2022 Holiday TV Calendar

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If it’s one thing we can all count on, it’s the loads of holiday-themed programming available for viewing throughout this festive season. It can honestly get a bit overwhelming. Don’t fret, Rotten Tomatoes is here to help keep track of them. Below, is our 2022 guide to all the holiday shows and movies premiering on broadcast, cable, and streaming services in through January 1.

Some highly-anticipated originals are now available on streaming, including Tim Allen’s The Santa Clauses TV series on Disney+, the long-awaited return of Peter Billingsley as Ralphie in A Christmas Story Christmas on HBO Max, and Apple TV+’s Charles Dickens musical Spirited, starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Plus, 24-hour marathons of Elf and National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation will close out the month on TNT and TBS.

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December has been jam-packed with holiday goodies, including Freeform’s annual 25 Days of Christmas programming lineup, with holiday classics (like The Santa Clause trilogy, Home Alone, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, and more) slated for each night of the month. AMC’s “Best Christmas Ever” holiday lineup is offering up all sorts of themed-programming, including “A Murray Christmas,” featuring a selection of Bill Murray holiday flicks, “Candy Coated Christmas,” celebrating John Candy titles like Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Uncle Buck, and a “Merry 80’s Marathon” that’ll present classics like The Karate Kid and Ghostbusters for some offbeat festive viewing. For all the Peanuts and Snoopy–themed goodness your heart desires, Apple TV+ is gifting the beloved animated characters in a collection of classic and new specials for the whole family.

Of course, a whole slew of new Lifetime and Hallmark original holiday movies have been dropping all season long, as well as their imitators on other networks trying to get in on the treacly holiday cheer.

If you’re looking for Rankin/Bass specials like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, they’re available to purchase on Vudu and other video on demand services.

You’ve gotten this far, so you must be ready to pop bottles and kiss 2022 goodbye. Dick Clark New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest returns with ABC’s signature year-end bash. Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen will be back in Times Square for the NYE antics you’ve come to expect on CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live. Other parties commemorating the big ball drop, and coming new year, from the likes of Miley Cyrus, Shaquille O’Neal, and Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager will all be at your disposal.

For those looking for the college bowl games that usually air on January 1, you’ll need to wait a day, due to programming conflict with the NFL games scheduled for Sunday. Fret not, all the bowl games you’re looking for will air on Monday, Jan. 2.

Bookmark this page to check back on new titles coming through New Year’s Day. 

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- - Catering Christmas (2022) Hulu

- - Christmas on the Farm (2021) Hulu

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- - Donna Hay Christmas Disney+

- - A Wesley Christmas (2022) BET+

79% A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) HBO Max

- - Santa Games (2022) Hulu

- - Menorah in the Middle (2022) Hulu

- - Christmas on Repeat (2022) Hulu

- - All I Want for Christmas (2022) Hulu

- - My Christmas Fiancé (2022) Hulu

- - A Magical Christmas Village (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Lights, Camera, Christmas! (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - A Royal Christmas on Ice (2022) GAC Family

- - Merry Swissmas (2022) Lifetime

- - A Maple Valley Christmas (2022) Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

- - All Saints Christmas (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Christmas Cookie Challenge: Season 6 (2022) Food Network

- - Well Suited for Christmas (2022) Lifetime

- - Love at the Christmas Contest (2022) GAC Family

- - Holiday Wars Food Network

- - Holiday Baking Championship Food Network

- - Holiday Baking Championship: Gingerbread Showdown Food Network

- - The Claus Family 2 (2021) Netflix

62% Falling for Christmas (2022) Netflix

- - The First Noelle (2022) BET+

- - Christmas on Mistletoe Lake (2022) Lifetime

- - Designing Christmas (2022) Discovery+

- - A Christmas Open House (2022) Discovery+

- - A Gingerbread Christmas (2022) Discovery+

- - One Delicious Christmas (2022) Discovery+

- - The Christmas Retreat (2022) UPtv

- - In Merry Measure (2022) Hallmark and Peacock Channel

- - The Dog Days of Christmas (2021) Lifetime

- - Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022) Peacock

100% Santa Camp (2022) HBO Max

- - A Tiny Home Christmas (2022) UPtv

- - Reindeer Games Homecoming (2022) Lifetime

- - The Royal Nanny (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - A Merry Christmas Wish (2022) GAC Family

