Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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2 p.m. on College Football

The passion! The pageantry! True, neither the Army Black Knights nor the Navy Midshipmen have fielded championsh­ipcaliber teams in more than 50 years but that shouldn’t stop this annual clash, the 119th overall, at Philadelph­ia’s Lincoln Financial Field from being anything short of a spectacle. Certainly, the thousands of screaming fans in attendance will make things interestin­g in the stands, no matter what happens on the field.

7 p.m. on Freeform Disney’s Fairy Tale Weddings: Holiday Magic

Married dancers and choreograp­hers Allison Holker and Stephen “tWitch” Boss co-host this all-new installmen­t of enchanting nuptial ceremonies at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Since those Disney geniuses rarely miss a marketing opportunit­y, this year’s special throws a spotlight on the company’s huge Christmas movie release, “Mary Poppins Returns.” Country music superstar Martina McBride also performs.

7 p.m. on Hallmark Channel Movie: Homegrown Christmas

After spending years successful­ly running her own company, shoe designer Maddie (Lori Loughlin) sells the business and accepts her mother’s (Gwyneth Walsh) invitation to come home for Christmas and reconnect with her longignore­d family. Her younger sister, Hallie (Kate Isaac), gives her a chilly reception, and things aren’t very comfortabl­e for her with Carter (Victor Webster), the former beau she abandoned to move to New York. As Maddie begins to mend fences, another tempting business prospect lands in her lap.

7 p.m. on Lifetime Movie: Santa’s Boots

Holly (Megan Hilty) isn’t expecting anything unusual when she makes her annual Christmas trip back to her hometown, where she’s totally blindsided by the news that the family business, a department store, is teetering on the brink of foreclosur­e in this new holiday gender-switched spin on “Cinderella.” Pitching in as Santa’s helper, Holly takes an instant liking to Nick (Noah Mills), the store’s surprising­ly young Santa. As Christmas looms, however, Nick abruptly disappears, leaving Holly to search for him with only one clue: a black boot he left behind.

8:31 p.m. on Frosty Returns

This animated special offers John Goodman as the voice of Frosty the Snowman. Frosty arrives in the town of Beansborou­gh following the first snowstorm. But his visit may have to be cut short when a new invention, a snow-removal spray called Summer Wheeze, is introduced. The show also features the voices of Jonathan Winters, Jan Hooks and Andrea Martin.

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