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‘Tis the season “Frozen” is one example of the festive programming airing this Holiday Season

New Holiday Shows

“ “Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle” (Saturday, M D Dec. 6, Hallmark Channel): T The same author who’s given the cchannel the series “Cedar Cove” ffurnishes this holiday tale, casting R Rob Morrow (“Northern Exposure,” ““Numb3rs”) as an angel who has tto earn his wings. The premise aadmittedly sounds familiar, but tthis heavenly being only has until C Christmas to help a woman (Britt IIrvin) move beyond her father’s death aand plug back into life.

“The Christmas Secret”

“Ch i t “Christmas iin Rockefeller Center” (Wednesday, Dec. 3, NBC): The lighting of the holiday tree in one of New York’s most popular destinations always is a

big bi event, t in i person as wellll as on television. tl ii “Today’s” Al Roker fills his usual spot as one of the hosts as the switch is flipped … but before that moment arrives, an array of music stars also will be on hand to offer sounds of the season, traditional as well as contemporary.

(Sunday, Dec. 7, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries): The “secret” in the case of this drama movie, based on Donna VanLiere’s same-named best-seller, rests with a missing family heirloom sought by a single mom (“One Tree Hill” alum Bethany Joy Lenz). She’s intent on finding it before Christmas, believing it will cure what’s been less than satisfactory in her life. John Reardon (“Continuum”) also stars.

“The Fosters” (Monday, Dec. 8, ABC Family): Christmas brings mixed emotions to the Foster household in a new holiday story largely focused on sibling foster children Callie and Jude’s (Maia Mitchell, Hayden

Byerly) feelings about their status within the family. Annie Potts (“Designing Women”) returns as Grandma Sharon, whose generosity worries Stef (Teri Polo) … especially once the source of the funding for the gifts is discovered.

“Chasing Life” (Tuesday, Dec. 9, A ABC Family): Ed Asner – who certainly has done his share of holiday programs, including the Emmy-winning drama “The Gathering” and animated specials in which he’s vvoiced Santa Claus – and classic T TV mom Marion Ross (“Happy Days”) guest star in a new episode as the grandparents of cancer patient April (Italia Ricci). They celebrate Christmas early with the rest of the family, but their visit isn’t completely smooth.

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“A Christmas Kiss II” “ ( (Saturday, Dec. 13, ION): After several seasons in the forensics lab A oon “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” Elisabeth Harnois probably can use a E bbreak … and she gets one in this new tale aabout a woman whose smooch under the mistletoe could lead to much more, if m sshe allows it. She was kissed by a wealthy playboy, but she resists him, fearing p sshe’ll be wounded by love again. Adam Mayfield, Elisabeth Rohm (“Stalker”) M aand recent “Dancing With the Stars” ccontestant Jonathan Bennett co-star.

“The Santa Con”

(Saturday, Dec. 13, Lifetime): Familiar TV faces aplenty fuel this story of a paroled con artist (Barry Watson, “7th Heaven”) who resents having to play a department-store Santa … that is, until he meets the mother (Melissa Sagemiller) of a child (Tucker Meek) whose estranged parents he promised to reunite. Melissa Joan Hart (who also directed the movie), Jaleel White, Wendy Williams and John Ratzenberger also star.

“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest” (Wednesday, Dec. 31, ABC): In many locations – not only households, but plenty of other gathering spots – it wouldn’t be the end of one year and the start

of another without this special being on the nearest television screen. Seacrest continues in the role he shared with, then inherited from, the late Clark as he and co-hosts introduce musical acts at a party in California … and, of course, count down the moments until the ball descends to mark midnight in New York’s Times Square.

“ “Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating M People of 2014” ( (Sunday, Dec. 14, ABC): H Her regularly scheduled television aappearances ended in May, but the iiconic journalist and former co-host of ““The View” returns with her end-ofyyear tradition, expanded to two hours tthis time. Upcoming Oscar host Neil P Patrick Harris is among her choices for tthe list, as are Oprah Winfrey, Scarlett JJohansson and Chelsea Handler – but as u usual, No. 1 will remain a mystery until tthe special airs.

“Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade” (Thursday, Dec. 25, ABC): For many years, Mickey Mouse and friends have been present in a lot of homes on Christmas morning. That’s likely to be the case again as California’s Disneyland and Florida’s Walt Disney World serve as the principal, very festive settings for production numbers and musical performances celebrating the holiday … on the holiday.

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Holiday Programming DECEMBER 1 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. HALLMARK The Most Wonderful Time of the Year A snowbound stranger brightens the holidays for a retired police officer and his niece.

HM&M Ms. Scrooge A contemporary version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features a female Ebenita Scrooge.

7:00 p.m. UP Christmas in Palm Springs With help from a guardian angel, siblings hatch a plan to reunite their separated parents for the holidays.

8:00 p.m. ABC CMA Country Christmas Music stars – including Carrie Underwood, Lucy Hale, Idina Menzel, LeAnn Rimes, Little Big Town and Hunter Hayes – get into the Christmas spirit by performing holiday songs; Jennifer Nettles hosts.

CW Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer A youth embarks on a journey to find his missing grandmother and prove that Santa Claus is real.

ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

HALLMARK Angels and Ornaments Three suitors pursue a hopeless romantic after she makes a wish to find true love before Christmas.

HM&M A Grandpa for Christmas The estranged grandfather of a 9-year-old quickly forms a bond with the child when, suddenly, they must take care of each other.

9:00 p.m. UP All I Want for Christmas A Christmas pin magically allows an executive to hear the unspoken thoughts of others.

10:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. HALLMARK All I Want for Christmas A boy asks contest organizers to find a new husband for his widowed mother.

HM&M A Christmas Visitor Grieving over a son’s death in the Gulf War, a family meets a stranger who rekindles the holiday spirit.

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DECEMBER 2 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

HM&M A Christmas Visitor Grieving over a son’s death in the Gulf War, a family meets a stranger who rekindles the holiday spirit.

7:00 p.m. UP A Christmas Snow Stuck inside her home during a blizzard, a bitter restaurateur learns about the true meaning of Christmas with the help of an old man and a youngster.

8:00 p.m. ABC Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in uncharted territory after some cool new action figures turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to save the day.

ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

HALLMARK The Nine Lives of Christmas After a stray cat adopts Zachary, he meets Marilee and realizes the single life is not as fulfilling as he thought it was.

