Christmas Holiday Movies on TV: December 5 - 11, 2010

6:00AM

A Very Cool Christmas (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A fashionable teen advises Santa Claus on how to be hip and in the process gets into the true spirit of Christmas. Brooke Nevin, George Hamilton, Donna Mills, Adrienne Carter.

8:00AM

The Night They Saved Christmas (1984 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
An elf warns an Arctic oil station that Christmas Eve drilling could destroy Santa's toy factory. Jaclyn Smith, Art Carney, Paul Le Mat.

Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus (Christmas Holiday TV Movie)
LMN
Santa's bachelor son finds romance with an overworked single mom. Steve Guttenberg, Crystal Bernard, Dominic Scott Kay.

11:00AM

Holiday Wishes (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
A rich, spoiled child & an orphan girl magically switch bodies. Britt McKillip, Katie Keating Amber Benson.

12:00PM

Eloise at Christmastime (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A 6-year-old girl tries to unite a young woman with a former boyfriend before she marries another guy. Julie Andrews, Sofia Vassilieva, Jeffrey Tambor.

Secret Santa (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A young journalist learns the true meaning of Christmas while trying to uncover the identity of a missing philanthropist. Jennie Garth, Steve Eckholdt, Charlie Robinson.

12:30PM

Holiday Affair (1949 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TCM
A war widow has a 6-year-old son & 2 men who want to marry her for Christmas. Robert Mitchum, Janet Leigh, Wendell Corey.

1:00PM

Under the Mistletoe (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
An 8-year-old boy helps his young widowed mom find romance at Christmastime. Jaime Ray Newman, Michael Shanks, Ingrid Torrance.

2:00PM

*The Town Christmas Forgot (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A couple and their kids are stranded in a small town during Christmas after their SUV breaks down on a back road short cut. The town's residents are struggling to get by but still manage to enthusiastically celebrate Christmas. The disconnected, technology-dependent family soon begin to learn from their example. Lauren Holly, Rick Roberts.

Eve's Christmas (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A lonely woman gets a second chance to rethink a fateful decision after she makes a wish on a Christmas Eve star. Elisa Donovan, Cheryl Ladd, Sebastian Spence.

3:00PM

Christmas Child (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
A mysterious photo leads a journalist to a small Texas town at Christmastime. William R. Moses, Megan Follows, Muse Watson.

4:00PM

A Season for Miracles (1999 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A tender Yuletide tale of two desperate children whose lives are transformed in a town where wonderful things occur. Carla Gugino, David Conrad, Patty Duke, Kathy Baker, Lynn Redgrave.

12 Men of Christmas (2009 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A public relations executive uses her media savvy to stir excitement in a small Montana town by creating a sexy Christmas calendar. Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Hopkins, Anna Chlumsky.

6:00PM

Moonlight & Mistletoe (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A man and his estranged daughter fight to save their amusement park called Santaville, a year-round family business, after a mysterious investor puts the Yuletide attraction in jeopardy. Tom Arnold, Candace Cameron Burr, Barbara Niven.

A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman's long ago holiday wish for true love. Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon, Charles Durning.

Elf (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
USA
Adopted as a baby by one of Santa's elves, a man leaves Santa's workshop in search of his family. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart

8:00PM

*Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Much to her chagrin, a jaded journalist receives an assignment to write a story about a Christmas-themed town. Once there she sets her sights on discrediting the town's resident Santa, but his enthusiasm and kind spirit soon soften her outlook. Christine Taylor, W. Morgan Sheppard, Christopher Wiehl.

*On Strike for Christmas (2010 Christmas Holiday TV Movie)
LMN
A group of mothers for on strike in the days leading up to Christmas because their families will not participate in holiday preparations. Daphne Zuniga, David Sutcliffe, Julia Duffy. Based on a book by Sheila Roberts.

10:00PM

Undercover Christmas (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
Assigned to protect a waitress, an FBI agent brings her to his parent' home for the holidays. Jamie Gertz, Shawn Christian, Winston Rekert.

Monday, December 6, 2010

2:00PM

The Ultimate Christmas Present (2000 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY
Christmas is in jeopardy when two girls' create a snowstorm in LA using Santa's weather-making machine. Hallee Hirsh, Brenda Song, Peter Scolari.

