WONDERING WHEN YOU’RE FAVORITE HOLIDAY MOVIE OR SHOW WILL BE ON THE TUBE?
The season is decked out with TV programming of all sorts, from classic films to new specials to helpful how-tos. Here’s a sampler of the holiday's many offerings:
•A Charlie Brown Christmas, Nov. 28th, 8 p.m. ET/PT, ABC: Charlie struggles to direct his school's annual Christmas pageant
•Christmas at Rockefeller Center, Nov. 29th, 8 p.m. ET/PT, NBC: The annual lighting of the Christmas tree. With Christina Aguilera, Sting, Bette Midler and Sarah McLachlan.
•The Polar Express, Dec. 1, 8 p.m. ET/PT, ABC: The classic story of a skeptical boy on a Christmas Eve journey via train to the North Pole.
•Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, Dec. 5, 8 p.m. ET/PT, ABC: Fred Astaire narrates the 1970 tale of a young Kris Kringle who must overcome the evil ruler Burgermeister, who has banned toys from the land.
•White House Christmas 2006, Dec. 6, 8 p.m. ET/PT, HGTV: A look inside the White House preparations.
•Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. ET/PT, CBS: The classic Christmas special of "the most famous reindeer of all."
•Frosty the Snowman, Dec. 8, 9 p.m. ET/PT, CBS: Classic musical special narrated by Jimmy Durante. Followed at 9:30 by Frosty Returns.
•Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Dec. 9, 9 p.m. ET/PT, ABC: Jim Carrey stars as the Grinch in the 2000 film based on the classic book.
•Santa Baby, Dec. 10, 8 p.m. ET/PT, ABC Family: Santa's estranged daughter, a business executive, returns to the North Pole to help after Santa falls ill.
•The Year Without a Santa Claus, Dec. 11, 9 p.m. ET/PT, NBC: Santa (John Goodman) has decided to take the year off.
•Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Dec. 12, 8 p.m. ET/PT, ABC: The 1966 animated holiday story celebrates its 40th anniversary.
•Christmas in Washington, Dec. 13, 10 p.m. ET/PT, TNT: Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw host Taylor Hicks, Il Divo, Gretchen Wilson, Chris Brown and Bianca Ryan in a D.C. benefit.
•Christmas Do-Over, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT, ABC Family: A man gets the chance to do things differently after he is forced to relive a terrible Christmas.
•It's a Wonderful Life, Dec. 16, 8 p.m. ET/PT, NBC: Frank Capra's 1946 classic is also described for the visually impaired by former president George Bush.
•National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Dec. 17, 8 p.m. ET/PT, TBS: Chevy Chase stars as the patriarch of the Griswolds as they try to make the best of a disastrous holiday.
•A Perfect Day, Dec. 18, 8 p.m. ET/PT, TNT: Rob Lowe plays a first-time author who hits it big with a best seller but loses sight of what's truly important.
•A Christmas Carol, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT, TNT: Patrick Stewart stars in TNT's adaptation of Charles Dickens' perennial tale of Ebenezer Scrooge and his visitation by the ghosts of Christmas.
•A Christmas Story marathon, Dec. 24, 8 p.m. ET/PT, TBS: 24 hours of the nostalgic comedy based on the stories of Jean Shepherd, who narrates. Ralphie wants a BB gun mom worries he'll shoot his eye out.
•A Very Married Christmas, Dec. 24, 9 p.m. ET/PT, CBS: A man's orderly life begins to fall apart when he learns shortly before Christmas that his wife is having an affair and wants a divorce.
•Yule Log, Dec. 25, 7 a.m. ET/PT, INHD: Perfect for your new high-definition TV, this image of a crackling fire burns for 24 hours.