HM&M The Christmas Gift An architect and his daughter visit a Colorado town where everyone believes in Santa Claus.

9:00 p.m. UP A Christmas Wedding Date Fired from her job, a woman returns home to see her mother and attend a Christmas Eve wedding.

10:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.

HALLMARK The Christmas Shepherd Sally is heartbroken when her dog runs away during a thunderstorm. When she learns he was found by Mark, a widower, she travels to Boston to get him. Sally and Mark are given the best Christmas gifts of their lives when they fall in love.

HM&M The Christmas Heart Parents become desperate for a Christmas miracle when their son suffers heart failure and needs a transplant to survive.

10:30 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

DECEMBER 3 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Northpole Santa Claus and his wife prepare to bring joy to the world on Christmas.

HM&M Christmas Comes Home to Canaan A man bonds with a woman who helps his son recover from surgery.

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a

scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.

UP Christmas for a Dollar During the Great Depression, the Kamp family struggles to get by after Mrs. Kamp passes away. The children expect another Christmas without presents until their father brings home one dollar for them to spend on gifts.

8:00 p.m. NBC Christmas in Rockefeller Center The 82nd-annual tree-lighting ceremony in New York; musical guests perform.

HALLMARK A Royal Christmas Queen Isadora, the ruler of Cordinia, interferes with Prince Leopold’s plans to marry a humble seamstress from Philadelphia.

HM&M A Season for Miracles A woman tries to save her sister’s children from foster care by taking them to a small town where she is mistaken for a missing heiress.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Polar Express Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

UP The Homecoming: A Christmas Story Olivia, John-Boy and the rest of the Waltons spend Christmas Eve 1933 anxiously awaiting the safe return of dad.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Hitched for the Holidays A man and a woman pose as a couple to fool their respective families.

HM&M The Christmas Card Home on leave, a soldier visits a small town and falls for the woman who wrote a well-wishing card to the troops.

DECEMBER 4 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Year Without a Santa Claus Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

HALLMARK A Boyfriend for Christmas A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman’s long-ago holiday wish for true love.

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Polar Express Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

UP Christmas Angel Wishes are coming true in Olivia’s class and she wishes for a dad of her own. She thinks a mysterious woman is an angel granting the wishes – but she learns she is a normal person who knows how the wishes come true.

HM&M It Happened on 5th Avenue A hobo shares a New York mansion with a veteran and others who need a wintertime place to stay.

8:00 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

TCM Remember the Night Love blooms between a sympathetic attorney and the comely shoplifter he has taken home for the Christmas holiday.

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THE POLAR EXPRESS

December 3, ABC FAMILY 9:00 p p.m. m PBS Renée Fleming – Christmas in New York The American soprano celebrates the Christmas season in New York; guests include Rufus Wainwright, Gregory Porter, Kelli O’Hara and Kurt Elling.

ABC FAMILY Disney’s A Christmas Carol Animated. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge must face uncomfortable truths when three Christmas spirits take him on a journey through his past, present and future.

UP Marry Me for Christmas To appease her family during the holidays, a single woman pretends to be engaged to her employee.

9:30 p.m. HM&M The Bishop’s Wife A suave angel saves a woman and her Episcopal husband from spiritual doubt and marital woe.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Matchmaker Santa Stranded during the holidays, a young baker discovers the magic of Christmas and love.

10:31 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

11:00 p.m. UP KLOVE Music City Christmas Interviews and performances of Christmas songs; TobyMac, Newsboys with for King & Country, Mandisa, Colton Dixon, Kari Jobe and more.

DECEMBER 5 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Disney’s A Christmas Carol Animated. Miserly Ebenezer Scrooge must face uncomfortable truths when three Christmas spirits take him on a journey through his past, present and future.

HALLMARK The Christmas Shepherd Sally is heartbroken when her dog runs away during a thunderstorm. When she learns he was found by Mark, a widower, she travels to Boston to get him. Sally and Mark are given the best Christmas gifts of their lives when they fall in love.

HM&M Our First Christmas Complications arise when two widowed

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people and their children spend their first Christmas together.

8:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Anthony Hopkins narrates.

AMC The Nativity Story King Herod’s obsession with an ancient prophecy threatens Mary and Joseph as they await the birth of Jesus.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle A single man hires a nanny to help him care for his 6-year-old twins.

HM&M Ms. Scrooge A contemporary version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features a female Ebenita Scrooge.

9:00 p.m. CBS A Very Grammy Christmas Performances of holiday songs and current hits; artists share holiday memories; Album of the Year nominees are announced; scheduled performers include Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Tim McGraw and Pharrell Williams.

UP The Tree That Saved Christmas A woman travels to her Vermont hometown to save her family’s Christmas tree farm from foreclosure.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

HM&M Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Postal detectives delay their own travel plans to help a little girl who wrote an urgent letter to God. 10:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

11:00 p.m. UP The Tree That Saved Christmas A woman travels to her Vermont hometown to save her family’s Christmas tree farm from foreclosure.

DECEMBER 6 10:00 a.m. EWTN Saints and Heroes Nicholas was still a young boy when he discovered the love of Jesus and the gift of giving that changed the world.

HM&M Ms. Scrooge A contemporary version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features a female Ebenita Scrooge.

11:00 a.m. ABC FAMILY Fred Claus The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus, who bails his ne’er-do-well brother Fred out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory.

UP Ebbie The ghosts of Christmases past, present and future visit a heartless businesswoman in a version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

HM&M Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Postal detectives delay their own

travel plans to help a little girl who wrote an urgent letter to God. 1:00 p.m. UP Christmas Town A woman discovers the spirit of Christmas while visiting her estranged father in a town that is decked out for the holidays.

1:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Frosty’s Winter Wonderland The magic snowman marries; Andy Griffith narrates the animated story.

2:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas Holiday travel leads to cross-country romances when a man and a woman temporarily swap houses.

HM&M A Grandpa for Christmas The estranged grandfather of a 9-year-old quickly forms a bond with the child when, suddenly, they must take care of each other.

3:00 p.m. UP A Christmas Wedding Date Fired from her job, a woman returns home to see her mother and attend a Christmas Eve wedding.

4:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Anthony Hopkins narrates.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle A single man hires a nanny to help him care for his 6-year-old twins.

HM&M The Christmas Gift An architect and his daughter visit a Colorado town where everyone believes in Santa Claus.

5:00 p.m. UP All I Want for Christmas A Christmas pin magically allows an executive to hear the unspoken thoughts of others.

6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle A new employee saves a department store in trouble during the Christmas season.

HM&M A Dog Named Christmas A mentally challenged man embarks on a mission to find homes for dogs during the holidays.

7:00 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

UP 12 Wishes of Christmas A woman must set things right when her wishes magically come true for Christmas.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle At Christmastime, angel-in-training Harry Mills helps an insecure college student realize her purpose in life.

HM&M Christmas With Tucker In the months following his father’s death, a boy learns about responsibility, the loyalty of friends and the power of love through his bond with a special dog.

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TLC Untold Stories of the E.R.: Holiday ER A man dressed as Santa is near death; a man swallows something strange at a party; a woman dressed as an elf passes out; a blue leg.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Arthur Christmas Animated. Santa’s youngest son sets out on an urgent mission to deliver a present to a forgotten child before Christmas morning dawns.

FOOD Outrageous Christmas Outrageous Christmas creations including a 1,000 pound chocolate Santa sculpture, a lifesize Christmas tree cake, eight-feet tall handmade candy canes, and the world’s biggest gingerbread village.

UP Guess Who’s Coming to Christmas To repair his tarnished image, a rock star must spend one week with a reverend and his family during the holidays.

9:30 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

BET This Christmas A matriarch assembles her brood for their first holiday reunion in four years, but secrets come to light and family ties become strained.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

HM&M A Christmas Wish The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays.

11:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.

UP 12 Wishes of Christmas A woman must set things right when her wishes magically come true for Christmas.

DECEMBER 7 10:00 a.m. FOOD Barefoot Contessa Ina creates a menu for a student entertaining blog site.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle A new employee saves a department store in trouble during the Christmas season.

HM&M The Christmas Gift An architect and his daughter visit a Colorado town where everyone believes in Santa Claus.

10:30 a.m. FOOD Giada at Home Giada and her family gather to celebrate The Feast of the Seven Fishes; tangerine and herb branzino, New Orleans style barbecued shrimp and crispy oysters Rockefeller are on the menu.

11:00 a.m. FOOD Guy’s Big Bite Guy welcomes guest chef G. Garvin and together they prepare grilled barbecue short ribs, creamy cheesy roasted red pepper polenta and shaved kale and root vegetable salad.

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UP A Christmas Wedding Date Fired from her job, a woman returns home to see her mother and attend a Christmas Eve wedding.

11:30 a.m. ABC FAMILY Arthur Christmas Animated. Santa’s youngest son sets out on an urgent mission to deliver a present to a forgotten child before Christmas morning dawns.

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

1:00 p.m. UP Stealing Christmas A burglar lands a job playing Santa Claus as he plots to rob a small-town bank on Christmas Eve. 1:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Jack Frost A man who died on Christmas Eve returns to his wife and son one year later in the form of a snowman.

2:00 p.m. BET What She Wants for Christmas Abigail makes a secret wish for Christmas, and when she does not get what she wants, she captures St. Nick.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle At Christmastime, angel-in-training Harry Mills helps an insecure college student realize her purpose in life.

HM&M Christmas With Tucker In the months following his father’s death, a boy learns about responsibility, the loyalty of friends and the power of love through his bond with a special dog.

2:30 p.m. TCM It Happened on 5th Avenue A hobo shares a New York mansion with a veteran and others who need a wintertime place to stay.

3:00 p.m. UP Naughty & Nice Sparks fly during Christmastime when two bickering radio hosts turn their small-town show into a hit.

3:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause Scott Calvin, aka Santa, contends with visiting in-laws and a scheme by mischievous Jack Frost to freeze him out of Christmas.

4:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Royal Christmas Queen Isadora, the ruler of Cordinia, interferes with Prince Leopold’s plans to marry a humble seamstress from Philadelphia.

HM&M A Christmas Wish The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays.

4:30 p.m. BET This Christmas A matriarch assembles her brood for their first holiday reunion in four years, but secrets come to light and family ties become strained.

TCM Scrooge Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

5:00 p.m. UP Marry Me for Christmas To appease her family during the holidays, a single woman pretends to be engaged to her employee.

6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus Santa’s heir woos a widowed advertising executive who wants to use him in the biggest ad campaign of her career.

HM&M Finding John Christmas With help from a photographer, a nurse searches for a former firefighter who may be her long-lost brother.

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December 7, ABC FAMILY TBS Four Christmases When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers.

7:00 p.m. UP Marry Us for Christmas A woman and her fiance face work-related obstacles as their wedding day approaches.

8:00 p.m. CBS I Love Lucy Christmas Special The Mertzes help the Ricardos decorate their Christmas tree; Ricky and Fred try housework while the girls take jobs on a conveyer belt at a candy factory.

ABC FAMILY Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in uncharted territory after some cool new action figures turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to save the day.

AMC Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas Blake Shelton hosts a starstudded event that includes comedy bits, performances of classic holiday songs and new music.

HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

HM&M The Christmas Blessing A medical resident falls in love with a young teacher and develops a special bond with one of her students.

8:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

9:00 p.m. UP Marry Us for Christmas A woman and her fiance face work-related obstacles as their wedding day approaches.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Meet the Santas A man, his fiancee and her mother plan a wedding for Christmas Eve. HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

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10:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in uncharted territory after some cool new action figures turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to save the day.

11:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Year Without a Santa Claus Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

UP Marry Me for Christmas To appease her family during the holidays, a single woman pretends to be engaged to her employee.

DECEMBER 8 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

HALLMARK Snow Bride A tabloid reporter races to find juicy gossip on a prominent political family. She ends up spending the week before Christmas with the family and falls for one of their sons.

HM&M A Christmas Visitor Grieving over a son’s death in the Gulf War, a family meets a stranger who rekindles the holiday spirit.

6:30 p.m. EWTN Solemn Mass of the Immaculate Conception From Our Lady of the Angles Chapel in Irondale, Ala. 7:00 p.m. EWTN Solemn Mass of the Immaculate Conception From Our Lady of the Angles Chapel in Irondale, Ala. 8:00 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

9:00 p.m. TLC Four Houses: Deck the Halls Designer Marie matches her elegant holiday decorations against the Christmas light spectacular of retired firefighter Kevin; philanthropist Dhonna creates an over-thetop live holiday house; retail coordinator Jason does a heartfelt family tribute.

10:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

HALLMARK Angels Sing During the holidays, a mysterious stranger tries to help a man overcome his tragic past and find the Christmas spirit he lost many years ago.

HM&M A Christmas Wish The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays.

10:30 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

11:00 p.m. TLC Four Houses: Deck the Halls Designer Marie matches her elegant holiday decorations against the Christmas light spectacular of retired firefighter Kevin; philanthropist Dhonna creates an over-thetop live holiday house; retail coordinator Jason does a heartfelt family tribute.

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DECEMBER 9 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Window Wonderland Two department store employees with secrets vie for the coveted window dressing job for the height of the Christmas shopping season. As the competition heats up, the two realize they have more in common than they thought.

HM&M A Christmas Wish The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays.

8:00 p.m. CBS Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer The reindeer with the incandescent nose guides Santa’s sleigh through a bad storm on Christmas Eve. Based on the song by Johnny Marks.

HALLMARK The Christmas Ornament Kathy plans to avoid any holiday traditions that bring back memories of her late husband until she receives an ornament from a handsome shop owner. To move on from her loss, Kathy works for a balance between her memories and finding a future.

HM&M Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Postal detectives delay their own travel plans to help a little girl who wrote an urgent letter to God. 10:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Rudolph’s Shiny New Year Rudolph the reindeer comes to the rescue when an evil bird kidnaps the New Year baby. Voices of Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam.

HALLMARK The Christmas Spirit Charlotte and a greedy developer are left in coma after a car accident. Her spirit tries to change the man’s mind and stop development in the town before the decision becomes final.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

DECEMBER 10 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Year Without a Santa Claus Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

HALLMARK The Christmas Shepherd Sally is heartbroken when her dog runs away during a thunderstorm. When she learns he was found by Mark, a widower, she travels to Boston to get him. Sally and Mark are given the best Christmas gifts of their lives when they fall in love.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

8:00 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

HALLMARK A Very Merry Mix-Up A woman plans to meet her future in-laws at Christmas and, through a serendipitous series of events, spends the holiday with a warm and caring family whose son catches her eye.

HM&M Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage Inspired by his mentor, a young artist paints a mural of his hometown.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. 10:00 p.m. HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

HM&M A Town Without Christmas A television reporter and an aspiring writer join the search for a missing boy who wrote a disturbing letter to Santa Claus.

10:30 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

DECEMBER 11 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. 7:30 p.m. HM&M Christmas in Connecticut The publisher of a women’s

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December 9, CBS magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero.

8:00 p.m. AMC Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas Blake Shelton hosts a star-studded event that includes comedy bits, performances of classic holiday songs and new music.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle At Christmastime, angel-in-training

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Harry Mills helps an insecure college student realize her purpose in life.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Scrooged A ruthless TV-network chief meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

9:45 p.m. TCM Holiday Affair A war widow has a 6-year-old son, and two men who want to marry her for Christmas.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Hats Off to Christmas! Mia, the manager of a small town’s Christmas shop, has to train Nick, the owner’s son, for a position she coveted.

Mia does not like Nick’s unreliable ways until he helps convince her disabled son to continue physical therapy so he can walk again.

DECEMBER 12 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

HM&M A Grandpa for Christmas The estranged grandfather of a 9-year-old quickly forms a bond with the child when, suddenly, they must take care of each other.

7:00 p.m. AMC White Christmas Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general’s hotel in Vermont.

FOOD Guy’s Disney Holiday Guy explores the holiday-themed meals and treats at Disneyland.

7:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. 8:00 p.m. FOOD Outrageous Christmas Outrageous Christmas creations including a 1,000 pound chocolate Santa sculpture, a life-size Christmas tree cake, eight-feet tall handmade candy canes, and the world’s biggest gingerbread village.

HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

HM&M Christmas With Tucker In the months following his father’s death, a boy learns about responsibility, the loyalty of friends and the power of love through his bond with a special dog.

9:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Miracle on 34th Street A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a department-store Santa Claus is for real.

TBS Four Christmases When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers.

9:45 p.m. AMC White Christmas Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general’s hotel in Vermont.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Cookie Cutter Christmas Two schoolteachers take their rivalry to a new level while they scramble to win a holiday baking contest and the affections of a handsome single father.

HM&M The Wishing Tree With guidance from a widowed professor, a troubled teen becomes a volunteer during the holidays.

DECEMBER 13 10:00 a.m. EWTN Saints and Heroes Nicholas was still a young boy when he discovered the love of Jesus and the gift of giving that changed the world.

HALLMARK Let It Snow An executive examines her company’s new property and prepares a presentation to transform the rustic lodge into a new hot spot. She tries to ignore the lodge’s festive celebrations during her stay, but an unexpected romance changes her heart.

HM&M Our First Christmas Complications arise when two widowed people and their children spend their first Christmas together.

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle At Christmastime, angel-in-training Harry Mills helps an insecure college student realize her purpose in life.

HM&M The Wishing Tree With guidance from a widowed professor, a troubled teen becomes a volunteer during the holidays.

1:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Prancer A widower’s daughter finds a wounded reindeer that she is sure must be from Santa’s sleigh.

1:30 p.m. ENCORE Michael Tabloid employees investigate a rumor about an angel and find a surprising creature with healing powers and a lot of sex appeal.

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2:00 p.m. HALLMARK One Christmas Eve A series of mishaps disturbs the plans of a recently divorced mom for her two kids on their first Christmas without dad.

TBS Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

3:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Miracle on 34th Street A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a department-store Santa Claus is for real.

4:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

HM&M Angel in the Family An ailing man and his daughters experience a miracle when their late matriarch returns to spend Christmas with them.

5:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Mickey’s Christmas Carol Mickey Mouse is Bob Cratchit to Scrooge McDuck’s Scrooge in this version of “A Christmas Carol.”

6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. HALLMARK A Boyfriend for Christmas A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman’s long-ago holiday wish for true love.

HM&M A Season for Miracles A woman tries to save her sister’s children from foster care by taking them to a small town where she is mistaken for a missing heiress.

7:00 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing.

8:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. HALLMARK Best Christmas Party Ever A young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store.

When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart and move forward with the party plans.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

9:15 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing.

9:30 p.m. CBS Frosty Returns A snowremoval spray threatens magic Frosty (voice of John Goodman); narrator Jonathan Winters.

10:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

HALLMARK The Nine Lives of Christmas After a stray cat adopts Zachary, he meets Marilee and realizes the single life is not as fulfilling as he thought it was.

HM&M Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Postal detectives delay their own travel plans to help a little girl who wrote an urgent letter to God. 11:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Mickey’s Christmas Carol Mickey Mouse is Bob Cratchit to Scrooge McDuck’s Scrooge in this version of “A Christmas Carol.”

DECEMBER 14 10:00 a.m. HALLMARK The Most Wonderful Time of the Year A snowbound stranger brightens the holidays for a retired police officer and his niece.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

10:30 a.m. FOOD Giada at Home Breakfast lasagna; triple ginger soufflé; Todd’s scramble; strawberry Santas.

11:00 a.m. FOOD Guy’s Big Bite A holiday meal with a healthy spin includes grilled swordfish, a wheat berry and butternut squash salad, and individual dishes of apple cinnamon bread pudding.

11:30 a.m. ABC FAMILY Jack Frost A man who died on Christmas Eve returns to his wife and son one year later in the form of a snowman.

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK The Nine Lives of Christmas After a stray cat adopts Zachary, he meets Marilee and realizes the single life is not as fulfilling as he thought it was.

HM&M Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Postal detectives delay their own travel plans to help a little girl who wrote an urgent letter to God. 1:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Fred Claus The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus, who bails his ne’er-do-well brother Fred out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory.

2:00 p.m. HALLMARK Best Christmas Party Ever A young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store. When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart and move forward with the party plans.

HM&M An Old-Fashioned Christmas While in Ireland, a woman meets a former suitor who can help her granddaughter’s writing career.

3:30 p.m. TBS Nothing Like the Holidays Secret revelations, major life-changes and inevitable bickering mark a Chicago family’s Christmas reunion.

4:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. HALLMARK Christmas in Conway Hoping it will be the perfect Christmas present for his wife, a man plans to construct a Ferris wheel in his backyard.

HM&M Ms. Scrooge A contemporary version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features a female Ebenita Scrooge.

5:00 p.m. FOOD Outrageous Christmas Outrageous Christmas creations including

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THE SANTA CLAUSE

December 18, ABC FAMILY a 1,000 sculpture, 1 000 pound d chocolate h l Santa S l a life-size Christmas tree cake, eight-feet tall handmade candy canes, and the world’s biggest gingerbread village.

6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Anthony Hopkins narrates.

HALLMARK A Bride for Christmas A man bets his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas.

HM&M A Christmas Wish The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays.

8:00 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

HALLMARK The Christmas Parade A humiliated TV personality flees to a small town, where she becomes involved in a budding artist’s battle to save a community arts center.

HM&M A Christmas Visitor Grieving over a son’s death in the Gulf War, a family meets a stranger who rekindles the holiday spirit.

USA It’s a Wonderful Life Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Anthony Hopkins narrates.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas in Conway Hoping it will be the perfect Christmas present for his wife, a man plans to construct a Ferris wheel in his backyard.

HM&M The Christmas Card Home on leave, a soldier visits a small town and falls for the woman who wrote a well-wishing card to the troops.

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10:30 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa 1 must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

DECEMBER 15 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Matchmaker Santa Stranded during the holidays, a young baker discovers the magic of Christmas and love.

HM&M The Christmas Blessing A medical resident falls in love with a young teacher and develops a special bond with one of her students.

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Disney Prep & Landing An elite unit of elves, Prep & Landing, ensures that homes around the world are properly prepared to be visited by Santa Claus each Christmas Eve. 7:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice Lanny and Wayne race to recover classified North Pole technology that falls into the hands of a naughty kid.

8:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Year Without a Santa Claus Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

HALLMARK Northpole Santa Claus and his wife prepare to bring joy to the world on Christmas.

HM&M When Angels Come to Town A holiday angel finds his job is in jeopardy when his supervisor arrives to punish him for contacting the wrong family.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Polar Express Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Royal Christmas Queen Isadora, the ruler of Cordinia, interferes with Prince Leopold’s plans to marry a humble seamstress from Philadelphia.

HM&M Christmas With Tucker In the months following his father’s death, a boy learns about responsibility, the loyalty of friends and the power of love through his bond with a special dog.

DECEMBER 16 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle At Christmastime, angel-in-training Harry Mills helps an insecure college student realize her purpose in life.

HM&M The Christmas Gift An architect and his daughter visit a Colorado town where everyone believes in Santa Claus.

6:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Polar Express Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

8:00 p.m. NBC Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas Santa Claus tells the story of Buddy’s trip to New York to meet the father he never knew he had – and how Buddy transforms the lives of everyone he meets.

AMC Miracle on 34th Street A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a departmentstore Santa Claus is for real.

HALLMARK Christmas in Conway Hoping it will be the perfect Christmas

present for his wife, a man plans to construct a Ferris wheel in his backyard.

HM&M Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas Postal detectives delay their own travel plans to help a little girl who wrote an urgent letter to God. 8:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

10:00 p.m. PBS A Chef’s Life Holiday Special Chef Vivian Howard’s holiday celebration features Southern cooking and Hanukkah traditions; recipes include corned ham, oyster dressing, hoppin’ john and redvelvet cake.

HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

HM&M Finding John Christmas With help from a photographer, a nurse searches for a former firefighter who may be her long-lost brother.

10:30 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a department-store Santa Claus is for real.

DECEMBER 17 6:00 p.m. FOOD Guy’s Disney Holiday Guy explores the holiday-themed meals and treats at Disneyland.

HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

HM&M Finding John Christmas With help from a photographer, a nurse searches for a former firefighter who may be her long-lost brother.

6:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

8:00 p.m. AMC White Christmas Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general’s hotel in Vermont.

HALLMARK The Christmas Parade A humiliated TV personality flees to a small town, where she becomes involved in a budding artist’s battle to save a community arts center.

HM&M A Grandpa for Christmas The estranged grandfather of a 9-year-old quickly forms a bond with the child when, suddenly, they must take care of each other.

TNT A Christmas Carol Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. 10:00 p.m. HM&M A Season for Miracles A woman tries to save her sister’s children from foster care by taking them to a small town where she is mistaken for a missing heiress.

TNT A Christmas Carol Dickens’ Ebenezer Scrooge receives visits from three

Christmas spirits who show him his past, present and future.

