sun, Dec 13 7:00 AM

How the Toys Saved Christmas (CARTOON Network)
Mr. Grimm (voice of Tony Randall), a modern-day Scrooge and assistant to one of Santa's helpers (Mary Tyler Moore), schemes to sell the toys from the North Pole's workshop to the highest bidder, but the playthings have other ideas.
Sun, Dec 13 9:00 AM
Mon, Dec 21 9:00 AM

Scooby-Doo Christmas (CARTOON Network)
The gang finds a diagram showing the location of a emerald atop a wicked neighbor's Christmas tree, but it's protected by a ghostly figure.
Mon, Dec 14 7:00 PM

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys (ABC Family)
A merry animated musical about the mysterious Toy Taker (voice of Rick Moranis), who steals all of Santa's goodies three days before Christmas. Rudolph must come up with a plan to get them back before kids wake up to a toyless holiday.
Tues, Dec 15 7:00 PM

Charlie Brown Christmas (ABC)
In the Emmy and Peabody-winning animated cartoon from 1965, the gang mounts a holiday pageant as Charlie Brown bemoans Yuletide commercialism. Also: a new set of animated "Peanuts" vignettes, based on previously published strips.
Tue, Dec 15 8:00 PM

Mickey's Christmas Carol (ABC Family)
A 1983 animated version of the Dickens classic, with Mickey Mouse as Bob Cratchit and Scrooge McDuck as the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge. Nominated for an Oscar.
Wed. Dec 16 7:00 PM

Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (ABC Family)
The ingenuous bear fouls up the delivery of his friends' lists to Santa, so he masquerades as Mr. Claus to make their dreams come true. First telecast in 1991.
Wed, Dec 16 7:30 PM

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (CARTOON Network)
The Dr. Seuss tale about the Whos, creatures who like nothing better than Christmas, and the evil Grinch, with a heart two sizes too small---and a plan to steal the holiday. Boris Karloff narrates this 1966 classic.
Wed, Dec 16 8:00 PM
Thu, Dec 17 9:00 PM
Sun, Dec 20 9:00 PM
Mon, Dec 21 9:00 PM
Tue, Dec 22 8:30 PM

Frosty the Snowman (CBS)
Jimmy Durante narrates the story about the warmhearted man of snow, who risks a meltdown from rising temperatures unless he can get to the North Pole.
Fri, Dec 18 8:00 PM

Frosty Returns (CBS)
The happy snowman (voice of John Goodman) is threatened by a coldhearted inventor with a snow-removal spray in this animated adventure. Jonathan Winters narrates.
Fri, Dec 18 8:30 PM

Leprechan's Christmas Gold (ABC Family)
Narrator Art Carney lends an Irish brogue to a tale of leprechaun gold and a wicked banshee. Faye: Peggy Cass. Dinty: Ken Jennings. Music: "Christmas in Killarney" and "Golden Gold of Ireland."
Thur, Dec 24 9:00 AM

Pinnocchio's Christmas (ABC Family)
A musical animated tale that finds the marionette conned out of money for his father's Christmas gift.
Thur, Dec 24 12:00 PM

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (ABC Family)
A tuneful cartoon loosely adapted from Clement Moore's ballad. The story is set in a town whose newspaper has denounced Santa Claus as a charlatan.
Thur, Dec 24 1:00 PM
Thur, Dec 24 6:30 PM

Yogi's First Christmas (WGNAME)
Jellystone Lodge will be destroyed unless Yogi can ensure its owners' delight in the annual Christmas Carnival, despite the work of two young scrooges.
Thur, Dec 24 2:00 PM

A Christmas Story (TBS)
A 9-year-old (Peter Billingsley) craves a BB gun for Christmas, but everyone around him is strongly opposed to the idea in Jean Shepherd's nostalgic charmer.
Thur, Dec 24 10:00 PM