Preview: The ultimate, complete 2016 holiday shows schedule for the season including classic movies, new shows, parades with dates and showtimes. What more could you ask for?
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Watching classic holiday shows with your kids is one of the best parts of the season. Being able to share their excitement (and your nostalgia) just gets better every year.
This is such a sweet mommy-and-me bonding activity! So don’t you just hate it when you miss your favorite show?! The one you wait all year to see! Life gets so busy and moms don’t get to watch much tv so you never know when the shows are on.
This year, I complied a COMPLETE list of the holiday shows for this season including channel info, dates, and showtimes so you don’t miss a thing this holiday season!
Pour your hot chocolate (ok, coffee for mom), get your buffalo ranch popcorn/snacks, and cuddle up while you wait for your shows!
This list will take you all the way to New Year’s!
If you just can’t wait for your favorite or you want to own a certain movie so you can watch it anytime (uh hem, Elf maybe :), just click on the title so you can order it.
All times are listed as EST. Please check your local listings to confirm show times/schedule. This list is for informational purposes only.
You can bookmark this page and check back for more show times, pin it for later, or click the link below for a printable version you can hang on your fridge!
PRINTABLE 2016 HOLIDAY SHOWS SCHEDULE
Thursday, November 24
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration 8:00pm ABC
Friday, November 25
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town 8:00pm ABC
Disney Parks Presents: A Descendants Magical Holiday Celebration 8:00pm (Disney Channel)
How The Grinch Stole Christmas 8-830 NBC
Frosty The Snowman 8:00pm CBS
Frosty Returns 8:30pm CBS
Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas 6:00pm Disney Junior
Once Upon a Sesame Christmas 6:00pm HBO
Saturday, November 26
The Story of Santa Claus 9:00pm CBS
Sunday, November 27
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas 7:00pm Fox
Tuesday, November 29
Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer 8:00-pm CBS
Wednesday, November 30
Christmas in Rockefeller Center 8Pm NBC
Thursday, December 1
A Charlie Brown Christmas 8:00pm ABC
The Year Without a Santa Clause 6:00 Freeform
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 7:05pm Freeform
The Santa Claus 9:15pm Freeform
Friday, December 2
Nightmare Before Christmas 3:35pm Freeform
Disney’s A Christmas Carol 5:10 pm Freeform
The Santa Clause 7:15pm Freeform
I Love Lucy Christmas Special 8:00pm CBS
The Polar Express 9:20pm Freeform
Saturday, December 3
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas 7:00am Freeform
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas 8:00am Freeform
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish 10:00am Freeform
Disney’s A Christmas Carol 12:00pm Freeform
The Polar Express 4:40pm Freeform
Arthur Christmas 6:45pm Freeform
Elf 8:50pm Freeform
Sunday, December 4
All on Freeform
‘Twas the Night Before Christmas 7:00am
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey 7:30am
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish 8:00am
Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July 10:05am
I’ll Be Home for Christmas 12:10pm
Arthur Christmas 2:20pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 4:30pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus 5:35pm
Elf 6:40pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 8:45pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 10:55pm
Monday, December 5
All on Freeform
The Year Without Santa Clause 4:00pm
Jingle All the Way 5:00pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 7:00pm
Scrooged 9:00pm
Tuesday, December 6
All on Freeform
Snowglobe 12:00am
The Polar Express 7:00pm
The Santa Clause 9:00pm
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
All on Freeform
The Polar Express 5:00pm
The Santa Clause 7:00pm
Elf 9:00pm
Thursday, December 8
Deck the Halls 5:00pm Freeform
Elf 7:00pm Freeform
Toy Story That Time Forgot 8:00pm CBS
Shrek The Halls 8:30pm CBS
Disney’s A Christmas Carol 9:00pm Freeform
Friday, December 9, 2016
All on Freeform unless noted
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland11:00am
Home Alone 3 1:30pm
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws 3:35pm
The Search for Santa Paws 5:40pm
Elena of Avalor Christmas Special 7:30pm (Disney Junior)
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 7:45pm
Snow Buddies 9:50pm
Rudolph & Frosty’s Christmas in July 11:55pm
Saturday, December 10
Mickey’s Christmas Carol 7:00am Freeform
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws 7:30am Freeform
The Search for Santa Paws 9:30am Freeform
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 11:35am Freeform
Snow Buddies 1:40pm Freeform
It’s a Wonderful Life 8:00pm NBC
Tuesday, December 11
All on Freeform
The Little Drummer Boy 7:00am
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 7:30am
