Christmas TV Roundup
Thursday, December 24
Robot Chicken “Dear Consumer” - The animated series spoofs the holidays when a robot saves Christmas after an atheist mayor bans the celebration; Loki wants revenge on Thor; and Santa and his reindeer save a boy trapped in a well. (12am, Adult Swim)
Robot Chicken “Robot Chicken’s DP Christmas Special” - Spoofs include the first Christmas and a race between Superman and Santa. (12:15am, Adult Swim)
The Little Drummer Boy - An angry orphan boy has his life changed forever after crossing paths with 3 wise men headed to Bethlehem. (9am, ABC Family)
Home Alone: The Holiday Heist - A family moves cross-country to a house the son, Finn, believes is haunted. After he sets up traps to get the ghost, his parents are stranded across town while 3 thieves try to break in. (11am, ABC Family)
Prancer - A girl nurses a reindeer back to health in hopes to bring back it’s magic before Christmas, but her sour father struggles to support her imagination (1pm, ABC Family)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas- The king of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, stumbles upon Christmas Town and decides his town should adopt some of the Christmas traditions, however, their wicked ways don’t exactly mesh well with the holiday spirit. (3:15pm, ABC Family)
Disney’s Prep & Landing - In this Disney short, a new elf has to remind his partner how vital they are to Santa’s success. (5pm, ABC Family)
Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice - Lanny and Wayne are at it again, but this time they are in a race against time to recover top secret North Pole technology. (5:30pm, ABC Family)
Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot - At a post-Christmas play date, the toys battle it out with new, mean dinosaur toys. (6pm, ABC Family)
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation - As the Griswolds prepare for a family holiday celebration, but things are never easy for this family and their plans quickly turn in to disaster. (6:30pm, ABC Family)
Elf - Buddy (Will Ferrell), a human man, has lived his whole life in the North Pole and thinks he’s an elf. He finds out his father lives in New York City, so he travel to find him, but when he arrives chaos ensues as he struggles to fit in. (8:45pm, ABC Family)
Friday, December 25
Prancer - A girl nurses a reindeer back to health in hopes to bring back it’s magic before Christmas, but her sour father struggles to support her imagination. (7am, ABC Family)
Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey - Nestor, who has unusually long ears, is ridiculed by all the stable animals, but finds acceptance after saving a few important people. (11am, ABC Family)
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - In this stop-motion film, a mailman, voiced by Fred Astaire, answers some of the most common questions about Santa and explains where he came from. (11:30am, ABC Family)
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas - The king of Halloween Town, Jack Skellington, stumbles upon Christmas Town and decides his town should adopt some of the Christmas traditions, however, their wicked ways don’t exactly mesh well with the holiday spirit. (12pm, ABC Family)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause - Santa (Tim Allen) is caught in an on-going battle to keep his new family safe as well as stop Jack Frost (Martin Short) from taking over Christmas. (2:15pm, ABC Family)
Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot - At a post-Christmas play date, the toys battle it out with new, mean dinosaur toys. (4:30pm, ABC Family)
Elf - Buddy (Will Ferrell), a human man, has lived his whole life in the North Pole and thinks he’s an elf. He finds out his father lives in New York City, so he travel to find him, but when he arrives chaos ensues as he struggles to fit in. (5pm, ABC Family)
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone - A young boy discovers he’s from magic descent, but while he’s attending wizarding school, he learns an evil dark wizard wants to kill him. (7:15pm, ABC Family)
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - In this stop-motion film, a mailman, voiced by Fred Astaire, answers some of the most common questions about Santa and explains where he came from. (12am, ABC Family)
The Year Without A Santa Claus - Santa considers skipping out on Christmas this year but Mrs. Claus and the elves try to change his mind to keep the Christmas spirit alive. (1am, ABC Family)