2014 Holiday Television Specials

Holiday TV specials offer a little escape from our hectic lives and they also conjure up special memories of yesteryear. There's something about sitting down as a family to watch 'Scrooge' or 'Yes, Virginia,' and so I've rounded up some of this holiday season's can't-miss traditional specials as well as some new additions.

November 26th
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving-ABC- 8pm

Thanksgiving Day, November 27th
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade- NBC-9am
The Thanksgiving Day Parade-CBS-9am
The National Dog Show-NBC-12pm
The Great American Dog-a-Thon-FOX- 8pm

November 28th
Frosty the Snowman- CBS-9pm
Yes, Virginia-CBS-9:30pm

November 29th
The Story of Santa Claus- CBS-9pm

December 1st
Jack Frost-ABC Family- 4pm
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town- ABC Family- 5pm
Christmas Vacation- ABC Family-6pm
CMA Country Christmas-ABC-8pm
Elf- ABC Family- 8pm

December 2nd
A Charlie Brown Christmas-ABC-8:30pm

December 3rd
The Polar Express- ABC Family-9pm
Christmas In Rockefeller Center 2014- NBC- 8pm

December 4th
The Year Without a Santa Claus- ABC Family-6pm
The Polar Express-ABC Family- 7pm
Peter Pan Live! NBC-8pm

December 5th
Disney's A Christmas Carol- ABC Family- 6pm
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas- ABC Family-8pm
A Very Grammy Christmas-CBS-9pm

December 6th
Frosty's Winter Wonderland-ABC Family- 1:30pm
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas- ABC Family- 4pm

December 7th
The Little Drummer Boy- ABC Family- 9am
Jack Frost-ABC Family- 1:30pm
I Love Lucy Christmas Special- CBS-8pm

December 8th
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town- ABC Family- 10pm

December 9th
Frosty's Winter Wonderland-ABC Family- 5pm
Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town-ABC-9pm
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer- CBS-8pm

December 10th
Christmas Vacation- ABC Family- 9pm
Jack Frost- ABC Family- 5pm

December 11th
Scrooged- ABC Family- 9pm

December 12th
Jack Frost- ABC Family-4:30pm
Scrooged-ABC Family- 5:30pm
Miracle on 34th Street- ABC Family- 9:30pm

December 13th
Home Alone 3- ABC Family-11am
Miracle on 34th Street- ABC Family- 3pm
Frosty the Snowman- CBS-9pm

December 14th
Disney's A Christmas Carol- ABC Family- 9:30am
Jack Frost- ABC Family- 11:30am
Fred Claus- ABC Family0 1:30pm
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas- ABC Family 6pm and 9pm

December 15th
The Year Without a Santa Claus- ABC Family- 8pm
The Polar Express- ABC Family- 9pm

December 16th
The Polar Express- ABC Family- 6:30pm
A Charlie Brown Christmas- ABC- 8pm
Home Alone- ABC Family0 8:30pm

December 17th
Disney's A Christmas Carol-ABC Family-1pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus- ABC Family- 4:30pm

December 18th
The Santa Clause- ABC Family- 6:30pm
A Christmas Carol (1938)-TCM- 8pm
Scrooge (1970)- TCM- 9:15pm
Scrooge (1935)-TCM-11:15pm

December 19th
Prancer- ABC Family- 1:30pm
Fred Claus- ABC Family- 3:30pm
Home Alone- ABC Family- 6pm

December 20th
Home Alone- ABC Family- 2pm
Christmas Vacation- ABC Family- 4pm
Elf- ABC Family- 6pm
I Want A Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown!-ABC-8pm
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas- ABC Family- 8pm
CMA Country Christmas-ABC- 9pm

December 21st
The Little Drummer Boy- ABC Family- 1pm
Rudolph's Shiny New Year- ABC Family- 2pm
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town- ABC Family- 3pm
The Year Without a Santa Claus- ABC Family- 4pm
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas-ABC Family- 5pm
The Polar Express- ABC Family- 10pm

December 22nd
Frosty's Winter Wonderland- ABC Family- 5pm
Rudolph's Shiny New Year- ABC Family- 5:30pm
Santa Claus is Comin' to Town- ABC Family- 6:30pm
The Santa Clause-ABC Family- 9pm

December 23rd
Santa Baby- ABC Family- 10:30am
Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe- ABC Family-12:30pm
Shrek the Halls-ABC-8pm
The Polar Express- ABC Family- 9pm

December 24th
It's a Wonderful Life-NBC- 8pm
A Night at the Movies: Merry Christmas!-TCM-11am
Jack Frost-ABC Family- 1pm
The Polar Express- ABC Family-3pm
Home Alone- ABC Family- 5pm
Christmas Vacation- ABC Family- 7pm
It's a Wonderful Life- NBC- 8pm
A Christmas Story Marathon- 8pm

December 25th, Christmas Day
A Christmas Story Marathon- TBS
Frosty's Winter Wonderland- ABC Family- 7am
The Little Drummer Boy- ABC Family- 7:30am
'Twas the Night Before Christmas- ABC Family- 8:30am
Disney Christmas Parade- ABC- 10am
A Christmas Carol (1938)- TCM- 11am
Christmas Vacation- ABC Family- 5pm
How The Grinch Stole Christmas Special- ABC-8pm