Our annual Holiday Christmas TV Special Schedule is here!! (whew that was a mouthful!)
It’s that time of year again when our favorite Holiday Classics come on TV and we definitely don’t want to miss out!
Below is a schedule of the 2012 Holiday TV Specials to get you started so you have an idea of what’s coming on and when this holiday season. Of course there’s probably many that aren’t listed, so if you know of anymore or see any errors feel free to add it in the comments and I’ll get it on the list! Of course there’s always a chance for a mistake or the schedules to change, please don’t be a grinch 
Be sure to Bookmark this page so you can come back and check out which family classics to watch or DVR each night!
2012 TV Christmas Holiday Schedule (EST)
November 27, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Christmas Every Day
12:00am – HALMRK – A Carol Christmas
12:00am – TVGN – The Cast of “A Christmas Story”: Where Are They Now
2:00am – HALMRK – The Night Before The Night Before Christmas
2:01am – LIFE – Dear Santa
4:00am – HALMRK – Eve’s Christmas
5:45am – MOMAXe – A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
6:00am – HALMRK – The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
8:00am – BBC – The Graham Norton Show – Christmas Special
8:00am – HALMRK – A Carol Christmas
10:15am – MOMAXe – A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
8:00pm – ABC – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8:00pm – HALMRK – Eve’s Christmas
8:30pm – ABC – Shrek the Halls
9:00pm – MOMAXe – A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
10:00pm – HALMRK – The Case for Christmas
November 28, 2012
12:00am – HALMRK – Silver Bells
12:00am – TVGN – 25 Most Heartwarming Holiday TV Moments
6:00am – HALMRK – Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage
7:00am – TBS – My Name Is Earl – Orphan Earl
8:00am – HALMRK – The Case for Christmas
8:00am – TBS – Home Improvement – I’m Scheming of a White Christmas
11:00am – TNT – Leverage – The Ho, Ho, Ho Job
4:00pm – HALMRK – Holiday Engagement
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
6:00pm – HALMRK – The Town Christmas Forgot
8:00pm – NBC – Christmas in Rockefeller Center
8:00pm – ABC – A Charlie Brown Christmas
8:00pm – HALMRK – It’s Christmas, Carol!
9:00pm – CINEMAX – A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
9:00pm – NBC – Saturday Night Live – Christmas
10:00pm – HALMRK – Matchmaker Santa
11:30pm – DIY – I Want That: Holiday Special
November 29, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Three Days (Kristin Davis)
12:00am – HALMRK – Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage
2:00am – HALMRK – Holiday Engagement
4:00am – HALMRK – Christmas Magic
6:00am – HALMRK – The Town Christmas Forgot
8:00am – HALMRK – Matchmaker Santa
10:00am – LIFE – Frasier – Frasier Grinch
11:00am – SOAP – Beverly Hills, 90210 – Gift Wrapped
4:00pm – HALMRK – Christmas Magic
4:00pm – SOAP – Beverly Hills, 90210 – Gift Wrapped
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
6:00pm – HALMRK – A Princess for Christmas
8:00pm – HALMRK – Naughty or Nice
10:00pm – HALMRK – The Santa Incident
10:00pm – TVLAND – Everybody Loves Raymond – The Toaster
November 30, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – The Christmas List
12:00am – HALMRK – A Smoky Mountain Christmas
2:00am – HALMRK – A Princess for Christmas
3:30am – TVLAND – Roseanne – Home for the Holidays
6:00am – HALMRK – A Smoky Mountain Christmas
8:00am – HALMRK – The Santa Incident
12:00pm – ABCFAM – Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
12:30pm – HGTV – Holiday Block Party 2011
4:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Baby (Jenny McCarthy)
4:00pm – HALMRK – Cancel Christmas
4:00pm – LIFE – If You Believe
6:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
6:00pm – HALMRK – Lucky Christmas
6:00pm – LIFE – Together Again for the First Time
8:00pm – ABCFAM – The Family Man
8:00pm – HALMRK – Hitched for the Holidays
8:00pm – LIFE – The March Sisters at Christmas
8:00pm – TVGN – CeeLo’s Magic Moment NEW
10:00pm – HALMRK – Battle of the Bulbs
10:00pm – LIFE – Nothing Like the Holidays
11:00pm – TVGN – CeeLo’s Magic Moment
December 1, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