4:00PM

A Christmas Carol: The Musical (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Three Christmas ghosts try to inject some holiday spirit into Ebenezer Scrooge ( Kelsey Grammer).Marley: Jason Alexander; Emily: Jennifer Love Hewitt; Ghost of Christmas Past: Jane Krakowski; Ghost of Chrisstmas Future: Geraldine Chaplin.

5:00PM

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY
The leader of Halloweentown plots to kidnap Santa Claus and take over Christmastown. Voices of Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens, Ed Ivory.

6:00PM

Jack Frost (1998 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A man who died on Christmas Eve returns to his wife & family the next year in the form of a snowman. Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy.

6:00PM

Call Me Claus (2001 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Santa Claus is forced to retire and asks a TV producer to take his place. Whoopi Goldberg, Nigel Hawthorne, Brian Stokes Mitchell.

7:00PM

Elf (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
USA
Adopted as a baby by one of Santa's elves, a man leaves Santa's workshop in search of his family. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart.

9:00PM

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY XD
The leader of Halloweentown plots to kidnap Santa Claus and take over Christmastown. Voices of Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens, Ed Ivory.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

3:35PM

A Christmas Tale (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
SUNDANCE
Tensions arise when a family comes together for the holidays and learns that its matriarch is ill. Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Jean-Paul Roussillon.

6:00PM

Our First Christmas (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Complications are a-plenty when 2 widowed people and their children spend their first Christmas together. John Ratzenberger, Julie Warner, Dixie Carter.

8:00PM

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY
The leader of Halloweentown plots to kidnap Santa Claus and take over Christmastown. Voices of Chris Sarandon, Danny Elfman, Catherine O'Hara, Paul Reubens, Ed Ivory.

10:00PM

Off Season (2001 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A rumor is spread by a young orphan that an elderly man is the real Santa Claus. Sherilyn Fenn, Hume Cronyn, Bruce Davison.

A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A vain songstress receives visits for three spirits. Vanessa L. Williams, Kathy Griffin, Rozonda Thomas.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

8:00AM

Santa Jr. (2002 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A lawyer tries to help Santa's son after he is accused of stealing Christmas presents. Lauren Holly, Judd Nelson, Nick Stabile.

6:00PM

A Christmas Proposal (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
An attorney battles her ex-boyfriend and fellow lawyer over the fate of a small ski town slated to be demolished. Nicole Eggert, David O'Donnell, Tom Arnold.

8:00PM

The Polar Express (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY
Animated. A train conductor guides a boy who doubts the existence of Santa Claus to the North Pole. Voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, & Nona Gaye.

*The Santa Suit (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A selfish toy-company CEO is transformed into a Santa look-alike to help him gain a fresh perspective on Christmas and the life he leads. Kevin Sorbo, Jodie Dowdall, Brianna Daguanno.

12 Men of Christmas (2009 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A public relations executive uses her media savvy to stir excitement in a small Montana town by creating a sexy Christmas calendar. Kristin Chenoweth, Josh Hopkins, Anna Chlumsky.

8:30PM

Miracle on 34th Street (1994 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a department store Santa Claus is for real. Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Attenborough, Dylan McDermott.

10:00PM

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008 Holiday Christmas Movie)
HALLMARK
A snowbound stranger brightens the holidays for a retired police officers & his niece. Henry Winkler, Brooke Burns, Warren Christie.

Thursday, December 9, 2010

8:00AM

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2008 Holiday Christmas Movie)
HALLMARK
A snowbound stranger brightens the holidays for a retired police officers & his niece. Henry Winkler, Brooke Burns, Warren Christie.

4:00PM

A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986 Christmas Holiday Movie)
CMT
A country singer and a mountain man rescue 7 runaway orphans from a sheriff. Dolly Parton, Lee Majors, Anita Morris.

6:00PM

*The Night Before the Night Before Christmas (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A calendar snafu causes Santa to leave the North Pole a day early and crash his sleigh into the home of a disconnected family led by work-obsessed parents. Santa has amnesia following the accident and loses his magic gift bag, threatening to ruin Christmas unless the family can pull together to help save the day. R.D Reid, Jennifer Beals, Rick Roberts.

