2019 Holiday TV Specials: 25 Programs Sure to Make Your Days Merry and Bright (Photos)

Jennifer Maas

With Thanksgiving just one day away, you are now officially allowed to start listening to “All I Want for Christmas Is You” (if you haven’t been since Nov. 1, that is), baking cookies, shopping for presents and — most importantly — tuning into those holiday TV specials you look forward to throughout the less festive times of the year. TheWrap has rounded up all the new ones (and just a couple fan-favorite rebroadcasts) you can’t miss this season. Click through our gallery to check out the list of 2019’s holiday-themed TV givings.

Program: “Ellen’s Game of Games” Holiday Edition Net: NBC Date: Nov. 27 Time: 8 p.m.

Program: “Merry Happy Whatever” Season 1 Net: Netflix Date: Nov. 28

Program: “The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration” Net: ABC Date: Nov. 28 Time: 8 p.m.

Program: “Outrageous Holiday Houses” Hosted by Lance Bass Net: HGTV Date: Nov. 28 Time: 11 p.m.

Program: “The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show” Net: Amazon Prime Video Date: Nov. 29

Program: “Sugar Rush Christmas” Net: Netflix Date: Nov. 29

Program: “The Great Christmas Light Fight”* Net: ABC Date: Premieres Dec. 2 Time: 8 p.m.

*Weekly series

Program: “Making It”* Net: NBC Date: Premieres Dec. 2 Time: 10 p.m.

*Weekly series

Program: “CMA Country Christmas” Net: ABC Date: Dec. 3 Time: 9 p.m.

Program: “The Moodys”* Net: Fox Date: Premieres Dec. 4 Time: 9 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

*New episodes air Dec. 9 at 9 p.m. & 9:30 p.m., Dec. 10 at 9 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.

Program: “87th Annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center” Net: NBC
Date: Dec. 4 Time: 8 p.m.

Program: “Same Time, Next Christmas”* Net: ABC Date: Dec. 5 Time: 9 p.m.

*TV movie

Program: “Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways”* Net: NBC Date: Premieres 10 Time: 8 p.m.

*New episodes air Dec. 11 & Dec. 12.

Program: “The Great American Baking Show: Holiday Edition”* Net: ABC Date: Premieres Dec. 12 Time: 9 p.m.

*Weekly series

Program: “A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy”* Net: NBC Date: Dec. 12 Time: 10 p.m.

*Rebroadcast

Program: “Disney Channel Holiday Party @ Walt Disney World” Net: Disney Channel Date: Dec. 13 Time: 8 p.m.

Program: “Holidays with the Houghs” Net: NBC Date: Dec. 16 Time: 10 p.m.

Program: “Good Trouble” Holiday Special Net: Freeform Date: Dec. 16 Time: 9 p.m.

Program: “A Home for the Holidays With Idina Menzel” Net: CBS Date: Dec. 22 Time: 9 p.m.

Program: “Kids Say the Darndest Things” Holiday Special Net: ABC Date: Dec. 22 Time: 8 p.m.

Program: “A Christmas Story Live!”* Net: Fox Date: Dec. 24 Time: 8 p.m.

*Rebroadcast

Program: “Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade” Net: ABC Date: Dec. 25 Time: 10 a.m.

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