TV THIS WEEK
SUNDAY
Live from the beautiful Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown L.A., it’s the threehour “58th Annual LA County Holiday Celebration” featuring numerous vocal ensembles, music groups and dance companies from around the region. 3 p.m. KOCE
Nostalgia ain’t what it used to be, at least not like in 1983’s “A Christmas Story.” This hit comedy based on the stories of Jean Shepherd is back for its annual 24-hour dual marathon, with screenings every two hours. With Peter Billingsley and Darren McGavin. Starts at 5 p.m. on TNT and 8 p.m. on TBS
James Stewart discovers “It’s a Wonderful Life” after all in director Frank Capra’s beloved 1946 holiday fable. 8 p.m. NBC
Pope Francis celebrates “Christmas Eve Mass” at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in this annual ceremony. 11:30 p.m. NBC MONDAY
“The KTLA Yule Log” burns brightly for another year and features holiday tunes and images of a roaring hearth. 6 a.m. KTLA
A stocking stuffed full of “NBA Basketball” matchups includes the Warriors hosting the Cavaliers. Noon ABC
The frontier-era drama “When Calls the Heart” returns with a special extended Christmas episode. With Erin Krakow, Daniel Lissing and Lori Loughlin. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Winter is coming, and with it, unique challenges for the nurses and nuns of Nonnatus House in this year’s “Call the Midwife Holiday Special.” With Jenny Agutter and Jessica Raine. 9 p.m. KOCE
Time Lord, out! Peter Capaldi takes his final spin as “Doctor Who” as the venerable British sci-fi series airs its annual Christmas episode. 9 p.m. BBC America
TUESDAY
The new special “The Profit in Puerto Rico: An American Crisis” sends investor Marcus Lemonis down to the U.S. territory to survey the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria. 7 and 10 p.m. CNBC
The 2016 docudrama “The Sultan and the Saint” recalls an unlikely meeting between the Sultan of Egypt and Francis of Assisi on a battlefield during the Crusades. Jeremy Irons narrates. 8 p.m. KOCE
Gloria Estefan, Lionel Richie and TV producer Norman Lear are among the famous faces feted at “The 40th Annual Kennedy Center Honors.” Steven Colbert hosts the festivities in Washington D.C. 9 p.m. CBS “Secrets of Spanish Florida — A Secrets of the Dead Special” revisits Spain’s 16thcentury colonization of the territory that would eventually become the 27th U.S. state. Jimmy Smits narrates. 9 p.m. KOCE WEDNESDAY
The dinos I admired most, sadly all gave up the ghost, an asteroid turned them to toast the “Day the Dinosaurs Died” on this new episode of “Nova.” 9 p.m. KOCE
Host Josh Gates follows the voyages of the Vikings out of Scandinavia to Iceland and points beyond on the return of “Expedition Unknown.” 9 p.m. Travel Channel THURSDAY Watch flicks and chill with a supermodel and her guests in the new series “Movie Night With Karlie Kloss.” First up, 2002’s “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” 6:30 p.m. Freeform
The 2017 music doc “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story” celebrates the groundbreaking, chart-topping hip-hop label founded by Sean “insert nickname here” Combs. With Jay Z, Lil’ Kim, French Montana, Usher and Faith Evans. 8 p.m. Fox FRIDAY
The edgy anthology series “Black Mirror” returns with new episodes. But try as they might, they’ll never top the tale of the prime minister and the pig. Any time, Netf lix
Jonah Hill and Miles Teller play a couple of schmucks who manage to make big bucks in the international arms trade in the factbased 2016 dark comedy “War Dogs.” Bradley Cooper also stars. 8 p.m. Cinemax
Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, et al., keep boldly going where no one has gone before in director Justin Lin’s 2016 franchise entry “Star Trek Beyond.” 8 p.m. Epix SATURDAY
Someday her prince will come, and that day is Dec. 31st in the romantic new TV movie “Royal New Year’s Eve.” With Jessy Schram, Sam Page and Cheryl Ladd. 8 p.m. Hallmark Channel
Charlie Hunnam (“Sons of Anarchy”) pulls Excalibur from the stone, chivalry ensues in the effects-laden 2017 action fantasy “King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.” Guy Ritchie directs and Jude Law, Djimon Hounsou and Eric Bana also star. 8 p.m. HBO
A stalker preys upon “Web Cam Girls” and a creepy landlord develops a “Fatherly Obsession” with a comely young tenant in these new thrillers. 8 and 10 p.m. Lifetime
Rosanne Cash, the Neville Brothers and the late, great Roy Orbison as saluted as part of an “ACL Hall of Fame New Year’s Eve.” Chris Isaak hosts, and Neko Case, Brandi Carlile, Trombone Shorty, Raul Malo and Ry Cooder perform. 11 p.m. KOCE