What’s on TV

2 p.m. Movie “Christmas Getaway” (2017) Bridget Regan. recently single writer is forced to share a cabin due to a vacation mix up.

2:30 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause 2” (2002) Tim Allen. After being Santa Claus for a few years, Scott Calvin must find a wife and help his son.

4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas” (2018) Candace Cameron Bure. A self-professed Christmas hater is locked in a department store on Christmas Eve.

5 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

(2007) Tim Allen. Santa Claus prepares for a busy Christmas with his in-laws and the mischievous Jack Frost.

6 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Veteran’s Christmas” (2018) Eloise Mumford. When a veteran returns home, she meets and falls in love with a judge.

7 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993) Voices of Chris Sarandon. The scariest man in Halloween Town kidnaps Santa Claus and tries to take over Christmas.

8 p.m. (AMC) Movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

(1989) Chevy Chase. A man plays host to numerous dysfunctional relatives during the Christmas holidays.

(CW) Silent Night: A Song for the World A look at the creation and cultural impact of the song Silent Night, by Salzburg.

8:30 p.m. (FREE) Movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) Jim Carrey. A Grinch plans on stealing Christmas from the residents of Whoville, who love Christmas.

10:15 p.m. (AMC) Movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation”

(1989) Chevy Chase. A man plays host to numerous dysfunctional relatives during the Christmas holidays.

(HALL) Friday, December 11

9 a.m. (AMC) Buster and Chauncey’s Silent Night Two mice acciden

tally help write ‘Silent Night,’ the beloved Christmas song.

10 a.m. (FREE) Movie “Snow 2: Brain Freeze” (2008) Tom Cavanagh. In the rush for preparing for Christmas, Santa loses his memory and forgets who he is.

11:30 a.m. (FX) Movie “Saving Santa” (2013) Ashley Tisdale. A lowly stable elf finds he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole.

Noon (FREE) Movie “Snowglobe” (2007) Lorraine Bracco. A mystical snow globe transports Angela into an idyllic Christmas winter wonderland.

1:30 p.m. (FX) Movie “The Star” (2017) Steven Yeun. A donkey and his animal friends follow a star and become heroes in the first Christmas.

2 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004) Tim Allen. Luther and Nora Krank scramble to create the perfect Christmas for their daughter.

(HALL) Movie “Christmas at Holly Lodge” (2017) Alison Sweeney. A woman’s life is changed after a visit to her family’s ski lodge.

4 p.m. (HALL) Movie “A Christmas Detour” (2015) Candace Cameron Bure. Two NYC-bound travelers find themselves linked when a storm waylays their flight.

4:05 p.m. (FREE) Movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2000) Jim Carrey. A Grinch plans on stealing Christmas from the residents of Whoville, who love Christmas.

(HALL) Movie “Christmas in Vienna” (2020) Sarah Drew. A concert violinist finds the inspiration she has been missing with an American diplomat.

(AMC) Movie “The Year Without a Santa Claus”

Voices of Shirley Booth. Mrs. Claus tells the story of the year that Santa Claus decided to take a holiday.

(FREE) Movie “Home Alone” (1990) Macaulay Culkin. A young boy must fend off burglars after his family accidentally leaves him home alone.

8 p.m. (AMC) Movie “The Polar Express” (2004) Voices of Tom Hanks. A doubting little boy boards a magical train to visit the North Pole on Christmas Eve.

(CW) The Christmas Caroler Challenge Twelve Christmas carol groups compete before three celebrity judges.

(HALL) Movie “Five Star Christmas” (2020) Bethany Joy Lenz. A family pretends to be guests at a B&B in hopes of a good review. (LIFE) Movie “Inn Love By Christmas” (2020) Jonna Walsh. A successful woman heads home for the holidays, and runs into her high school rival.

(TBS) Movie “A Madea Christmas” (2013) Chad Michael Murray. Madea gets roped into helping a friend surprise her daughter with a visit to the country.

(USA) Movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) James Stewart. An angel shows a suicidal banker how important he has been to the lives of others.

8:30 p.m. (HBO) Movie “A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas” (2011) Kal Penn. Harold and Kumar find themselves in trouble when they burn down a prized Christmas tree. 9 p.m. (HGTV) Holiday Crafters Gone Wild

10 p.m. (HALL) Movie “If I Only Had Christmas” (2020) Candace Cameron. At Christmas, a cheerful publicist teams up with a cynical VP to help a charity in need.

Saturday, December 12

9 a.m. (FX) Movie “The Star” (2017) Steven Yeun. A donkey and his animal friends follow a star and become heroes in the first Christmas.

(USA) Movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946) James Stewart. An angel shows a suicidal banker how important he has been to the lives of others.

9:45 a.m. (EWTN) Feasts With the Friar

the Advent wreath.

10 a.m. (HALL) Movie “One Royal Holiday” (2020) Laura Osnes.

woman offers stranded family a place to stay during a blizzard. 10:05 a.m. (FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen. When a father mistakenly kills Santa Claus, he is magically recruited to take his place.

Noon (HALL) Movie “Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa”

(2018) Michelle Choi-Lee. A woman returns home for Christmas to discover a historic store has closed.

Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1938) Reginald Owen. Ebenezer Scrooge learns a lesson in charity after a visit from three spirits.

(FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause 2” (2002) Tim Allen. After being Santa Claus for a few years, Scott Calvin must find a wife and help his son.

(AMC) The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christ

A blind shepherd boy is taken in by nuns and participates in a Christmas pageant.

(FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause”

Santa Claus prepares for a busy Christmas with his in-laws and the mischievous Jack Frost.

(ION) Movie “A Cinderella Christmas” (2016) Emma Rigby. A fledgling event planner falls for a wealthy playboy at a masquerade ball.

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Movie “A Madea Christmas”

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Movie “The Christmas Setup” (2020) Ben Lewis. A lawyer heads home for the holidays and reconnects with his high school secret crush.

Movie “Elf” (2003) Will Ferrell. A man raised as an elf at the North Pole travels to New York to find his true father.