Santa is about to launch his sleigh, the shopping frenzy is wrapping up, and the last few days of the 2018 Christmas movie season are here. Networks and streaming services are airing your favorite movies for the holidays, including Hallmark, which has two channels chock-full of cheer in its Countdown to Christmas format, plus Freeform, UPtv, Netflix and Hulu. (See lists from each, plus Amazon movies below.)
The holiday classics run from “Elf,” “Christmas Vacation,” and “Meet Me In St. Louis,” to “Love Actually” and the heartwarming oldie “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Let’s not forget “Die Hard,” which IS a Christmas movie since New York City cop John McClane single-handedly defeats terrorists in an L.A. high-rise at Christmas. You can catch it on IFC in four back-to-back showings on Christmas Day starting at 2 p.m.
And the classic animated tale by Dr. Seuss, “How The Grinch Stole Christmas,” will air one last time on network TV this season at 8 p.m. on Dec. 25.
Listings are subject to change; check each network’s website for updates. If you want to imbibe in some Christmas cheer at the expense of Hallmark’s formula of women dropping their clearly inappropriate boyfriends when they find true love at the holiday, there’s a drinking game for that; watch for small towns pulling together, kids who need a parent, women named Eve and Holly, and adorable dogs. This year’s Hallmark holiday lineup includes Candace Cameron Bure, Lacey Chabert, Tia Mowry-Hardrict and Danica McKellar, with network debuts by country artists LeAnn Rimes and Kellie Pickler.
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Hulu Christmas movies include:
Hallmark Channel’s 2018 “Countdown to Christmas”:
All premieres are at 8 p.m. ET
UPtv’s final premiere Christmas movie:
Freeform 25 Days Of Christmas
Freeform network began its annual “25 Days of Christmas” event on Dec. 1. Here’s a sampling of what Freeform has planned for the rest of the season:
Sunday, December 23
• 7am/6c The Little Drummer Boy (1968)
• 7:30am/6:30c Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
• 9:40am/8:40c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 11:45am/10:45c Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story That Time Forgot
• 12:15pm/11:15c Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town
• 1:20pm/12:20c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 3pm/2c Christmas with the Kranks
• 5:05pm/4:05c The Santa Clause
• 7:10pm/6:10c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 9:15pm/8:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 11:55pm/10:55c Life-Size 2: A Christmas Eve
Monday, December 24
• 7:30am/6:30c Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish
• 11am/10c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 12:30pm/11:30c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 2:05pm/1:05c Jingle All the Way 2
• 4:10pm/3:10c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 6:15pm/5:15c Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
• 8:55pm/7:55c The Santa Clause
• 12am/11c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Tuesday, December 25
• 7am/6c Disney’s Prep & Landing
• 7:30am/6:30c Disney’s Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
• 8am/7c Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• 11am/10c The Nightmare Before Christmas
• 12:40pm/11:40c Disney’s A Christmas Carol
• 2:40pm/1:40c Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
• 4:45pm/3:45c The Santa Clause
• 6:50pm/5:50c The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
• 8:55pm/7:55c Disney’s The Lion King (1994)
• 12am/11c Disney’s Meet the Robinsons
Netflix Holiday Movies 2018
There are oodles of Christmas movies and specials on Netflix, but here are a few that the streaming service has highlighted for 2018.
“Elf” airs year-round on multiple networks and streaming services. Upcoming showings on AMC include: Monday, Dec. 24, 8:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 24, 5:30 p.m. It will also air at 10 p.m. and midnight on Jan. 1 on Bravo. All times Eastern.
Here’s a sampling of holiday movies the networks and cable channels have set for the run-up to Christmas:
Sunday, December 23
Monday, December 24
Christmas Eve
Tuesday, December 25
Merry Christmas!
Amazon Holiday Movies To Stream
Amazon has holiday films galore to stream, so Country Living has picked the 16 best that come included with your Amazon Prime membership. They range from “A Christmas Carol” and “Scrooged” to “Home Alone.”
This list is compiled from the holiday TV website christmastvschedule.com and Pop Sugar, along with the Hallmark Channel, Freeform and UP TV.
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