8:00PM

Scrooged (1988 Christmas Holiday Movie)
AMC
A ruthless TV network chief meets the ghost of Christmas past, present and yet to come. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe.

*The Santa Incident (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
After St. Nick's sleigh is shot down by Homeland Security, a nurse takes in Santa Claus while he recovers from the fall and deals with the prying eyes of the FBI. Despite the setback, Santa still needs to make toys, so he sets up a secret workshop where he transforms odd materials into perfect gifts. Ione Skye, James Cosmo.

*On Strike for Christmas (2010 Christmas Holiday TV Movie)
LMN
A group of mothers for on strike in the days leading up to Christmas because their families will not participate in holiday preparations. Daphne Zuniga, David Sutcliffe, Julia Duffy. Based on a book by Sheila Roberts.

10:00PM

Miser Brothers' Christmas (2008 Christmas Holiday TV Movie)
ABC FAMILY
Santa takes out his new advanced-model sleigh, which North Wind secretly sabotaged and gets caught in the feuding Miser Brothers' crossfire. Because Santa is injured, the Miser Brothers are sentenced to fill in for him, ruining North Win's plan.

Scrooged (1988 Christmas Holiday Movie)
AMC
A ruthless TV network chief meets the ghost of Christmas past, present and yet to come. Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe.

A Smoky Mountain Christmas (1986 Christmas Holiday Movie)
CMT
A country singer and a mountain man rescue 7 runaway orphans from a sheriff. Dolly Parton, Lee Majors, Anita Morris.

*The Santa Incident (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
After St. Nick's sleigh is shot down by Homeland Security, a nurse takes in Santa Claus while he recovers from the fall and deals with the prying eyes of the FBI. Despite the setback, Santa still needs to make toys, so he sets up a secret workshop where he transforms odd materials into perfect gifts. Ione Skye, James Cosmo.

Friday, December 10, 2010

5:00PM

The Polar Express (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY XD
Animated. A train conductor guides a boy who doubts the existence of Santa Claus to the North Pole. Voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, & Nona Gaye.

Elf (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
USA
Adopted as a baby by one of Santa's elves, a man leaves Santa's workshop in search of his family. Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart.

6:00PM

The Year without a Santa Claus (1974 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
Feeling sad & unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas. Voices of Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth, Dick Shawn.

The Christmas Card (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A soldier visits a small town while home on leave & falls for the woman who wrote a well-wishing card to the troops. Ed Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans.

Christmas Child (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LMN
A mysterious photo leads a journalist to a small Texas town at Christmastime. William R. Moses, Megan Follows, Muse Watson.

8:00PM

The Santa Clause (1994 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
When Jolly Old St. Nick falls off a rooftop on Christmas Eve, an unsuspecting ad man takes over for him. Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson.

*Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Much to her chagrin, a jaded journalist receives an assignment to write a story about a Christmas-themed town. Once there she sets her sights on discrediting the town's resident Santa, but his enthusiasm and kind spirit soon soften her outlook. Christine Taylor, W. Morgan Sheppard, Christopher Wiehl.

Fred Claus (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TBS
Santa Claus has new headaches this yuletide season when he has to bail his troublemaking brother Fred out of trouble and then puts him to work in his toy factory. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson.

A Christmas Carol (1938 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TCM
Old miser Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future. Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart.

9:30PM

Scrooge (1970 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TCM
Albert Finney stars as Scrooge in this version of the Dickens classic. Also starring Alec Guinness, Edith Evans, Kenneth Moore and David Collings.

10:00PM

The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
The new Santa must find a bride by Christmas Eve in order to save Christmas & keep his job. Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz.

Mr. St. Nick (2002 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Santa Claus wants to pass the torch to his reluctant son who is enjoying the bachelor life in Miami. Kelsey Grammer, Charles Durning, Katherine Helmond.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

7:00AM

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (2002 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
After a boy sees his mom smooching Santa, unaware it's really his dad, he decides to be naughty to keep the holiday homewrecker away from his house and his mom. Connie Sellecca, Corbin Bernsen, Cole & Dylan Sprouse.

