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2014 Holiday TV Schedule: When to You Can See Holiday Classics

A helpful guide so you can mark your calendar and set your DVR for the Christmas and holidays specials on TV in Marblehead.

Few things are more exciting than catching a re-run of that special yuletide movie you cherished each winter as a kid.

Peruse this season’s lineup of holiday programming on network TV to find all the classic holiday films---A Christmas Story, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Charlie Brown Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street and more.

All times listed are for Marblehead.

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Friday, Dec. 5

  • Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • How Murray Saved Christmas, 8 p.m., NBC
  • The Nativity Story, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Fred Claus, 11:30 p.m., ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 6

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  • All I Want for Christmas (1991), 7 a.m., ABC Family
  • Fred Claus, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 2 p.m., ABC Family
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 4 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 7 p.m., AMC
  • Frosty The Snowman, 8 p.m., CBS
  • ‘I Love Lucy’ Christmas Special, 8 p.m., CBS
  • It’s a Wonderful Life, 8 p.m., NBC
  • Elf, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Yes, Virginia, 8:30 p.m., CBS
  • Arthur Christmas, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Jack Frost (1979), 1 a.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 7

  • Arthur Christmas, 11:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Jack Frost (1998), 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, 3:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Scrooge (1970), 4:30 p.m., TCM
  • Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Elf, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 11 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Dec. 8

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • Elf, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 10 p.m., ABC Family

Tuesday, Dec. 9

  • Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, 8 p.m., CBS
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:31 p.m., AMC
  • Wednesday, Dec. 10
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Thursday, Dec. 11

  • Reindeer Games, 10 a.m., AMC
  • Jack Frost (1998), 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • Blake Shelton’s Not So Family Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Scrooged, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Holiday Affair (1949), 9:45 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 12

  • Jack Frost (1979), 4:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • White Christmas, 7 p.m., AMC
  • The Santa Clause, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1994), 9:30 p.m., ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 13

  • Home Alone 3, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 3 p.m., ABC Family
  • White Christmas, 3 p.m., AMC
  • Mickey’s Christmas Carol, 5:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 7 p.m., AMC
  • Frosty Returns, 9:30 p.m., CBS
  • Fred Claus, 11:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 14

  • Miracle on 34th Street, 7 a.m., ABC Family
  • Disney’s A Christmas Carol, 9:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Jack Frost (1998), 11:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Fred Clause, 1:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 10:30 p.m., AMC

Monday, Dec. 15

  • The Santa Clause 2: The Mrs. Clause, 5:30 p.m., AMC
  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 10:31 p.m., AMC

Tuesday, Dec. 16

  • The Polar Express, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Charlie Brown Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Elf: Buddy’s Musical Christmas, 8 p.m., NBC
  • Prep & Landing, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Home Alone, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family

Wednesday, Dec. 17

  • Disney’s The Christmas Carol, 1 p.m., ABC Family
  • Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town, 5:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Michael Buble’s Christmas in New York, 8 p.m., NBC
  • White Christmas, 8 p.m., AMC
  • The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Thursday, Dec. 18
  • Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • White Christmas, 5:15 p.m., AMC
  • The Santa Clause, 6:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Christmas Carol (1938), 8 p.m., TCM
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 8 p.m., AMC
  • Fred Claus, 8:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Scrooge (1970), 9:15 p.m., TCM
  • Scrooge (1935), 11:15 p.m., TCM

Friday, Dec. 19

  • Holiday Inn (1942), 10:15 a.m., AMC
  • Miracle on 34th Street, 12:30 p.m., AMC
  • I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 12:30 p.m., TCM
  • Fred Claus, 3:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • Holiday Affair (1949), 4 p.m., TCM
  • Home Alone, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • Elf, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Home for the Holidays, 9 p.m., CBS
  • Kung Fu Panda Holiday Special, 9:30 p.m., CW
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 10 p.m., ABC Family
  • Scrooged, Midnight, ABC Family

