HIGHLIGHTS

8:00 a.m.

(EWTN) HOLY ROSARY AND DEVOTIONS WITH THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF THE ETERNAL WORD From Our Lady of the Angels Chapel in Irondale, AL. (N) (cc)

8:05 a.m.

(FREEFORM) THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY Animated. An orphaned boy who hates humanity encounters the Magi in Bethlehem. (cc)

8:30 a.m.

(AMC) ’TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Animated. When Santa removes a small town from his delivery itinerary, a family endeavors to regain his favor. (cc)

9:00 a.m.

(HIST) REVEALED: THE HUNT FOR BIN LADEN A look at the ten-year effort to find Osama bin Laden, the leader of the terrorist group al-Qaeda. (cc)

9:30 a.m.

2 RICK STEVES EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS Holiday customs and practices in England, France, Norway, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. (cc)

10:30 a.m.

(TCM) LINCOLN IN THE WHITE HOUSE A chronicle of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency. Noon

11 THE VINE: A HOLIDAY HOUR The Vine’s Ashley King and Skot Covert travel across the state to find the joys of the season.

2:30 p.m.

(EWTN) HOLY ROSARY FROM LOURDES Pilgrims from around the world gather and pray the Rosary from the Lourdes Grotto in France. (N)

3:00 p.m.

2 RICK STEVES’ FESTIVE EUROPE Festive European culture includes Bastille Day celebration in France and royal pageantry in London. (cc)

3:30 p.m.

2 THE BEST OF TRAINS AROUND NORTH AMERICA Ten historic and scenic tourist railroads from across North America; host David Holt. (cc)

7:00 p.m.

11 RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER Animated. Burl Ives narrates an animated tale about Santa’s sleigh guide. (cc)

(EWTN) 1531: A STORY THAT IS NOT FINISHED YET Learn about the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a major milestone in Mexico’s Catholic history.

(WTBS) DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS Animated. Boris Karloff narrates an animated tale about a curmudgeon and merry Whoville. (cc)

8:00 p.m.

11 FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Animated. The jolly soul heads north to avoid the heat. (cc)

(CNN) CNN HEROES: 15 YEARS OF CHANGING THE WORLD Anderson Cooper marks fifteen years of CNN Heroes shining a light on everyday people. (N) (cc)

8:31 p.m.

11 FROSTY RETURNS Animated. A snow-removal spray threatens magic Frosty. (cc)

9:30 p.m.

2 COUNTRY POP LEGENDS (MY MUSIC) Most memorable songs to cross over the country and pop charts. (cc)