The holiday season is upon us, and so are all our favorite childhood movies, and new shows to discover for the holidays! As a cord cutter, you don’t have to stress about emptying your wallet to enjoy holiday TV shows. In fact, there is an extensive list of shows you can enjoy just with your HDTV antenna!
Just remember, all the times shown are East Standard Time, so make sure to include that in your planning or else you may be an hour (or two) off.
NBC
11/23, 9am – Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
11/23, 12pm – National Dog show
11/23, 12:30pm – Thanksgiving Football
11/24, 8pm – Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
11/24, 8:30pm – Trolls Holiday
11/27, 10pm – A Very Pentatonix Christmas Special
11/29, 8pm – Christmas in Rockefeller Center 2017
12/9, 8pm – It’s a Wonderful Life
12/12, 9pm – Gwen Stefani’s You Make It Feel Like Christmas
12/24, 8pm – It’s a Wonderful Life
ABC
11/22, 8pm – A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, followed by “This Is America, Charlie Brown”
11/22, 10pm – Lights, Camera, Christmas! Inside Holiday Movie Classics
11/24, 8pm – Santa Claus Is Comin’s To Town
11/27, 8pm – CMA Country Christmas
11/30, 8pm – A Charlie Brown Christmas
11/30, 9pm – The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
12/4, 8pm – The Great Christmas Light Fight
12/7, 8pm – Shrek the Halls
12/7, 8:30pm – Toy Story That Time Forgot
12/10, 8pm – Frozen
12/11, 8pm – The Great Christmas Light Fight
12/14, 8:30pm – Disney’s Prep and Landing
12/16, 8pm – I want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
12/18, 8pm – The Great Christmas Light Fight
12/19, 8:30pm – Disney’s Prep and Landing 2: Naughty vs. Nice
12/20, 10pm – Christmas Cribs
12/26, 8pm – Happy New Year, Charlie Brown
12/26, 9pm Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
12/25, 10am – Disney Parks Magical Christmas Celebration
12/31, 8pm Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve
CBS
11/23, 9am – Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade
11/23, 12:30 – Thanksgiving Football
11/24, 8pm – Frosty the Snowman
11/24, 8:30pm – Frosty Returns
11/25, 8pm – Robbie the Reindeer: Hooves of Fire
11/25, 8:30pm – Robbie the Reindeer: Legends of the Lost Tribe
11:25, 9pm – The Story of Santa Claus
11/28, 8pm – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
12/9, 8pm – Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
12/9, 9pm – Frost the Snowman
12/9, 9:30pm – Frost Returns
12/22, 8pm – I Love Lucy Christmas Special: In Color
12/22, 9pm – The Dick Van Dyke Show Christmas Special: In Color
12/27, 8pm – A Home for the Holidays
The CW
12/1, 9pm – Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic
12/15, 8pm – The 86th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
FOX
11/23, 12:30pm – Thanksgiving Football
12/10, 7:30pm – Bob’s Burgers, Hour long musical special with Adam Driver
12/17, 7pm – A Christmas Story Live, Live musical event, Matthew Broderick as narrator
PBS
12/8, 9pm – The Great British Baking Show: Christmas Masterclass
Be sure to mark your calendars, or bring up this list throughout the holiday season to ensure you don’t miss a moment of the holy, jolly, feel good holiday action.
Sources, for more wonderful holiday information:
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/christmas-specials-2017-tv-episodes-holiday-movies
http://www.chiff.com/home_life/holiday/christmas/whats-on-tv.htm
http://www.christmastvschedule.com/