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Dickinson Apple TV+
The third and final season of this fanciful series following 19th-century poet Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) comes to an end.
Don’t Look Up Netflix
In writer/director Adam Mckay’s darkly comic film, an astronomy grad student ( Jennifer Lawrence) and her professor (Leonardo Dicaprio) discover a massive comet orbiting within the solar system — on a direct collision course with Earth. The other problem? No one seems to care. The stellar cast also includes Meryl Streep, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Cate Blanchett and Michael Chiklis.
Minnal Murali
Set in the 1990s, this Indian Malayalam-language superhero film follows Jaison (Tovino Thomas), a tailor who gains superpowers after being struck by lightning.
1000 Miles From Christmas Netflix
This Spanish romantic comedy follows Raúl (Tamar Novas), a 30something man who hates Christmas. He usually escapes the holidays on a faraway beach, but this year, his boss sends him to audit a factory that produces the most typical Yuletide sweet in a town that lives for Christmas. Will the Grinchy Raúl be able to overcome his worst nightmare?
The Silent Sea Netflix
This sci-fi mystery drama from South Korea takes place in the near future, at an abandoned research facility on the moon.
The Wheel of Time Prime Video
Season one of the fantasy drama led by Rosamund Pike comes to a close.
A Very Merry METV METV, beginning at 5 a.m.
Throughout today and Saturday, METV will air holiday episodes of the classic series “Dragnet,” “The Waltons,” “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “Adam-12,” “Happy Days,” “M*A*S*H,” “Green Acres” and others.
White Christmas AMC, 10:15 a.m.
This 1954 musical takes its title from Irving Berlin’s classic song, made famous by Bing Crosby in the 1942 film “Holiday Inn.” Crosby also stars and performs a new version of the tune as he and Danny Kaye play veterans who become song-anddance men after World War II. Soon, they join forces with singing sisters (Rosemary Clooney and Vera-ellen) to help save their former general’s inn.
Olaf ’s Frozen Adventure ABC, 7 p.m.
Excitable Olaf (voiced by Josh Gad) is a snowman on a mission: Find a holiday tradition for Arendelle’s royal sisters Elsa (Idina Menzel) and Anna (Kristen Bell).
A Holly Dolly Christmas CBS, 7 p.m.
This 2020 special returns with Dolly Parton performing holiday favorites and originals on a candlelit church set.
Hot Chocolate Holiday Lifetime, 7 p.m.
Colette (Aubrey Reynolds) runs a coffee shop known for her hot chocolate. When Marcus ( Jonny Swenson), a new dessert shop owner, starts to
draw in Colette’s customers with his own hot chocolate that tastes exactly like the recipe from her grandmother, she is determined to expose him. But as she gets to know him, sparks fly.
It’s a Wonderful Life NBC, 7 p.m.
Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday classic stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a despairing building-and-loan manager who contemplates suicide before a guardian angel named Clarence (Henry Travers) intervenes and allows him to see what George’s small town would be without him.
24 Hours of ‘A Christmas Story’ TBS, beginning at 7 p.m.; TNT, beginning at 8 p.m.
Ralphie’s quest for that Red Ryder BB gun in this 1983 classic never gets old.
Small Town Christmas Uptv, 8 p.m.
Host Megan Alexander explores the food, drink, music, entertainment and faith that residents of Summerville, S.C., enjoy during the holidays.
Christmas Eve Mass NBC, 10:30 p.m.
Pope Francis leads Mass from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome.