A guide to when your favorite classic holiday movies are airing on TV

Ernest Macias
Updated

Most channels are feeling festive around this time of year, airing some of the jolliest films to get the holiday spirit flowing through your system. Although streaming services offer a pretty wide selection, nothing beats a family movie night with fuzzy blankets, hot cocoa, and a viewing of Elf for the 10th time.

Almost Christmas
Monday, Dec. 18: 10:45 p.m. ET on HBO Family
Thursday, Dec. 21: 2:10 p.m., 11:40 p.m. ET on HBO Comedy
Friday, Dec. 22: 10:00 a.m., 8:30 p.m. ET on HBO2
Monday, Dec. 25: 10:00 a.m. ET on HBO Signature

Bad Santa
Sunday, Dec. 24: 8:35 a.m, 11:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central
Monday, Dec. 25: 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. ET on Comedy Central
Streaming: Netflix, Hulu

Bad Santa 2
Streaming: Netflix

A Christmas Carol (1984)
Monday, Dec. 18, 10:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 1:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Thursday, Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. ET on AMC
Friday, Dec. 22, 3:30 a.m. ET on AMC
Saturday, Dec. 23, 10:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Sunday, Dec. 24, 7:30 p.m. ET on AMC
Monday, Dec. 25, 10:45 a.m., 8:15 p.m. ET on Sundance

A Christmas Carol (1999)
Monday, Dec. 18: 8:00 p.m. ET on TNT
Friday, Dec. 22: 10:15 p.m. ET on TNT

A Christmas Carol (2009)
Saturday, Dec. 23: 12:00 a.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 24: 12:10 a.m. ET on Freeform

A Christmas Story
Sunday, Dec. 24: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. ET on TBS and TNT
Monday, Dec. 25: 12:00 a.m., 2:00 a.m., 4:00 a.m., 6:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m. ET on TBS and TNT

Christmas With the Kranks
Saturday, Dec. 16: 3:30 p.m. ET on FX; 11:55 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 17: 8:45 a.m. ET on Freeform
Tuesday, Dec. 19: 6:40 p.m. ET on Freeform
Wednesday, Dec. 20: 4:35 p.m. ET on Freeform; 6:00 p.m. ET on FX
Thursday, Dec. 21: 2:35 p.m. ET on Freeform; 3:30 p.m. ET on FX
Friday, Dec. 22: 8:00 a.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 24: 3:00 p.m. ET on FX
Monday, Dec. 25: 11:00 a.m. ET on FX
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu, FX Now

Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
Saturday, Dec. 16: 9:15 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 17: 5:35 p.m. ET on Freeform
Saturday, Dec. 23: 9:20 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 24: 6:35 p.m. ET on Freeform
Streaming: Netflix

Elf
Saturday, Dec. 16: 7:05 p.m. ET on Freeform
Monday, Dec. 18: 9:00 p.m. ET on Freeform
Tuesday, Dec. 19: 4:30 p.m. ET on Freeform
Wednesday, Dec. 20: 8:50 p.m. ET on Freeform
Thursday, Dec. 21: 6:40 p.m. ET on Freeform
Friday, Dec. 22: 11:50 p.m. ET on Freeform
Saturday, Dec. 23: 12:50 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 24: 9:15 p.m. ET on Freeform
Monday, Dec. 25: 6:45 p.m. ET on Freeform

The Holiday
Saturday, Dec. 23: 8:00 p.m. ET on Lifetime
Sunday, Dec. 24: 12:01 a.m., 8:00 p.m. ET on Lifetime
Monday, Dec. 25: 12:01 a.m., 8:00 p.m. ET on Lifetime
Tuesday, Dec. 26: 12:01 a.m. ET on Lifetime
Streaming: Amazon Prime, Hulu

How The Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
Friday, Dec. 22: 7:00 p.m., 9:45 p.m. ET on TNT
Monday, Dec. 25: 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC
Streaming: Netflix

It’s a Wonderful Life
Sunday, Dec. 24: 8:00 p.m. ET on NBC

Krampus
Monday, Dec. 18: 2:15 p.m. ET on HBO2
Wednesday, Dec. 20: 4:30 p.m. ET on HBO Zone
Sunday, Dec. 24: 7:05 a.m., 10:30 p.m. ET on HBO2

Love Actually
Saturday, Dec. 16: 1:30 p.m. ET on Comedy Central
Friday, Dec. 22: 11:30 a.m. ET on Spike
Saturday, Dec. 23: 12:00 a.m. ET on Spike
Sunday, Dec. 24: 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m. ET on CMT
Monday, Dec. 25: 12:00 a.m., 9:00 p.m. ET on CMT

Meet Me in St. Louis
Saturday, Dec. 23: 12:00 a.m. ET on TCM
Sunday, Dec. 24: 6:00 p.m. ET on TCM

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Saturday, Dec. 16: 8:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Sunday, Dec. 17: 1:15 p.m. ET on AMC
Thursday, Dec. 21: 8:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Saturday, Dec. 23: 8:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Sunday, Dec. 24: 12:30 p.m. ET on AMC
Monday, Dec. 25: 8:30 a.m., 4:00 p.m. ET on Sundance

Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Saturday, Dec. 23: 1:00 p.m. ET on AMC
Sunday, Dec. 24: 5:00 a.m. ET on AMC

The Muppet Christmas Carol
Monday, Dec. 25: 11:00 a.m., 7:55 p.m. ET on HBO Family

The Night Before
Sunday, Dec. 17: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. ET on FX
Wednesday, Dec. 20: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. ET on FX
Sunday, Dec. 24: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. ET on FXX
Monday, Dec. 25: 12:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. ET on FXX

The Polar Express
Saturday, Dec. 16: 2:45 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 17: 12:20 p.m. ET on Freeform
Thursday, Dec. 21: 8:50 p.m. ET on Freeform
Friday, Dec. 22: 5:25 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 24: 2:15 p.m. ET on Freeform
Monday, Dec. 25: 12:35 p.m. ET on Freeform

The Santa Clause
Saturday, Dec. 16: 4:55 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 17: 3:30 p.m. ET on Freeform
Friday, Dec. 22: 7:30 p.m. ET on Freeform
Saturday, Dec. 23: 3:00 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 24: 11:25 p.m. ET on Freeform
Monday, Dec. 25: 4:45 p.m. ET on Freeform
Streaming: Netflix

The Santa Clause 2
Tuesday, Dec. 19: 7:09 p.m. ET on Starz
Wednesday, Dec. 20: 8:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m. ET on FXX
Thursday, Dec. 21: 10:05 a.m. ET on Starz
Sunday, Dec. 24: 7:33 a.m. ET on Starz; 5:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m. ET on FX
Monday, Dec. 25: 1:00 a.m., 1:00 p.m. ET on FX
Streaming: Netflix

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 16: 1:05 p.m. ET on Freeform
Sunday, Dec. 17: 10:40 a.m. ET on Freeform
Saturday, Dec. 23: 11:15 a.m. ET on Freeform
Monday, Dec. 25: 11 a.m. ET on Freeform
Streaming: Netflix

White Christmas
Saturday, Dec. 16: 10:15 p.m. ET on AMC
Sunday, Dec. 17: 10:30 a.m. ET on AMC
Thursday, Dec. 21: 10:15 p.m. ET on AMC
Saturday, Dec. 23: 10:15 a.m. ET on AMC
Sunday, Dec. 24: 2:45 p.m. ET on AMC
Monday, Dec. 25: 1:15 p.m. ET on Sundance
Tuesday, Dec. 26: 12:45 a.m. ET on Sundance
Streaming: Netflix