As many people come together and spend time with their families, the television landscape becomes a lot more festive. A bunch of networks have put together a slew of TV marathons to celebrate Christmas, but this also 'tis the season for holiday movies to come out in full force.
Chances are after the presents are open, dinner eaten and family time spent, you and yours will want to settle down to watch a nice movie. To make Christmas a little easier, here's a guide to the Christmas movies playing on television over the holiday. All times Eastern
Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve
4 p.m. - "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Clause," Hallmark Channel
4 p.m. - "A Christmas Story 2," Cmt
4 p.m. - "Holly's Holiday," Lifetime
5 p.m. - "The Santa Clause," ABC Family
5 p.m. - "Beethoven's Christmas Adventure," Disney Xd
5 p.m. - "Christmas Belle," Ion Network
6 p.m.
Chances are after the presents are open, dinner eaten and family time spent, you and yours will want to settle down to watch a nice movie. To make Christmas a little easier, here's a guide to the Christmas movies playing on television over the holiday. All times Eastern
Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve
4 p.m. - "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Clause," Hallmark Channel
4 p.m. - "A Christmas Story 2," Cmt
4 p.m. - "Holly's Holiday," Lifetime
5 p.m. - "The Santa Clause," ABC Family
5 p.m. - "Beethoven's Christmas Adventure," Disney Xd
5 p.m. - "Christmas Belle," Ion Network
6 p.m.
- 12/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are offering up a few gems this year in terms of marathons or specials. You've got everything from "Doctor Who" to a winter-themed marathon of Syfy monster movies to more Christmas movie marathons than you can shake a stick at. Plus, the Hub is offering four hours of the "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic" yule log on Christmas morning, which we're intrigued by.
Don't forget to set your DVRs if you aren't able to watch live. All times Eastern.
Tuesday, Dec. 24
ABC: "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" animation, 8 p.m., Jim Carrey movie, 8:30 p.m.
ABC Family: Christmas movie marathon, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ("Deck the Halls," "Prancer," "The Polar Express," "The Santa Clause," "The Santa Clause 2," "The Santa Clause 3")
BBC America: "Doctor Who" marathon, 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. the next day
Bet: "Roots" marathon, 8 a.
Don't forget to set your DVRs if you aren't able to watch live. All times Eastern.
Tuesday, Dec. 24
ABC: "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" animation, 8 p.m., Jim Carrey movie, 8:30 p.m.
ABC Family: Christmas movie marathon, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ("Deck the Halls," "Prancer," "The Polar Express," "The Santa Clause," "The Santa Clause 2," "The Santa Clause 3")
BBC America: "Doctor Who" marathon, 8 a.m. to 6 a.m. the next day
Bet: "Roots" marathon, 8 a.
- 12/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Andie MacDowell was confirmed by Hallmark Channel to star in "Cedar Cove," a two-hour TV movie that will serve as a pilot for the network after finishing the first season of ABC Family's "Jane By Design." The Hollywood Reporter got the exclusive from Hallmark Channel about "Cedar Cove," a two-hour telefilm based on the book by Debbie Macomber that will serve as a backdoor pilot for the series. The former model is cast as a small-town family court judgein a small town (set to air early next year). THR reports that Macomber's romance novels Mrs. Miracle, Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Trading Christmas were all produced by Hallmark to become the network's most-watched movies of the year in 2009, 2010...
- 5/31/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Hallmark Channel is throwing its hat in the scripted series arena. The Crown Media-owned cable network has set Cedar Cove, a two-hour telefilm based on the book by Debbie Macomber that will serve as a backdoor pilot for the series. Andie MacDowell will star as a small-town family court judge in the pic, which will premiere in late 2012, with the series launching early next year, The Hollywood Reporter has learned exclusively. The pic marks the fourth of Macomber's romance novels to get the Hallmark treatment following Mrs. Miracle, Call Me Mrs. Miracle and Trading Christmas; they
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- 5/30/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After the presents are opened, the halls are decked and the roast beast is carved, a lot of folks are looking to hit the movie theater or settle in front of their favorite holiday movies or TV show marathons. Zap2it's got you covered for all your Christmas weekend TV programming.