10:45 p.m. AMC White Christmas Former Army buddies put on a show with a sister act to save their general’s hotel in Vermont.

DECEMBER 18 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Princess for Christmas A woman escorts her niece and nephew to spend the holidays with their grandfather, an English duke.

6:15 p.m. STARZ Frozen Animated. A fearless young princess sets out with a mountaineer to find her sister, whose icy powers have trapped their kingdom in eternal winter.

6:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. EWTN The Fowler Sisters: Christmas Gift The singers perform holiday music; songs include “O Holy Night,” “Ave Maria” and “Away in a Manger.”

7:30 p.m. HM&M Holiday Affair A war widow has a 6-year-old son, and two men who want to marry her for Christmas.

8:00 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing.

HALLMARK Best Christmas Party Ever A young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store.

When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart and move forward with the party plans.

TCM A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

8:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Fred Claus The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus, who bails his ne’er-do-well brother Fred out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory.

9:15 p.m. TCM Scrooge Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

9:30 p.m. HM&M It Happened on 5th Avenue A hobo shares a New York mansion with a veteran and others who need a wintertime place to stay.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas in Conway Hoping it will be the perfect Christmas present for his wife, a man plans to construct a Ferris wheel in his backyard.

10:15 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing.

10:30 p.m. EWTN Life Is Worth Living Archbishop Sheen reminds us of why we celebrate Christmas.

11:15 p.m. TCM Scrooge Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

DECEMBER 19 6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

HALLMARK Christmas in Conway Hoping it will be the perfect Christmas

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December 20, ABC FAMILY present ffor hi his wife, if a man plans l to construct a Ferris wheel in his backyard.

8:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

AMC Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas Blake Shelton hosts a starstudded event that includes comedy bits, performances of classic holiday songs and new music.

HALLMARK Naughty or Nice A woman uses a special book from Santa Claus to expose those behaving badly.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

9:00 p.m. CBS A Home for the Holidays Inspirational stories of adoption.

PBS Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Deborah Voigt and John Rhys-Davies A Christmas celebration features soprano Deborah Voigt and actor John Rhys-Davies.

AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

10:00 p.m. PBS Christmas in Norway With the St. Olaf Choir The St. Olaf Choir from St. Olaf College and the Norwegian girl choir Nidaros Jentekor perform Christmas music, gospel spirituals, Norwegian hymns and folk songs.

ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. HALLMARK The Christmas Parade A humiliated TV personality flees to a small town, where she becomes involved in a budding artist’s battle to save a community arts center.

HM&M The Christmas Heart Parents become desperate for a Christmas miracle when their son suffers heart failure and needs a transplant to survive.

DECEMBER 20 10:00 a.m. HALLMARK Moonlight and 1 Mistletoe Nick and his daughter Holly fight a real-estate developer to keep their Christmas theme park open.

1 11:00 a.m. ABC FAMILY The Year Without a Santa Claus Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

1 12:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Arthur Christmas Animated. Santa’s youngest son sets out on an urgent mission to deliver a present to a forgotten child before Christmas morning dawns.

HALLMARK Best Christmas Party Ever A young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store.

When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart and move forward with the party plans.

HM&M The Night Before the Night Before Christmas A family must save Christmas when Santa Claus lands on the roof and loses his magic bundle.

2:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

HALLMARK Snow Bride A tabloid reporter races to find juicy gossip on a prominent political family. She ends up spending the week before Christmas with the family and falls for one of their sons.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

2:30 p.m. SYFY Snowmageddon Disaster strikes when a snow globe affects events in the real world.

4:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. HALLMARK Angels and Ornaments Three suitors pursue a hopeless romantic after she makes a wish to find true love before Christmas.

4:30 p.m. SYFY The 12 Disasters of Christmas Massive earthquakes and other natural disasters threaten to destroy the world during the holidays.

5:00 p.m. USA It’s a Wonderful Life Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel.

5:30 p.m. AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

6:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

HALLMARK Hitched for the Holidays A man and a woman pose as a couple to fool their respective families.

HM&M A Town Without Christmas A television reporter and an aspiring writer

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join the search for a missing boy who wrote a disturbing letter to Santa Claus.

8:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Anthony Hopkins narrates.

AMC The Nativity Story King Herod’s obsession with an ancient prophecy threatens Mary and Joseph as they await the birth of Jesus.

HALLMARK The Christmas Ornament Kathy plans to avoid any holiday traditions that bring back memories of her late husband until she receives an ornament from a handsome shop owner. To move on from her loss, Kathy works for a balance between her memories and finding a future.

HM&M The Christmas Blessing A medical resident falls in love with a young teacher and develops a special bond with one of her students.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

HM&M Our First Christmas Complications arise when two widowed people and their children spend their first Christmas together.

10:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

DECEMBER 21 10:00 a.m. FOOD Giada’s Family Christmas Giada and her family have good cheer with amazing food; Italian struffoli, Italian pot roast, and french toast.

HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

HM&M November Christmas A community works together to help a couple bring an early Christmas to their sick 8-year-old daughter.

10:30 a.m. FX Christmas With the Kranks A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christmas.

11:00 a.m. ABC FAMILY Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish Richie makes a wish and ends up in an alternate universe where his mean cousin Reggie is in charge and wants to cancel Christmas.

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK The Christmas Parade A humiliated TV personality flees to a small town, where she becomes involved in a budding artist’s battle to save a community arts center.

HM&M A Season for Miracles A woman tries to save her sister’s children from foster care by taking them to a small town where she is mistaken for a missing heiress.

12:30 p.m. TCM I’ll Be Seeing You A woman on leave from prison meets a shellshocked veteran on furlough, and they fall in love at Christmas.

1:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Little Drummer Boy An orphaned boy who hates humanity encounters the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Music by the Vienna Boys Choir.

AMC The Nativity Story King Herod’s obsession with an ancient prophecy threatens Mary and Joseph as they await the birth of Jesus.

1:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Nestor, the LongEared Christmas Donkey Guided by his guardian cherub, an orphan donkey realizes his destiny on the road to Bethlehem.

2:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Rudolph’s Shiny New Year Rudolph the reindeer comes to the rescue when an evil bird kidnaps the New Year baby. Voices of Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam.

HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

HM&M A Dog Named Christmas A mentally challenged man embarks on a mission to find homes for dogs during the holidays.

TCM Christmas in Connecticut The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero.

3:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

4:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Year Without a Santa Claus Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle At Christmastime, angel-in-training Harry Mills helps an insecure college student realize her purpose in life.

TCM Holiday Affair A war widow has a 6-year-old son, and two men who want to marry her for Christmas.

5:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas A curmudgeon living atop Mount Crumpit sets out to quash the yuletide preparations of the Christmas-loving Whos of Whoville.

Anthony Hopkins narrates.

6:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Royal Christmas Queen Isadora, the ruler of Cordinia, interferes with Prince Leopold’s plans to marry a humble seamstress from Philadelphia.

7:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK Help for the Holidays Santa’s elf leaves the North Pole to help a family during Christmastime.

HM&M Silver Bells A teenage runaway connects his widowed father and a woman who lost her husband during a past Christmas holiday.

9:00 p.m. TNT Four Christmases When their plans for a holiday getaway fall apart, a

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couple must spend Christmas Day trudging to a quartet of family get-togethers.

10:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Polar Express Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

HALLMARK Hats Off to Christmas! Mia, the manager of a small town’s Christmas shop, has to train Nick, the owner’s son, for a position she coveted. Mia does not like Nick’s unreliable ways until he helps convince her disabled son to continue physical therapy so he can walk again.

HM&M November Christmas A community works together to help a couple bring an early Christmas to their sick 8-year-old daughter.

DECEMBER 22 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Magic To gain entry to heaven, a woman must help a man and his young daughter.

HM&M November Christmas A community works together to help a couple bring an early Christmas to their sick 8-year-old daughter.

6:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

AMC Miracle on 34th Street An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing.

7:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Mickey’s Christmas Carol Mickey Mouse is Bob Cratchit to Scrooge McDuck’s Scrooge in this version of “A Christmas Carol.”

8:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in uncharted territory after some cool new action figures turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to save the day.

HALLMARK Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus Santa’s heir woos a widowed advertising executive who wants to use him in the biggest ad campaign of her career.

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8:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Santa Clause An adman takes over for the bearded, bigbellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve. 8:45 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street A retail-war lawyer goes to court to prove a department-store Santa Claus is for real.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Meet the Santas A man, his fiancee and her mother plan a wedding for Christmas Eve. HM&M A Christmas Wish The owner of a diner helps a homeless woman and her children during the holidays.

10:30 p.m. ABC FAMILY Toy Story That Time Forgot While at a post-Christmas play date, the gang finds itself in uncharted territory after some cool new action figures turn out to be delusional, leaving it up to Trixie to save the day.

11:15 p.m. AMC Miracle on 34th Street An adwoman’s lawyer boyfriend tries to prove that Macy’s Santa Claus is the real thing.

DECEMBER 23 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Bride for Christmas A man bets his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas.

HM&M Our First Christmas Complications arise when two widowed people and their children spend their first Christmas together.

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

AMC The Santa Clause 2 Santa must get married by Christmas Eve in order to save the holiday and keep his job.

8:00 p.m. EWTN Mother Angelica Live Classics Mother Angelica offers an inspiring reflection on keeping Christ in Christmas.

FX Christmas With the Kranks A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christmas.

HALLMARK A Boyfriend for Christmas A strangely familiar man may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman’s long-ago holiday wish for true love.

HM&M The Christmas Secret A struggling singer mother searches for a lost family heirloom that she hopes will bring her love and good fortune in time for the holidays.

TCM King of Kings Orson Welles narrates the story of Jesus including the Sermon on the Mount, the Last Supper, the Passion and the Resurrection.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY The Polar Express Animated. The conductor of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

10:00 p.m. FX Christmas With the Kranks A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christmas.

HALLMARK Window Wonderland Two department store employees with secrets vie for the coveted window dressing job for the height of the Christmas shopping season.

As the competition heats up, the two realize they have more in common than they thought.

HM&M The Christmas Card Home on leave, a soldier visits a small town and falls for the woman who wrote a well-wishing card to the troops.

DECEMBER 24 6:00 p.m. EWTN Theater of the Word Several one-act performances in the Christmas spirit presented by the Morning Star Players and other actors from the Theater of the Word.

HALLMARK Best Christmas Party Ever A young party planner arranges a special Christmas party for a New York toy store.

When a powerful corporation threatens to shut her down, she decides to follow her heart and move forward with the party plans.

HM&M Christmas With Tucker In the months following his father’s death, a boy learns about responsibility, the loyalty of friends and the power of love through his bond with a special dog.

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation The

Griswolds spend the holiday in a garish way, especially when a country cousin pulls up in an RV. FOX MOVIE A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

8:00 p.m. CW Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special Po learns that his duties as Dragon Warrior will prevent him from spending his favorite holiday, the Winter Feast, with his family.

NBC It’s a Wonderful Life Ruined by a miser on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel.

CINEMAX Deck the Halls Neighbors in a New England town go to war after one adorns his house with enough Christmas lights to make it visible from space.

EWTN EWTN’s Vatican Report: Christmas Special A visit to Rome at Christmas; preparations at St. Peter’s; touring markets and manger scenes around the world.

HALLMARK The Nine Lives of Christmas After a stray cat adopts Zachary, he meets Marilee and realizes the single life is not as fulfilling as he thought it was.

HM&M Ms. Scrooge A contemporary version of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” features a female Ebenita Scrooge.

TBS TNT A Christmas Story In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder rangemodel BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd.

TRAVEL Most Christmasy Places in America Touring America’s most festive locations.

8:30 p.m. CW Merry Madagascar Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria must deliver the presents to save Christmas when Santa gets amnesia following an accident on his sleigh.

HBO Black Nativity A street-wise teen discovers the value of faith, healing and family after he goes to New York to spend Christmas with his estranged relatives.

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9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

FOX MOVIE A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

9:45 p.m. ENCORE Michael Tabloid employees investigate a rumor about an angel and find a surprising creature with healing powers and a lot of sex appeal.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK The Christmas Shepherd Sally is heartbroken when her dog runs away during a thunderstorm.

When she learns he was found by Mark, a widower, she travels to Boston to get him.

Sally and Mark are given the best Christmas gifts of their lives when they fall in love.

HM&M The Christmas Blessing A medical resident falls in love with a young teacher and develops a special bond with one of her students.

TBS TNT A Christmas Story In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder rangemodel BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd.

TCM Christmas in Connecticut The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero.