7:00am – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas
8:00am – HALMRK – Lucky Christmas
8:30am – FOOD – The Best Thing I Ever Ate – Season’s Eatings
8:30am – ABCFAM – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
9:30am – TMCe – A Grandpa for Christmas
10:00am – HALMRK – Moonlight & Mistletoe
10:30am – FOOD – The Pioneer Woman – Christmas
10:30am – ABCFAM – A Dennis the Menace Christmas
12:00pm – DIY – I Want That: Holiday Special
12:00pm – HALMRK – Naughty or Nice
12:30pm – ABCFAM – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
2:00pm – HALMRK – Hitched for the Holidays
3:00pm – ABCFAM – The Family Man
4:00pm – HALMRK – Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle
4:00pm – TVGN – CeeLo’s Magic Moment
5:38pm – TVLAND – Roseanne – Santa Claus
6:00pm – HALMRK – Debbie Macomber’s Call Me Mrs. Miracle
6:00pm – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1998) (Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston)
7:00pm – TLC – Crazy Christmas Lights
8:00pm – NBC – It’s A Wonderful Life
8:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
8:00pm – HALMRK – A Bride for Christmas NEW
8:00pm – HGTV – Holiday Kitchen Takeover NEW
8:00pm – TLC – Extreme Christmas Trees
9:00pm – TLC – My Crazy Obsession: Christmas Collection NEW
10:00pm – HALMRK – All I Want for Christmas
10:00pm – LIFE – Love at the Christmas Table
10:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
11:00pm – TLC – Extreme Christmas Trees
December 2, 2012
12:00am – HALMRK – A Dog Named Christmas
12:00am – TLC – My Crazy Obsession: Christmas Collection
12:00am – ABCFAM – Snowglobe
1:00am – ION – A Golden Christmas
2:00am – HALMRK – Naughty or Nice
2:00am – TLC – Crazy Christmas Lights
3:00am – HGTV – Holiday Kitchen Takeover
4:00am – HALMRK – The Christmas Card
6:00am – HALMRK – Debbie Macomber’s Mrs. Miracle
7:00am – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
8:00am – HALMRK – Eloise At Christmastime
8:30am – ABCFAM – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
9:30am – HGTV – House Crashers – Disney Holiday Special
10:00am – HALMRK – Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star
10:30am – HALMRK – Hoops&Yoyo Ruin Christmas
11:00am – ABCFAM – I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
11:00am – HALMRK – Jingle All the Way
11:30am – HALMRK – Jingle and Bell’s Christmas Star
11:30am – TVLAND – Roseanne – Santa Claus
12:00pm – HALMRK – It’s Christmas, Carol!
12:00pm – TVGN – CeeLo’s Magic Moment
1:00pm – ABCFAM – The Search For Santa Paws
1:00pm – ION – A Holiday Heist
2:00pm – HALMRK – A Bride for Christmas
3:00pm – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1998) (Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston)
3:00pm – ION – 12 Wishes of Christmas
3:15pm – CINEMAX – Making of “A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas”
4:00pm – HALMRK – A Dog Named Christmas
4:00pm – PBS – Lidia Celebrates America – Holiday Tables & Traditions
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
5:00pm – ION – A Golden Christmas 3
6:00pm – HALMRK – A Christmas Wish
7:00pm – ABCFAM – Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
7:00pm – ION – A Star for Christmas NEW
7:00pm – LIFE – The Christmas Consultant
7:30pm – DISNEY – Good Luck Charlie – A Duncan Christmas NEW
8:00pm – DISNEY – Dog With a Blog – Bark! the Herald Angels Sing NEW
8:00pm – HALMRK – The Christmas Heart NEW
8:00pm – PBS – Lidia Celebrates America – Holiday Tables & Traditions
8:00pm – TBS – Four Christmases
8:30pm – DISNEY – Shake It Up – Merry Merry It Up NEW
9:00pm – ION – A Christmas Wedding Date NEW
9:00pm – LIFE – Finding Mrs. Claus NEW
9:30pm – ABCFAM – Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
10:00pm – HALMRK – The Christmas Card
10:00pm – TBS – Four Christmases
11:00pm – ION – A Golden Christmas
11:30pm – CARTOON – Family Guy – A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas
December 3, 2012
12:00am – HALMRK – A Christmas Visitor
1:00am – LIFE – Finding Mrs. Claus
2:00am – HALMRK – A Christmas Wish
2:30am – CARTOON – Family Guy – A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas
4:00am – HALMRK – Silver Bells
4:40am – STARZ – I’ll Be Home for Christmas
6:00am – HALMRK – Eloise At Christmastime
8:00am – HALMRK – A Christmas Visitor
1:00pm – HGTV – Holiday Inc.