A Dennis the Menace Christmas 9:35am
The Year Without a Santa Clause 11:40am
Arthur Christmas 12:45pm
The Simpsons: The Nightmare After Krustmas 8:00pm Fox
The Polar Express 9:55pm
Monday, December 12
All on Freeform
Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas 5:30pm
The Polar Express 7:00pm
Elf 9:00pm
Tuesday, December 13
All on Freeform
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 3:00pm
Elf 7:00pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 9:00pm
Wednesday, December 14
All on Freeform
Home Alone 3:00pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 5:00pm
Arthur Christmas 7:00pm
The Santa Clause 9:00pm
Thursday, December 15
Snow Buddies 11:00am Freeform
Home Alone 3 1:00pm Freeform
A Dennis the Menace Christmas 3:00pm Freeform
Arthur Christmas 5:00pm Freeform
The Santa Clause 7:00pm Freeform
Disney Prep & Landing 8:00pm ABC
Prep & Landing 2: Naughty Vs. Nice 8:30pm ABC
The Search for Santa Paws 9:00pm Freeform
Friday, December 16
A Dennis the Menace Christmas 7:00am
Jack Frost 9:10am
The Search for Santa Paws 11:15am
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 1:20pm
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist 3:25pm
Jingle All the Way 5:30pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 7:35pm
The Polar Express 9:45pm
Disney’s A Christmas Carol 11:55pm
Saturday, December 17
All on Freeform unless noted
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 7:00am
Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey 8:00am
Jingle All the Way 8:30am
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 1:00pm
The Polar Express 2:35pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 4:40pm
The Santa Clause 6:50pm
I Want A Dog For Christmas, Charlie Brown! 8:00pm (ABC)
Disney’s Frozen 9:00
Monday, December 19
All on Freeform
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas 7:00am
A Dennis the Menace Christmas 8:30am
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish 10:30am
Home Alone 3 12:35pm
The Search for Santa Paws 2:40pm
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 4:45pm
Elf 6:50pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 8:55pm
Tuesday, December 20
All on Freeform
The Search for Santa Paws 7:00am
Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups 9:10am
Home Alone 3 11:15am
The Holiday 1:25pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 4:30pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus 5:35pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 6:40pm
The Santa Clause 8:50pm
Wednesday, December 21
All on Freeform
Snow Buddies 7:00am
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws 9:00am
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 1:10pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus 2:10pm
The Polar Express 3:15pm
Disney’s Prep & Landing 5:20pm
Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice 5:50pm
Disney Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot 6:20pm
The Santa Clause 6:50pm
Elf 8:55pm
Thursday, December 22
All on Freeform
Happy Feet 7:00am
Happy Feet Two 9:30am
The Little Drummer Boy 11:30am
The Polar Express 12:00pm
Jack Frost 2:05pm
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 4:10pm
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas 5:10pm
Elf 6:45pm
Jingle All the Way 8:55pm
Friday, December 23
All on Freeform unless noted
Frosty’s Winter Wonderland 7:00am
Jack Frost 7:30am
Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish 11:00am
Jingle All the Way 1:00pm
Santa Clause is Coming to Town 4:35pm
The Year Without Santa Clause 5:40pm
Disney’s A Christmas Carol 6:45pm
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 8:00pm (NBC)
The Santa Clause 8:45pm
Saturday, December 24
All on Freeform unless noted
Jack Frost 7:00am
Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas 8:05am
Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas 9:40am
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 11:15am
The Year Without a Santa Claus 12:20pm
Arthur Christmas 1:25pm
The Polar Express 3:30pm
The Santa Clause 5:35pm
Elf 7:40pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 9:45pm
A Christmas Story (Marathon) 8:00pm TBS
It’s A Wonderful Life 8:00pm NBC
Sunday, December 25
All on Freeform unless noted
The Disney Parks’ Magical Christmas Celebration 9:00am ABC
The Search for Santa Paws 7:00am
Santa Buddies: The Legend of Santa Paws 9:10am
Arthur Christmas 11:20am
The Polar Express 1:25pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town 3:30pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus 4:35pm
Elf 5:45pm
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation 7:45pm
Scrooged 9:55pm
Monday, December 26
Happy New Year, Charlie Brown 8:00pm ABC
Rudolph’s Shiny New Year 9:00pm ABC
Monday, January 2
The 128th Rose Parade 11:00am
Don’t forget there is a PRINTABLE VERSION too!
wow! We made it to the end!
Well, that should about do it!!! Have a wonderful holiday enjoying these classics with your precious gifts!
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