Christmas Specials on TV: December 12 - 18, 2010

Tune in to some Christmas episodes of your favorite Tv series and learn all about Santa's magic alongside some penguins.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

7:00AM

Frosty's Winter Wonderland (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Animated. Frosty the Snowman gets a wife. Narrated by Andy Griffith.

7:30AM

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Joel Grey narrates this animated version of "A Visit From St. Nicholas."

7:00PM

*Penguins of Madagascar (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
NICK
"The All Nighter Before Christmas" - King Julien neglects zoo tradition on Christmas, and this doesn't sit well with the animals until they learn the truth about Santa's magic.

8:00PM

*A Very BET Christmas (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
BET
Performances by multiple musicians are featured in a charity concert from NY.

*White House Christmas 2010 (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
HGTV
A look at holiday preparations at the White House.

8:30PM

*Family Guy (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
FOX
"Road to the North Pole" - Brian and Stewie have a thing or two to teach Santa Claus about holiday cheer after he gives them the brush off at the mall.

9:00PM

*Leverage (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
TNT
"The Ho, Ho, Ho Job" - The team works to restore Santa's good name by slipping into a mall on Christmas Eve, only to collide with a shady scheme and an enemy from the past. Dave Foley and Wil Wheaton guest star.

9:30PM

*American Dad (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
FOX
"For Whom the Sleigh Bell Tolls" - Ignoring Francine's protests, Stan gives Steve a gun for Christmas and Steve accidently shoots Santa Claus, leaving the North Pole reeling and jeopardizing Christmas.

10:00PM

*Brothers & Sisters (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC
"Cold Turkey" - The Walkers are without their matriarch for Christmas when Nora impulsively takes off for a last-minute holiday vacation with Karl.

Monday, December 13, 2010

1:30PM

*Fresh Beat Band (2010 Christmas Holiday TV Special)
NICKELODEON
"Fresh Beats in Toyland" - Twist dreams that the band members are toys in a magical toyland and he needs help replacing his worn out batteries.

9:00PM

*Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to You (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC
Mariah performs songs from her 2nd holiday album, "Merry Christmas II You."

*Christmas at Concordia: Journey to Bethlehem (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
PBS
Concordia College's annual Christmas concert.

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

10:00PM

*Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Christmas (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
BBC AMERICA
Gordon Ramsay prepares turkey, stuffing and vegetables in the premiere of this instructional cooking series, which finds the celebrity chef preparing his favorite holiday dishes at home with his family.

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

5:30PM

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 Christmas Holiday Special)
CARTOON NET
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.

6:00PM

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
CARTOON NET
When Grandmother goes missing on Christmas Eve, a youth sets out on a journey to find her & to prove that Santa Claus is real.

8:00PM

Disney's Prep & Landing (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
An elite unit of elves ensures homes are prepared for a safe landing for Santa Claus. Voices of Dave Foley, Sarah Chalke, Derek Richardson.

*Christmas with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir featuring Natalie Cole and David McCullough (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
PBS
A Christmas celebration with the MTC.

10:51PM

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Joel Grey narrates this animated version of "A Visit From St. Nicholas."

Thursday, December 16, 2010

4:00PM

*White House Christmas 2010 (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
HGTV
A look at holiday preparations at the White House.

7:30PM

*Suite Life on Deck (Christmas Holiday TV)
DISNEY XD
"A London Carol" - London learns the importance of giving when a magic mirror transports her from the present into the past and future.
8:00PM

Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) & Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC
The Peanuts Gang puts on a holiday pageant as CB bemoans Yuletide commercialism.
The Prep & Landing short feature stars the elves on a covert mission to Santa's office. Betty White provides the voice of Mrs. Claus.

8:23PM

Pluto's Christmas Tree (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Holiday enthusiasm costs Chip and Dale their home.

10:00PM

*It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2010 Christmas Holiday Special)
FX
"A Very Sunny Christmas" - The gang sets out to discover the joys of Christmas. In their holiday adventure they encounter a sleighful of stolen toys, childhood videos, naked elves and a bloody encounter with Santa Claus.

Friday, December 17, 2010

8:00PM

Yes, Virginia (Christmas Holiday Special)
CBS
An 8-year-old girl in 1897 NY tries to discover if Santa actually exists and writes a letter to a newspaper editor as a last resort to find the answer to her question. Beatrice Miller, Neil Patrick Harris, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

8:30PM

Frosty the Snowman (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
CBS
Jimmy Durante narrates the story about the warmhearted snowman who risks a meltdown form rising temperatures unless he can get to the North Pole. Voices of Jackie Vernon, Billy De Wolfe.

9:00PM

Frosty Returns (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
CBS
Frosty is threatened by a coldhearted inventor with a snow-removal spray. Voices of John Goodman as Frosty and Jonathan Winters narrates.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

8:00AM

Nestor, the Donkey (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Animated. An orphan donkey leads Mary & Joseph to Bethlehem.

8:30AM

'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Joel Grey narrates this animated version of "A Visit From St. Nicholas."

11:00AM

Frosty's Winter Wonderland (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Animated. Frosty the Snowman gets a wife. Narrated by Andy Griffith
11:30am

Cranberry Christmas (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Animated. Maggie & her grandma help Mr. Whiskers keep the local skating bog out of the hands of mean neighbor Cyrus Grape.

12:00PM

Rudolph and Frosty: Christmas in July (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
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 of Mickey Rooney, Paul Frees, Jackie Vernon, Billie Richards and Ethel Merman.
2:00pm

Rudolph's Shiny New Year (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Rudolph sets out in a midnight fog to find Happy, the New Year baby.

3:00pm

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.

5:00PM

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Animated. A mailman explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole, & brings presents once a year. Voice of Fred Astaire.

5:30pm

Olive, the Other Reindeer (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
CARTOON NET
Little dog Olive wants to help Santa Claus deliver presents on Christmas Eve when Blitzen the reindeer is injured.

6:00PM

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
CARTON NET
When Grandmother goes missing on Christmas Eve, a youth sets out on a journey to find her & to prove that Santa Claus is real.

7:30pm

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966 Christmas Holiday Special)
CARTOON NET
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
I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC
Linus and Lucy's little brother, ReRun, tries to avoid the Van Pelt family's holiday nuttiness by hanging with Snoopy and his own sibling, the desert-dwelling Spike. Based on previously published comic strips from Charles S. Schulz. Voices...Corey Padnos, Hannah Leigh Dworkin, Jimmy Bennett, Ashley Rose Orr and Adam Taylor Gordon.

9:53pm

Operation Secret Santa (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Mrs. Claus asks elves Wayne and Lanny to go on a covert mission to Santa's office and retrieve a mysterious item shortly before Christmas. Betty White voices Mrs. Claus.

10:00pm

Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Christmas Holiday TV Special)
ABC FAMILY
Animated. A mailman explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole, & brings presents once a year. Voice of Fred Astaire.

Programming schedules subject to change. All times EST.

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