What’s on TV

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.

(TCM) Movie “Christmas in Connecticut” (1945) Barbara Stanwyck. A promotional stunt threatens to expose a columnist’s fictitious housekeeping skills.

(TNT) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1999) Patrick Stewart. A miserly old man is visited by three ghosts in order to learn the meaning of Christmas.

9 p.m. (NBC) A Saturday Night Live Christmas Special

10 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Fred Claus” (2007) Paul Giamatti. Santa bails his criminal brother out of jail and brings him to the North Pole. (BET) Movie “The Best Man Holiday” (2013) Monica Calhoun. Old rivalries and old flames are rekindled when a group of friends reunite.

(TNT) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (1999) Patrick Stewart. A miserly old man is visited by three ghosts in order to learn the meaning of Christmas.

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.

10:20 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Night Before” (2015) Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Three friends hit the town on Christmas Eve as they bring an annual tradition to an end.

11 p.m. (TLC) Invasion of the Christmas Lights 2 Visit six homes in the

U.S. where wizards of light put on holiday displays that dazzle.

Wednesday, December 23

Noon (HALL) Movie “Entertaining Christmas” (2018) Jodie Sweetin. A cookbook author’s daughter is set to take over the family business.

1 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Love the Coopers” (2015) Diane Keaton. Four generations of Coopers gather for their annual Christmas Eve celebration.

1:30 p.m. (FREE) Movie “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen. When a father mistakenly kills Santa Claus, he is magically recruited to take his place.

2 p.m. (BET) Movie “The Best Man Holiday” (2013) Monica Calhoun. Old rivalries and old flames are rekindled when a group of friends reunite.

3:30 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Fred Claus” (2007) Paul Giamatti. Santa bails his criminal brother out of jail and brings him to the North Pole.

(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) Movie “Four Christmases” (2008) Vince Vaughn. A couple struggles to spend Christmas with all four of their divorced parents.

6:05 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.

7 p.m. (FX) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (2019) A disgruntled, old man who despises Christmas is visited by three ghosts.

(ABC) Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Kris Kringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys to children all over the world.

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

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

(HALL) Movie “Christmas Next Door” (2017) Jesse Metcalfe. The author, is left in charge of his young niece and nephew for the holidays.

(TCM) Movie “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944) Judy Garland. A man’s family members oppose moving from turn-of-the-century St. Louis to New York.

8:10 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.

9 p.m. (ABC) The Great Christmas Light Fight Twenty families from

across America decorate their homes to the extreme for Christmas. 10 p.m. (ABC) The Great Christmas Light Fight Twenty families from across America decorate their homes to the extreme for Christmas. (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.

(EWTN) Christmas With Collin Raye Featuring Andrea Thomas Country music star Collin Raye and Andre Thomas perform cherished Christmas songs.

10:30 p.m. (FX) Movie “A Christmas Carol” (2019) A disgruntled, old

man who despises Christmas is visited by three ghosts. 10:50 p.m. (FREE) Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town Kris Kringle overcomes an evil ruler and delivers toys to children all over the world.

Thursday, December 24

11:25 a.m. (BBC) Doctor Who It’s the Tenth Doctor’s final journey; his

psychotic nemesis the Master, has been reborn.

11:30 a.m. (AMC) Movie “Fred Claus” (2007) Paul Giamatti. Santa bails his criminal brother out of jail and brings him to the North Pole.

11:45 a.m. (TCM) Movie “It Happened on Fifth Avenue” (1947) Don DeFore. While a family is away for Christmas, a hobo and his friends live in their mansion.

Noon (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.

12:30 p.m. (FREE) Movie “Home Alone” (1990) Macaulay Culkin. A young boy must fend off burglars after his family accidentally leaves him home alone.

2 p.m. (AMC) Movie “Scrooged” (1988) Bill Murray. A callous executive learns the true meaning of Christmas when he is visited by ghosts.

(FX) Movie “The Star” (2017) Steven Yeun. A donkey and his animal friends follow a star and become heroes in the first Christmas. 3:50 p.m. (BBC) Doctor Who The Doctor is recruited into a chase across the galaxy on Christmas Day.

(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.

Movie “Once Upon a Christmas Miracle” (2018) Aimee Teegarden. A woman falls in love with her liver donor; their story’s followed over three Christmases.

Movie “Meet Me in St. Louis” (1944) Judy Garland. A man’s family members oppose moving from turn-of-the-century St. Louis to New York.

(FREE)

Movie “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

Movie “Elf”

Movie “A Christmas Princess”

Movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989) Chevy Chase. A man plays host to numerous dysfunctional relatives during the Christmas holidays.

Movie “The Grinch” (2018) Benedict Cumberbatch. A mean Grinch looking for peace and quiet hatches a nefarious plot to steal Christmas.

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.

Movie “A Christmas Story” (1983) Peter Billingsley. In the ‘40s, a young boy wants only one thing from Santa: an official Red Ryder BB gun.

Movie “The Bishop’s Wife” (1947) Cary Grant. An angel comes to Earth to help a bishop and his wife raise funds to build a new church.