Friday, Dec. 24
A&E: "Criminal Minds" marathon
ABC Family: 25 Days of Christmas ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys," "Mickey's Christmas Special," "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too," "Jack Frost," "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," "'Tas the Night Before Christmas," "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town," "The Year Without Santa Claus" and "Rudolph's Shiny New Year.")
AMC: "Miracle on 34th Street," "White Christmas" marathon
Animal Planet: "Planet Earth" marathon
BBC America: "Doctor Who" marathon
Cartoon Network: Various cartoon holiday episodes
Cmt: "A Smoky Mountain Christmas," "Larry the Cable Guy's Star-studded Christmas Extravaganza," "Larry the Cable Guy...
Friday, Dec. 24
A&E: "Criminal Minds" marathon
ABC Family: 25 Days of Christmas ("Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys," "Mickey's Christmas Special," "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too," "Jack Frost," "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," "'Tas the Night Before Christmas," "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town," "The Year Without Santa Claus" and "Rudolph's Shiny New Year.")
AMC: "Miracle on 34th Street," "White Christmas" marathon
Animal Planet: "Planet Earth" marathon
BBC America: "Doctor Who" marathon
Cartoon Network: Various cartoon holiday episodes
Cmt: "A Smoky Mountain Christmas," "Larry the Cable Guy's Star-studded Christmas Extravaganza," "Larry the Cable Guy...
- 12/24/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
There you are, all curled up on the sofa, holding a mug of hot cocoa with one hand, knitting an unsightly reindeer sweater with the other. Your tree is twinkling, your fireplace is glowing, and your neighbors are caroling semi-competently on your snow-dusted lawn. Is there anything that could make this scene more festive? You bet your sweet chestnuts there is. The holidays aren’t officially the holidays until we gorge ourselves on the buffet of new Christmas TV movies served up around this time of year. Are they corny? Like an Iowa farm. Predictable? You can set your watch...
- 12/23/2010
- by Dan Snierson
- EW.com - PopWatch
There you are, all curled up on the sofa, holding a mug of hot cocoa with one hand, knitting an unsightly reindeer sweater with the other. Your tree is twinkling, your fireplace is glowing, and your neighbors are caroling semi-competently on your snow-dusted lawn. Is there anything that could make this scene more festive? You bet your sweet chestnuts there is. The holidays aren’t officially the holidays until we gorge ourselves on the buffet of new Christmas TV-movies served up around this time of year. Are they corny? Like an Iowa farm. Predictable? You can set your watch to...
- 12/23/2010
- by Dan Snierson
- EW.com - PopWatch
Pit Bulls and Parolees
10/9c Animal Planet
It's been five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and left many of its pets in peril. Traveling with her son, Kanani, Tia visits the city to finalize a dog adoption, but before she can complete her mission Tia spies an abandoned dog caught in a lightning storm and stops to rescue it. Back at the Villalobos ranch, her crew tackles a rattlesnake infestation. — Rhoda Charles
Read on for previews of Your Pet Wants This, Too!, Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core, Triassic Attack, College Football and College Basketball.
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10/9c Animal Planet
It's been five years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and left many of its pets in peril. Traveling with her son, Kanani, Tia visits the city to finalize a dog adoption, but before she can complete her mission Tia spies an abandoned dog caught in a lightning storm and stops to rescue it. Back at the Villalobos ranch, her crew tackles a rattlesnake infestation. — Rhoda Charles
Read on for previews of Your Pet Wants This, Too!, Debbie Macomber's Call Me Mrs. Miracle, Rush Zone: Guardians of the Core, Triassic Attack, College Football and College Basketball.
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- 11/27/2010
- by TV Guide News
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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