- - Our Italian Christmas Memories (2022) Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

- - The Christmas Book (2021) UPtv

- - Christmas Sweethearts (2019) GAC Family

- - Six Degrees of Santa (2022) Lifetime

- - Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

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55% The Santa Clauses: Season 1 (2022) Disney+

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79% A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) HBO Max

65% Christmas With You (2022) Netflix

- - Christmas Party Crashers (2022) BET+

- - Sweet Navidad (2021) Lifetime

- - The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 5 (2022) Netflix

- - Martha Holidays: Season 1 (2022) The Roku Channel

- - Best in Snow (2022) Disney+

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70% Spirited (2022) Apple TV+

100% Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock: Season 1 (2022) “Night of the Lights Holiday Special,” Apple TV+

- - Sago Mini Friends: Season 1 (2022) Thanksgiving Special, Apple TV+

Josh Turner: King Size Manger, UPtv – Showcasing his unmistakable baritone voice, multiplatinum-selling recording artist and Grand Ole Opry star Josh Turner heralds in the holiday season with his unique interpretation of nostalgic classics as well as four original songs.

- - Inventing the Christmas Prince (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - A Country Christmas Harmony (2022) Lifetime

- - Santa Bootcamp (2022) Lifetime

- - Christmas in Pine Valley (2022) GAC Family

- - Three Wise Men and a Baby (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Long Lost Christmas (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Christmas Lucky Charm (2022) UPtv

- - A Show-Stopping Christmas (2021) Lifetime

- - My Favorite Christmas Tree (2022) GAC Family

- - When I Think of Christmas (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - A Waltons Thanksgiving (2022) The CW

- - Small Town Christmas : The Harvest Special, UPtv

My Little Pony: Winter Wishday, Netflix – This all new My Little Pony holiday special will find Zipp, Sunny, Izzy, Ruby and Hitch embarking on a wintry adventure.

- - Christmas on Mistletoe Farm (2022) Netflix

- - A Christmas Winter Song (2019) Hulu

- - Merry Kiss Cam (2022) Hulu

- - The Christmas Clapback (2022) BET+

- - Holiday Hideaway (2022) BET+

- - The Sound of Christmas (2022) BET+

- - Holiday Harmony (2022) HBO Max

- - A Christmas Mystery (2022) HBO Max

- - Baking All the Way (2022) Lifetime

- - My Southern Family Christmas (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

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94% The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022) Disney+

- - The Hip Hop Nutcracker (2022) Disney+

- - #Xmas (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Steppin' Into the Holiday (2022) Lifetime

- - A Royal Corgi Christmas (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Christmas at the Drive-In (2022) GAC Family

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- - A Tale of Two Christmases (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Faith Heist: A Christmas Caper (2022) Bounce

- - Someday at Christmas (2021) GAC Family

- - The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022) Lifetime

- - Haul Out the Holly (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (2022) Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

- - A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - Mickey Saves Christmas (2022) Disney Channel

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- - A Christmas… Present (2022) GAC Family

- - A Holiday Spectacular (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - A Christmas Spark (2022) Lifetime

The Action Pack Saves Christmas, Netflix – The Action Pack teams up with Santa Claus to save the day when greedy Teddy Von Taker plots to steal all the Christmas cheer from Hope Springs.

- - Mickey Saves Christmas (2022) Disney+

- - The Great Christmas Light Fight: Season 10 (2022) ABC

Love Actually: 20 Years Later – A Diane Sawyer/ABC News Special, ABC – ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer will have a primetime special to mark the 20th anniversary of the making of the holiday classic Love Actually.

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- - Reindeer in Here (2022) CBS

Christmas in Rockefeller Center, NBC – NBC heralds the arrival of the holidays with a dazzling display of musical talents, star-studded surprises and the lighting of the world’s most famous Christmas tree for the 90th “Christmas in Rockefeller Center.”

- - Rolling Into Christmas (2022) BET+

80% A Hollywood Christmas (2022) HBO Max

Sesame Street The Nutcracker, HBO Max – The classic story is retold Sesame Street-style in an animated special that follows Elmo and his puppy Tango on a fantastical adventure filled with new music and friends, where Tango speaks for the first time. This 30-minute festive feature is a celebration of the greatest gift of all: friendship.