10:15 p.m. HBO The Best Man Holiday Long-forgotten rivalries and romances reignite when college friends have a Christmas reunion nearly 15 years after the last time they saw one another.

10:30 p.m. EWTN Solemn Mass of Christmas Eve The Friars of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word celebrate the Solemnity of Christmas in Birmingham, Ala. 11:00 p.m. FOX MOVIE A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

DECEMBER 25 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Northpole Santa Claus and his wife prepare to bring joy to the world on Christmas.

HM&M It Happened on 5th Avenue A hobo shares a New York mansion with a veteran and others who need a wintertime place to stay.

TBS TNT A Christmas Story In the 1940s, little Ralphie tries to convince his parents to get him a Red Ryder rangemodel BB gun for Christmas. Narrated by Jean Shepherd.

6:30 p.m. EWTN The Fowler Sisters: Christmas Gift The singers perform holiday music; songs include “O Holy Night,” “Ave Maria” and “Away in a Manger.”

7:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Elf Adopted as a baby by one of Santa’s elves, a man leaves the workshop to search for his family in New York.

FOX MOVIE A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

SYFY Snowmageddon Disaster strikes when a snow globe affects events in the real world.

7:30 p.m. HALLMARK Angels and Ornaments Three suitors pursue a hopeless romantic after she makes a wish to find true love before Christmas.

8:00 p.m. CW The 12 Dogs of Christmas In a town where dogs are banned, a Depression-era girl plans a holiday pageant at school to help homeless canines.

8:30 p.m. HM&M Christmas in Connecticut The publisher of a women’s magazine has his best columnist play holiday host to a Navy hero.

9:00 p.m. ABC FAMILY Home Alone Accidentally left by his Paris-bound family, an 8-year-old makes mincemeat of two burglars in the house.

FOX MOVIE A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

HALLMARK A Royal Christmas Queen Isadora, the ruler of Cordinia, interferes with Prince Leopold’s plans to marry a humble seamstress from Philadelphia.

10:00 p.m. PBS Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Deborah Voigt and John Rhys-Davies A Christmas celebration features soprano Deborah Voigt and actor John Rhys-Davies.

10:30 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

11:00 p.m. FOX MOVIE A Christmas Carol Dickens’ London miser Ebenezer Scrooge meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

FX Christmas With the Kranks A Chicago couple scramble to put together a holiday celebration after their daughter decides to come home for Christmas.

HM&M The Bishop’s Wife A suave angel saves a woman and her Episcopal husband from spiritual doubt and marital woe.

DECEMBER 26 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK The Christmas Spirit Charlotte and a greedy developer are left in coma after a car accident. Her spirit tries to change the man’s mind and stop development in the town before the decision becomes final.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK Fir Crazy A reluctant Christmas-tree seller finds renewed holiday spirit and new romance with a repeat customer, but a mean-spirited executive threatens to shut down her family’s business.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle A single man hires a nanny to help him care for his 6-year-old twins.

DECEMBER 27 10:00 a.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle A single man hires a nanny to help him care for his 6-year-old twins.

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle A

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new employee saves a department store in trouble during the Christmas season.

2:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas at Cartwrights An angel delivers good fortune and the possibility of holiday romance to a struggling single mother who takes a job as a department store Santa Claus.

4:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Bride for Christmas A man bets his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas.

6:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Princess for Christmas A woman escorts her niece and nephew to spend the holidays with their grandfather, an English duke.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Very Merry Mix-Up A woman plans to meet her future in-laws at Christmas and, through a serendipitous series of events, spends the holiday with a warm and caring family whose son catches her eye.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas With Holly The owner of a toy store falls in love with a man who cares for his orphaned niece.

DECEMBER 28 10:00 a.m. HALLMARK A Princess for Christmas A woman escorts her niece and nephew to spend the holidays with their grandfather, an English duke.

12:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Bride for Christmas A man bets his friends that he can convince a woman to marry him by Christmas.

12:15 p.m. HBO Black Nativity A street-wise teen discovers the value of faith, healing and family after he goes to New York to spend Christmas with his estranged relatives.

1:30 p.m. EWTN Catholic University of America’s Christmas Concert Annual Christmas concert from Washington D.C. 2:00 p.m. HALLMARK A Very Merry Mix-Up A woman plans to meet her future in-laws at Christmas and, through a serendipitous series of events, spends the holiday with a warm and caring family whose son catches her eye.

4:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas With Holly The owner of a toy store falls in love with a man who cares for his orphaned niece.

6:00 p.m. HALLMARK The Most Wonderful Time of the Year A snowbound stranger brightens the holidays for a retired police officer and his niece.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK Let It Snow An executive examines her company’s new property and prepares a presentation to transform the rustic lodge into a new hot spot. She tries to ignore the lodge’s festive celebrations during her stay, but an unexpected romance changes her heart.

10:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance and learns that her small town is hiding a holiday secret.

DECEMBER 29 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Christmas Under Wraps After unexpectedly moving to Alaska, an ambitious doctor starts a new romance

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December 25, TBS TNT and d learns l that h h her smallll town iis hidi hiding a holiday secret.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK Angels and Ornaments Three suitors pursue a hopeless romantic after she makes a wish to find true love before Christmas.

DECEMBER 30 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Hats Off to Christmas! Mia, the manager of a small town’s Christmas shop, has to train Nick, the owner’s son, for a position she coveted. Mia does not like Nick’s unreliable ways until he helps convince her disabled son to continue physical therapy so he can walk again.

8:00 p.m. HALLMARK Matchmaker Santa Stranded during the holidays, a young baker discovers the magic of Christmas and love.

DECEMBER 31 6:00 p.m. HALLMARK Angels Sing During the holidays, a mysterious stranger tries to help a man overcome his tragic past and find the Christmas spirit he lost many years ago.

8:00 p.m. ABC Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2015 Festivities in Los Angeles and Times Square in New York; musical performers include Taylor Swift.

HALLMARK The Christmas Ornament Kathy plans to avoid any holiday traditions that bring back memories of her late husband until she receives an ornament from a handsome shop owner.

To move on from her loss, Kathy works for a balance between her memories and finding a future.

9:30 p.m. EWTN Urbi Et Orbi: Message and Blessing Pope Francis gives his Christmas blessing to the city of Rome and the world.

10:00 p.m.NBC NBC’s New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly 2014 The countdown to 2015 begins in Times Square.

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