~Christmas Tevo Alert Dec 2-11

Ok this year I'm going to break down the Christmas movie list in a few weeks.

Dec. 2
ABC
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 7:00 pm.
A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

ABCFP
A Flintstone Christmas 7:00 pm.
Fred and Barney deliver toys after Santa sprains his ankle in Bedrock.

ABCFP
The Santa Clause 8:00 pm
An adman (Tim Allen) takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve.

Dec. 3
ABCFP
The Polar Express 7:00 pm
The conductor (Tom Hanks) of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

Dec. 4
TMC
Christmas Carol, A (1938) 9:00 am
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC
LIFEP
Holiday in Your Heart 7:00 pm.
Just before her debut at the Grand Ole Opry, a country singer (LeAnn Rimes) receives word of her grandmother's (Rebecca Schull) hospitalization.
LIFEP
The Christmas Shoes 8:00 pm.
A workaholic attorney rediscovers the true meaning of love and the holiday season after he crosses paths with a boy.

TLCP
Crazy Christmas Lights 8:00 pm.
Holiday decorating taken to the next level.

TOONP
Tom & Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale 8:00 pm
Jerry wishes for his chance to dance.

MTVP
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights 9:00 pm
During Hanukkah, a temperamental lout (Adam Sandler) drinks, gets in trouble with the law and performs community service.

Dec. 5
LIFEP
A Dad for Christmas 7:00 pm
A young man (Kristopher Turner) takes his newborn out of the hospital to save him from adoption.

LIFEP
Holiday Switch 8:00 pm
A woman (Nicole Eggert) wonders if she married the wrong man when a former boyfriend returns to town.

Dec. 6
ABCFP
Jack Frost 7:00 pm
The icy little fellow falls in love and seeks Father Winter's advice; voices of Buddy Hackett, Robert Morse; animated.

ABCFP
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys 8:00 pm
The famous reindeer and his friends must save Christmas when the evil Toy Taker steals all of Santa's toys.

ABCFP
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory 9:30 pm
A poor boy (Peter Ostrum) and his grandfather (Jack Albertson) win a tour through the marvelous factory of a wily confectioner (Gene Wilder).

Dec. 7
KGUN
A Charlie Brown Christmas 7:00 pm
Charlie Brown and Linus search for the meaning of Christmas; the short ``Prep & Landing: Operation Secret Santa'' accompanies the holiday classic.

ABCFP
Mickey's Christmas Carol 8:00 pm
Mickey Mouse is Bob Cratchit to Scrooge McDuck's Scrooge. Animated.

ABCFP
Frosty's Winter Wonderland 9:00 pm
The magic snowman marries; Andy Griffith narrates the animated story.

DISNP
Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas 9:00 pm
The Pumpkin King gives the yuletide season a touch of Halloween in an animated tale from the mind of Tim Burton.

Dec. 8
DISNP
The Polar Express 9:00 pm
The conductor (Tom Hanks) of a train to the North Pole guides a boy who questions the existence of Santa Claus.

Dec. 9
KGUN
Shrek the Halls 7:00 pm
The ogre's plans for a cozy family Christmas go awry when Donkey, Puss in Boots and the rest of the fairy-tale gang try to join in the fun.

Rudolph's Shiny New Year 7:00 pm
Rudolph the reindeer comes to the rescue when an evil bird kidnaps the New Year baby. Voices of Red Skelton, Frank Gorshin, Morey Amsterdam.

TMC
Christmas Carol, A (1938) 8:00 pm
In this adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic tale, an elderly miser learns the error of his ways on Christmas Eve. Cast: Reginald Owen, Gene Lockhart, Kathleen Lockhart. Dir: Edwin L. Marin. BW-69 mins, TV-G, CC

Scrooge (1970) 9:30
A miser faces the ghosts of his past on Christmas Eve. Cast: Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More. Dir: Ronald Neame. C-113 mins, TV-PG, Letterbox Format
AMCP
Scrooged 9:00 pm
A ruthless TV-network chief (Bill Murray) meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to come.

ABCFP
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 9:00 pm
A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

ABCFP
The Year Without a Santa Claus 10:00 pm
Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

ABCFP
A Miser Brothers' Christmas 11:00 pm
The battling Miser brothers, Heat and Snow, must put aside their differences and help save the holiday when injured Santa is unable to deliver gifts.

Dec. 10
ABCFP
The Year Without a Santa Claus 7:00 pm
Feeling sad and unwanted, Santa takes the day off before Christmas; voices: Mickey Rooney, Shirley Booth; animated.

ABCFP
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town 8:00 pm
A mailman (the voice of Fred Astaire) explains why Santa has whiskers, lives at the North Pole and brings presents once a year. Animated.

ABCFP
The Santa Clause 9:00 pm
An adman (Tim Allen) takes over for the bearded, big-bellied fellow after a rooftop mishap on Christmas Eve.

Dec. 11
NBC
It's a Wonderful Life 7:00 pm
Ruined by a miser (Lionel Barrymore) on Christmas Eve, a suicidal family man (James Stewart) sees life anew thanks to his guardian angel.

LIFEP
A Very Married Christmas 7:00 pm
As the holidays approach, a man (Joe Mantegna) learns that his unfaithful wife (Jean Smart) wants a divorce.

TMC
Meet Me In St. Louis (1944) 8:00 pm
Young love and childish fears highlight a year in the life of a turn-of-the-century family. Cast: Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien, Mary Astor. Dir: Vincente Minnelli. C-113 mins, TV-G, CC, DVS

LIFEP
A Boyfriend for Christmas 8:00 pm
A strangely familiar man (Patrick Muldoon) may be the answer to a 33-year-old woman's (Kelli Williams) long-ago holiday wish for true love.

CBS
The Flight Before Christmas 8:00 pm
A flying squirrel shows a young reindeer how to soar into the sky.

TBSP
Fred Claus 9:00pm
The yuletide season brings headaches for Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti), who bails his ne'er-do-well brother Fred (Vince Vaughn) out of trouble and puts him to work in his factory.

AMCP
White Christmas 9:00 pm
Former Army buddies (Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye) put on a show with a sister act to save their general's hotel in Vermont.