1:00pm – TVLAND – Gunsmoke – P.S. Murry Christmas
3:00pm – TBS – Everybody Loves Raymond – All I Want for Christmas
4:00pm – HALMRK – Finding John Christmas
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Twas the Night Before Christmas
5:30pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
6:00pm – HALMRK – A Town Without Christmas
6:30pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
8:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
8:00pm – HALMRK – Silver Bells
10:00pm – ABC – Castle – Secret Santa NEW
10:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
10:00pm – HALMRK – Mistletoe Over Manhattan
10:00pm – LIFE – The Perfect Holiday NEW
10:00pm – NBC – Blake Shelton Christmas Special
December 4, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Chasing Christmas
12:00am – HALMRK – The Santa Suit
2:00am – HALMRK When Angels Come to Town
2:00am – LIFE – The Perfect Holiday
4:00am – HALMRK – Finding John Christmas
6:00am – HALMRK – Mistletoe Over Manhattan
7:00am – SHOe – One Christmas
8:00am – HALMRK – A Town Without Christmas
8:30am – ABCFAM- Boy Meets World – Santa’s Little Helper
9:30am – TVLAND – The Dick Van Dyke Show – The Alan Brady Show Presents
1:00pm – FOOD – Sandra’s Money Saving Meals – Christmas
1:00pm – HGTV – Holiday Kitchen Takeover
4:00pm – HALMRK – The Santa Suit
4:30pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
5:30pm – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Christmas Carol
6:00pm – ABCFAM – Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
6:00pm – HALMRK – Eloise At Christmastime
6:30pm – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1979)
7:30pm – ABCFAM – Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
8:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
8:00pm – CBS – Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
8:00pm – HALMRK – The Dog Who Saved Christmas
9:00pm – DIY – Holiday Kitchen Takeover
10:00pm – ABCFAM – Fred Claus
10:00pm – FOOD – Chopped – Chopping in a Winter Wonderland NEW
10:00pm – HALMRK – Farewell Mr. Kringle
December 5, 2012
12:30am – ABCFAM – Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
1:00am – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1979)
2:30pm – ABCFAM – Fred Claus
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
7:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
9:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
December 6, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Home Alone
4:00pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
6:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
8:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
10:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
December 7, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Elf
12:00am – TCM – The Shop Around the Corner
3:00pm – ABCFAM – Elf
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
9:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
December 8, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – 12 Dates of Christmas
1:30pm – ABCFAM – Fred Claus
4:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
6:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
8:00pm – CBS – The Flight Before Christmas
December 9, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Santa Baby (Jenny McCarthy)
7:00am – ABCFAM – Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
8:00am – ABCFAM – Snow (Tom Cavanagh)
8:30am – TCM – Tenth Avenue Angel
10:00am – ABCFAM – Snowglobe
12:00pm – TCM – A Night at the Movies, A Merry Christmas
12:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Baby (Jenny McCarthy)
2:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
4:00pm – ABCFAM – 12 Dates of Christmas
6:00pm – ABCFAM – Holiday in Handcuffs
8:00pm – ABCFAM – The Mistle-Tones (NEW)
10:00pm – ABCFAM – The Mistle-Tones (NEW)
December 10, 2012
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Christmas Carol
5:30pm – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1979)
6:30pm – ABCFAM – Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Year Without a Santa Claus
8:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
9:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
10:00pm – NBC – Michael Buble Special w/Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton, Carly Rae Jepsen
December 11, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
December 12, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Chasing Christmas
5:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
9:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
December 13, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Christmas Do-Over
5:00pm – ABCFAM – The Mistle-Tones
7:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
8:00pm – NBC – Christmas in the White House
9:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
December 14, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Christmas Every Day
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
9:00pm – CBS – Yes, Virginia
9:00pm – NBC – Blake Shelton Christmas Special
9:30pm – CBS – The Elf on the Shelf: An Elf’s Story
December 15, 2012
8:00am – ABCFAM – Little Drummer Boy
8:30am – ABCFAM – The Little Drummer Boy Book II
9:00am – ABCFAM – Nestor, The Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
9:30am – ABCFAM – Pinocchio’s Christmas
10:30am – ABCFAM – A Miser Brothers’ Christmas
11:30am – ABCFAM – The Story of the First Christmas Snow
12:00pm – ABCFAM – Twas the Night Before Christmas
12:30pm – ABCFAM – Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
1:00pm – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1979)
2:00pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July
4:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
10:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
11:00pm – ABCFAM – The Year Without a Santa Claus
December 16, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Jack Frost (1998) (Michael Keaton, Kelly Preston)
7:00am – ABCFAM – Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
8:00am – TCM – It Happened on 5th Avenue
9:00am – ABCFAM – Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
10:00am – TCM – The Shop Around the Corner
11:00am – ABCFAM – Home Alone 4
1:00pm – ABCFAM – The Year Without a Santa Claus
2:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
3:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
9:30pm – TCM – A Christmas Carol (1951) Alastair Sim
December 17, 2012
11:00am – ABCFAM – Sons of Mistletoe
1:00pm – ABCFAM – Christmas Every Day
3:00pm – ABCFAM – Christmas Do-Over
7:00pm – ABCFAM – Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
December 18, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – The Mistle-Tones
11:00am – ABCFAM – The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
12:00pm – ABCFAM – Frosty’s Winter Wonderland
12:30pm – ABCFAM – Santa Who?
