Christmas Holiday Movies on TV: November 21-27, 2010

Get into the holiday spirit with by curling up with some hot chocolate and popcorn and watching a Christmas movie on TV.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

8:00am

Ebbie (1995 Christmas Holiday Movie)
The ghosts of Christmases past, present & future visit a heartless CEO. Susan Lucci, Jeffrey DeMunn, Wendy Crewson.

10:00am

The Christmas Wish (1998 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A Wall Street businessman returns home to help his widowed grandmother. Neil Patrick Harris, Debbie Reynolds, Naomi Watts.

Karroll's Christmas (2004 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A mildly entertaining twist in the Dicken's classic finds a disillusioned greeting card writer visited by bumbling ghosts who were supposed to help his mean neighbor. Tom Everett Scott, Wallace Shawn, Larry Miller.

12:00pm

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

1:00pm

The Holiday (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
TNT
Two women, one from America & one from England, swap homes at Christmastime. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law.

2:00pm

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.

Once Upon a Christmas (2000 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
The daughter of Santa Claus vows to transform a single father & his spoiled children to prove that the spirit of Christmas exists. John Dye, Kathy Ireland, Mary Donnelly-Haskell.

4:00pm

Twice Upon a Christmas (2001 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
When a widower proposes to Santa's daughter, his children try to discover the truth about her past. John Dye, Kathy Ireland, Mary Donnelly-Haskell.

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.

Santa Baby (2006 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A female business executive returns to the North Pole to help her father, Santa Claus, prepare for Christmas. Jenny McCarthy, George Wendt, Ivan Sergei.

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.

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 Christmas Holiday Special)
TBS
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. Narrated by Boris Karloff.

8:00pm

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A waitress kidnaps an unsuspecting customer in order to trick her parents into believing she is engaged. Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Markie Post.

*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.

10:00pm

Snowglobe (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A snow globe magically sends a woman into a holiday wonderland. Christina Milian, Lorraine Bracco, Josh Cook.

Monday, November 22, 2010

8:00am

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Three Depression-era kids ask President Hoover to free their unjustly jailed father for Christmas. Diana Scarwid, Robert Urich, Tegan Moss.

4:00pm

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.

6:00pm

The Christmas Choir (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMIILY
A homeless man inspires a workaholic to start a choir at a shelter. Jason Gredrick, Rhea Perlman,Cindy Sampson.

7:00pm

A Carol Christmas (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
An egomaniacal talk show host has a chance to change his ways. William Shatner, Tori Spelling, Gary Coleman.

9:00pm

Holiday in Handcuffs (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
A waitress kidnaps an unsuspecting customer in order to trick her parents into believing she is engaged. Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Markie Post.

11:35pm

Bad Santa (2003 Christmas Holiday Movie)
SPIKE
Two criminals disguise themselves as Santa & an elf to rob stores at Christmastime. Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly.

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

6:00pm

A Grandpa For Christmas (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
The estranged father of a 9-year-old girl quickly forms a bond with the child when they suddenly must take care of each other. Ernest Borgnine, Juliette Goglia, Katherine Helmond.

10:00pm

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.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

8:00am

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.

5:30pm

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

8:00pm

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.

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.

10:00pm

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (1996 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
Three Depression-era kids ask President Hoover to free their unjustly jailed father for Christmas. Diana Scarwid, Robert Urich, Tegan Moss.

Thursday, November 25, 2010

10:25am

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.

2:00pm

Miracle on 34th Street (1947 Christmas Holiday Movie)
NBC
An adwoman's lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy's Santa Clause is the real thing. Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn.

8:00pm

*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.

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.

9:00pm

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.

10:00pm

*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.

Friday, November 26, 2010

7:00am

To Grandmother's House We Go (1992 Christmas Holiday Movie)
ABC FAMILY
Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen go on a Christmas adventure with bumbling bandits. Rhea Pearlman, Jerry Van Dyke, Florence Patterson.

8:00am

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.

11:00am

Four Christmases (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
CINEMAX
When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall.

1:00pm

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ( 1989 Christmas Holiday Movie)
COMEDY CENTRAL
Mischief and mayhem follow the Griswolds' as they spend the holidays at home. Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo.

6:00pm

All I Want for Christmas (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A boy asks contest organizers to find a new husband for his widowed mother. Gail O'Grady, Robert Mailhouse, Greg Germann.

8:00pm

*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.

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.

10:00pm

Four Christmases (2008 Christmas Holiday Movie)
CINEMAX
When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers. Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall.

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.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

8:00am

Ebbie (1995 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
The ghosts of Christmases past, present & future visit a heartless CEO. Susan Lucci, Jeffrey DeMunn, Wendy Crewson.

10:00am

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.

2:00pm

*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.

3:00pm

An Accidental Christmas (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
Two children scheme to reunite their estranged parents during a school holiday. Cynthia Gibb, David Millbern, James Hong.

4:30pm

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989 Christmas Holiday Movie)
COMEDY CENTRAL
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.

6:00pm

Debbie Macomber's Mrs. Miracle (2009 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
A frazzled widower hires a nanny to reign in his rambunctious twins, Mrs. Miracle, as she's dubbed by the kids, has a profound effect on the boys and their father. Doris Roberts, James Van Der Beek, Erin Karpluck.

8:00pm

*Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
The magical Emily Merkle spreads Christmas cheer while working at a struggling department store in this sequel to 2009's "Mrs. Miracle." Though the storeowners don't recall hiring her, Mrs. Miracle has a positive impact on the business and the spirits of those around her. Doris Roberts.

9:00pm

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.

10:00pm

*Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle (2010 Christmas Holiday Movie)
HALLMARK
The magical Emily Merkle spreads Christmas cheer while working at a struggling department store in this sequel to 2009's "Mrs. Miracle." Though the storeowners don't recall hiring her, Mrs. Miracle has a positive impact on the business and the spirits of those around her. Doris Roberts.

11:00pm

An Accidental Christmas (2007 Christmas Holiday Movie)
LIFETIME
Two children scheme to reunite their estranged parents during a school holiday. Cynthia Gibb, David Millbern, James Hong.

Programming schedules subject to change. All times EST.
* denotes new movie

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DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION

Sources:

ABC FAMILY
CINEMAX
COMEDY CENTRAL
FMC
HALLMARK
LIFETIME
SPIKE
SUNDANCE
TBS