Holiday TV Schedule for December 22, 2009

So you're not in the holiday spirit? "12 Ways of Merrymaking" is here today with party ideas to get people excited about the holidays. Read the rest of the December 22, 2009, Christmas Holiday TV schedule to help you find your favorite holiday TV show. Check back with my home page each day/week for an updated daily/weekly holiday TV schedule to see when your favorite holiday TV show will be aired.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: NEW Christmas Holiday TV Series & Specials

*Craft Lab (HGTV, New Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
Holiday crafts for children.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: Christmas Holiday Specials

6:30am

Christopher the Christmas Tree (TBN, Christmas Holiday Special)
A pine wants to be a Christmas tree.

7:00am

12 Ways of Merrymaking (FLN, Christmas Holiday Special)
Party ideas to get people excited about celebrating the holidays.

12:00pm

The Christmas Truce (History, Christmas Holiday Special)
Allied & German soldiers meet peacefully in No Man's Land during Christmas in 1914.

1:00pm

Kings of Christmas (TBN, Christmas Holiday Special)
A shipping mistake sends Christmas ornaments Gold, Frank, & Myrrh to the wrong Christmas tree & they end up in Las Vegas.

7:00pm

More Crazy Christmas Lights (TLC, Christmas Holiday Special)
Visiting people who take holiday decorating to the extreme.

8:00pm

Carrie Underwood (Fox, Christmas Holiday Special)
Carrie is back for an encore performance of singing holiday songs.

Grinch Grinches... (ABC Family, Christmas Holiday Special)
The Cat in the Hat decides to give the Grinch a taste of his own medicine.

8:30pm

How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Toon, Christmas Holiday Special)
Boris Karloff narrates this animated tale about a curmudgeon & merry Whoville.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: Christmas Holiday Movies

11:00am

I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (ABC Family, Holiday Movie)
A boy thinks Santa is trying to split up his parents and starts to behave badly. Connie Sellecca, Corbin Bernsen, Dylan Sprouse.

11:30am

The Angel of Pennsylvania Avenue (TBN, Christmas Holiday Movie)
Three Depression-era kids ask President Hoover to free their unjustly jailed father for Christmas. Diana Scarwid, Robert Urich, Tegan Moss.
12:00pm

A Grandpa For Christmas (Hallmark, Christmas Holiday Movie)
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.

The Polar Express (Disney, Christmas Holiday Movie)
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.

1:00pm

A Very Brady Christmas (ABC Family, Christmas Holiday Movie)
The Brady's fly their TV series bunch home for a 3-generation family reunion. Florence Henderson, Robert Reed, Ann B. Davis.

2:00pm

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

3:00pm

Once Upon a Christmas (ABC Family, Holiday Movie)
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.

5:00pm

Twice Upon a Christmas (ABC Family, Holiday Movie)
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.

5:30pm

A Christmas Carol (AMC, Christmas Holiday Movie)
Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future in this Dickens' tale. George C. Scott, Angela Pleasence, Edward Woodward.

6:00pm

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

8:00pm

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

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Disney, Christmas Holiday Movie)
The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween. Voices of Danny Elfman & Chris Sarandon.

9:00pm

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

10:00pm

When Angels Come to Town (Hallmark, Christmas Holiday Movie)
A holiday angel finds his job in jeopardy. Peter Falk, Katey Sagal, Tammy Blanchard.

10:15pm

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (AMC, Christmas Holiday Movie)
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.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: Christmas Holiday TV Series Specials

7:30am

That's Clever (HGTV, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
Projects include designing holiday cards; a metal reindeer sculpture; & holiday gift soap.

10:30am

Hope & Faith (WE, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"Aru-Bah Humbug" - Faith, masquerading as Santa, gets stuck in the chimney & Hope gets stuck trying to rescue her.

11:00am

Home Improvement (TBS, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"'Twas the Night Before Chaos" - Tim & his brother put a Christmas display on the roof.

2:30pm

MADtv (Comedy Central, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
Holiday special with Neil Patrick Harris.

4:00pm

According to Jim (TBS, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"An According to Jiminy Christmas" - Cheryl's mother visits for Christmas; Ruby & Grace mistake Andy for Santa Claus.

8:00pm

America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
Clips include a boy reciting a seemingly endless Christmas list to a department store Santa; another boy steals Santa's Christmas cookies.

Futurama (Comedy Central, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"A Tale of Two Santa's" - Bender is declared the new Santa after Santabot is frozen on Neptune.

8:30pm

Table for 12 (TLC, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
The sextuplets meet Santa Claus at a school party.

9:00pm

Full House (Teen Nick, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"Our Very First Christmas Show" - Stephanie worries that Santa won't find her on vacation.

9:30pm

17 Kids & Counting (TLC, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"O Come All Ye Duggars" - The Duggars family celebrates Christmas by decorating & riding in a float for an annual Christmas parade.

South Park (Comedy Central, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"Red Sleigh Down" - Cartman tries to bring Christmas spirit to Iraq.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009: Children/Animated Christmas Holiday TV Series Specials

8:30am

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (Disney, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"Mickey Saves Santa" - Mickey & friends must rescue Santa when his sleigh breaks down.

9:00am

Handy Manny (Disney, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"A Very Handy Holiday" - Manny & the tools have emergency repairs to make all over town before they can attend a holiday party.

9:30am

Imagination Movers (Disney, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"Happy Ha-Ha Holiday" - When Santa loses his bowl-full-of-jelly laugh, the Movers help him to restore it.

10:30am

George of the Jungle (Toon, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
"Jungle Bells" - Ursula's plan to bring holiday cheer to the jungle fails; George decides to celebrate Christmas every day of the year.

9:00pm

Billy & Mandy Save Christmas (Toon, Christmas Holiday TV Series Special)
Grim tries to prove to Billy & Mandy that Santa Claus exists.

Sources:

Fox
ABC Family
AMC
Comedy Central
Disney
FLN
Hallmark
HGTV
History
Lifetime
Nick
TBN
TBS
TLC
Toon
WE