9:00AM

Snow (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A North Pole-based distributor must go to California to rescue one of his family's magical reindeer from a zoo. Tom Cavanagh, Ashley Williams, Bobb'e J. Thompson.

10:00AM

The Christmas Card (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A soldier visits a small town while home on leave & falls for the woman who wrote a well-wishing card to the troops. Ed Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans.

The Polar Express (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
DISNEY XD
Animated. A train conductor guides a boy who doubts the existence of Santa Claus to the North Pole. Voices of Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, & Nona Gaye.

11:00AM

Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
It's up to Mrs. Claus to save Christmas when Santa gets amnesia. Tom Cavanagh, Ashley Williams, Patrick Fabian.

Recipe for a Perfect Christmas (2005 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
Lee Bellmont, an outgoing, life-of-the-party type arrives in Manhattan to spend the holidays with her busy food-writer daughter (Carly Pope), but winds up getting sidetracked by a handsome---younger---restaurateur. Christine Baranski, Carly Pope, Bobby Cannavale.

2:00PM

*Farewell Mr. Kringle (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Much to her chagrin, a jaded journalist receives an assignment to write a story about a Christmas-themed town. Once there she sets her sights on discrediting the town's resident Santa, but his enthusiasm and kind spirit soon soften her outlook. Christine Taylor, W. Morgan Sheppard, Christopher Wiehl.

3:00PM

Jack Frost (1998 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A man who died on Christmas Eve returns to his wife & family the next year in the form of a snowman. Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston, Mark Addy.

Secret Santa (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
A young journalist learns the true meaning of Christmas while trying to uncover the identity of a missing philanthropist. Jennie Garth, Steve Eckholdt, Charlie Robinson.

5:00PM

The Santa Clause (1994 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
When Jolly Old St. Nick falls off a rooftop on Christmas Eve, an unsuspecting ad man takes over for him. Tim Allen, Judge Reinhold, Wendy Crewson.

6:00PM

Trapped in Paradise (1994 Christmas Holiday TV Movie)
FMC
A yuletide farce about 3 bumbling brothers who pull a bank heist on Christmas Eve. Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TV LAND
The Griswold family spends the holiday in a garish way, especially after a country cousin pulls up in an RV. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Randy Quaid.

7:00PM
The Santa Clause 2 (2002 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
The new Santa must find a bride by Christmas Eve in order to save Christmas & keep his job. Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, David Krumholtz.

A Boyfriend for Christmas (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman's long ago holiday wish for true love. Kelli Williams, Patrick Muldoon, Charles Durning.

8:00PM

White Christmas (1954 Christmas Holiday Movie)
AMC
Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general's hotel in Vermont. Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney.

*An Old-Fashioned Christmas (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A young American and her refined grandmother spend Christmas in Ireland where they visit an earl whose fortune is dwindling. But the earl's scheming wife has a plan to restore the family's wealth that involves a romance between the American and the earl's son. Catherine Steadman, Jacqueline Bisset, Marion O'Dwyer, Leon Ockenden.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946 Christmas Holiday Movie)
NBC
Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel. Jimmy Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore.

Fred Claus (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TBS
Santa Claus has new headaches this yuletide season when he has to bail his troublemaking brother Fred out of trouble and then puts him to work in his toy factory. Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, Miranda Richardson.

9:00PM

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Claus (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
Scott Calvin (aka Santa) has to contend with visiting in-laws, & a scheme by Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas. Tim Allen, Martin Short, Elizabeth Mitchell.

10:00PM

The Perfect Holiday (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
BET
Romance blooms when a little girl asks a department-store Santa to grant her divorced mothers' wish for Christmas. Gabrielle Union, Morris Chestnut, Queen Latifah.

*An Old-Fashioned Christmas (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A young American and her refined grandmother spend Christmas in Ireland where they visit an earl whose fortune is dwindling. But the earl's scheming wife has a plan to restore the family's wealth that involves a romance between the American and the earl's son. Catherine Steadman, Jacqueline Bisset, Marion O'Dwyer, Leon Ockenden.

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