- - I'm Glad It's Christmas (2022) Hulu

- - The Good Witch of Christmas (2021) Hulu

- - Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (2022) Peacock

40% Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (2022) Netflix [movie] (after a theatrical release)

- - Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays (2022) (Disney+)

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67% Your Christmas or Mine? (2022) Prime Video

39% Christmas with The Campbells (2022) AMC+

- - The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Holiday (2022) The Roku Channel

- - The Snoopy Show: Season 2 (2022) “Happiness Is the Gift of Giving” Holiday Special, Apple TV+

- - I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (2003) Apple TV+

- - Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002) Apple TV+

- - Interrupting Chicken: Season 1 (2022) “A Chicken Carol” Holiday Special, Apple TV+

- - Pretzel and the Puppies: Season 1 (2022) “Merry Muttgomery!” Holiday Special, Apple TV+

- - Cloudy With a Chance of Christmas (2022) mylifetime.com

- - A Big Fat Family Christmas (2022) Peacock

- - Matt Rogers: Have You Heard of Christmas? (2022) Showtime  on demand or Showtime.com

- - A New Orleans Noel (2022) mylifetime.com

- - A Fabled Holiday (2022) Peacock

A Bocelli Family Christmas, YouTube – Andrea Bocelli and his 25-year-old son Matteo, and 10-year-old daughter Virginia are the protagonists of a fairy tale, a concert and a shared event, held between the Castle and the streets of Gressoney.
Grace Notes, BYUtv.org – An unscripted series hosted by Elaine Bradley from Neon Trees that features performances and interviews with artists who are uplifted and changed by music.

- - Malory Towers: Season 3 (2022) 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET, BYUtv.org

- - Merry Textmas (2022) mylifetime.com

- - Undercover Holiday (2022) Peacock

- - Fit for Christmas (2022) Paramount+

50% HouseBroken: Season 1 (2021) : two back-to-back holiday episodes “Who’s Found Themselves In One Of Those Magical Christmas Life Swap Switcheroos?” Fox.com

- - Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Season 2 (2022) “Christmas Mountain,” cartoonnetwork.com

- - Mecha Builders: Season 1 (2022) “Yip Yip Tree Tree/The Snowman Scarecrow,” cartoonnetwork.com

- - Bugs Bunny Builders: Shorts: Season 1 (2022) “Looneyburg Lights,” cartoonnetwork.com

- - Batwheels: Season 1 (2022) “Holidays on Ice,” cartoonnetwork.com

TMZ’s Merry Elfin’ Christmas, Fox.com – This Christmas, some of the biggest names in entertainment take over TMZ. Join Post Malone, Henry Winkler, Giada De Laurentiis, Kenya Moore, Smokey Robinson, Kenny G and Camille Vasquez on the all-new special TMZ’s Merry Elfin’ Christmas as they give their takes on the biggest stories that kept everyone talking in 2022.
Christmas Always Finds Its Way, Prime Video – Coca-Cola’s first-ever Christmas Anthology film series produced by award-winning filmmakers Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment, these new films all center around one premise: to share and celebrate stories of human connection, told in magical ways.

- - Scentsational Christmas (2022) 8 p.m., Lifetime

Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown 2022, cwtv.com – The annual look back at advertising’s finest will count down 12 of the world’s best holiday commercials and take a look at other great commercials.

- - A Miracle Before Christmas (2022) BET+

- - Random Acts BYUtv.org

CMA Country Christmas, Hulu and Disney+ – Filmed in Nashville, the special features some of country music’s most beloved artists coming together for an intimate night full of holiday classics. Hosted by country music star Carly Pearce, “CMA Country Christmas” features performances by Steven Curtis Chapman, Dan + Shay, Scotty McCreery, Maren Morris, Old Dominion, Pearce, Molly Tuttle and The War and Treaty.

83% Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage? (2022) Disney+

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72% Something from Tiffany's (2022) Prime Video

- - Teen Titans Go!: Season 7 (2022) “The Great Holiday Escape,” CartoonNetwork.com

- - A Recipe for Joy (2021) mylifetime.com

- - The Most Colorful Time of the Year (2022) Peacock

- - Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas (2022) mylifetime.com

- - Christmas Class Reunion (2022) Hallmark Channel and Peacock

- - A Christmas Fumble (2022) Oprah.com

- - The Gift of Peace (2022) Peacock

White House Christmas 2022, discovery+ – The holiday special showcases the sparkling holiday décor of the People’s House.
The National Christmas Tree Lighting: Celebrating 100 Years, Paramount+ – Grammy Award-winning recording artist, actor and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer LL Cool J will light up this holiday season as host of the annual ceremony.

- - Single and Ready to Jingle (2022) mylifetime.com

- - The Holiday Sitter (2022) Peacock

- - Must Love Christmas (2022) Paramount+

Studio C, 4 p.m. PT/7 p.m. ET, BYUtv.org – Deck the halls with laughter as the cast of fan-favorite sketch comedy show Studio C (now in its 16th season) brings audiences Christmas cheer.

- - Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge: Season 1 (2022) Prime Video/Freevee

Finding Harmony, Hulu – John Legend and David Brown partner up to transform a fractured community into a powerhouse chorus.

- - Blackjack Christmas (2022) BET+

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100% Ghosts: Season 2 (2022) “The Christmas Spirit,” Paramount+

Christmas Around the USA, CWtv.com – The special explores how the holiday season is celebrated throughout the country, hosted by Dean Cain and Laura McKenzie.

- - Record Breaking Christmas (2022) hour-long Christmas special, “The Christmas Spirit” 8 p.m., Lifetime

- - Snow Day (2022) Paramount+ and Nickelodeon

60% Lopez vs Lopez: Season 1 (2022) “Lopez vs Christmas,” Peacock

- - A Christmas to Treasure (2022) mylifetimetv.com

The 90th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, CWtv.com – Hosted by Erik Estrada, Laura McKenzie, Dean Cain, and Montel Williams (with Special Co-Host Elizabeth Stanton).
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball, CWtv.com – Performances by artists including Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Jack Harlow, Sam Smith, Pitbull, Charlie Puth, Black Eyed Peas, Demi Lovato, The Kid LAROI, Khalid, Tate McRae, Lewis Capaldi, and more.

- - The Holiday Dating Guide (2022) mylifetime.com

- - 'Twas the Night Before Christmas (2022) Peacock

- - Five More Minutes: Moments Like These (2022) Peacock

O Holy Night: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir, BYUtv.org – Tony Award-nominated performer Megan Hilty and actor Neal McDonough, who each share Irish heritage and traditions, join The Tabernacle Choir to deliver a deeply personal program that weaves together well-known holiday tunes and classic Christmas carols.

- - Wrapped Up in Love (2021) mylifetime.com

- - Hanukkah on Rye (2022) Peacock

- - When Christmas Was Young (2022) Paramount+

- - Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular: Soaring Snowmobiles Fox.com

- - Mary Berry's Ultimate Christmas (2022) PBS.org

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DECEMBER

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Tuesday, Dec. 20

- - Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All! (2022) 8 p.m. CBS and Paramount+

Wednesday, Dec. 21

- - Fuhgeddabout Christmas (2022) 8 p.m. VH1

Thursday, Dec. 22

86% A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (Stream for free until Sunday, December 25) AppleTV+

- - A Christmas Gift (2022) BET+

Friday, Dec. 23
2022 Back That Year Up, Peacock – Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson host this edgy, insightful, and hilarious clip-driven retrospective of a year that began with so much promise, but was only marginally better than the debacle that was 2021. Quinta Brunson, Nick Cannon, Terry Crews, Rob Gronkowski, Lauren Lapkus, Amber Ruffin, and Roy Wood Jr. also appear.
The 24th Annual A Home For The Holidays At The Grove, 8 p.m., CBS and Paramount+ – For the last two decades, the award-winning special has shined a light on the thousands of American children in foster care and has inspired tens of thousands of adoptions, moving these children into loving forever families. The special is hosted by Gloria Estefan, who will also perform live, and will feature performances by performances by Andy Grammer, Little Big Town, and David Foster & Kat McPhee.