Saturday, Dec. 20

  • The Year Without a Santa Claus, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • Arthur Christmas, Noon, ABC Family
  • Snow Bride, 2 p.m., Hallmark
  • Home Alone, 2 p.m., ABC Family
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 4 p.m., ABC Family
  • Hitched for the Holidays, 6 p.m., Hallmark
  • Elf, 6 p.m., ABC Family
  • I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!, 8 p.m., ABC
  • Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone, 10:30 p.m., ABC Family

Sunday, Dec. 21

  • Mistletoe Over Manhattan, 8 a.m., Hallmark
  • Arthur Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
  • The Little Drummer Boy, 1 p.m., ABC Family
  • Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, 4 p.m., Hallmark
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • A Royal Christmas, 6 p.m., Hallmark
  • Home Alone, 7:30 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Polar Express, 10 p.m., ABC Family

Monday, Dec. 22

  • Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish, 7 a.m., ABC Family
  • A Dennis the Menace Christmas, 9 a.m., ABC Family
  • Help for the Holidays, 4 p.m., Hallmark
  • Frosty’s Winter Wonderland, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • The Santa Clause, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Meet the Santas, 10 p.m., Hallmark

Tuesday, Dec. 23

  • Window Wonderland, 8 a.m., Hallmark
  • Santa Baby, 10:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Lucky Christmas, 2 p.m., Hallmark
  • All I Want for Christmas, 4 p.m., Hallmark
  • Home Alone, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • Shrek the Halls, 8 p.m., ABC
  • One Direction: The TV Special, 8 p.m., NBC
  • The Polar Express, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Arthur Christmas, Midnight, ABC Family

Wednesday, Dec. 24

  • Arthur Christmas, 7:30 a.m., ABC Family
  • Daniel Boone, “The Christmas Story,” 9 a.m., MeTV
  • The Christmas Parade, 10 a.m., Hallmark
  • Jack Frost (1998), 1 p.m., ABC Family
  • I’ll Be Seeing You (1944), 2:15 p.m., TCM
  • The Polar Express, 3 p.m., ABC Family
  • Home Alone, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • M*A*S*H*, ”Dear Dad,” 7 p.m., MeTV
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • M*A*S*H*, “Dear Sis,” 7:30 p.m., MeTV
  • A Christmas Story, marathon runs from 8 p.m., TBS
  • Elf, 9 p.m., ABC Family
  • Merry Madagascar, 9:30 p.m., CW
  • The Christmas Shepherd, 10 p.m., Hallmark
  • Scrooged, Midnight, ABC Family

Thursday, Dec. 25

  • A Christmas Story, starting at 6 a.m. and running all day, TBS
  • The Donna Reed Show, “A Very Merry Christmas,” 7 a.m., MeTV
  • ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas, 8 a.m., ABC Family
  • Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration, 10 a.m., ABC
  • A Christmas Carol (1938), 11 a.m., TCM
  • Home Alone, 11 a.m., ABC Family
  • Debbie Macomber’s Mr. Miracle, Noon, Hallmark
  • Holiday Affair (1949), 12:15 p.m., TCM
  • Gunsmoke, “P.S. Murray Christmas,” 1 p.m., MeTV
  • The Nine Lives of Christmas, 1:30 p.m., Hallmark
  • National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, 5 p.m., ABC Family
  • Northpole, 6 p.m., Hallmark
  • M*A*S*H*, “Twas the Day After Christmas,” 7 p.m., MeTV
  • Elf, 7 p.m., ABC Family
  • M*A*S*H*, “Death Takes a Holiday,” 7:30 p.m., MeTV
  • The 12 Dogs of Christmas, 8 p.m., CW
  • Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 8:30 p.m., ABC
  • A Royal Christmas, 9 p.m., Hallmark
  • Christmas in Connecticut (1945), 10 p.m., TCM
  • Home Alone 3, Midnight, ABC Family

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