2:30pm – ABCFAM – The Christmas List
4:30pm – ABCFAM – Disney Prep & Landing
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
5:30pm – ABCFAM – Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
8:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
8:00pm – TCM – In the Good Old Summertime
8:00pm – ABC – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
10:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
10:00pm – TCM – Meet Me In St. Louis
December 19, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory
8:00am – ABCFAM – Christmas in Boston
10:00am – ABCFAM – Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory
12:00pm – ABCFAM – Three Days
2:00pm – ABCFAM – The Family Man
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
9:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
December 20, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Three Days
7:00am – ABCFAM – Beverly Hills, 90210 – Holiday Marathon
8:00am – ABCFAM – Beverly Hills, 90210 – Holiday Marathon
9:00am – ABCFAM – Beverly Hills, 90210 – Holiday Marathon
10:00am – ABCFAM – Beverly Hills, 90210 – Holiday Marathon
11:00am – ABCFAM – Christmas Caper (Shannen Doherty)
1:00pm – ABCFAM – Secret Santa (Jennie Garth)
3:00pm – ABCFAM – The Mistle-Tones (Tori Spelling)
5:00pm – ABCFAM – 12 Dates of Christmas
7:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
8:00pm – ABC – I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
8:00pm – TCM – Holiday Affair
9:00pm – ABC – CMA Country Christmas
9:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
9:30pm – TCM – The Lemon Drop Kid
December 21, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Santa Baby (Jenny McCarthy)
2:45am – TCM – Tenth Avenue Angel
9:00am – ABCFAM – Christmas Cupid
11:00am – ABCFAM – Snowglobe
1:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Baby (Jenny McCarthy)
3:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Holiday in Handcuffs
7:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
8:00pm – NBC – Michael Buble Special w/Rod Stewart, Blake Shelton, Carly Rae Jepsen
9:00pm – NBC – Christmas in the White House
9:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
December 22, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – Holiday in Handcuffs
7:00am – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Once Upon A Christmas
8:30am – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
10:00am – ABCFAM – Disney Prep & Landing
10:30am – ABCFAM – Disney Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
11:00am – ABCFAM – Mickey’s Christmas Carol
11:30am – ABCFAM – Winnie the Pooh & Christmas Too
12:00pm – ABCFAM – A Chipmunk Christmas
12:30pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
2:00pm – ABCFAM – Rudolph’s Shiny New Year
2:45pm – TCM – Bush Christmas
3:00pm – ABCFAM – A Miser Brothers’ Christmas
4:00pm – ABCFAM – The Year Without a Santa Claus
4:15pm – TCM – A Carol for Another Christmas
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
6:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
8:00pm – NBC – Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol
8:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 2
10:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
December 23, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 2
7:00am – ABCFAM – Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
8:30am – ABCFAM – A Dennis the Menace Christmas
10:30am – ABCFAM – Unaccompanied Minors (Wilmer Valderrama)
12:30pm – ABCFAM – Fred Claus
3:00pm – ABCFAM – Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory
5:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
7:00pm – ABCFAM – Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
8:00pm – TCM – The Bishop’s Wife
10:00pm – TCM – It Happened on 5th Avenue
December 24, 2012
11:00am – ABCFAM – Willy Wonka & Chocolate Factory
11:00am – TCM – In the Good Old Summertime
1:00pm – TCM – The Bishop’s Wife
1:00pm – ABCFAM – The Polar Express
3:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
3:00pm – TCM – Holiday Affair
4:30pm – TCM – Meet Me In St. Louis
5:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 2
6:30pm – TCM – Babes in Toyland aka March of the Wooden Soldiers
7:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
9:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
8:00pm – NBC – It’s A Wonderful Life
8:00pm – TBS – A Christmas Story (24 HR Marathon)
8:00pm – TCM – The Shop Around the Corner
December 25, 2012
12:00am – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
7:00am – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
9:00a – ABCFAM – A Chipmunk Christmas
11:00am – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause
1:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 2
3:00pm – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
5:00pm – ABCFAM – Disney’s A Christmas Carol
5:00pm – TCM – King of Kings (1961)
7:00pm – ABCFAM – Home Alone
8:00pm – ABC – How the Grinch Stole Christmas
8:30pm – ABC – Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas
9:00pm – ABCFAM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
12:00am – ABCFAM – The Santa Clause 2