- - 5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas (2021) 8:30-9 p.m. ET, NBC

Saturday, Dec. 24
Tracking Santa, A Hulu/ABC Holiday Special (Live Broadcast), 6 p.m. – 2 a.m., Hulu and ABC – In this live broadcast, ABC’s Owned Television Stations will track Santa sightings across America as only Disney properties can. Starting at WABC in New York, the event will jump from station to station following Santa, with anchors in the studio tossing to reporters in the field, meteorologists tracking atmospheric disturbances that can only be Santa himself, celebrity shout outs and holiday greetings, live chats with Santa, and much more.

- - The Snowball Effect (2022) 7 p.m., UPtv

Sunday, Dec. 25

75% The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) AppleTV+

- - Christmas in Wolf Creek (2022) 7 p.m., UPtv

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, 7 p.m., ABC – Disney’s annual Christmas celebration returns Christmas morning with heartwarming stories, dazzling celebrity performances and of course, the Christmas Day Parade!

Monday, Dec. 26
The Kwanzaa Menu, 8 p.m., Food Network [series premiere] – Host Tonya Hopkins, aka aka “The Food Griot,” invites some of her favorite people to celebrate Kwanzaa and its traditions through food and conversation. In each of the seven episodes Tonya and a special guest prepare a recipe that is connected to the day’s celebration. Together they will commemorate each day of Kwanzaa by cooking meaningful dishes and discussing the Nguzu Saba, the seven principles, and history of the holiday. When presented together, the collective dishes create a meaningful and celebratory Kwanzaa Menu.
The Year: 2022, 9 p.m., ABC – Anchored by Robin Roberts and featuring many of ABC’s top news anchors, including David Muir, Michael Strahan, George Stephanopoulos, Juju Chang, Linsey Davis, Janai Norman and Ginger Zee, the 12th annual two-hour-long special, presented by ABC News, will retrace the top stories, trends and entertainment obsessions we couldn’t get enough of in 2022.

Thursday, Dec. 29
Popstar’s Best of 2022, 8 p.m., The CW – Hosted by Elizabeth Stanton, the special will count down the greatest and most memorable moments and trends of 2022 based on polls from Popstar Magazine.

Saturday, Dec. 31

- - Lizzo: Live in Concert (2022) HBO Max

The Shaq’tacular Spectacular, 3:30 p.m., Meta Horizon Worlds, a social app that Meta Quest users can access on their VR headset. O’Neal will play his own setlist as DJ Diesel, followed by appearances from Cardi B, Ludacris, Lil Yachty, Killer Mike, and Whipped Cream. Former NFL tightend Rob Gronkowski and his wife, model and TV host Camille Kostek, will also appear.
A Toast to 2022!, 8 p.m., NBC – Hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager will reflect on the juiciest moments of the past year. The primetime special will feature interviews with celebrities and NBC talent such as Kenan Thompson, Howie Mandel, George Lopez, Mayan Lopez, Mario Lopez, Martha Stewart, Coco Jones, and more.

CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live, 8 p.m., CNN – CNN newscast anchor Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen return as co-hosts of the big event. Special guests like five-time Emmy winner Jean Smart and former Saturday Night Live regular Cheri Oteri will join Cooper and Cohen in Times Square, along with “Sweet but Psycho” singer Ava Max for a live performance. Usher is set scheduled for a live musical performance from his Las Vegas residency at Park MGM, and actor-comedian Kevin Hart will join the program from the Resorts World Theatre for an interview and toast. Ellie Goulding will take the stage for a mix of covers and music from her upcoming album, “Higher Than Heaven.”
Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, 10:30 p.m., NBC and Peacock – Dolly Parton is the co-host for this year’s Miami-based party will feature a star-studded lineup of performances from recording artists like Sia, Latto, and Rae Sremmurd, along with several undisclosed celebrity guest appearances.

Monday, Jan. 2
134th Annual New Years Day Rose Parade, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock – Mario Lopez and Ana Gasteyer will host the 134th Rose Parade telecast, which will boast a fabulous lineup of rose-adorned floats and marching bands in honor of the new year. The famous Rose Queen and her Royal Court will also be in attendance.
ReliaQuest Bowl: Illinois vs. Mississippi State, 12 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Cotton Bowl: Tulane vs. Southern California, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Citrus Bowl: Purdue vs. LSU, 1 p.m. ET, ABC
Rose Bowl: Utah vs. Penn State, 5 p.m. ET, ESPN

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